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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Program Support Center

Division of Acquisition Management, SAS

Room 5-101, Parklawn Building

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

February 09, 2009 Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP), HHSP2332009RFP0006

TO ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS:

The subject RFP has been posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fedbizopps.gov. You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of the subject RFP. Your attention is directed to Sections L and M for specific instructions and evaluation criteria.

All offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) database and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. See Section K for additional information.

Please note that the deadline for questions is 4:00 p.m. local time on February 23, 2009. In order to be fair to all offerors, questions must be submitted in writing so that the Government can answer the questions and post both questions and answers for all potential offerors on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Questions must reference the RFP number and be sent to my attention at the above address, or via electronic mail or facsimile to 301-443-2475.

All proposals (original plus all copies stated in Section L) shall be sent to the above address no later than March 12, 2009 by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (reference block 9 of the Standard Form 33) and shall reference the RFP number.

NOTE: Because of the increased security at federal buildings, please allow extra time for your proposal to be delivered to the contracting office as addressed above. Failure to use the specified address could result in your proposal being delivered late. Due to security concerns, hand-carried proposals will NOT be accepted. This prohibition includes courier services, except for those listed below. The use of the U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, and Airbourne Express is acceptable. PLEASE NOTE, WHEN USING COURIER SERVICES IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU INITIATE YOUR MAILING REQUEST TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE SPECIFIED DUE DATE OF PROPOSALS TO ENSURE THAT IT ARRIVES IN A TIMELY MANNER. PACKAGES MAILED BY “24 HOUR NEXT DAY EXPRESS SERVICE” DO NOT ALWAYS ARRIVE AT THE EXACT LOCATION BY THE TIME REQUIRED. PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED IN ROOM 5-101 BY THE SPECIFIED TIME TO NOT BE CONSIDERED LATE. Proposals that are received late in the contracting office due to a delay caused by these security measures are considered late under FAR provision 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions as incorporated into the solicitation. If you have any questions regarding the security procedures for the Parklawn Building, you may contact the Guards Office on (301) 443-4144 This RFP does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of your proposal. It is also brought to your attention that the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with the proposed requirement.

If you have any questions, please call me on (301) 443-2475.

// s// William N. Li Contracting Officer