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SOLICITATION

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

1. Requisition or other Purchase Authority: Public Law 92.218, as amended

2. Request for Proposal (RFP) Number:

N02CO67005-16

3. Issue Date:

05/19/2016

4. Set Aside:

[ ] No

[X] Yes See Part IV Section L

5. Title : Data Coordinating Center for Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer program.

6. ISSUED BY:

Office of Acquisitions National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Riverside Five, Suite 400 8490 Progress Drive, Room 4035 Frederick, MD 21701

7. SUBMIT OFFERS TO:

See Part III, Section J, "Packaging and Delivery of the Proposal," ATTACHMENT 1 of this Solicitation.

1. Proposals for furnishing the supplies and/or services in THE SCHEDULE will be received at the place specified in, and in the number of copies specified in Attachment 1, "Packaging and Delivery of the Proposal," until 2:00 PM Eastern Standard time on 06/17/2016. Offers will be valid for 120 days unless a different period is specified by the offeror on the Attachment entitled, "Proposal Summary and Data Record, NIH 2043. The deadline for receipt of questions is 06/02/2016 at 2:00 PM EST per instructions in Section L.1. General Information.

9. This solicitation requires delivery of proposals as stated in ATTACHMENT 1, "PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF THE PROPOSAL." If proposals are required to be delivered to two different locations, the OFFICIAL POINT OF RECEIPT for determining TIMELY DELIVERY is the address provided for the OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS.

IF YOUR PROPOSAL IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OR HIS DESIGNEE AT THE PLACE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR THE OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS, THEN IT WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE AND HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH subparagraph (c)(3) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition," LOCATED IN SECTION L.1. OF THIS SOLICITATION.

10. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of a contract. Offerors must access the CCR through The System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov

11. FOR INFORMATION CALL: Nicole Belanger

PHONE: 301-624-8754

e-MAIL: belangern@mail.nih.gov

COLLECT CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Nicole Belanger Contracting Officer Office of Acquisitions National Cancer Institute http://www.sam.gov

RFP Number : N02CO67005-16

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RFP TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

SECTION D - PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS

BUSINESS PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS

INFORMATIONAL ATTACHMENTS

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

b. NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

c. NAICS CODE AND SIZE STANDARD

d. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NUMBER OF AWARDS

e. COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

f. COMMUNICATIONS PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD

g. RELEASE OF INFORMATION

h. PREPARATION COSTS

i. SERVICE OF PROTEST

j. AVAILABILITY OF THE "FEDERAL ADP AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INDEX."

2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

a. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Contract Type and General Clauses

2. Authorized Official and Submission of Proposal

3. Proposal Summary and Data Record (NIH-2043)

4. Separation of Technical and Business Proposals

5. Alternate Proposals

6. Evaluation of Proposals

7. Potential Award Without Discussions

8. Use of the Metric System of Measurement

9. Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

10. Privacy Act - Treatment of Proposal Information

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11. Selection of Offerors

12. ROTC Access and Federal Military Recruiting on Campus

13. Certification of Filing and Payment of Taxes

14. Past Performance Information

15. Information and Physical Access Security

16. Electronic Information Technology Accessibility Notice, HHSAR 352.239-73 (December 2015)

17. Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

b. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Technical Discussions

2. Other Considerations

3. Technical Evaluation

4. Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility, HHSAR 352.239-73(a)

5. Instructions to Offerors-Sustainable Acquisition, HHSAR Provision 352.223-71 (December 2015). . . 71

c. BUSINESS PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Basic Cost/Price Information

2. Proposal Cover Sheet

3. Information Other than Cost or Pricing Data

4. Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other than Cost and Pricing Data

5. Salary Rate Limitation

6. HUBZone Small Business Concerns

7. Total Compensation Plan

8. Other Administrative Data

9. Qualifications of the Offeror

10. Subcontractors

11. Proposer's Annual Financial Report

12. Travel Costs/Travel Policy

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1. GENERAL

2. GENERAL

3. COST/PRICE EVALUATION

4. EVALUATION OF OPTIONS

5. TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

6. EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY- SECTION

7. PAST PERFORMANCE FACTOR

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM, HEREIN CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ANY OFFEROR INTERESTED IN RESPONDING TO THIS SOLICITATION.

ANY CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE IN ITS SECTION A - SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM, ACCOUNTING, APPROPRIATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE

CONTRACT AWARD.

