Amendment_1_NIHDA201800104_(Signed).pdf

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OMB No. 0990-0115

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

01 See Block 16C

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

NIDA Section, Contracts Management Branch Blue Office of Acquisition, NIDA 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211 – MSC 9559 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9559

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

To All Potential Offerors

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

NIHDA201800104

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

July 13, 2018

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 Offer 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 Item 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) 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 ACKNOWLEDG- MENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE 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 hours and date 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 data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, 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 amend the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation to respond to formal questions submitted in response to the solicitation. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

Proposal Due Date: 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) on July 20, 2018 (UNCHANGED)

Note: The offeror should acknowledge on the cover page or first page of its quote receipt of the solicitation and this Amendment.

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)

Andrew R. Hotaling, Contracting Officer, NIDA Section, CMB Blue

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) July 19, 2018

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Amendment No. 01 NIHDA201800104 Page 2 of 3

Responses to Questions

QUESTION 1: I understand that the contractor will be responsible for the media buys for this project. Will the contractor be financially responsible for these media buys or will the NIDA be paying those invoices? I will be requesting media kits from the approved vendors on the Statement of Work to help provide a year budget for each platform and want to make sure that I include those in the bid price if the contractor will be responsible for paying those invoices.

ANSWER 1: A fixed-price type of purchase order is contemplated for this requirement.

Quotes should be inclusive of all costs anticipated to perform the Statement of Work.

QUESTION 2: I noticed that Facebook was not listed as an approved vendor. Is there a specific reason why? I am currently doing patient recruitment for a CRO and have had a lot of success using Facebook so I would like to propose using that platform as well, but wanted to see if there were any restrictions on your end first.

ANSWER 2: The Statement of Work states that “Additional advertising outlets may be proposed by the Contractor based on target audience and funding priorities and will be discussed with the study team leads and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) on an ongoing basis before implementation and will be subject to institutional approvals.”

Accordingly, Offerors may choose to include Facebook as an advertising outlet in their quotes. However, use of vendors is subject to institutional approval and must comply with Government/NIH policies and guidelines for the recruitment of clinical trial participants/patients.

QUESTION 3: Listed on page nine as a requirement is: "demonstrated success implementing participant recruitment campaigns for various clinical research studies with NIH (or similar clinical research within the Government sector)”. We have demonstrated success generating highly targeted recruitment services for the government/public sector, but not specifically for clinical research studies. With this in mind, would you be willing to accept our formal response?

ANSWER 3: NIDA will accept all formal responses that are submitted on time by qualified small businesses under NAICS code 541810 pursuant to the terms of the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Quotes will be evaluated on the basis of a tradeoff method in accordance with the Evaluation Factors (Attachment 2).

QUESTION 4: I just had a question about the cost for the ads that would be paid to 3rd parties (ex: Google, Twitter, Youtube, and newspapers). Does their cost (the cost for the ads) need to be included in our quote or would NIH pay these media networks directly and separately?

ANSWER 4: A fixed-price type of purchase order is contemplated for this requirement.

Quotes should be inclusive of all costs anticipated to perform the Statement of Work.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Amendment No. 01 NIHDA201800104 Page 3 of 3

QUESTION 5: Is there a page limit for the response?

ANSWER 5: There is no page limit for responses to the subject solicitation.