Amendment_4_N01CN55003-47.pdf

RFP Number : N01CN55003-47 Amendment 4

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Amendment 4

OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: N01CN55003-47

Amendment No.: 4

Date of Issuance: 02/26/2015

The above numbered Request For Proposal (RFP) is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offerors remains unchanged: 3/30/15 2:00PM EST.

Offerors MUST acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the hour and the date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by separate letter, telegram, or Electronic Mail which includes a reference to the RFP and Amendment number(s). For your convenience, the Proposal Intent Response Form is provided in SECTION J - List of Attachments of this RFP, for this purpose.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERORS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER.

This Amendment provides responses to questions received on 2/25/15, as stated below:

Question 1: What are the requirements for margins? One inch all around, etc.

Response 1: Yes, 1 inch all around.

Question 2: Where in the Technical or Business Proposal do we place the Sustainable Acquisition Plan?

Response 2: Per Attachment 9, Additional Technical Proposal Instructions, Section 1: Cover Pages and Table of Contents, E. Table of Contents: include a table of contents with indicated pages of proposal sections that at a minimum uses the underlined Headings and Subheadings that appear below. Sustainable Acquisition Plan is one of these headings.

Question 3: For the acknowledgment of Amendments 1 & 2, is that acknowledgement by the PI or by the institutional signing official?

Response 3: Please note that there are now 4 Amendments to acknowledge. The RFP does not specify who the acknowledgment should be made by. Therefore, acknowledgement by the PI or institutional signing official would be sufficient.

Question 4: Does this budget require back up documentation (PDF of catalog or website pricing for items) to show the available market prices?

Response 4: Yes, see page 55. of the RFP, Business Proposal Instructions, 3. Data Other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, paragraph b., for the level of detail needed for each cost category.

Question 5: We are also having a hard time locating the Excel Spreadsheet for the Budget at the website your referenced in amendment 2.

Response 5: The budget spreadsheet can be found at the link below. It will also be provided as an attachment to amendment 4 when posted to fbo.gov.

http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/DGS/contracting-forms/spshexcl_dec2012.xlsx http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/DGS/contracting-forms/spshexcl_dec2012.xlsx

RFP Number : N01CN55003-47 Amendment 4

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END OF AMENDMENT 4.