THE CONTRACT SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SECTIONS B THROUGH H, HEREIN, CONTAINS CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THIS SOLICITATION. IT IS NOT AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. THE CONTRACT COST OR PRICE AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS PERTINENT TO THE OFFEROR (i.e., those relating to the organizational structure [e.g., Non-Profit, Commercial] and specific cost authorizations unique to the Offeror's proposal and requiring Contracting Officer Prior Approval) WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RESULTANT CONTRACT. THE ENCLOSED CONTRACT SCHEDULE IS

INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE OFFEROR WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND THE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RESULTANT CONTRACT.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

ARTICLE B.1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

The purpose of this contract is to develop and support the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Clinical Proteomics Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC). The DCC collects, analyzes, reviews, stores and distributes data associated with CPTAC.

ARTICLE B.2. ESTIMATED COST - OPTION

a. The estimated cost of the Base Period of this contract is $ .

b. The fixed fee for the Base Period of this contract is $ . The fixed fee shall be paid in installments based on the percentage of completion of work, as determined by the Contracting Officer. Payment shall be subject to the withholding provisions of the clauses ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT and FIXED FEE referenced in the General Clause Listing in Part II, ARTICLE I.1. of this contract.

c. The total estimated amount of the contract, represented by the sum of the estimated cost plus the fixed fee for the Base Period is $ .

d. If the Government exercises its option pursuant to the OPTION PROVISION Article in SECTION H of this contract, the Government's total estimated contract amount represented by the sum of the estimated cost plus the fixed fee will be increased as follows:

Options Table Estimated Cost

Fixed Fee

Estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Base Period

Option Period(s):

Total

[Base Period and Option(s)]

ARTICLE B.3. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DIRECT COSTS

This article will prohibit or restrict the use of contract funds, unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. The following is a list of items that may be included in the resultant contract as applicable. 1) Conferences & Meetings, 2)

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Food for Meals, Light Refreshments & Beverages, 3) Promotional Items, 4) Acquisition, by purchase or lease, of any interest in real property; 5) Special rearrangement or alteration of facilities; 6) Purchase or lease of any item of general purpose office furniture or office equipment regardless of dollar value; 7) Travel Costs including Foreign Travel; 8) Consultant Costs; 9) Subcontract Costs; 10) Patient Care Costs; 11) Accountable Government Property; 12) Printing costs; and 13) Research Funding.

ARTICLE B.4. ADVANCE UNDERSTANDINGS

Specific elements of cost, which normally require prior written approval of the Contracting Officer before incurrence of the cost (e.g., foreign travel, consultant fees, subcontracts) will be included in this Article if the Contracting Officer has granted his/her approval prior to contract award.

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

ARTICLE C.1. STATEMENT OF WORK

a. Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall be required to furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government, as needed to perform the Statement of Work, dated 3/14/2016, attached hereto and made a part of this Solicitation (See SECTION J - List of Attachments).

b. The applicable Privacy Act System of Records Number will be specified and shall be used in any design, development, or operation work to be performed under the resultant contract. Disposition of records shall be in accordance with SECTION C of the contract, and by direction of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

ARTICLE C.2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

All reports required herein shall be submitted in electronic format.

All electronic reports submitted shall be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Additional information about testing documents for Section 508 compliance, including guidance and specific checklists, by application, can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html under "Making Files Accessible."

a. Technical Progress Reports

1. In addition to the required reports set forth elsewhere in this Schedule, the preparation and submission of regularly recurring Technical Progress Reports will be required in any contract resulting from this solicitation. These reports will require descriptive information about the activities undertaken during the reporting period and will require information about planned activities for future reporting periods. The frequency and specific content of these reports will be determined prior to contract award. [Note: Beginning May 25, 2008, the Contractor shall include the applicable PubMed Central or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing publications that arise from its NIH funded research.]

