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Questions and Answers on RFQ-BARDA-08-17

This document does not amend the terms and conditions of the solicitation in any manner; potential quoters have the duty to seek clarification from the contracting officer if they believe answers herein are inconsistent with the solicitation.

Questions are numbered; answers appear below the questions in italics. Questions may have been combined and/or edited for clarity.

1. In section 4.16 (p. 11), the base period is referred to as “Contract award through contract award plus one year”. Can you please specify what the actual period of performance is for this base period in calendar years/months? Are the options listed in this section additional 2, 3, or 4 calendar years over the base period? When does the base period begin (i.e. September 30, 2008)?

The actual contract ordering periods will be established at contract award; the anticipated award date is May, 2008.

2. Are you asking for set quotes, based upon the initial quote for the base period, for Option Periods one, two, and three, to be listed as line items in the contract price list (ARTICLE A.2.0, page 19)? Should this be quoted for each study that we propose? For example, a quote for an MTD study in rabbits to be performed in either 2008, 2009, or 2010?

Pricing shall be provided for the base period and each option period for all items required by the solicitation.

3. In the Contract Price List, should this include a list of all employees that will perform work, each individual’s hourly rate, and the total number of hours per individual? Should this list also be inclusive of all supplies to be used, and the numbers of each supply required, in the conduct of these studies?

Pricing elements shall include all items that may be required to perform the requirements of the solicitation.

4. We are going to quote the studies referenced in Section 4.2.1 (Page 22), items “a” to “d”. Do you expect any other studies to be quoted for this RFQ (e.g., monkey studies mentioned supra on this page)? Should any other safety assays referred to in section 4.2.1 be quoted in this RFQ, as referenced in item “e” of this section?

Items to be included in Exhibit A shall include any price element that may be required to propose and perform a firm fixed price or time and material/labor hour task order issued under the contract within the scope of work.

5. Should we assume the contractor will receiving all samples for analysis at a contractor specified site?

No, each task order will provide such information separately.

6. If we are performing the assays, should we assume the assays are all developed and only require validation?

See Amendment 0001 for a list of the items that shall be included in Exhibit A.