RFP_N02RC51010-82_Amendment_0001.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT N/A 1 2

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

0001 June 11, 2015 N/A

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National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Office of Acquisitions 9609 Medical Center Dr Rockville, MD 20850

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No. Street, County, State and ZIP: Code) () 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

N02RC51010-82

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

May 22, 2015

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning one (1) copy of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATA SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and data specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET

FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return 1 copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

PURPOSE: Provide responses to contractor questions and revise Article F.2, Deliveries, and Section J, List of Attachments.

Proposal Due Date: June 22, 2015; 3:00PM (Local Time, Rockville, MD) (Unchanged)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

BY _____________________________________________

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE Computer Generated Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

RFP: N02RC51010-82 Page 2 of 2 Amendment: 0001

A. Contractor questions with government responses are as follows:

1. Question: We are requested to obtain nasal swabs from some of the clients and would like additional information. Are there specific "swabs" to be used? How should we store and in what containers?

Response: We are requesting the use of a nasal speculum to collect epithelial cells from the right inferior turbinate with a standard cytology brush. Brushings will be immediately placed in 1 ml RNA-Later (such as Qiagen) and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen. Samples will be frozen at - 80°C.

2. Question: We have written permission from 53 physicians on the University of Maryland

Medical Staff to contact their patients for this project. Should we include these signed documents?

Response: A list of the participating physicians with their contact address and the option to contact them for verification is sufficient.

3. Question: The requirements for sending fresh specimens are confusing. In one location it is stated that specimens should be received between the hours of 8am and 4:30 and in another location 24 hours/day.

Response: Specimens should be received between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm within two hours after release from the pathology lab.

4. Question: Are the annual and semiannual reports due 30 days before or 30 days after the end of the respective terms?

Response: The annual and semiannual reports are due 30 days after the end of the term, in order to give a summation of what was accomplished during that period.

B. Article F.2, Deliveries, is revised by changing the schedule for Item 6, Annual Reports, from “30 days prior to the end of each option period or as otherwise specified by the COR” to “30 days after the end of each option period or as otherwise specified by the COR.”

C. Section J, List of Attachments, is revised to provide copies of attachments 2, 5-8, 10-15, and 17-18.

PROPOSAL INTENT RESPONSE FORM

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Attachment 2 - Proposal Intent Response Sheet

RFP Number: N02RC51010-82

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL COST INFORMATION/SUMMARY OF LABOR

AND DIRECT COSTS

DIRECT LABOR:

Labor Category (Hours)

Year 1 (Hours)

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Year 3 (Hours)

Year 4 (Hours)

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(Title and Name - use additional pages as necessary)

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DIRECT LABOR COST:

MATERIAL COST:

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OTHER (Specify):

TOTAL DIRECT COST:

Specific Instructions:

1. Do not include any individual salary information

2. Do not include any indirect cost or fee.

3. Do not submit the total amount of proposal.

4. Submit this information as a portion of the Technical Proposal.

Technical Proposal Cost Information/Summary of Labor and Direct Costs Page 1 of 1 (1/2011)

Attachment 5 - Technical Proposal Cost Summary

SUMMARY OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

The following specific information must be provided by the offeror pertaining to the Project Director, Principal Investigator, and each of any other proposed key professional individuals designated for performance under any resulting contract.

a. Identify the total amount of all presently active federal contracts/cooperative agreements/grants and commercial agreements citing the committed levels of effort for those projects for each of the key individuals* in this proposal.

Professional's Name and Title/Position:

Identifying Number Agency Total Effort Committed

*If an individual has no obligation(s), so state.

b. Provide the total number of outstanding proposals, exclusive of the instant proposal, having been submitted by your organization, not presently accepted but in an anticipatory stage, which will commit levels of effort by the proposed professional individuals*.

Professional's Name and Title/Position:

Identifying Number Agency Total Effort Committed

*If no commitment of effort is intended, so state.

c. Provide a statement of the level of effort to be dedicated to any resultant contract awarded to your organization for those individuals designated and cited in this proposal.

