Amendment_2_RFP_NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049.pdf

AMENDMENT #2 RFP NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049 1

Amendment No. 2

NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049

“NIAID/Division of AIDS: Regulatory Support Center”

Solicitation Number: NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049

Amendment Number: Two (2)

Amendment Issue Date: April 6, 2016

Proposal Due Date/Time: Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Local Time (Unchanged)

Issued By: Ashley Virts

Contracting Officer

OA/DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS

5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3D10, MSC 9821 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9821

Points of Contact: PRIMARY virtsa@mail.nih.gov Ashley Virts, Contracting Officer Phone: 240.669.5154

SECONDARY

manouelj@mail.nih.gov John R. Manouelian, Contracting Officer Phone: 240.669.5152

Please note that we do NOT intend to extend the due date for submission of proposals as a result of this amendment. The date specified for receipt of proposals remains unchanged.

Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this Amendment by identifying the amendment number and the date of the amendment on each copy of the submitted proposal. Failure to receive your acknowledgement may result in the rejection of your proposal. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

The purpose of Amendment 2 is to: (1) provide responses to questions from potential offerors, regarding the solicitation; and (2) revise Attachment 9, Summary of Related Activities.

As a result of the above, the solicitation is hereby revised as follows:

mailto:virtsa@mail.nih.gov mailto:manouelj@mail.nih.gov

AMENDMENT #2 RFP NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049 2

Question 1 Under Attachment 1 – Packaging and Delivery of Proposals – (Page 2; Item II.B.1, reference is made to several items that do not count towards the page limitation. In addition to those items, the below items/sections are generally not counted towards page limits. Please confirm that the below will also not count towards the page limits:

1. Information and Physical Access Security

2. HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template

3. Technical Proposal Cost Summary

4. Summary of Related Activities

Response to Question 1 The solicitation requires potential offerors propose the above information as follows:

1. Page 58, paragraph 14. Information and Physical Access Security, states “IMPORTANT NOTE TO OFFERORS: The following information shall be addressed in a separate section of the Business Proposal entitled "Information Security."

2. Pages 71-72, paragraph 4. Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility, Section 508 Compliance, states “IMPORTANT NOTE TO OFFERORS: The following information shall be addressed in a separate section of the Technical Proposal, entitled, "Section 508 Compliance." Please refer to subparagraph c. (page

72) which refers to submission of the “HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template.”

Therefore, this item will count towards the page limit of your Technical Proposal.

3. Page 55, paragraph 4. Separation of Technical and Business Proposals, states “The technical proposal must include direct cost and resources information, such as labor-hours and categories and applicable rates, materials, subcontracts, travel, etc., and associated costs so that the offeror's understanding of the project may be evaluated (See SECTION J, Attachment entitled, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL COST SUMMARY.)” Therefore, this item will count towards the page limit of your Technical Proposal.

4. Attachment 9, Summary of Related Activities, is revised to indicate where this information should be provided by potential offerors, and shall read as follows: 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.

The following information should be addressed in a separate section of the Technical Proposal entitled “Summary of Related Activities.” Therefore, this item will count towards the page limit of your Technical Proposal.

AMENDMENT #2 RFP NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049 3

Question 2 Under Attachment 4, Section 3 – Technical Plan/Approach – Item 12.B. (Quality Assurance and Quality Control - pg. 8) - Can the title and a brief summary of “procedures used to prepare for, participate in and, when necessary implement and monitor adherence to remedial or corrective actions resulting from regulatory audits” be included instead of the full procedures due to page limitations?

Response to Question 2 The Government requires offerors to include only the title and a brief summary of the “procedures used to prepare for, participate in and, when necessary implement and monitor adherence to remedial or corrective actions resulting from regulatory audits”, instead of the full procedures, due to page limitations.

END OF AMENDMENT NO. 2, RFP No. NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2015049