RFP No. 75N95024R00039.pdf

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National Institute on Drug Abuse Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 75N95024R00039

“NIDA CTN Dissemination Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice”

Issued by:

Tracy Cain, Contracting Officer NIDA Section, Contracts Management Branch Green Office of Acquisition, NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH c/o 3WFN MSC 6012 301 N Stonestreet Ave Bethesda, MD 20892 Point of Contact: Tracy Cain, Contracting Officer E-Mail: tracy.cain@nih.gov Phone: (301) 443-6677

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, June 27, 2024

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: Monday, July 29, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time

The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites you to send a proposal responding to the requirements of this RFP No. 75N95024R00039 for " NIDA CTN Dissemination Initiative:

Moving Science from Research to Practice ". This solicitation is a competitive total set aside for 8(a) small businesses.

This Request for Proposal is prepared in accordance with the Uniform Contract Format prescribed for Government Wide application by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Uniform Contract Format is both a Request for Proposal and a contract award document. The resulting contract will consist of Parts I, II, III of the Uniform Contract Format.

We expect to award a cost-reimbursement, term (level-of-effort) contract for one base year, with four one year options, plus option quantities. Future year funding will be dependent on the previous year's performance and funding availability. The initial performance period will start on or around August 2024. You should respond with technical and pricing proposals for the entire project. Please include separate pricing for each individual option.

In addition, FAR Clause 52.219-14 ‘Limitation on Subcontracting’ is applicable under this solicitation, and this clause requires that at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel be expended by employees of the small business firm.

Particularly direct your attention to Part IV, which contains instructions, provisions, and evaluation factors for the submission and review of proposals. The balance of Parts I, II, and III contain provisions, clauses, and special requirements which will be made a part of any resultant award. Review these parts as to the effects on performance capability and technical and cost considerations in the development of your proposal. However, you do not fill in blanks or otherwise complete portions of Parts I, II, and III which otherwise appear to require the insertion of data. The Government will complete those Parts prior to contract award. NIDA tailors Parts I, II, and III to the final negotiation (if negotiations are conducted) and modified, as necessary, for the type of contractor organization, cost and/or fee arrangement, and other elements as negotiated prior to award.

An official authorized to bind your organization must sign the proposal. The Contracting Officer must receive one copy of your technical proposal and one copy of your business proposal no later than 2 p.m., local prevailing time on July 29, 2024 at tracy.cain@nih.gov and josh.lazarus@nih.gov.

Attn: Tracy Cain, Contracting Officer

RFP No. 75N95024R00039

Furnish in writing by email any areas of uncertainty, which, in your opinion, require clarification or correction to the Contracting Officer. You must submit your questions via email to tracy.cain@nih.gov in sufficient time for receipt on or before July 15, 2024. Mark the e-mail "Offeror's Questions, RFP No. 75N95024R00039."

This RFP does not commit the Government to pay the costs for the preparation and submission of a proposal. The Contracting Officer is the only individual who legally can commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this acquisition.

Following your proposal submission and our review, the Contracting Officer may seek more information. In accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(3) and FAR 52.215-1, we advise you that the Government intends to evaluate the proposal and award a contract without discussions (except clarifications). Therefore, your initial proposal should contain the best terms from cost or price and technical standpoints. However, we reserve the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later decides them to be necessary.

You must have an authorized organizational official sign your Business Proposal. It must contain a detailed breakdown of costs by year and individual options, for each cost category/element, an explanation of the basis for all costs, and provide documentation to support these costs. We direct special attention to the Breakdown of Proposed Estimated Costs (plus fixed fee) w/Excel Spreadsheet contained in the Business Proposal Cost Information, Section J, Attachment 8. Do not send encrypted files. Use of the above format will hasten review and award. See Section L.2.c. Business Proposal Instructions for additional detail.

Please include a completed Form NIH-2043, “Proposal Summary and Data Record” with the Business Proposal. Note that in addition to telephone and fax numbers, you should include the e-mail addresses of both the Principal Investigator and the responsible business representative on the form. Format and content requirements of your Technical Proposal are detailed in Section L.2.b. Technical Proposal. Also, you should complete the “Technical Proposal Cover Sheet” and use it as the cover sheet for each copy of your technical proposal. It is important that you list all professional personnel and organizations named in the proposal who have any role in the proposed work. This includes your staff, subcontractors, collaborating organizations, and consultants. Show organization affiliation(s) for every person named. You may use extra sheets, as needed, following the format shown in the Technical Proposal Cover Sheet. We will use this information to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist with the selected review committee members.