Name Title/Position Total Proposed Effort

Summary of Related Activities Page 1 of 1 (1/2011)

Attachment 6 - Summary of Related Activities

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Table of Contents Updated July 31, 2007

Originally provided by the Social Security Administration Section 508 Program

HHS Guide to Completing the Section 508 Evaluation Template

Section 508 Evaluation Template

Attachment 8 - HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template

HHS Guide to Completing the Section 508 Evaluation Template

Purpose:

This document provides Vendors with instructions on completing the Section 508 Evaluation Template for the US Department of Health and Human Services

Background:

In 2001, the Information Technology Industry Council partnered with the General Services Administration to create a tool that would assist Federal contracting and procurement officials in fulfilling the market research requirements specified in Section 508. The result of their collaboration was the 508 Evaluation Template – a simple, web-based checklist that allows Vendors to document how their product did or did not meet the various Section 508 Requirements.

How the Section 508 Evaluation Template is organized:

This template is also known as the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)

The Section 508 Evaluation Template consists of a long series of tables. The Summary Table is used to provide a sense of your product’s overall “level-of-conformance” with the Section 508 Standards. Subsequently, the Section 1194.xx Tables contain the detailed subparagraphs that a Section 508 Standard is composed of. It is within these Section 1194.xx Tables that you will define in detail how your product did or did not comply with a specific requirement.

Understanding the columns

Use the following to understand the use of the three columns in the Section 508 Evaluation Template’s tables:

Summary Table

Column Name Use

Criteria: Describes Subparts B, C, and D of the Section 508 Standards.

Supporting Features:

Enter information summarizing a product’s overall “level-of support” for the corresponding Subpart or, when appropriate, to specify Not Applicable. DO NOT ENTER REMARKS OR

EXPLANATIONS IN THIS COLUMN.

Remarks/Explanations:

Enter general comments regarding a product’s overall “level-of-conformance” with the Applicable Subpart.

Section 1194.xx Tables

Column Name Use

Criteria: Describes a specific guideline that a Subpart is composed of.

Supporting Features: Enter information summarizing a product’s “level-of-support” for a specific guideline.

Remarks/Explanations: Enter detailed information on how the product did or did not support a specific guideline.

What information do I enter in columns 2 and 3?

The Supporting Features and Remarks/Explanations columns are used to document exactly how a product did or did not meet the Section 508 Standards.

Supporting Features (second column on 508 Evaluation Template)

Language What It Means…

Supports Product FULLY meets the letter and intent of the Criteria.

Supports with Exceptions Product does not ENTIRELY meet the letter and intent of the Criteria, but does provide some level of access.

Supports through Equivalent Facilitation Product provides alternative methods to meet the intent of the Criteria.

Does not Support Product does not meet the letter or intent of the Criteria.

Not Applicable The Criteria does not apply to the product.

Remarks & Explanations (third column on 508 Evaluation Template)

If 2 nd column states… Then…

Supports List exactly what features of the product do meet and describe how they are used to support the Criteria.

Supports with Exceptions

List exactly what features of the product do meet and describe how they are used to support the Criteria.

AND

List exactly what parts of the product do not meet and describe how they fail to support the Criteria.

Supports through Equivalent Facilitation List exactly what other methods exist in the product and describe how they are used to support the Criteria.

Does not Support Describe exactly how the product does not support the Criteria.

Not Applicable Describe exactly why the criterion is not applicable to the product.

Typical Scenario for Completing a Section 508 Evaluation Template:

To complete the Section 508 Evaluation Template, enlist the services of your company’s technical specialist for the product being sought for purchase. HHS requires a measure of technical detail in the responses. Once you have enlisted their assistance:

1) Determine which sections of the Technical Standards (Subpart B-1194.21-26) apply to your product.* Keep in mind that you always must complete the Functional Performance Criteria (Subpart C – 1194.31) and Information, Documentation, and Support (Subpart D – 1194.41) sections of the Section 508 Evaluation Template.