For proposal preparation purposes only, the following reports will be required as follows:

a. Project Management Plan - Due 20 calendar days after contract effective date.

b. Revised Project Management Plan - As required, seven (7) days after approval by COR.

c. Software Requirements Specification Document - Due no later than 160 days after contract effective date.

d. System and Software Design (SSD) Document - Due no later than 180 days after contract effective date.

e. SSD Design Review Document - Due 15 days after submission of the SSD Document.

f. Quarterly Status Report - Due the 10th calendar day of each quarter.

g. Final Report - Due the 10th calendar day prior to the expiration date of the contract.

http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html

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h. Software Code and Documentation - Due no later than 10 calendar days after completion of each development iteration.

i. System Deployment Plan - As required by the COR.

j. Application Development Guide - Due 15 business days after each software update and 10 business days prior to the expiration date of the contract.

k. System Administration Guide - Due 15 business days after each software update and 10 business days prior to the expiration date of the contract.

l. Final Project Management Plan - Due 15 business days prior to the expiration date of the contract.

m. Draft Transition Plan to include Final Software Code, Documentation and Data Files - Due 90 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the contract.

n. Final Transition Plan - Due 30 calendar days prior to expiration date of the contract.

CPTAC Data Portal Deliverables

a. Product Backlog - Monthly and as required by COR.

b. Use Case document - As required by the COR.

c. Functional specification document - As required by the COR.

d. User interface design, consisting of a site map and wire-frames - As required by the COR.

e. Software architecture specification - As required by the COR.

f. Physical database model - As required by the COR.

g. Code to implement Portal functions - As required by the COR.

h. Code to implement the data extraction, transformation and load procedures - As required by the COR.

CPTAC DCC Deliverables

a. Product Backlog - Monthly and as required by the COR.

b. Report detailing information model for each category of data, accompanied with the models themselves in suitable file formats - As required by the COR.

c. Report detailing specific caDSR-registered data elements, to be used as the basis for specification of data processed and distributed by the DCC - As required by the COR.

d. Report detailing the terminology sources to be used for controlled vocabulary - As required by the COR.

e. SOPs for the collection and processing of data from the RC and PCCs, including transmission of data to the DCC, quality assurance procedures, and upload for FTP access - As required by the COR.

f. Test Plans for data collection and processing SOPs, including transmission of data to the DCC, quality assurance procedures, and upload for FTP access - As required by the COR.

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g. Validated script and software programs needed to implement data processing SOPs, including transmission of data to the DCC, quality assurance procedures, and upload for FTP access - As required by the COR.

h. Test Results for SOPs for data transmission, quality assurance and upload for FTP access - As required by the COR.

i. Monthly progress reports on the data collection and processing activities for each CPTAC data producer - Due by the 15th calendar day of each month.

j. QA Plan - As required by the COR.

k. QA and Productivity Reporting Metrics - Due by the last day of each calendar month.

l. Documentation of bulk file structures, including description of correspondence between data fields and registered data elements in the caDSR - As required by the COR.

m. Instantiated system for hosting data for FTP access - As required by the COR.

n. Regular data loads, depositions, and bulk uploads on an ongoing basis - Recurring, beginning 4 months after the effective date of the contract and continuing on a monthly basis at the end of each calendar month at a minimum.

2. Summary of Salient Results

The Contractor will be required to prepare and submit, with the final report, a summary (not to exceed 200 words) of salient results achieved during the performance of the contract. This report will be required on or before the expiration date of the contract.

b. Other Reports/Deliverables

1. Source Code and Object Code

Unless otherwise specified herein, the Contractor shall deliver to the Government, upon the expiration date of the contract, all source code and object code developed, modified, and/or enhanced under this contract.

2. Information Security and Physical Access Reporting Requirements

The Contractor shall submit the following reports as required by the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract. Note: Each report listed below includes a reference to the appropriate subparagraph of this article.

a. Roster of Employees Requiring Suitability Investigations

The Contractor shall submit a roster, by name, position, e-mail address, phone number and responsibility, of all staff (including subcontractor staff) working under the contract who will develop, have the ability to access, or host and/or maintain a Federal information system(s). The roster shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), with a copy to the Contracting Officer, within 14 calendar days of the effective date of the contract. (Reference subparagraph A.e. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

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b. IT Security Plan (IT-SP)

The contractor shall submit the IT-SP within thirty (30) days after contract award. The IT-SP shall be consistent with, and further detail the approach to, IT security contained in the Contractor's bid or proposal that resulted in the award of this contract. The IT-SP shall describe the processes and procedures that the Contractor will follow to ensure appropriate security of IT resources that are developed, processed, or used under this contract. If the IT-SP only applies to a portion of the contract, the Contractor shall specify those parts of the contract to which the IT-SP applies.

The Contractor shall review and update the IT-SP in accordance with NIST SP 800-53A, Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations, on an annual basis.

