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RFP Number : N02CM87025-39 Amendment 1

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Amendment

OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: N02CM87025-39

Amendment No.: 1

Date of Issuance: January 7, 2009

The above numbered Request For Proposal (RFP) is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offerors remains unchanged: 3:00 pm local time, January 30, 2009.

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 revises the RFP as stated below:

The deadline for submission of questions regarding this solicitation is Monday, January 15, 2009.

The following clarifications are provided for prospective offerors:

Question 1: In Section L: (2) Instructions to Offerors; Additional Technical Proposal Instructions Specific to this RFP; (2) Technical Discussions; c. Understanding of the Problem and Technical Approach (page 47), in order to demonstrate technical understanding and capabilities, should offerors propose syntheses for the five examples of labeled products identified on pg. 47 of the RFP, or are offerors to provide descriptions of comparable radiosynthesis tasks/projects that they have completed in order to demonstrate their capabilities and expertise? Please clarify.

Response 1: The five examples are included for informational purposes; offerors can provide descriptions of either these examples or comparable tasks/projects that demonstrate the offeror's capabilities and expertise.

Question 2: In Section L: (1) General Information; d. Estimate of Effort (page 35) and in Section L: (2) Instructions to Offerors; c. Business Proposal Instructions; 13. Additional Business Proposal Instructions Specific to this Solicitation (page 61), for purposes of pricing the proposal, should offerors provide information on how the example syntheses mentioned in the previous question were priced, or should offerors price according to the estimated effort illustrated in the tables on pages 35 and 61of the RFP? Please clarify.

Response 2: While the guidance provided on RFP pages 35, 36 and 61 regarding the estimate of effort is not intended to be restrictive for proposal purposes, offerors should follow the Government's guidance as closely as possible in order to be considered responsive to the RFP."