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Task Order Request for Proposal – TORFP #1

Statement of Work: PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program- cGMP

Production of Vaccines and Biologicals for Cancer Prevention

A. Task Order Title – “Contract Orientation and Kickoff Meeting”

B. Task Order Number – TORFP #1

C. Background and Task Order Statement of Work: The purpose of this task order is to hold an orientation/kickoff meeting to discuss Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all Contractors awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the Preclinical

PREVENT Cancer Program under the “cGMP Production of Vaccines & Biologicals for Cancer

Prevention” pool.

The contractor shall budget for the Principal Investigator and one Business Representative, to travel from their current location to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Rockville, MD for a meeting on or about 5/31/2019. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at approximately 1:00 p.m. It is expected that airfare, one (1) overnight stay at a local hotel, meals and ground travel expenses will be needed for each individual.

During the meeting, the NCI will present overarching goals of the contract, reporting requirements, invoicing requirements, scheduling, and future task orders. Contractors will be able to ask specific questions and discuss contracting procedures at this meeting.

No technical proposal is required for this task order; however, a detailed budget proposal indicating all costs associated with the subject task order must be submitted.

D. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables: NONE

E. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due by 3:00 PM EDT on 12/18/2018 in an electronic format to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Mandie White at whitems@mail.nih.gov.

The National Cancer Institute reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award. In addition, changes might occur as a result of availability of funds.

The Government reserves the right to award a task order without discussions if the Contracting

Officer determines that the initial proposed cost/price is fair and reasonable and that discussions are not necessary.

If a proposal is not received on the date and time specified herein, it will be considered late and handled in accordance with subparagraph (c)(3) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, “Instructions to

Offerors – Competitive Acquisition” and HHSAR Clause 352.215-70, “Late Proposals and

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Task Order #1 Request for Proposal/Statement of Work Page 2 of 2

Revisions”.

F. Offerors Questions: Questions regarding this TORFP #1 must be submitted to the Contracting

Officer by 2:00 PM EDT on 11/30/2018. Submit questions via email to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Mandie White at whitems@mail.nih.gov. Responses to questions will be emailed as an amendment to the TORFP.

G. Type of Task Order: Cost Reimbursement

H. Invoicing and Payment: See the base award for invoicing and payment instructions.

I. Anticipated Number of Task Order Awards: 6 (tentative)

J. Task Order Period of Performance: 5/15/2019-6/14/2019

K. Technical Proposal Instructions: NONE

L. Business Proposal Instructions:

1. Business Proposal COVER SHEET: Submit the following:

• Solicitation or contract number

• Task order number

• Name and telephone number of point of contact

• Name, address, and telephone number of contract administration office (if applicable)

• Date of submission

• Name, title, and signature of authorized representative

2. Budget: Provide a summary of proposed cost and/or price (Attachment 1); profit or fee (as applicable); and total.

M. Evaluation Factors for Award

1. Cost/Price: Offerors’ cost/price proposal will be evaluated for reasonableness. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the government that a prudent person would pay when consideration is given to prices in the market. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404.

2. Understanding of the Requirement: Offer’s proposal will be evaluated for reasonableness of appropriate personnel and labor hours proposed.

N. Attachments

Attachment: Breakdown of Proposed Estimated Cost and labor hours (see Section J of the RFP).