Final AMENDMENT 1 Q AFedBizOpps.pdf

OMB Approval 2700-0042

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT N/A 1 4

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

One (01) April 10, 2009 N/A

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

CODE N/A

National Institutes of Health, DHHS NIMH R&D Contracts Management Branch Office of Acquisitions-Neuroscience COAC, NIDA 6001 Executive Blvd.

Room 8154, MSC 9661 Bethesda, MD 20892-9661

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

TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

“NIA INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER”

NIHDA-2008065-R

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02/20/09

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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 copies to the issuing office.

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

PURPOSE: To respond to questions received from potential offerors.

The due date for submission of proposals is unchanged (3:00 P.M. local time on April 17, 2009).

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)

Teresa A. Baughman Contracting Officer, NIDA,NIH

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

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

BY ____/S/_________________________________________

(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 No. NIHDA-2008065-R page 2 of 4 AMENDMENT 1 (April 2009)

QUESTION 1: The RFP states, “The toll-free lines shall be operational within 3 business days after contract award.”

a) Does the NIA plan to obtain new toll-free numbers for this contract or reuse the existing numbers?

RESPONSE: NIA plans on reusing the existing numbers. Page 32 of the Statement of Work

(SOW), Section 11.1. states, “The Contractor shall arrange for the transfer of the toll-free phone lines.” This Section also states, “NOTE: A Draft Initial Transition Plan should be submitted with the Technical Proposal.”

b) If the NIA plans to use the existing numbers, what toll-free numbers does this statement reference?

RESPONSE: The current toll-free phone numbers, they are 1-800-222-2225 (NIAIC), 1-800-

438-4380 (ADEAR), and 1-800-222-4225 (TTY).

c) If the NIA plans to obtain new numbers, does compliance with this statement require that the numbers are answered by trained staff within 3 business days after contract award?

RESPONSE: Page 18 of the SOW, Section 4.3. states, “The toll-free lines shall be operational within three(3) business days after contract award.”

QUESTION 2: In Attachment 7 regarding the cost assumptions, #22 – it states that NIAIC exhibits will be supported at 10 meetings and ADEAR exhibits will be supported at 7 meetings. Are some of these the same meetings, meaning there are not really 17 total meetings but fewer since there might be some overlap?

RESPONSE: Attachment 7, Additional Business Proposal Instructions gives uniform cost assumptions to be used by all offerors. Item 22 states, “Assume that NIAIC will exhibit at ten (10) national meetings per year. Assume that ADEAR will exhibit at seven (7) national meetings per year.” As the Attachment states, the assumptions, as stated, shall be used by all offerors in preparing their cost proposal.

QUESTION 3: Please provide technical information for the systems that are now used by NIA

Information Resource Center.

a) Are the systems running on Windows platforms? Is IIS the web server software being used?

RESPONSE: Yes, Windows platforms are used. Page 37 of the SOW, Section C.4. includes information under the heading: Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating Systems.

RFP No. NIHDA-2008065-R page 3 of 4

b) In what languages are the interfaces to the system written? (e.g. ASP, .NET)

RESPONSE: Page 3 of the SOW, Section C.1.9. states, “The Contractor shall have a .NET framework for developing additional Web applications.”

c) What databases are being used (e.g. SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008)?

RESPONSE: Page 12 of the SOW, Section 2.4. discusses the SQL 9 database, along with other specialized databases.

QUESTION 4: Please provide technical information for the following systems:

AD Lib - RESPONSE: Based on InMagic Web Publisher

Clinical Trials Databases - RESPONSE: Classic ASP Application

Specialized Databases – RESPONSE: Custom built Windows Application

Live Chat Services – RESPONSE: Customized open source software

Inquiry Tracking System – RESPONSE: Custom Windows Application

QUESTION 5: Please provide technical specifications for these servers listed on page 15:

2 Web Application Servers

2 Database Servers

1 E-mail Server

1 SharePoint Farm

1 Extranet Web Server

RESPONSE: See the SOW, Task 3 and Section C.4.

QUESTION 6: Please specify which websites are currently supported by Microsoft CMS (i.e., are all of the sites hosted by CIT maintained within CMS?). What version of CMS is currently in use?

RESPONSE: See page 3 of the SOW, Section C.1.8 and page 13 of the SOW, Task 3.a)

QUESTION 7: Please specify which websites are currently supported by InMagic Web Publisher.

RESPONSE: Primarily used for AD Lib and AD Clinical Trials Database.

RFP No. NIHDA-2008065-R page 4 of 4

QUESTION 8: Please specify which websites you plan to migrate to MOSS. Will these sites still be hosted at the contractor facility or migrate to CIT?

RESPONSE: Page 15 of the SOW, Section 3.3 states, “Over the next few years, NIA anticipates moving to Microsoft SharePoint to manage internal and public Web sites.”

QUESTION 9: Please specify what applications or software is currently used for:

Online Publications Ordering - RESPONSE: Customized Windows application.

Rodent Ordering System - RESPONSE: See page 12 of the SOW, Task 2.4.f)

Live Chat - RESPONSE: See response to Question 4 above.

QUESTION 10: In Attachment 7, under “ADEAR” on page 3, the RFP asks for the development of one large publication, two new booklets, and four new fact sheets; then, under Task 7.5.1 (page 4 of

Attachment 7), the RFP tells us to “assume the four fact sheets and two booklets will be created/updated, produced, and printed each year.” Does this suggest, for budgeting purposes, we assume only “four fact sheets and two booklets” each year and do not include the “large publication”?

RESPONSE: Attachment 7, Additional Business Proposal Instructions, item 12, refers to the overall requirements of Task 7 “Product Development and Graphic Design Services”. Item 15, refers to

Task 7.5.1. which specifically deals with ADEAR Center materials – Fact Sheets and Booklets. Item

15 is simply a subset of item 12 reiterating the requirements for that specific subtask.

QUESTION 11: Will the Government consider expanding the page limit, and if so, by how much?

RESPONSE: No. See Attachment 1.

QUESTION 12: Are there page limits on the Appendices and Attachments?

RESPONSE: See Attachment 1.

QUESTION 13: Can samples of print materials and products be treated as an attachment?

RESPONSE: Attachment 1 does not prohibit samples of printed material and products being treated as an attachment. Note: Attachment 1 requires that if multiple files are submitted for either proposal the name of the section should be included in the file name.

QUESTION 14: Can we prepare an electronic product portfolio to be placed on the CD version of the proposed response?

RESPONSE: Attachment 1 does not prohibit placing an electronic product portfolio on the CD

Version. However, you are cautioned that offerors must certify that the information in the paper and electronic copies is exactly the same.

QUESTION 15: How much dependency on the Microsoft Content Management System is required to perform the items outlined in the draft SOW?

RESPONSE: See response to Question 6 above.