2) For each section that applies, determine if the product does or does not meet the specific Criteria elements.

3) Using the information found in the How the Section 508 Evaluation Template is organized section, document in the Section 1194.xx Tables exactly how your product did or did not meet the applicable standard.

If the product supports the standard, provide detailed examples of what accessibility features exist and how they are used to support the standard.

If the product does not support the standard, remember that Section 508 allows products to meet the Access Board

Standards in innovative, non-traditional ways. The product can meet the standard by providing an innovative solution, as long as the feature performs in the same manner as it does for any other user without a disability.

If the product does not possess an innovative, non-traditional way of supporting the standard, provide detailed examples of exactly how the product did not meet the standard.

4) Once documented in the Section 1194.xx Tables exactly how the product did or did not meet, return to the

Summary Table and document the product’s overall “level-of-conformance” in each of the applicable sections.

5) Post the final Section 508 Evaluation Template on your company's web site or on the GSA Buy Accessible

Wizard.

6) It is the Vendor's responsibility to maintain the integrity of the data on the Section 508 Evaluation Template. The information provided on the Section 508 Evaluation Template is considered a self-representation unless expressly affirmed otherwise. Even so, HHS uses this form to complete required Market Research associated with the agency complying with Section 508 and may use the form to eliminate this product compared to other more accessible products that meet the HHS business needs.

* Please Note: Any WEB application being purchased by HHS also requires the Vendor to complete Section

1194.21 of the Section 508 Evaluation Template in addition to Sections 1194.22, 1194.31, and 1194.41.

HHS reserves the right to reject a PAT and corresponding proposal/offering if the answers do not address the standards. HHS needs the PAT to address the standards in order to evaluate it for conformance.

Please answer honestly and be prepared to work with HHS to improve accessibility for your product if it is purchased.

Submission of this documentation constitutes a warrant on behalf of the vendor of the conformance of their product. Remediation of a product or service to the specified conformance shall be the responsibility of the vendor.

http://www.buyaccessible.gov/ http://www.buyaccessible.gov/

HHS Section 508 Evaluation Template

Date:

Name of Product:

Contact for more Information:

** Denotes Required

Summary Table

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems

Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications

Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products

Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products

Section 1194.25Self-Contained, Closed Products

Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers

** Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria

** Section 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support.

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Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems

* Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.21.htm ) for details on the guidelines listed below.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.

(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer.

(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes.

(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.21.htm including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text.

(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance.

(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes.

(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.

(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user.

(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.

(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided.

(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications

* Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm) for details on the guidelines listed below.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content).

(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.

(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup.

(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

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(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map.

(f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.

(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.

(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers.

(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation

(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

(k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.

(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology.

(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with 1194.21(a) through (l).

(n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.

(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.

Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c) - 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) - 1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i) - 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4.

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Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products

* Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.23.htm ) for details on the guidelines listed below.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality shall provide a standard non-acoustic connection point for TTYs. Microphones shall be capable of being turned on and off to allow the user to intermix speech with TTY use.

(b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols.

(c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with their TTYs.

(d) Voice mail, messaging, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems that require a response from a user within a time interval, shall give an alert when the time interval is about to run out, and shall provide sufficient time for the user to indicate more time is required.

(e) Where provided, caller identification and similar telecommunications functions shall also be available for users of TTYs, and for users who cannot see displays.

(f) For transmitted voice signals, telecommunications products shall provide a gain adjustable up to a minimum of 20 dB. For incremental volume control, at least one intermediate step of 12 dB of gain shall be provided.

(g) If the telecommunications product allows a user to adjust the receive volume, a function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use.

(h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies shall be provided.

(i) Interference to hearing technologies (including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices) shall be reduced to the lowest possible level that allows a user of hearing technologies to utilize the telecommunications product.