The Offeror must submit its Travel Policy, Total Compensation Plan and Annual Report with the initial Business Proposal.

Any contract award for this requirement is contingent on the availability of funds (see FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds – April 1984).

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Requests for any information concerning this RFP should be directed to Tracy Cain, Contracting Officer, NIDA Section, Contracts Management Branch Green, who may be reached on (301) 443- 6677 or email tracy.cain@nih.gov; collect calls will not be accepted. Discussions with any other individual outside the NIDA Section, Contracts Management Branch Green should not occur.

Sincerely yours, Tracy Cain, Contracting Officer NIDA Section, Contracts Management Branch Green Office of Acquisition, NIDA/ NIH

SOLICITATION

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

1.Requisition or other Purchase Authority: P.L. 102-321 as amended

2. Request for Proposal (RFP) Number:

75N95024R00039

3. Issue Date:

June 27, 2024

4. Set Aside:

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

5. Title : NIDA CTN Dissemination Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice

ISSUED BY:

NIDA Section Contracts Management Branch Green, Office of Acquisitions National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health c/o 3WFN MSC 6012 301 N Stonestreet Ave

Bethesda, MD 20892

7. SUBMIT OFFERS TO:

See Part III, Section J, "Packaging and Delivery of the Proposal (eCPS)," ATTACHMENT 1 of this Solicitation.

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 Attachment 1, "Packaging and Delivery of the Proposal," until 2:00 PM local time on July 26, 2024 . Offers will be valid for 120 days unless a different period is specified by the offeror on the Attachment entitled, "Proposal Summary and Data Record, NIH 2043.

9. This solicitation requires delivery of proposals as stated in ATTACHMENT 1, “Packaging and Delivery of the Proposals for Use with the NIH electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) Website." Proposals Submitted by any other means such as facsimile, hard copy or e-mail will not be accepted.

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," LOCATED IN SECTION L.1. 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 https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ .

FOR INFORMATION CALL Tracy Cain, Contracting Officer

PHONE: (301) 443-6677

e-MAIL: tracy.cain@nih.gov

COLLECT CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Tracy Cain Contracting Officer Office of Acquisitions, NIDA Contracts Management Branch Green https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ mailto:tracy.cain@nih.gov

RFP TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

ARTICLE B.1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

ARTICLE B.2. ESTIMATED COST - OPTION

ARTICLE B.3. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DIRECT COSTS

ARTICLE B.4. ADVANCE UNDERSTANDINGS

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

ARTICLE C.1. STATEMENT OF WORK

ARTICLE C.2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION D - PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

ARTICLE F.1. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

ARTICLE F.2. DELIVERIES

ARTICLE F.3. LEVEL OF EFFORT

ARTICLE F.4. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, FAR 52.252-2 (FEB 1998)

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

ARTICLE G.1. CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

ARTICLE G.2. KEY PERSONNEL, HHSAR 352.237-75 (December 2015)

ARTICLE G.3. WORK ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES

ARTICLE G.4. INVOICE SUBMISSION/CONTRACT FINANCING REQUEST AND CONTRACT FINANCIAL

REPORT

ARTICLE G.5. PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS, FAR

52.232-40 (Nov 2021)

ARTICLE G.6. INDIRECT COST RATES

ARTICLE G.7. POST AWARD EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE H.1. HUMAN SUBJECTS

ARTICLE H.2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING

ARTICLE H.3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROMOTION OF LEGALIZATION OF CONTROLLED

SUBSTANCES

ARTICLE H.4. DISSEMINATION OF FALSE OR DELIBERATELY MISLEADING INFORMATION

ARTICLE H.5. RESTRICTION ON PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTER NETWORKS

ARTICLE H.6. GUN CONTROL

ARTICLE H.7. OPTION PROVISION

ARTICLE H.8. INFORMATION SECURITY AND/OR PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY

ARTICLE H.9. COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS AND SERVICES

ARTICLE H.10. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

ARTICLE H.11. REPORTING MATTERS INVOLVING FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE

ARTICLE H.12. HOTEL AND MOTEL FIRE SAFETY ACT OF 1990 (P.L. 101-391)

ARTICLE H.13. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND FOOD

ARTICLE H.14. REGISTRATION FEES FOR CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS

ARTICLE H.15. REGISTRATION FEES FOR NIH SPONSORED SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND

RESEARCH-RELATED CONFERENCES

ARTICLE H.16. GUIDELINES FOR INCLUSION OF WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES IN NIH-SUPPORTED CONFERENCES