(Reference subparagraph D.c.1. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

c. IT Risk Assessment (IT-RA)

The contractor shall submit the IT-RA within thirty (30) days after contract award. The IT-RA shall be consistent, in form and content, with NIST SP 800-30, Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems, and any additions or augmentations described in the HHS-OCIO Information Systems Security and Privacy Policy.

The Contractor shall update the IT-RA on an annual basis.

(Reference subparagraph D.c.2. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

d. FIPS 199 Assessment

The Contractor shall submit a FIPS 199 Assessment within thirty (30) days after contract award. The FIPS 199 Assessment shall be consistent with the cited NIST standard.

(Reference subparagraph D.c.3. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECITON H of this contract.

e. IT Security Certification and Accreditation (IT-SC&A)

The Contractor shall submit written proof to the Contracting Officer that an IT-SC&A was performed within three (3) months after contract award.

The Contractor shall perform an annual security control assessment and provide to the Contracting Officer verification that the IT-SC&A remains valid.

(Reference subparagraph D.c.4. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

f. Reporting of New and Departing Employees

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer within five working days of staffing changes for positions that require suitability determinations as follows:

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a. New Employees who have or will have access to HHS Information systems or data: Provide the name, position title, e-mail address, and phone number of the new employee. Provide the name, position title and suitability level held by the former incumbent. If the employee is filling a new position, provide a description of the position and the Government will determine the appropriate security level.

b. Departing Employees: 1) Provide the name, position title, and security clearance level held by or pending for the individual; and 2) Perform and document the actions identified in the "Employee Separation Checklist", attached in Section J, ATTACHMENTS of this contract, when a Contractor/Subcontractor employee terminates work under this contract. All documentation shall be made available to the COR and/or Contracting Officer upon request.

(Reference subparagraph E.2.a-c. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

g. Contractor - Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement(s) The contractor shall complete and submit a signed and witnessed "Commitment to Protect Non-Public Information - Contractor Agreement" form prior to performing any work under the contract for each contractor and subcontractor employee who may have access to non-public Department information under this contract. This form is located at: https://ocio.nih.gov/aboutus/ publicinfosecurity/acquisition/Documents/Nondisclosure.pdf.

(Reference subparagraph E.3.d. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

h. Vulnerability Scanning Reports

The Contractor shall report the results of the required monthly special vulnerability scans no later than 10 days following the end of each reporting period. If required monthly, this report may be included as part of the Technical Progress Report. Otherwise, this report shall be submitted under separate cover on a monthly basis.

(Reference subparagraph E.5. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

3. Section 508 Annual Report

The contractor shall submit an annual Section 508 report in accordance with the schedule set forth in the ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY Article in SECTION H of this contract. The Section 508 Report Template and Instructions for completing the report are available at: http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/contracting/technology/vendors.html under "Vendor Information and Documents."

The following Section 508 standards apply to this project:

1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems

1194.22 Web-Based Internet and Intranet Information and Applications

1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria

http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/contracting/technology/vendors.html

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1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support

1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products

ARTICLE C.3. INVENTION REPORTING REQUIREMENT

All reports and documentation required by FAR Clause 52.227-11, Patent Rights-Ownership by the Contractor including, but not limited to, the invention disclosure report, the confirmatory license, and the Government support certification, shall be directed to the Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR), OPERA, OER, NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 310, MSC 7980, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7980 (Telephone: 301-435-1986). In addition, one copy of an annual utilization report, and a copy of the final invention statement, shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer. The final invention statement (see FAR 27.303(b)(2)(ii)) shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer on the expiration date of the contract.

To assist contractors in complying with invention reporting requirements of the clause, the NIH has developed "Interagency Edison," an electronic invention reporting system. Use of Interagency Edison is required as it streamlines the reporting process and greatly reduces paperwork. Access to the system is through a secure interactive Web site to ensure that all information submitted is protected. Interagency Edison and information relating to the capabilities of the system can be obtained from the Web ( http://www.iedison.gov), or by contacting the Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources Branch, OPERA, NIH.

http://www.iedison.gov

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SECTION D - PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING

All deliverables required under this contract shall be packaged, marked and shipped in accordance with Government specifications. At a minimum, all deliverables shall be marked with the contract number and Contractor name. The Contractor shall guarantee that all required materials shall be delivered in immediate usable and acceptable condition.

Please reference Attachment One for more information.