(j) Products that transmit or conduct information or communication, shall pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to provide the information or communication in a usable http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.23.htm format. Technologies which use encoding, signal compression, format transformation, or similar techniques shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore it upon delivery.

(k)(1) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating the controls or keys.

(k)(2) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs. (22.2N) maximum.

(k)(3) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: If key repeat is supported, the delay before repeat shall be adjustable to at least 2 seconds. Key repeat rate shall be adjustable to 2 seconds per character.

(k)(4) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: The status of all locking or toggle controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through touch or sound.

Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products

* Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.24.htm ) for details on the guidelines listed below.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals.

(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry.

(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.24.htm regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned.

(d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described.

(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent.

Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products

* Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.25.htm) for details on the guidelines listed below.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) Self contained products shall be usable by people with disabilities without requiring an end-user to attach Assistive Technology to the product. Personal headsets for private listening are not Assistive Technology.

(b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.

(c) Where a product utilizes touchscreens or contact-sensitive controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4).

(d) When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be

(e) When products provide auditory output, the audio signal shall be provided at a standard signal level through an industry standard connector that will allow for private listening. The product must provide the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart the audio at anytime.

(f) When products deliver voice output in a public area, incremental volume control shall be provided with output amplification up to a level of at least 65 dB.

Where the ambient noise level of the environment is above 45 dB, a volume gain of at least 20 dB above the ambient level shall be user selectable. A function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use.

(g) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.

(h) When a product permits a user to adjust color and http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.25.htm contrast settings, a range of color selections capable of producing a variety of contrast levels shall be provided.

(i) Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

(j) (1) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: The position of any operable control shall be determined with respect to a vertical plane, which is 48 inches in length, centered on the operable control, and at the maximum protrusion of the product within the 48 inch length on products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls.

(j)(2) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, operable controls shall comply with the following:

Where any operable control is 10 inches or less behind the reference plane, the height shall be 54 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor.

(j)(3) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, operable controls shall comply with the following:

Where any operable control is more than 10 inches and not more than 24 inches behind the reference plane, the height shall be 46 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor.

(j)(4) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, operable controls shall comply with the following:

Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane.

Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers

* Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.26.htm) for details on the guidelines listed below.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) All mechanically operated controls and keys shall comply with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4).

(b) If a product utilizes touchscreens or touch-operated controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4).

(c) When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be

(d) Where provided, at least one of each type of expansion slots, ports and connectors shall comply with publicly available industry standards

Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be

(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided.

(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided

(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided.

(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.

(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.26.htm simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.

Section 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support.

Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations

(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge.

(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge.

(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

PROPOSAL SUMMARY AND DATA RECORD

PROJECT TITLE (Title or RFP or Contract Proposal)

RFP/CONTRACT NUMBER

LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (Full address including ZIP)

TYPE OF CONTRACT PROPOSED

� COST-REIMBURSEMENT � FIXED PRICE

ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE PROJECT

ESTIMATED DIRECT COSTS IN PROPOSED YEAR (From Budget

� COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE

PROPOSED STARTING DATE

� OTHER

DOES THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDE A SUBCONTRACT � YES � NO (If yes, please furnish name and location of organization, description of services, basis for selection, responsible person employed by subcontractor and cost information.)

NAME AND TITLE OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SOCIAL SECURITY

NO.

EST. HOURS

WEEKLY

AREA

CODE/TEL.NO.

NAME AND TITLE OF CO-INVESTIGATOR (Use attachment if necessary.)

