Attachment_17_Additional_Business_Proposal_Instructions_Rev102416.pdf

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Additional Business Proposal Instructions and Uniform Cost Assumptions

In addition to the format requirements for the Business Proposal that are contained in Section L of the solicitation, the information presented in this section of the RFP is intended to provide uniform cost assumptions and business clarifications.

Offerors are advised to give careful consideration to the Statement of Work, all reference material provided as attachments, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and, the RFP as a whole, in the development of your proposal. The information requested in these instructions should be used as a guide for the development and formatting of your Business Proposal. Offerors should consider and include the information requested here, as well as any other information which will benefit the proposal.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL- TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 -PROPOSAL COVER SHEET (use form NIH 2043 identified in Section J)

SECTION 2 -COST OR PRICE SUPPORT

Section L of the RFP specifies the minimum documentation requirements for cost data and all cost related support. All related documentation should be included in the proposal in a clearly marked section.

SECTION 3- UNIFORM COST ASSUMPTIONS

For proposal purposes, the offerer shall propose based on the following budget assumptions:

1) Labor: As a baseline, the labor mix of the key personnel required to provide the level-of-effort required for this contract shall include approximately 1 Project Director, 2-3 Project Managers/Senior Project Managers, 1 Database Manager, 1 Biological Specimen/Laboratory Specialist, 1-2 Research Assistants/ Administrators, and other personnel as needed (interviewers, coders, phlebotomists, translators, abstractors, etc.).

2) Subcontracting: The offeror should assume a yearly cost of $1,600,000 for subcontracts with various institutions nationally and internationally.

Technical Cost Assumptions

3) Travel, Meetings, and Conferences:

• The Offeror should estimate weekly conference calls during the active phase of studies (less than 15 participants per call).

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• The Offeror should estimate face to face meetings 2 times per year per study (up to 2 international plane tickets to Chile/Taiwan per study)

4) Special Shipping and Packaging

• Assume a yearly cost of $25,000 for sample shipment costs associated with SOW Task 6.f.

5) Laboratory costs

• Assume a yearly cost of $50,000 for laboratory work associated with SOW Task 6.d. and 6.e.

6) Equipment and material costs

• Assume a yearly cost of $70,000 for equipment and materials associated with SOW tasks 5 and 6.

7) Printing costs

• Assume a yearly cost of $1,000 for materials printing costs associated with SOW Task 4.a. and 4.b.

8) Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)

• Government Furnished Equipment will be transferred from incumbent contractor.

SECTION 4- OPTIONS

Offerors are requested to submit cost estimates for each Option.

As stated in the Statement of Work, in addition to the functions and services to be provided for in the Base period, the Government may exercise, at its discretion, Options for additional level of effort as follows: (1) Options to extend the term of the contract, (2) Options to accommodate significant increases in work:

A. Options 1 through 4: Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

If the Government elects to exercise these Options to extend the period of the contract beyond the base period, assume that the scope and types of activities as outlined herein (i.e., for year one of the contract) would be continued for each succeeding annual contract period up to a total of 5 years.

B. Options 5 through 9 : Increased Quantity Options

• The estimated Level of Effort for options 5 through 9 is 1,498 hours per option.

C. Option to Extend Services:

• The estimated Level of Effort for an additional 6 months of service is 5,252.

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Base and Options 1 - 4

Labor Category

Base Hours/ Yr.

Option 1 Hours/Yr.

Option 2 Hours/Yr.

Option 3 Hours/Yr.

Option 4 Hours/Yr.

Professional 3,328 3,328 3,328 3,328 3,328 Technical 1,040 1,040 1,040 1,040 1,040 Support 3,120 3,120 3,120 3,120 3,120 Total Hours/Yr.

7,488 7,488 7,488 7,488 7,488

Options 5 – 9 Increased Quantity Options

Option 5 Hours/ Yr.

Option 6 Hours/Yr.

Option 7 Hours/Yr

Option 8 Hours/Yr.

Option 9 Hours/Yr.

Professional 666 666 666 666 666 Technical 208 208 208 208 208 Support 624 624 624 624 624 Total

1,498 1,498 1,498 1,498 1,498

Option to Extend Services for 6 Months

Option 10 Hours/ Yr.

Professional 2,288 Technical 676 Support 2,288 Total

5,252