AmendmentOneAttachment_1.pdf

Attachment 1

Packaging and Delivery of Proposals

The Technical proposals submitted in response to Solicitation Number NIHOD201800037 must be received no later than Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. EST at the following address:

Ms. Terita Stevenson, Contract Specialist via email at stevenst@od.nih.gov

Offerors shall submit their proposals in two separate volumes as follows:

Volume I Technical Proposal (Technical proposal must be no more than 20 pages in length) (Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. EST via email at stevenst@od.nih.gov)

Volume II Business Proposal (The Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer will let the offeror know when the due date is after Phase I)

Each of the parts shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of, and concurrently with, evaluation of the other. The technical proposal should disclose your technical approach in as much detail as possible, including, but not limited to, the requirements of the technical offer instructions. Volume I shall NOT contain reference to price.

The business proposal shall provide a fixed loaded hourly rate for each of the labor categories listed in the pricing schedule. The fixed rate shall be multiplied by the estimated quantity to determine the total price for each labor category. Please include Representations and Certifications as part of your business proposal.

Attachment 1

Technical Proposals: must submit one original hard copy and two hard copies.

Technical proposals are limited to 20 pages (Any pages beyond these will NOT be given to the evaluators and will not be evaluated). Technical proposals shall be written in English on A4-size, 216mm by 297mm paper and typed using 12-point font size (can be 10-point font in charts and graphs) with each page numbered consecutively, and submitted in Microsoft Word (2004 – 2010) or PDF. Proposals must be legible. Pages that contain a table, chart, graph, etc. that are not otherwise excluded below are subject to the 20 page limitation. Double-sided pages count as 2 pages.

Required order:

• Cover Page (Limited to one page and does not count against page limit) Include RFP title, number, name of organization, DUNS No., identification of the proposal part, and indicate whether the proposal is an original or a copy.

• Cover Letter (Limited to two pages and does not count against page limit) This statement page shall also include the following information: Company Name/Address:, DUNS #:, Cage Code:, Federal Tax ID:, Point of Contact:, and POC Phone/Fax/E-mail:

• Table of Contents (Does not count against page limit)

• Technical Proposal It is recommended that the technical proposal consist of a cover page, a table of contents, and the information requested in the Technical Proposal Instructions and as specified in SECTION J, List of Attachments.

• All pages must be numbered

• All references to the PWS shall be cited in the proposal

The technical proposal must be organized according to the evaluation factors in Section M (i.e. the proposal must have two main sections) and must address all evaluation factors in Section M.

Business Proposals: (The Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer will let the offeror know when the due date is after Phase I) must include

1. Detailed quote using the price schedule provided.

2. Signed business Representations and Certifications. Complete, and INCLUDE as part of your price quote.)

3. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS)

4. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

5. Certification of business size must be included in the response.

6. Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

7. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Proposals shall be marked with RFP No. NIHOD201800037. A cover letter signed by the company representative may accompany the proposals to set forth any information that the offeror wishes to bring to the Government’s attention.

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