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

a. The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will perform inspection and acceptance of materials and services to be provided.

b. For the purpose of this SECTION, the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is the authorized representative of the Contracting Officer.

c. Inspection and acceptance will be performed at:

National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD 20892

Acceptance may be presumed unless otherwise indicated in writing by the Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative within 30 days of receipt.

d. This contract incorporates the following clause by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make its full text available.

FAR Clause 52.246-5, Inspection of Services - Cost-Reimbursement (April 1984).

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

ARTICLE F.1. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

a. The period of performance of this contract shall be from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017.

b. If the Government exercises its option(s) pursuant to the OPTION PROVISION Article in Section H of this contract, the period of performance will be increased as listed below:

Option Option Period Option Period One (1)

12 months (Sept. 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018)

Option Period Two (2)

12 months (Sept. 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019)

Option Period Three (3) 12 months (Sept. 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020) Option Period Four (4) 12 months (Sept. 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021)

ARTICLE F.2. DELIVERIES

Satisfactory performance of the final contract shall be deemed to occur upon performance of the work described in the Statement of Work Article in SECTION C of this contract and upon delivery and acceptance by the Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative, of the following items in accordance with the stated delivery schedule:

a. The items specified below as described in the REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Article in SECTION C of this contract will be required to be delivered F.o.b. Destination as set forth in FAR 52.247-35, F.o.b. DESTINATION, WITHIN CONSIGNEES PREMISES (APRIL 1984), and in accordance with and by the date(s) specified below:

Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule 1 Project Management Plan One (1) electronic copy Twenty (20) calendar days after contract effective date 2 Revised

Project Management Plan One (1) electronic copy As required, Seven

(7) calendar days after approval by COR

3 Software Requirements Specification Document

One (1) electronic copy No later than 160 days after contract effective date

4 System and Software Design (SSD) Document

One (1) electronic copy No later than 180 days after contract effective date

5 SSD Design Review Documents

One (1) electronic copy 15 days after submission of the SSD Document

6 Quarterly Status Report One (1) electronic copy 10th calendar day of each quarter

7 Final Report One (1) electronic copy Due ten (10) calendar days prior to contract expiration

8 Software Code and Documentation

One (1) electronic copy No later than ten (10) calender days after completion of each development iteration

9 System Deployment Plan One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR 10 Application Development

Guide One (1) electronic copy 15 business days after each software update and 10 business days prior to end of the contract

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Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule 11 System Administration

Guide One (1) electronic copy 15 business days after each software update and 10 business days prior to expiration of the contract

12 Draft Transition Plan to include Final Software Code, Documentation and Data Files

One (1) electronic copy 90 calendar days prior to the expiration of the contract

13 Final Transition Plan One (1) electronic copy 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the contract

14 Summary of Salient Results

One (1) electronic copy Due on/before contract expiration, to be submitted with the Final Report

15 Annual Utilization Report One (1) electronic copy and One (1) hard copy

Due on/before expiration of base period of the contract and each option period, if exercised

16 Final Invention Statement One (1) electronic copy and One (1) hard copy

Due on/before contract expiration

17 Invention Disclosure Report

One (1) electronic copy and One (1) hard copy

Due on/before contract expiration

Source Code and Object Code

One (1) electronic copy Due on/before contract expiration

19 IT Risk Assessment (IT-

RA)

One (1) electronic copy Inital version with proposal;

final version due 30 business days after the start of the contract. Annual verifications required

20 IT Security Plan (IT-SP) One (1) electronic copy Initial version with proposal; final version due 30 days after the start of the contract. Annual verifications required

21 Annual Section 508 Report One (1) electronic copy Due on or before expiration of base period of contract and each option period, if exercised

22 IT Security Certification & Accrditation (IT-SC&A)

One (1) electronic copy The contractor shall submit written proof to the CO that an IT-SC&A was performed within three months after contract award. Annual verifications required

23 Contractor-Employee Non-disclosure Agreements

One (1) electronic copy Due prior to performing any work under the contract.

New staff shall complete prior to performing any work

24 Roster of Employees Requiring Suitability Investigations

One (1) electronic copy Due within 14 calendar days of contract effective date. Any revisions to the Roster as a result of

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Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule staffing changes shall be submitted within 15 calendar days of the change.

25 Reporting of New and Departing Employees

One (1) electronic copy Due at least 5 business days before a new employee assumes a position that requires a suitability determination or where an employee stops working under the contract.