ARTICLE H.17. USE OF FUNDS FOR PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

ARTICLE H.18. ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE HHSAR

352.239-73 (December 2015) ARTICLE H.19. ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY, HHSAR 352.239-74 (December 2015)

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

ARTICLE I.1. GENERAL CLAUSES FOR A COST-REIMBURSEMENT SERVICE CONTRACT

ARTICLE I.2. AUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTIONS OF CLAUSES

ARTICLE I.3. ADDITIONAL FAR CONTRACT CLAUSES INCLUDED IN FULL TEXT

ARTICLE I.4. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - 8(a) PROGRAM

ARTICLE I.5. SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

This solicitation is being processed under a Partnership Agreement (PA) between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA), under which the SBA has delegated to HHS, authority to enter into 8(a) contracts directly with eligible 8(a) firms. The PA implements innovative and effective methodology designed to streamline the acquisition process for awards under the 8(a) program. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a designated pilot agency under the PA.

Any solicitation and subsequent awards processed under the referenced PA, NIDA will make the award directly to the 8(a) firm. SBA will not be a signatory to the award resulting from this solicitation. SBA will, however, retain responsibility for 8(a) certification, administer other eligibility related issues under the 8(a) program, and be available to 8(a) firms for counseling and assistance.

If you have any questions pertaining to this PA, please contact Tracy Cain via email at tracy.cain@nih.gov.

HHS/SBA PA (OCTOBER 23, 2012 until amended) Servicing Small Business Administration Field Office

To facilitate communications, it is requested that the 8(a) participant submitting this offer/bid provide the following information regarding the firm's cognizant servicing Small Business Administration (SBA) office.

Servicing SBA Office: Washington Metropolitan Area District Office

Address: 409 3rd St, SW, Floor 2

Washington, DC 20416

Cognizant SBA Business Opportunity Specialist's Name: Petricia Walker Phone: (202)-205-7178

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM , HEREIN CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ANY OFFEROR INTERESTED IN RESPONDING TO THIS SOLICITATION.

ANY CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE IN ITS SECTION A -

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM , ACCOUNTING, APPROPRIATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

APPLICABLE TO THE CONTRACT AWARD.

THE CONTRACT SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SECTIONS B THROUGH H , HEREIN, CONTAINS CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THIS SOLICITATION. IT IS NOT AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. THE CONTRACT COST OR PRICE AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS PERTINENT TO THE OFFEROR (i.e., those relating to the organizational structure [e.g., Non-Profit, Commercial] and specific cost authorizations unique to the Offeror's proposal and requiring Contracting Officer Prior Approval) WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RESULTANT CONTRACT. THE ENCLOSED CONTRACT SCHEDULE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE OFFEROR WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION

TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RESULTANT CONTRACT.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

ARTICLE B.1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

To reduce the chasm between research and practice and to accelerate the dissemination of scientific findings, NIDA developed the Blending Research and Practice Initiative in 2001, which is now the Clinical Trials Network Dissemination Initiative (CTN DI). This initiative has evolved into an innovative effort to translate research to practice and to incorporate input and feedback from multiple stakeholders to make the best evidence-based treatments available to those who need them.

This contract provides NIDA with the opportunity to disseminate new scientific findings in many ways, and to a variety of audiences. During the past year, this Initiative contract supported symposia, workshops, and embedded sessions at national meetings. The CTN Dissemination Initiative Contract also supports expert panels and provides educational opportunities via webcast.

ARTICLE B.2. ESTIMATED COST - OPTION

a. The estimated cost of the Base Period of this contract is $ .

b. The fixed fee for the Base Period of this contract is $ . The fixed fee shall be paid in direct ratio to the level of effort expended; that is, the percent of fee paid shall be equal to the percent of total effort expended.] Payment shall be subject to the withholding provisions of the clauses ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT and FIXED FEE referenced in the General Clause Listing in Part II, ARTICLE I.1. of this contract.

c. The total estimated amount of the contract, represented by the sum of the estimated cost plus the fixed fee for the Base Period is $ .

d. If the Government exercises its option pursuant to the OPTION PROVISION Article in SECTION H of this contract, the Government's total estimated contract amount represented by the sum of the estimated cost plus the fixed fee will be increased as follows:

Estimated Cost

Fixed Fee

Estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Base Period Option Period 1 (Contract Year 2) Option Period 2 (Contract Year 3) Option Period 3 (Contract Year 4) Option Period 4 (Contract Year 5) Total [Base Period and Option(s)]

e. If the Government exercises any of its option quantities pursuant to the OPTION PROVISION Article in SECTION H of this contract, the Government's total estimated contract amount represented by the sum of the estimated cost plus the fixed fee will be increased as follows:

Estimated Cost ($) Fixed Fee ($) Estimated Cost

Plus Fixed Fee ($) Option Quantity 1 (Available 2x each contract year)

Option Quantity 2 (Available 1x in final year of contract)

Option Quantity 3 (Available 2x each

Option Quantity 4 (Available 2x each f.

