02_Cover_Letter_17R0011.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

MEMORANDUM FOR UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

GRATTAN ST

PARKVILLE, VIC, 3052 AUSTRALIA

ATTIN: A/PROF JAMES MCCAW

FROM: 374 CONS/LGCZ

Unit 5228

APO AP 96328-5228

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. FA5209-17-R-0011

ITC-PAC Research Project for Development of Epidemic Decision Support Systems Based Upon Infectivity and Severity Estimates of Infectious Disieases Using he First Few Hundred Cases Methodology

1. The following information is provided to you to supplement the final RFP.

a Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions.

(1) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, please follow the instructions contained herein. Proposals must be completed, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFP.

(2) Please submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in the RFP at or before the exact time specified in the RFP. The submission shall be made through e-mail, facsimile, marked with the RFP number, and the proposal submission due date and time specified in this RFP.

(3) The offers shall consist of the following parts:

(a) Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award (i.e. Request for

Proposal (RFP)):

(i) Complete Blocks 15, 16, 17, 18 of the SF 33 (1st page). By completing the SF 33 in this manner, the offeror accepts to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP.

(ii) Section B - Supplies or Service and Prices (page 2 through 5).

Complete with proposed unit prices of CLIN 0001 through 1003 and total amounts.

(iii) Remittance Address (page 8). Provide remittance address if applicable. If you prefer an Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), please put “N/A”.

(b) Acknowledgment of RFP amendments when issued.

(c) Any other page(s) of the RFP that may require a fill-in entry by the offeror.

b. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” followed by the DUNS number that identified the offeror’s name and address. (D&B Australia: http://www.dnb.com.au/ ).

c. Commercial And Government Entity (Cage) Code Reporting. The offeror is requested to enter its CAGE code on its offer in the block with its name and address. The CAGE code entered must be for that name and address. Enter “CAGE” before the number. (Cage Code Office:

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/Forms/Form_AC135.asp )

d. System for Award Management (SAM). Unless exempted by an addendum to the contract, the Contractor is responsible during performance and through final payment of any contract for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database and for any liability resulting from the government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of the contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/.

e. Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Payment request shall be made using WAWF. The Contractor is responsible to register to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

2. Point of contacts (POCs) on this RFP are: Ms. Sawako Arioka at Tel: 81-42-553-8549 Fax: 81-42-551- 0973, Email: sawako.arioka.jp@us.af.mil, or under signed at the same phone/fax number, Email at thomas.reese.2@us.af.mil.

THOMAS L. REESE

Contracting Officer