26 FIPS 199 One (1) electronic copy 30 calendar days after contract award.

27 Final Project Management Plan

One (1) electronic copy 15 business days prior to the expiration date of the contract

28 Final Software Code, Documentation and Data Files

One (1) electronic copy 10 business days prior to the expiration date of the contract

b. CPTAC Data Portal Deliverables c.

Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule

29 Product Backlog One (1) electronic copy Monthly and as required by the COR

30 Use Case Document One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

31 Functional specification document

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

32 User interface design, consisting of a site map and wire-frames

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

33 Software Architecture specification

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

34 Physical Database Model One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

35 Code to Implement Portal Functions

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

36 Code to Implement the Data Extraction, Transformation and Load Procedures

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

d. CPTAC DCC Deliverables e.

Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule

37 Product Backlog One (1) electronic copy Monthly and as required by the COR

38 Report detailing information model for each category of data, accompanied with the

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

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Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule models themselves in suitable file formats

39 Report detailing specific caDSR-registered data elements, to be used as the basis for specification of data processed and distributed by the DCC

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

40 Report detailing the terminology sources to be used for controlled vocabulary

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

41 SOPs for collection and processing of data from the RC and PCCs, including transmission of data to the DCC, quality assurance procedures, and upload for FTP access

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

42 Test Plans for data collection and processing SOPs, including transmission of data to the DCC, quality assurance procedures, and upload for FTP access

Notify COR via email As required by the COR

43 Validated script and software programs needed to implement data processing SOPs, including transmission of data to the DCC, quality assurance procedures, and upload for FTP access

Notify COR via email As required by the COR

44 Test Results for SOPs for data transmission, quality assurance and upload for FTP access

Notify COR via email As required by the COR

45 Monthly progress reports on the data collection and processing activities for each CPTAC data producer

One (1) electronic copy Due by the 15th calendar day of each month

46 Quality Assurance Plan One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

47 Quality Assurance and Productivity Reporting Metrics

One (1) electronic copy Due by the last day of each calendar month

48 Documentation of bulk file structures, including description of correspondence between data fields and registered

One (1) electronic copy As required by the COR

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Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule data elements in the caDSR

49 Instantiated system for hosting data for FTP access

Notify COR via email As required by the COR

50 Regular data loads, depositions, and bulk uploads on an ongoing basis

One (1) electronic copy Recurring, beginning 4 months after contract award and continuing on a monthly basis at the end of each calendar month at a minimum

f. The above items shall be addressed and delivered to:

Addressee Deliverable Item No Quantity NCI COR and NCI Contracting Officer

1-50 except items 35-36, 41-44 and 48- 49

One (1) electronic copy to ncibranchcinvoices@mail.nih.gov

OPERA, OEH, NIH

6705 Rockledge Drive Suite 310, MSC 7980 Bethesda, MD 20892-7980

15-17

One (1) electronic copy to ncibranchcinvoices@mail.nih.gov and One (1) hard copy to OPERA

ARTICLE F.3. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, FAR 52.252-2 (FEBRUARY

1998)

This contract incorporates the following clause(s) by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make its full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.acquisition.gov/far .

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSE:

52.242-15, Stop Work Order (August 1989)

Alternate I (April 1984) is applicable to this contract.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far

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SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

ARTICLE G.1. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The following Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will represent the Government for the purpose of this contract:

To be specified prior to award

The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance.

The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule; (4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract; or (6) sign written licensing agreements. Any signed agreement shall be incorporated by reference in Section K of the contract

The Government may unilaterally change its COR designation.

ARTICLE G.2. KEY PERSONNEL, HHSAR 352.237-75 (December 2015)

The key personnel specified in this contract are considered to be essential to work performance. At least 30 days prior to the contractor voluntarily diverting any of the specified individuals to other programs or contracts the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and shall submit a justification for the diversion or replacement and a request to replace the individual. The request must identify the proposed replacement and provide an explanation of how the replacement's skills, experience, and credentials meet or exceed the requirements of the contract (including, when applicable, Human Subjects Testing requirements). If the employee of the contractor is terminated for cause or separates from the contractor voluntarily with less than thirty days notice, the Contractor shall provide the maximum notice practicable under the circumstances. The Contractor shall not divert, replace, or announce any such change to key personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to add or delete key personnel as necessary to reflect the agreement of the parties.

