Amend_No_1-RFP-NIH-NICHD-DESPR-2013-15.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE

OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

May 30, 2013

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO

N/A

5. PROJECT NO. (if applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 5)

CODE

Office of Acquisitions NICHD Contracts Management Branch Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health Executive Building, Suite 7A07

6100 EXECUTIVE BLVD, MSC 7510

BETHESDA, MD 20892-7510

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

TO ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

RFP-NIH-NICHD-DESPR-2013-15

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

May 16, 2013

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

CODE

FACILITY CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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 in the business proposal; (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 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 hour 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 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 amend RFP-NIH-NICHD-DESPR-2013-15 to provide answers to questions.

See continuation pages for 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

Theresa Koomson, Contracting Officer NICHD Contracts Management Branch

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

BY ______________________________________________

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

_______________/S/________________

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

04/23/2010

AMENDMENT NO.: 001

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As a result of this Amendment the following answers are provided below:

Question 1:

It appears that last time contracts were awarded to two different companies. Can you confirm that an IDIQ contract will only be awarded to one company this time, or will there be multiple awardees?

Response:

An IDIQ contract will be awarded to one contractor. This is not a multiple award.

Question 2:

Will the company selected to fulfill this contract be asked to provide a new –web-based data management system to accommodate the project or to continue with an existing system?

Response:

As stated on page 1 of the statement of work (Attachment 3), for all web-based systems, we prefer open source systems. This applies to both new and existing systems.

Question 3:

If the company is going to continue with the existing data management system, can you provide documents or further information about the existing data management system?

Response:

There is no existing data management system that we would require the Contractor to use.

Question 4:

If a new system is required, will the contractor be required to incorporate data from the prior system into the new data management system that will be delivered as part of the contract? If so can you provide more information about the format of existing data so that a strategy to import it into a new system can be crafted?

Response:

This is specific to the needs of an individual project. There may be some future tasks where the Contracter will be required to incorporate data that has been collected on a different web-based system.

Question 5:

Who is the current incumbent for the coordinating center?

Response:

The current incumbents are EMMES Corporation and Clinical Trials and Surveys Corporation (C-TASC).

Question 6:

Please confirm that the estimated level of programming effort is 1.25 FTEs for the base period (18 months). Given the scope of work this level of effort seems insufficient unless a data system already exists.

Response:

Yes, this level of effort is correct. This effort level is consistent with the Government’s preference that all web-based systems be open-source.

Question 7:

Can the PI proposed for this project be employed with an institution that is also submitting a bid for the Asthma Cohort study? Can the PI participate in the bid for both the DESPR DCC project and the Asthma Cohort Study?

AMENDMENT NO.: 001

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Response:

The PI must be employed with the institution that is submitting the proposal.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT