NHLBI-CSB-WH-2016-02-CM_-_Amendment_01.pdf

RFP No. NHLBI-CSB-WH-2016-02-CM Amendment - 1

SOLICITATION: NHLBI-CSB-WH-2016-02-CM

AMENDMENT: One (1)

TITLE: Women’s Health Initiative – Clinical Coordinating Center

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2015

ISSUED BY:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH

Office of Acquisitions, CSB, OM

6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, MSC 7902

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902

Point of Contact: Cornelius Moore, Contracting Officer [E-mail – Cornelius.Moore@nih.gov]

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth below. The hour and the date specified for receipt of proposals has been changed to 3:00pm EST on March 24, 2015. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the hour and the date specified for receipt of proposals, by one of the following methods:

A. By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the proposal submitted. Please note that this is the preferred method.

B. By separate letter or email which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment number.

DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT

PURPOSE: To revise Section A., Section C., of the solicitation and answer questions submitted in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP).

I. REFERENCE: SECTION A., item 8 is revised to read as follow:

Proposals for furnishing the supplies and/or services in THE SCHEDULE will be received at the place specified in, and in the number of copies specified in Attachment 1, "Packaging and Delivery of the mailto:Cornelius.Moore@nih.gov

Proposal," until March 24, 2015 on 3pm EST. Offers will be valid for 120 days unless a different period is specified by the offeror on the Attachment entitled, "Proposal Summary and Data Record, NIH

2043. Questions on this solicitation shall be submitted electronically by 4:00 pm local time on February

6, 2015. If offeror intends to submit a proposal, offeror must complete and submit the Proposal Intent

Response Sheet, Attachment 2 by February 13, 2015.

II. REFERENCE: SECTION C., ARTICLE c.2.c Articles 5 through 8, descriptions of Deliverables are added as follows:

5. List of publication by first author Publications since last technical report, with PMC id# consistent with NIH Public Access

Policy http://publicaccess.nih.gov/

6. Regional Centers Performance Monitoring Report Describe the WHI Regional Center performance in participant retention, outcomes ascertainment timeliness and completeness.

7. Study Monitoring Reports for DSMB Analysis of the frequency of outcomes of interest across WHI and embedded clinical trial groups are required.

8. Study Progress Report Provide an update on study status in multiple domains including but not limited to participant follow-up rates, clinical event rates, and regional center performance

III. REFERENCE: Responses to Questions (Attachment 1 of Amendment 1)

All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

END OF AMENDMENT

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Attachment 01 - Responses to Questions

1) Should proposal pages be double-sided or single-sided?

Offerors have the option to use double-sided or single-sided printing. Offerors should refer to RFP, SECTION L., Paragraph 2., Sub-paragraph A., Item 6. “Page and Formatting Limitations” (Page 51).

2) Attachment 7 - Technical Proposal Cost Information / Summary of Labor and Direct Costs. The attachment requests a breakdown of hours. May we use Full Time Equivalent (FTE) instead of hours?

Yes. However, Offerors must state that FTE is being used in lieu of Hours.