Amendment_00001_to_RFPNIHES2013158.pdf

Amendment 1 to RFP NIHES2013158

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A. The purpose of Amendment 1 to RFP No. NIHES2013158 is to perform the following changes: (1) Modify the SOW (2) Identify a deadline for questions (3) Modify Package and

Delivery Instructions

1. Page 2 – Assay 1

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2. Page 3 – Assay 2

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3. Page 3 – Assay 3

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4. Page 3 – Assay 4

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5. Page 4 – Assay 5

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9. Page 7 – DELIVERABLES AND TECHNICAL requirements now reads:

a. To accomplish this SOW, the Contractor must have

b. Item 3 now reads ADOBE ACROBAT PROFESSIONAL

c. Item 4 now reads “A computer system to capture the in‐life portion of the study data unless one is provided by the NTP.”

10. Page 7 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES

a. Electronic Data Collection and Submission subheading has been added

b. Paragraph one has been revised to read “The Contractor shall submit data from the assays to the NTP within 30 days of the completion of testing. The Contractor shall not include detailed data in the annual or final reports (described below). “

c. Paragraphs two, three, four and data submission requirements chart have been added for clarification.

d. Item 1 – Study Reports

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e. The last sentence in this section now reads “All electronically submitted reports except drafts must be 508 compliant.”

Amendment 1 to RFP NIHES2013158

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B. The above identified additions to the SOW (December 2012) are identified through the application of bold green font.

C. The format of proposal submission has changed ORIGINAL AND 4 hardcopies AND 24 electronic copies.

D. Questions for this solicitation must be submitted by December 19, 2012 at 4pm EST.

E. Except as identified herein, all other terms and conditions of the Request for Proposals remain in full force and effect.