Ultimate Contract Value (Base Period, Option Periods, and Option Quantities):

ARTICLE B.3. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DIRECT COSTS

This article will prohibit or restrict the use of contract funds, unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. The following is a list of items that may be included in the resultant contract as applicable. 1) Conferences & Meetings, 2) Food for Meals, Light Refreshments & Beverages, 3) Promotional Items, 4) Acquisition, by purchase or lease, of any interest in real property; 5) Special rearrangement or alteration of facilities; 6) Purchase or lease of any item of general purpose office furniture or office equipment regardless of dollar value; 7) Travel Costs including Foreign Travel; 8) Consultant Costs; 9) Subcontract Costs; 10) Patient Care Costs; 11) Accountable Government Property;

12) Printing costs; and 13) Research Funding.

ARTICLE B.4. ADVANCE UNDERSTANDINGS

Specific elements of cost, which normally require prior written approval of the Contracting Officer before incurrence of the cost (e.g., foreign travel, consultant fees, subcontracts) will be included in this Article if the Contracting Officer has granted his/her approval prior to contract award. NIDA reserves the right to have the contracted services in this award benefit NIDA and other components of NIH.

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

ARTICLE C.1. STATEMENT OF WORK

a. Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall be required to furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government, as needed to perform the Statement of Work, attached hereto and made a part of this Solicitation (See SECTION J - List of Attachments).

ARTICLE C.2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

All reports shall be submitted electronically as specified in Section F of the RFP.

These reports shall be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Additional information about testing documents for Section 508 compliance, including guidance and specific checklists, by application, can be found at: https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html and at:

https://www.section508.gov/create/documents , "Create Accessible Documents."

a. Technical Progress Reports

1. In addition to the required reports set forth elsewhere in this Schedule, the preparation and submission of regularly recurring Technical Progress Reports will be required in any contract resulting from this solicitation. These reports will require descriptive information about the activities undertaken during the reporting period and will require information about planned activities for future reporting periods. The frequency and specific content of these reports will be determined prior to contract award.

a. Monthly Progress Reports:

The Contractor shall prepare and submit a progress report to the COR by the 10th business day after the end of the period being reported. These reports should be sent electronically and shall include at minimum a narrative summary of activities for the previous month for each major task; problem areas encountered or anticipated;

possible solutions to reported problems; staff time on each project; and activities planned for the next month. A monthly report shall not be required when an annual report is due.

b. Annual Progress Reports ( if Option Periods are exercised):

An Annual report shall be prepared and submitted 30 business days after the end of the contract year. This report shall be sent electronically, and include a summation of the results of the entire contract work for the period covered. An annual report shall not be required when the final report is due.

c. Final Contract Report:

https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html https://www.section508.gov/create/documents https://www.section508.gov/create/documents

On or before the expiration date of the contract, the Contractor shall provide a final report. The report shall summarize accomplishments, problems encountered and resolutions and should be sent electronically to the Contracting Officer and the NIDA

COR.

2. Summary of Salient Results

The Contractor will be required to prepare and submit, with the final report, a summary (not to exceed 200 words) of salient results achieved during the performance of the contract. This report will be required on or before the expiration date of the contract.

b. Other Reports/Deliverables

1. Weekly meetings

The Contractor will be required to meet weekly with the Contracting Officer's Representative (NIDA COR) during the first year of the contract. The frequency of meetings will be reassessed if Option 1 is utilized.

2. Initial Contract Meeting

An initial meeting will be held with the Contractor within two weeks of contract award. The NIDA COR may conduct a post award site visit within two weeks of this meeting.

c. HHS SECURITY AND PRIVACY LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATION AND IT

PROCUREMENTS

1. INFORMATION AND/OR PHYSICAL SECURITY

See Article H.8 for a description of required IT Security deliverables.