NAME AND TITLE OF INDIVIDUAL(S) AUTHORIZED TO

NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS

AREA CODE/TELEPHONE NUMBER

NAME AND TITLE OF INDIVIDUAL(S) AUTHORIZED TO

EXECUTE CONTRACTS

AREA CODE/TELEPHONE NUMBER

DOES THIS PROPOSAL INVOLVE EXPERIMENTS WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS � YES � NO

Institution’s General Assurance re: Human Subjects DATE APPROVED � PENDING Institution’s Review Board’s Approval of this Proposal DATE APPROVED � PENDING An example of the informed consent for this study is enclosed � YES � NO A Clinical Protocol is enclosed � YES � NO

OFFEROR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RFP (Use attachment if necessary)

ERRATA NUMBER DATE ERRATA NUMBER DATE

NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER OF

COGNIZANT GOVERNMENT AUDIT AGENCY

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED

DOLLAR VOLUME OF BUSINESS PER ANNUM

THIS OFFER EXPIRES DAYS FROM THE

DATE OF THIS OFFER (120 days if not specified)

FOR THE INSTITUTION

SIGNATURE OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SIGNATURE OF BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE

TYPED NAME AND TITLE TYPED NAME AND TITLE

EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DATE OF OFFER

NIH-2043

June 1982

Attachment 10 - Proposal Summary and Data Record

Provision of the Social Security Number is voluntary. Social Security

Numbers are requested for the purpose of accurate and efficient identification, review, and management of NIH Extramural Programs.

Authority for requesting this information is provided by Title III, Section

301, and Title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

NIH-2043

June 1982

Attachment 10 - Proposal Summary and Data Record

Attachment 11 - Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

(Revised December 2011)

The following outline meets the minimum requirements of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act, as amended, and implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart

19.7. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) recommend offerors use the following format to submit proposed Individual Subcontracting Plans, including modifications. It is not intended to replace any existing Corporate/Commercial Plan that is more extensive. A subcontracting Plan is required if the estimated cost of the contract may exceed $650,000 ($1,500,000 for construction). Small businesses are excluded. Questions should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer or Operating Division (OPDIV) Small Business Specialist.

HHS Operating Division (OPDIV): ___________________________________

SOLICITATION OR CONTRACT NUMBER: _____________________________

DATE OF PLAN: _________________________________________________

CONTRACTOR: __________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________

STATE/ZIP CODE: _______________________________________________

DUNN & BRADSTREET NUMBER: ___________________________________

ITEM/SERVICE

(Description): __________________________________________________________________

New/Initial Contract

Period of Contract Performance (MM/DD/YYYY – MM/DD/YYYY): ________ _________

Base (if options apply) $ ___________________ Performance Period/Quantity ______________

Option 1: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Option 2: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Option 3: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Option 4: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Total Contract Cost $____________

Contract Modification (if applicable)

New Period of Contract Performance (MM/DD/YYYY – MM/DD/YYYY): ___________________

Original/Base: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Modification: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Task Order: $____________ Performance Period/Quantity ____________

Modified Total Contract Cost $____________

Failure to include the essential information of FAR Subpart 19.7 may be cause for either a delay in acceptance or the rejection of a bid or offer when a subcontracting plan is required.

“SUBCONTRACT,” as used in this clause, means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime contractor or subcontractor requesting supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract.

If assistance is needed to locate small business sources, contact the Small Business Specialist (SBS) supporting the OPDIV. SBS contact information is located on the OSDBU website (http://www.hhs.gov/about/smallbusiness/osdbustaff.html) or you may contact the OSDBU headquarters at (202) 690-7300.

The HHS current subcontracting goal is:

33.0% for Small Business (hereafter referred to as SB)

5.00% for Small Disadvantaged Business, including 8(a) Program Participants, Alaska Native Corporations (ANC) and Indian Tribes (hereafter referred to as SDB) http://www.hhs.gov/about/smallbusiness/osdbustaff.html

5.00% for Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (hereafter referred to as WOSB)

3.00% HubZone business (hereafter referred to as HUBZone), 3.00% Veteran Owned Small Business (hereafter referred to as VOSB)

3.00% Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (hereafter referred to as SDVOSB) concerns for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012.

For this procurement, HHS expects all proposed subcontracting plans to contain at a minimum the aforementioned percentages.

These percentages shall be expressed as percentages of the total estimated subcontracting dollars.

1. Type of Plan (check one)

_____ Individual Plan: All elements developed specifically for this contract and applicable for the full term of this contract).