(End of Clause)

The following individual(s) is/are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder:

Name Title

To be specified prior to award

ARTICLE G.3. INVOICE SUBMISSION/CONTRACT FINANCING REQUEST AND CONTRACT

FINANCIAL REPORT

a. Invoice Submission/Contract Financing Request and Contract Financial Reporting, NIH(RC)-4for NIH Cost- Reimbursement Type Contracts are attached and made part of this contract. The Contractor shall follow the

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1. Payment requests shall be submitted to the offices identified below. Do not submit supporting documentation (e.g., receipts, time sheets, vendor invoices, etc.) with your payment request unless specified elsewhere in the contract or requested by the Contracting Officer.

a. The original invoice shall be submitted to the following designated billing office:

National Institutes of Health Office of Financial Management Commercial Accounts 2115 East Jefferson Street, Room 4B-432, MSC 8500 Bethesda, MD 20892-8500

b. One courtesy copy of the original invoice shall be submitted electronically as follows:

1. The Contractor shall scan the original payment request (invoice) in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) along with the necessary supporting documentation as one single attachment.

2. Save the single attachment (scanned invoice along with any supporting documentation) in the following format: YourVendorName_Invoice number (e.g., if you are submitting Invoice 123456, save the single attachment as "Ash Stevens_Invoice 123456") [Note: Please do not use special characters such as (#, $, %,*, &, !) when saving your attachment. Only the underscore symbol (_) is permitted.]

3. Transmit the saved single attachment via e-mail to the appropriate branch's Central Point of Distribution. For the purpose of this contract, the Central Point of Distribution is NCI OA Branch C - ncibranchcinvoices@mail.nih.gov . Only one payment request shall be submitted per e-mail and the subject line of the e-mail shall include the Contract Number_ Contract Title_ Contractor's Name_ unique Invoice number

(e.g, HHSN2612XXXXXC_Clinical Genetics Support_Ash Stevens_Invoice 12345) [Note:

The original payment request must still be submitted in hard copy and mailed to the designated billing office listed in subparagraph a, above, to meet the requirements of a "proper invoice." Also, The Contractor must certify on the payment request that the electronic courtesy copy is a duplicate of the original invoice mailed to NIH's Office of Financial Management.]

2. In addition to the requirements specified in FAR 32.905 for a proper invoice, the Contractor shall include the following information on the face page of all payment requests:

a. Name of the Office of Acquisitions. The Office of Acquisitions for this contract is National Cancer Institute .

b. Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). If the Contractor does not have a valid TIN, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. [Note: A VIN is assigned to new contracts awarded on or after June 4, 2007, and any existing contract modified to include the VIN number.] If the Contractor has neither a TIN, DUNS, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer.

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c. DUNS or DUNS+4 Number. The DUNS number must identify the Contractor's name and address exactly as stated in the contract and as registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If the Contractor does not have a valid DUNS number, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. [ Note: A VIN is assigned to new contracts awarded on or after June 4, 2007, and any existing contract modified to include the VIN number.] If the Contractor has neither a TIN, DUNS, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer.

d. Invoice Matching Option. This contract requires a two-way match.

e. Unique Invoice Number. Each payment request must be identified by a unique invoice number, which can only be used one time regardless of the number of contracts or orders held by an organization.

f. The Contract Title is:

Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Clinical Proteomics Tumor Analysis Consortium

(CPTAC)

g. Contract Line Items as follows:

Line Item # Line Item Description

1 Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Clinical Proteomics Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC)

b. Inquiries regarding payment of invoices shall be directed to the designated billing office, (301) 496-6088.

c. The Contractor shall include the following certification on every invoice for reimbursable costs incurred with Fiscal Year funds subject to HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of this contract.

For billing purposes, certified invoices are required for the billing period during which the applicable Fiscal Year funds were initially charged through the final billing period utilizing the applicable Fiscal Year funds:

"I hereby certify that the salaries charged in this invoice are in compliance with HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of the above referenced contract."

1. Payment requests shall be submitted to the offices identified below. Do not submit supporting documentation (e.g., receipts, time sheets, vendor invoices, etc.) with your payment request unless specified elsewhere in the contract or requested by the Contracting Officer.

a. The original invoice shall be submitted to the following designated billing office:

National Institutes of Health Office of Financial Management Commercial Accounts 2115 East Jefferson Street, Room 4B-432, MSC 8500 Bethesda, MD 20892-8500

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b. One copy of the invoice shall be submitted to the following approving official:

Contracting Officer Office of Acquisitions

Room

MSC

E-mail:

The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of the payment request to the approving official instead of a paper copy. The payment request shall be transmitted as an attachment via e-mail to the address listed above in one of the following formats: MSWord, MS Excel, or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Only one payment request shall be submitted per e-mail and the subject line of the e-mail shall include the Contractor's name, contract number, and unique invoice number.

