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OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: NIHES2012157

Amendment No.: 1

Date of Issuance: October 31, 2012

The above numbered Request For Proposal (RFP) is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offerors remains unchanged.

Offerors MUST acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the hour and the date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by separate letter, telegram, or Electronic Mail which includes a reference to the RFP and Amendment number(s). For your convenience, the Proposal Intent Response Form is provided in SECTION J - List of Attachments of this RFP, for this purpose.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERORS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER.

This Amendment revises the RFP as stated below:

Clarifications:

I. Page 82 of the RFP is revised as follows:

Technical Evaluation Criteria-Evaluation Factor B-Personnel Qualifications Capabilities of Quality Assurance Officer and any proposed staff-the score for this subfactor is changed from 60 points to 70 points.

Appropriateness of the relative mix of expertise-the score for this subfactor is changed from 5 points to 15 points.

II. Additional Technical Proposal Instructions-Item F-Personnel is revised as follows:

For the purposes of this section, "Subcontract" means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Government prime contractor or subcontractor calling for services required for performance of the contract, contract modification, or subcontract."

Additional Questions and Responses

1. Regarding mandatory qualification criteria, item "d"., would the Government accept a master schedule of GLP studies including study number, protocol title, and dates? Proprietary information would have to be redacted (eg.

Company name, compound name).

Response: Yes

2. Section L, pg. 76, Item 12 provides a list of items that subcontractors should propose (items a-f), including a complete cost proposal in the same format as the Offeror's cost proposal. The Government has added the following text:

"For the purposes of this solicitation a "Subcontract" means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Government prime contractor or

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Can the Government please clarify whether its intent is that all companies from which supplies are purchased by the Prime Contractor (e.g., lab supplies) should provide the information required in Item 12(a-f)?

Response: "For the purposes of Item 12(a-f) a "Subcontract" means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Government prime contractor or subcontractor calling for services required for performance of the contract, contract modification, or subcontract."

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