2. Section 508 Annual Report The Contractor must submit an annual Section 508 report in accordance with the schedule set forth by the Contracting Officer (CO)/Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The Section 508 Report Template and Instructions for completing the report are available at: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/web/508/contracting/technolog y/section_508_annual_report.doc.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/web/508/contracting/technology/section_508_annual_report.doc https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/web/508/contracting/technology/section_508_annual_report.doc

SECTION D - PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING

All deliverables required under this contract shall be packaged, marked and shipped in accordance with Government specifications. At a minimum, all deliverables shall be marked with the contract number and Contractor name. The Contractor shall guarantee that all required materials shall be delivered in immediate usable and acceptable condition.

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

a. The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will perform inspection and acceptance of materials and services to be provided.

b. For the purpose of this SECTION, the NIDA COR, whose position is defined in Section G, is the authorized representative of the Contracting Officer.

c. Inspection and acceptance will be performed at:

National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse c/o 3WFN MSC 6012 301 N Stonestreet Ave Bethesda, MD 20892

Acceptance may be presumed unless otherwise indicated in writing by the Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative within 30 days of receipt.

d. This contract incorporates the following clause by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make its full text available.

FAR Clause 52.246-5, Inspection of Services - Cost-Reimbursement (April 1984).

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

ARTICLE F.1. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

a. The period of performance of this contract shall be from August 20, 2024 through August 19, 2025 .

b. If the Government exercises its option(s) pursuant to the OPTION PROVISION Article in Section H of this contract, the period of performance will be increased as listed below:

Option Option Period Option Period 1, Contract Year 2 August 20, 2025 through August 19, 2026 Option Period 2, Contract Year 3 August 20, 2026 through August 19, 2027 Option Period 3, Contract Year 4 August 20, 2027 through August 19, 2028 Option Period 4, Contract Year 5 August 20, 2028 through August 19, 2029

ARTICLE F.2. DELIVERIES

Satisfactory performance of the final contract shall be deemed to occur upon performance of the work described in the Statement of Work Article in SECTION C of this contract and upon delivery and acceptance by the Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative, of the following items in accordance with the stated delivery schedule:

a. The items specified below as described in the REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Article in SECTION C of this contract will be required to be delivered F.o.b. Destination as set forth in FAR 52.247-35, F.o.b. DESTINATION, WITHIN CONSIGNEES PREMISES (APRIL 1984), and in accordance with and by the date(s) specified below:

b. In accordance with FAR 4.804, following contract expiration/completion, the Contractor shall be responsible for providing the following items: Indirect cost rate proposals for all years (in which a proposal was not previously submitted); final property inventory (excluding intellectual property); standard forms 1428 and 1429 (if applicable); settling all subcontract costs and any

Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule

(1) Monthly Progress Report 1 electronic Within 10 business days of end of reporting period

(2) Annual Progress Report 2 electronic Within 30 business days after end of contract year

(3) Final Report with Summary of

Salient Results 2 electronic On or before contract expiration

(4) Section 508 Annual Report 2 electronic Within 30 business days after end of contract year

(5) Contractor Non-Disclosure Agreements

1 electronic See Article H.9.

(6) Transition Plan 1 electronic 90 days prior to contract expiration

(7) All contract-generated files and programs 1 electronic On or before contract expiration issues thereunder; subcontracting compliance reports for all years to the eSRS; final patent and royalty reports; Contractor's release of claims, i.e. Contractor's closing statement; the Contractor's Assignment of Refunds, Rebates and Credits; and a final invoice or completion voucher (marked final).

c. The above items shall be addressed and delivered to:

Addressee Deliverable Item No

NIDA COR 1-4, 6-7

NIDA CO 2-5

ARTICLE F.3. LEVEL OF EFFORT

a. During the period of performance of this contract, the Contractor shall provide direct labor hours. The labor hours exclude vacation, holiday, and sick leave. These labor hours exclude subcontractor labor hours. It is estimated that the labor hours are constituted as specified below and will be expended approximately as follows:

Labor HOURS

Labor Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Professional Other Professional Support Totals

Option Quantity Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Option Quantity 1*

Option Quantity 2**

Option Quantity 3*

Option Quantity 4* Totals

*Available 2x per contract year **Available 1x in final year of contract

b. The Contractor shall have satisfied the requirement herein if not less than 90% nor more than

110% of the total direct labor hours specified herein are furnished. These terms and conditions do not supersede the requirements of either the "Limitation of Cost" or "Limitation of Funds" clause.

c. In the event fewer than the minimum specified number of direct labor hours in the total categories are used by the Contractor in accomplishing the prescribed work and the Government has not invoked its rights under FAR Clause 52.249-6, TERMINATION (Cost- Reimbursement) incorporated in this contract, these parties agree that the fee will be adjusted based solely upon the quantity of hours by which the number of direct labor hours furnished is less than the number of direct labor hours specified in this ARTICLE. The resulting adjustment shall be evidenced by a contract modification.