[Note: The original payment request must still be submitted in hard copy and mailed to the designated billing office to meet the requirements of a "proper invoice."]

Central Point of Distribution:

The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of the payment request to the Central Point of Distribution mailbox. The payment request shall be transmitted as an attachment via e-mail to the address listed above in one of the following formats: MSWord, MS Excel, or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Only one payment request shall be submitted per e-mail and the subject line of the e-mail shall include the Contractor's name, contract number, and unique invoice number.

[Note: The original payment request must still be submitted in hard copy and mailed to the designated billing office to meet the requirements of a "proper invoice."]

a. Inquiries regarding payment of invoices shall be directed to the designated billing office, (301) 496-6452.

b. The Contractor shall include the following certification on every invoice for reimbursable costs incurred with Fiscal Year funds subject to HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of this contract.

For billing purposes, certified invoices are required for the billing period during which the applicable Fiscal Year funds were initially charged through the final billing period utilizing the applicable Fiscal Year funds:

"I hereby certify that the salaries charged in this invoice are in compliance with HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of the above referenced contract."

ARTICLE G.4. PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS, FAR 52.232-40 (December 2013)

a. Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor.

b. The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the prompt Payment Act.

c. Include the substance of this clause, include this paragraph c, in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of Clause)

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ARTICLE G.5. INDIRECT COST RATES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) Clause 52.216-7 (d)(2), Allowable Cost and Payment incorporated by reference in this contract in PART II, SECTION I, the cognizant Contracting Officer representative responsible for negotiating provisional and/or final indirect cost rates is identified as follows:

Director, Division of Financial Advisory Services Office of Acquisition Management and Policy National Institutes of Health

6011 EXECUTIVE BLVD, ROOM 549C, MSC-7663

BETHESDA MD 20892-7663

These rates are hereby incorporated without further action of the Contracting Officer.

ARTICLE G.6. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

If this RFP will result in the acquisition or use of Government Property provided by the contracting agency or if the Contracting Officer authorizes in the preaward negotiation process, the acquisition of property (other than real property), this ARTICLE will include applicable provisions and incorporate the HHS Publication, entitled, "HHS Contracting Guide for Contract of Government Property," which can be found at: http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/ files/appendix_q_hhs_contracting_guide.pdf.

ARTICLE G.7. POST AWARD EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

a. Contractor Performance Evaluations

Interim and Final evaluations of Contractor performance will be prepared on this contract in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.15. The Final performance evaluation will be prepared at the time of completion of work. In addition to the Final evaluation, Interim evaluation(s) will be prepared Annually as follows on contract award anniversary date.

Interim and Final evaluations will be provided to the Contractor as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation. The Contractor will be permitted thirty days to review the document and to submit additional information or a rebutting statement. If agreement cannot be reached between the parties, the matter will be referred to an individual one level above the Contracting Officer, whose decision will be final.

Copies of the evaluations, Contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file, and may be used to support future award decisions.

b. Electronic Access to Contractor Performance Evaluations

Contractors may access evaluations through a secure Web site for review and comment at the following address:

http://www.cpars.gov http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/appendix_q_hhs_contracting_guide.pdf http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/appendix_q_hhs_contracting_guide.pdf http://www.cpars.gov

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SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE H.1. HUMAN SUBJECTS

It is hereby understood and agreed that research involving human subjects shall not be conducted under this contract, and that no material developed, modified, or delivered by or to the Government under this contract, or any subsequent modification of such material, will be used by the Contractor or made available by the Contractor for use by anyone other than the Government, for experimental or therapeutic use involving humans without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

ARTICLE H.2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING

The Contractor shall clearly state, when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money: (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) the percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.

ARTICLE H.3. DISSEMINATION OF FALSE OR DELIBERATELY MISLEADING INFORMATION

The Contractor shall not use contract funds to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.

ARTICLE H.4. PRIVACY ACT, HHSAR 352.224-70 (December 2015)

This contract requires the Contractor to perform one or more of the following: (a) Design; (b) develop; or (c) operate a Federal agency system of records to accomplish an agency function in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a(m)(1)) and applicable agency regulations.

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