RFP-Attachment_1-Packaging_ _Delivery_of_Proposal.doc

ATTACHMENT 1

HYPERLINK "http://www.hhs.gov"

Department of Health & Human Services

Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, Maryland 20892 www.nih.gov April 5, 2013

Offeror:

Re: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. NIHOD2013412 You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of the attached solicitation for the NIH Office of Aids Research (OAR).

One original and five copies of your Technical Proposal and one original and one copy of your Business Proposal must be received by this office at the following address no later than 1:00 P.M. EST on May 15, 2013 at:

National Institutes of Health

Office of the Director

Office of Logistics, Acquisition & Operations. (OD/OLAO)

Attn: O. Joy Ajao 6011 Executive Blvd., Rm. 625C Bethesda, MD 20892-7663

If your proposal will be delivered by courier service, Federal Express, UPS, or Express Mail, the city, state and zip code should read ROCKVILLE, MD 20852.

Your proposal submitted in response to the attached solicitation must be signed by an official authorized to bind the offeror, and it shall contain a statement to the effect that the proposal is firm for a period of at least 120 days from date of receipt thereof by the Government. Proposals must be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in the solicitation. The entire Technical Proposal must not exceed 25 pages in length. This length requirement does not include the size of resumes, sample materials; program binders/evaluation forms, brochures, and promotional materials). There is no page limit for the Business Proposal. The due date for questions is April 17, 2013 at 1 P.M EST. The site visit and pre-proposal conference is scheduled for April 23, at 9:00 A.M. EST. Additional questions can also be sent after the pre-proposal conference by April 29, 2013 at 1 P.M EST. See further instructions in Section L of the RFP.

Please note that this solicitation is a small business set aside. Offerors are solicited only from small business concerns. As a result, the procurement will be awarded only to one or more such concerns, organizations, or individuals.

It is anticipated that a cost reimbursement/level of effort price type contract will be awarded for this requirement with delivery payments made in accordance with the payment schedule in Section B of the RFP. By submitting a proposal, the offeror is reaffirming its awareness of, and agreement with, the various contract clauses.

This RFP does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a proposal. It is also brought to your attention that the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed procurement.

Prices offered should include any Government trade discount. Award may be made without further discussion; therefore, your proposal should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms your firm can submit to the Government.

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received. It is understood that your proposal will become part of the official file on this matter without obligation to the Government.

Requests for any information concerning this solicitation are to be referred only to the undersigned who may be contacted via email at ajaooj@mail.nih.gov.

Sincerely, O. Joy Ajao_____ O. Joy Ajao Contract Specialist

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