ARTICLE F.4. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, FAR 52.252-2 (FEB 1998).

This contract incorporates the following clause(s) by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make its full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSE:

52.242-15, Stop Work Order (August 1989).

Alternate I (April 1984) is applicable to this contract.

52.247-35, F.o.b. Destination Within Consignees Premises (April 1984).

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SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

ARTICLE G.1. CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The following Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will represent the Government for the purpose of this contract:

To be determined

The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance.

The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule;

(4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract; or (6) sign written licensing agreements. Any signed agreement shall be incorporated by reference in Section K of the contract

The Government may unilaterally change its COR designation.

ARTICLE G.2. KEY PERSONNEL, HHSAR 352.237-75 (December 2015).

The key personnel specified in this contract are considered to be essential to work performance. At least 30 days prior to the contractor voluntarily diverting any of the specified individuals to other programs or contracts the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and shall submit a justification for the diversion or replacement and a request to replace the individual. The request must identify the proposed replacement and provide an explanation of how the replacement's skills, experience, and credentials meet or exceed the requirements of the contract (including, when applicable, Human Subjects Testing requirements). If the employee of the contractor is terminated for cause or separates from the contractor voluntarily with less than thirty days' notice, the Contractor shall provide the maximum notice practicable under the circumstances. The Contractor shall not divert, replace, or announce any such change to key personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer.

The contract will be modified to add or delete key personnel as necessary to reflect the agreement of the parties.

(End of clause).

The following individual(s) is/are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder:

Name Title To Be Determined

ARTICLE G.3. WORK ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES

In providing support under this contract, under Tasks 2 & 3 the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) may require that the Contractor shall initiate work only when so directed by a Work Assignment (Attachment provided in SECTION J). Approval of a Work Assignment shall not constitute approval to exceed any item listed in the contract or general clauses of the contract.

Work Assignment amounts shall not exceed the total amounts listed in the contract (time, dollars, effort, consultants, travel, etc.). The COR is authorized to initiate Work Assignments and to sign Work Assignments indicating satisfactory performance/delivery of the services/product required in each Work Assignment. The Contractor shall assure, prior to commencing work on any Work Assignment, that written approval of the COR has been obtained. A Work Assignment which does not contain the COR approval signature shall be considered invalid and costs incurred for such work shall be considered unallowable. The Contractor shall not exceed the estimated labor hours, estimated Work Assignment amount, or change the Work Assignment leader without prior written approval of the COR by modification of the Work Assignment. The day-to-day operational and administrative details of the Work Assignment system will be established by the COR with input from the Contractor. The Work Assignment system will operate within the following general guidelines:

a. Work Assignment (W.A.) Information

1. All work to be assigned under this contract shall relate directly to one or more of the task areas listed in the Statement of Work.

2. Each W.A. shall be written for the conduct of a specific, finite task.

3. Each new W.A. shall be numbered serially beginning with 01.

4. Each W.A. shall be completed on the form entitled "Sample Contract Work Assignment" and listed as an Attachment in Section J of this contract.

b. Initiation of a W.A.

1. The COR will initiate Part I of the W.A.

2. The Contractor shall complete Part II and obtain the appropriate signature. The Contractor shall forward the proposed W.A. to the COR.

3. Upon receipt of the proposed W.A. and after determining that the proposed W.A.

is acceptable, the COR will sign Part II to indicate approval, and will forward the W.A. to the Contractor with a copy to the Contracting Officer.

4. After receipt of the approved W.A., the Contractor shall begin work. The period of performance shall never precede the COR Approval date.

c. Modification to a W.A.

1. Each amendment to an existing Work Assignment shall contain the original W.A.

number and shall designate a modification number. Modification numbers for each W.A. shall be serially numbered beginning with 01 (for example, Work Assignment 01, Modification No. 01).

2. Each W.A. modification shall set forth in specific detail which portion(s) of the W.A.

is to be modified. All Cost/Labor modifications shall be in the following format:

Authorized to

Date This Modification Revised Estimate

Labor Hours

Cost Elements

(List Each Element)

d. Conclusion of a W.A.

