Amendment_2_to_RFP_NIH-NICHD-2019-09.pdf

Amendment 2 to RFP NIH-NICHD-2019-09, “Preclinical Medications Screening in Alcohol Preferring

Rats”

AMENDMENT 2

Request for Proposal (RFP) NIH-NICHD-2019-09 entitled, “Preclinical Medications Screening in

Alcohol Preferring Rats”

Amendment Number: Two (2)

Amendment Issue Date: June 20, 2019

Proposal Intent Response Sheet Due Date: May 17, 2019 (unchanged)

Proposal Due Date and Time: June 21, 2019; 4:00 pm EST (unchanged)

Issued By: Patricia N. Hanacek

DHHS, NIH, NICHD

Office of Acquisitions

NIAAA CMB

Point of Contact: Patricia N. Hanacek

Contact Email: hanacekp@mail.nih.gov

THIS AMENDMENT IS ISSUED TO ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of proposals has NOT been extended. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment by identifying this amendment number and date on each copy of the offer submitted. Failure to receive your acknowledgement may result in the rejection of your offer.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the RFP remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT:

To provide questions and answers concerning the solicitation as follows:

Question 1. “We do not know what to do and how to respond to the “Wage Rate Determination” in our Business Proposal. Is there a form that needs completed? Since we are not submitting a

Construction contract, are we exempt from Section J, Attachment 14, Wage Rate

Determination”? Does the Wage Determination apply to a University?

Answer: No, there is no form and it is up to you to determine its applicability. Although the wage determination may NOT apply to most of your proposed employees who are “bona fide” professional, executive and administrative (degreed) employees, not covered by the act and considered exempt, all others are considered non-exempt service employees who are covered, and proposed wages must be compliant with wage determinations found at the website.

Amendment 2 to RFP NIH-NICHD-2019-09, “Preclinical Medications Screening in Alcohol Preferring

Rats”

Question 2. Regarding the Section 508 Evaluation, Page 33, Technical Attachment 8: HHS

Section 508 Product Assessment Template, located the below link in the solicitation at:

https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/contracting/technology-products/product-accessibility-template/index.html (contains a word document form), are we to fill this out? We are all unsure how to handle this form.”

Answer: Yes, the completed form is required, and applicable to the report and deliverables required in the contract, in accordance with Section M, instructions are provided at the weblink, Article H.12 and, Section L of the RFP.

https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/contracting/technology-products/product-accessibility-template/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/contracting/technology-products/product-accessibility-template/index.html