_____ Master Plan: (goals developed for this contract) All other elements standardized and approved by a lead agency Federal Official; must be renewed every three years and contractor must provide copy of lead agency approval.

_____ Commercial Products/Service Plan: (goals are negotiated with the initial agency on a company-wide basis rather than for individual contracts) This plan applies to the entire production of commercial service or items or a portion thereof. The contractor sells commercial products and services customarily used for non-government purposes. The plan is effective during the offeror’s fiscal year (attach a copy). The Summary Subcontracting Report (SSR) must include a breakout of subcontracting prorated for HHS and other Federal agencies.

2. Goals

Below indicate the dollar and percentage goals for:

Small Business (SB)

Small Disadvantaged (SDB) including o Alaska Native Corporations and Indian Tribes o Women-owned and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned (WOSB) o Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) o Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) o Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) Small Businesses

Other than Small Business” (Other) as subcontractors.

Indicate the base year and each option year, as specified in FAR 19.704 or project annual subcontracting base and goals under commercial plans. If any contract has more four options, please attach additional sheets which illustrate dollar amounts and percentages. PLEASE NOTE:

Zero dollars is not an acceptable goal for the SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB or SDVOSB categories since this does not demonstrate a good faith effort throughout the period of performance of the contract. Formula for below: 2.b. + 2.h. = 2.a.

a. ALL Planned Subcontracting Total estimated dollar value i.e., with ALL types of concerns under this contract is _____ ____ (Base Period - if options apply).

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___2nd Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

b. SMALL BUSINESSES (including SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB) Total estimated dollar value and percent of planned subcontracting:

(% of “a”)$ ________________ and ________________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___2nd Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

c. SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES

(% of “a”)$ ________________ and ________________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___2nd Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

d. WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES

(% of “a”)$ ________________ and ________________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

e. HUBZone SMALL BUSINESS Total estimated dollar and percent of planned subcontracting:

(% of “a”) $ ________________ and _________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___2nd Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

f. Veteran-Owned SMALL BUSINESSES Total estimated dollar and percent of planned subcontracting:

(% of “a”) $ ________________ and _________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___2nd Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SMALL BUSINESSES Total estimated dollar and percent of planned subcontracting:

(% of “a”) $ ________________ and _________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___2nd Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

h. “OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESSES” (As defined by the Small Business Administration as “any entity that is not classified as a small business. This includes large businesses, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, public utilities, educational institutions and foreign-owned firms.) Total estimated dollar and percent of planned subcontracting:

(% of “a”) $ ________________ and _________% (Base Period - if options apply)

FY ___1st Option $ _____________

FY ___3rd Option $ _____________

FY ___4th Option $ _____________

i. Provide a description of ALL the products and/or services to be subcontracted under this contract, and indicate the size and type of business supplying them (check all that apply):

Products and/or Services Other Small Business

SDB WOSB Hubz VOSB SDVOSB

j. Provide a description of the method used to develop the subcontracting goals for SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone and SDVOSB concerns. Address efforts made to ensure that maximum practicable subcontracting opportunities have been made available for those concerns and explain the method used to identify potential sources for solicitation purposes. Explain the method and state the quantitative basis (in dollars) used to establish the percentage goals. Also, explain how the areas to be subcontracted to SB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns were determined, how the capabilities of these concerns were considered contract opportunities and how such data comports with the cost proposal. Identify any source lists or other resources used in the determination process. (Attach additional sheets, if necessary.)

k. Indirect costs have ____ have not ____ been included in the dollar and percentage subcontracting goals above (check one).

l. If indirect costs have been included, explain the method used to determine the proportionate share of such costs to be allocated as subcontracts to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB and SDVOSB concerns:

3. Program Administrator

NAME: ______________________________________________

TITLE: ______________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________

TELEPHONE: ______________________________________________

E-MAIL: ______________________________________________

Duties: Does the individual named above have general overall responsibility for the company’s subcontracting program, i.e.,…