RFP NIH-NIMHD-OSPLSP-2021-6 AMENDMENT ONE - Responses to Questions.pdf

SOLICITATION

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

1.Requisition or other Purchase Authority:

2. Request for Proposal (RFP) Number:

NIH-NIMHD-OSPLSP-2021-6

AMENDMENT ONE

Responses to Questions received from the Solicitation

3. Issue Date:

January 14, 2021

4. Set Aside:

[ ] No [ X ] Yes See Part IV Section L

5. Title: Estimates of the Economic Burden of Health Disparities

6. ISSUED BY:

Office of Acquisitions Acquisitions Services Branch National Institutes of Health 6710B Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892

7. SUBMIT OFFERS TO:

See Part IV, Section L, "Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors”

8. Proposals for furnishing the supplies and/or services in THE SCHEDULE will be received at the place specified in, and in the number of copies specified in Section L, "Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors," until 11:00 AM local time on February 9, 2021. Offers will be valid for 120 days unless a different period is specified by the offeror.

9. This solicitation requires delivery of proposals as stated in SECTION L, "INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS." If proposals are required to be delivered to two different locations, the OFFICIAL POINT OF RECEIPT for determining TIMELY DELIVERY is the address provided for the OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS.

IF YOUR PROPOSAL IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OR HIS DESIGNEE

AT THE PLACE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR THE OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS, THEN IT WILL

BE CONSIDERED LATE AND HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH [subparagraph (c)(3) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition,"/HHSAR Clause 352.215-70, "Late Proposals and Revisions"] LOCATED IN SECTION L.5. OF THIS SOLICITATION.

10. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of a contract. Offerors must access the CCR through The System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov

11. FOR INFORMATION CALL: Deb Blackshear

PHONE:

e-MAIL: blacdebo@mail.nih.gov

Deb Blackshear Contracting Officer Office of Acquisitions Acquisitions Services Branch http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:blacdebo@mail.nih.gov

AMENDMENT ONE

“Estimates of the Economic Burden of Health Disparities”

Remaining Responses to Questions from RFQ-NIH-NIMHD-OSPLSP-2021-6

This amendment is hereby released to provide responses to questions received in response to the subject solicitation issued on January 8, 2021. Offerors were instructed to provide all questions no later than 11:00 a.m. on January 14, 2021. In the following document, the Government provides the answers to each question that was received. No further questions will be accepted in regards to this solicitation.

BUSINESS QUESTIONS

1. Is there an incumbent contractor currently performing these services, if similar services have been performed in the past, or if this is a new requirement? This is a new requirement with no incumbent.

2. If this is a follow-on requirement, could you provide the previous contract or task order number? This is a new requirement.

3. Is this a new requirement? Yes If not, would the Government please share the name of the incumbent for this work? There is no incumbent.

AMENDMENT ONE - Responses to Questions