1. For each W.A. performed, the Contractor shall prepare PART III of the Work Assignment for submission to the COR.

2. This PART III submission shall include all actual information (cost, effort, and deliverables) relative to the W.A.

3. PART III of the W.A. shall be submitted as soon as possible and not to exceed three months after the closing date of the W.A. For those Work Assignments which expire within three months prior to the contract expiration date, PART III of the Work Assignment shall be submitted on the final contract day.

4. After verification that all work is complete and deliverables have been received and accepted, the COR will sign Part III of the W.A. to indicate approval for completion of the W.A. by signing Part III of the W.A. and forwarding to the Contractor with a copy to the CO.

ARTICLE G.4. INVOICE SUBMISSION/CONTRACT FINANCING REQUEST AND CONTRACT FINANCIAL

REPORT

a. Invoice Submission/Contract Financing Request, NIH(RC)-1 for NIH Cost-Reimbursement Type Contracts are attached and made part of this contract. The Contractor shall follow the attached instructions and submission procedures specified below to meet the requirements of a "proper invoice" pursuant to FAR Subpart 32.9, Prompt Payment.

1. The Contractor must submit invoices to the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at https://www.ipp.gov with a copy of the invoice to the approving official, as directed below.

https://www.ipp.gov/

The Contractor must submit a copy of the electronic invoice to the following Approving Official (Contracting Officer) and Contracting Officer Representative:

Official: Contracting Officer

Contracting Officer Representative

For inquiries regarding the status of invoices, contact OFM Customer Service via email at ofm_customer_service@mail-cmp.niceincontact.com or via phone at 301-496-6088. To send your inquiries via other available communication methods refer to the OFM Customer Service website at https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Customer-Service.aspx .

Note: The OFM Customer Service is open Eastern Standard Time Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is closed between 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

b. In addition to the requirements specified in FAR 32.905 for a proper invoice, the Contractor shall include the following information on the face page of all payment requests:

a. Name of the Office of Acquisitions. The Office of Acquisitions for this contract is NIDA Office of

Acquisitions, Green Branch, NIDA Section.

b. Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). If the Contractor does not have a valid TIN, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. If the Contractor has neither a TIN, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer. Note: The Contractor shall not include TIN if it is a Social Security Number.

c. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The UEI is located in the System for Award Management (SAM) and replaces the Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. The UEI number must identify the Contractor's name and address exactly as stated in the contract and as registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If the Contractor does not have a valid UEI number, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. If the Contractor has neither a TIN, UEI, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer.

d. Invoice Matching Option. This contract requires a two-way match.

e. Unique Invoice Number. Each payment request must be identified by a unique invoice number, which can only be used one time regardless of the number of contracts or orders held by an organization.

f. The Contract Title is:

NIDA CTN Dissemination Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice

g. Contract Line Items as follows:

Line Item # Line Item Description 1 Base Period (Contract Year 1) Period of Performance: 08/20/2024 – 08/19/2025 mailto:ofm_customer_service@mail-cmp.niceincontact.com mailto:ofm_customer_service@mail-cmp.niceincontact.com https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Customer-Service.aspx https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Customer-Service.aspx

c. Inquiries regarding payment of invoices shall be directed to the designated billing office, (301) 496-

6088.

d. The Contractor shall include the following certification on every invoice for reimbursable costs incurred with Fiscal Year funds subject to HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of this contract. For billing purposes, certified invoices are required for the billing period during which the applicable Fiscal Year funds were initially charged through the final billing period utilizing the applicable Fiscal Year funds:

"I hereby certify that the salaries charged in this invoice are in compliance with HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of the above referenced contract."

ARTICLE G.5. PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS, FAR

52.232-40 (Nov 2021).

a. Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor.

b. The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the prompt Payment Act.

c. Include the substance of this clause, include this paragraph c, in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause).

ARTICLE G.6. INDIRECT COST RATES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) Clause 52.216-7 (d)(2), Allowable Cost and Payment incorporated by reference in this contract in PART II, SECTION I, the cognizant Contracting Officer Representative responsible for negotiating provisional and/or final indirect cost rates is identified as follows:

Director, Division of Financial Advisory Services Office of Acquisition Management and Policy National Institutes of Health

6011 EXECUTIVE BLVD, ROOM 549C, MSC-7663

BETHESDA MD 20892-7663

These rates are hereby incorporated without further action of the Contracting Officer. Go to the Indirect Cost Submission web page: https://oamp.od.nih.gov/division-of-financial-advisory-services/indirect-cost-branch/indirect-cost-submission for electronic copies of the Branch's information package documents.

https://oamp.od.nih.gov/division-of-financial-advisory-services/indirect-cost-branch/indirect-cost-submission https://oamp.od.nih.gov/division-of-financial-advisory-services/indirect-cost-branch/indirect-cost-submission

ARTICLE G.7. POST AWARD EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

a. Contractor Performance Evaluations

Interim and Final evaluations of Contractor performance will be prepared on this contract in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.15. The Final performance evaluation will be prepared at the time of completion of work. In addition to the Final evaluation, Interim evaluation(s) will be prepared Annually as follows on the contract anniversary date.

