QandA_Primary_Barrier_Services_SOL_HHS-NIH-OD-75N98019R0001_073019_.docx

Reference/Solicitation: HHS-NIH-OD-75N98019R0001 Primary Barrier Equipment and Decontamination Services

Subject: Questions and Answers for Solicitation HHS-NIH-OD-75N98019R0001

Solicitation Questions and Answers:

1. Question: Are HP decontaminations an acceptable decontamination process?

Answer: HP decontamination is acceptable if required by the government. As stated in the SOW, formaldehyde is the first choice.

1. Question: Would NIH strike section f. on page 18 which states, “Contractor is expected to maintain an accurate and up to date inventory of all government supplied equipment in its possession.”

Answer: No. the inventory requirement refers to government owned equipment supplied to the contract to perform the contract. The equipment is identified in the beginning of the SOW. It is not referring to equipment serviced by the contract.

1. Question: Will NIH be producing electronic reports within the RFP period of performance?

Answer: It may be at some point during the next contract. It will depend on how the system develops.

1. Question: Can NIH procure their own required formaldehyde?

Answer: No.

1. Question: Would NIH accept a cap on their parts cost? i.e., any parts under $200 is included in cost, otherwise the part will be quoted back to NIH at List plus a percentage.

Answer: No.

1. Question: Does NIH have a limit of how many people they can accept into the Select Agent Program?

Answer: Yes. The number is determined by the NIH Bio-surety Program and is subject to their determination of need. Additionally, there are fees associated with security clearance process.

1. Question: Would NIH provide off-campus access to their database?

Answer: Because the CERTS System operates behind the NIH Firewall, it can only be accessed by a government owned and configured computer using an NIH issued VPN account. A limited number is available. Computers are supplied for on-site work and two have been made available in the past to be used off Campus.

1. Question: What rate can we charge for the required Administrator?

Answer: The position of Administrator has been part of Overhead on prior contracts.

1. Question: Would NIH consider an hourly rate for the bid rather than per piece pricing?

Answer: No.

Proposals are due to Mr. Anthony Brown on August 2, 2019 at 4PM EST via email at brownant@mail.nih.gov. Please separate Technical and Business proposals in your email and include your company name and solicitation number in the email subject line.