CMRI_-_Responses_to_Questions.pdf

Amendment #1

Responses to Questions for RFP# NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2014-013-JML

“Cardiovascular MRI Services”

1. The links provided on p. 29 to attachments 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 14 do not work. However, files with these same names are available at http://oamp.od.nih.gov/DGS/reference-material-prospective-offerors-and-contractors/contracting-forms. Can you please confirm that these are in fact the correct files to use? The link for attachment 6 (Information Technology Systems Security

– Prospective Offeror Non-Disclosure Agreement) also does not work, but there is no file by that name at the link cited above. Can you please provide a file or active link to that document?

Yes, the link referenced above contains those correct files to use. For attachment six (6), please use the following link: http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/DGS/contracting-forms/Nondisclosure.pdf.

2. The RFP says on p. 39 (section IV.L.2.a.12.a) that we should submit “a list of the last 3 contracts completed during the past Five years and THE LAST 2 CONTRACTS currently being performed that are similar in nature to the solicitation workscope.” On p. 73 (sections IV.L.2.c.11.d), we are told to provide “a listing of each related contract completed within the last three years or currently in process.” Are these separate requirements, or should we combine in a single document the contracts that meet either of these requirements?

These requirements can be combined in a single document.

3. The RFP does not specify how the proposals should be bound or clipped. Is there a preference?

There is no preference.

4. The RFP does not specify an anticipated contract amount or a cap. Are there any parameters other than the suggested FTE given on p. 34?

No, there are no other parameters other than the suggested FTE on page 34.

5. The RFP states, “The contractor site of work must be located in an area local to NIH in Bethesda, Maryland to allow for NHLBI employees to be in close proximity to the contractor for both routine and emergency trips to the contractor’s location.” Please define ‘local to NIH’.

‘Local to NIH’ is defined as the contractor is located within twenty-five (25) miles or one (1) hour commuting time to NIH.

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