Interim and Final evaluations will be provided to the Contractor as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation. The Contractor will be permitted thirty days to review the document and to submit additional information or a rebutting statement. If agreement cannot be reached between the parties, the matter will be referred to an individual one level above the Contracting Officer, whose decision will be final.

Copies of the evaluations, Contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file, and may be used to support future award decisions.

b. Electronic Access to Contractor Performance Evaluations

Contractors may access evaluations through a secure Web site for review and comment at the following address:

https://www.cpars.gov https://www.cpars.gov/

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE H.1. HUMAN SUBJECTS

It is hereby understood and agreed that research involving human subjects shall not be conducted under this contract, and that no material developed, modified, or delivered by or to the Government under this contract, or any subsequent modification of such material, will be used by the Contractor or made available by the Contractor for use by anyone other than the Government, for experimental or therapeutic use involving humans without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

ARTICLE H.2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING

The Contractor shall clearly state, when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money: (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) the percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.

ARTICLE H.3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROMOTION OF LEGALIZATION OF CONTROLLED

SUBSTANCES

The Contractor shall not use contract funds to support activities that promote the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act, except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications. This limitation shall not apply when the Government determines that there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.

ARTICLE H.4. DISSEMINATION OF FALSE OR DELIBERATELY MISLEADING INFORMATION

The Contractor shall not use contract funds to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.

ARTICLE H.5. RESTRICTION ON PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTER NETWORKS

The Contractor shall not use contract funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.

ARTICLE H.6. GUN CONTROL

The Contractor shall not use contract funds in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.

ARTICLE H.7. OPTION PROVISION

Unless the Government exercises its option pursuant to the Option Clause set forth in SECTION I., the contract will consist only of the Base Period of the Statement of Work as defined in Sections C and F of the contract. Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item, 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, and FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract set forth in SECTION I. of this contract, the Government may, by unilateral contract modification, require the Contractor to perform additional options set forth in the Statement of Work and also defined in Sections C and F of the contract. If the Government exercises this option, notice must be given at least 15 calendar days prior to the expiration date of this contract, and the estimated cost plus fixed fee of the contract will be increased as set forth in the ESTIMATED COST PLUS FIXED FEE Article in SECTION B of this contract.

ARTICLE H.8. INFORMATION SECURITY AND/OR PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY

a. Baseline Security Requirements

1. Safeguarding Information and Information Systems. All government information and information systems must be protected in accordance with HHS/NIH policies and level of risk.

At a minimum, the Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) must:

i. Protect the:

• Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, based on the security terms found in this contract, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information;

• Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity; and

• Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.

ii. Report any discovered or unanticipated threats or hazards by either the agency or contractor, or if existing safeguards have ceased to function immediately after discovery, within one (1) hour or less, to the government representative(s).

iii. Adopt and implement all applicable policies, procedures, controls, and standards required by the HHS/NIH Information Security Program to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of government information and government information systems for which the Contractor is responsible under this contract or to which the Contractor may otherwise have access under this contract. Obtain all applicable security and privacy policies by contacting the CO/COR or HHS/NIH security and/or privacy officials.

2. Protection of Sensitive Information. For security purposes, information is or may be sensitive because it requires security to protect its confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability. The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) must protect all government information that is or may be sensitive by securing it with a solution that is validated with current FIPS 140 validation certificate from the NIST CMVP.

3. Confidentiality and Nondisclosure of Information. Any information provided to the contractor (and/or any subcontractor) by HHS or collected by the contractor on behalf of HHS must be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract and must not be disclosed or made known in any manner to any persons except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract. The Contractor assumes responsibility for protection of the confidentiality of Government records and must ensure that all work performed by its employees and subcontractors must be under the supervision of the Contractor. Each Contractor employee or any of its subcontractors to whom any HHS records may be made available or disclosed must be notified in writing by the Contractor that information disclosed to such employee or subcontractor can be used only for that purpose and to the extent authorized herein.

The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of such information must be protected in accordance with HHS and NIH policies.