RFP NHLBI-HV-13-06 - Amendment 2.pdf

RFP Number: NHLBI-HV-13-06 Amendment 2

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OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: NHLBI-HV-13-06

Amendment No.: 2

Date of Issuance: August 20, 2012

The above numbered Request For Proposal (RFP) is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of proposals remains unchanged.

Offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the hour and the date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by (1) acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the proposal submitted (please note that this is the preferred method); or (2) separate letter or Electronic Mail which includes a reference to the RFP and Amendment number(s). For your convenience, the Proposal Intent Response Form is provided in SECTION J - List of Attachments of this RFP, for this purpose.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE

RECEIPT OF OFFERORS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF

YOUR PROPOSAL.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the responses to the submitted questions.

1. Shall we start the budget on April 1, 2013?

Response: No, the start date is To Be Determine; however, for budget purposes use the start date of

June 1, 2013.

2. Shall we budget for 6 years or 7 years? The RFP document suggests 6.5 years while the web page suggests 7 years.

Response: Per the RFP, L.1.c.2. (page 47) the period of performance is seven years.

3. Can resources/ percent efforts be budgeted for Early Career Investigators?

Response: The Government did not envision funding Early Career Investigators. Alternative funding

(ie: Grant or Diversity Supplement) should be sought.

4. Shall we budget for out-of-town transportation (air/ground) and hotel/meals for participants who have moved to other US cities?

Response: The Government did not envision travel and hotel costs for participants who moved to other US cities. You may propose this cost in a separate budget and include a justification for the proposed cost.

Formatting Questions

5. Regarding the required attachments/appendices, please specify the number of hard copies (if any) that should accompany the CD copy.

Response: Per Attachment one, Packaging and Delivery of Proposals, of the RFP, Technical Proposal:

Original and 15 copies and Business Proposal Original and 10 copies.

6. Page 52 of the RFP provides details regarding page and formatting limitations, including for type size and margins. However, it is unclear as to whether there are specific requirements for headers and

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Response: Per page 52, Type density and size must be 10 to 12 points. If constant spacing is used, 15 cpi (characters per inch) or fewer shall be used, whereas proportional spacing should provide an average of no more than 15 cpi. Margins must be no less than ½ inch around, exclusive of headers and footers.

7. …………Are we receiving this information because new field centers are being considered or is this to assess the current field centers? It is unclear what new information beyond the data being obtained in the current project is being collected. We would be very interested if you are looking for new or additional field centers.

The current Mexican American Community we serve has a population of ~100,000, but there are ~500,000 with continuing new immigrants in our Community Family Center. We have extremely strong Community support.

Response: In this RFP, other Institutions not currently participating in HCHS-SOL could submit their proposals to perform the activities described in the Statement of Work and follow the established cohort in San Diego, Chicago, Miami and the Bronx. We are not interested in establishing a new cohort. However a different organization would be awarded a field center to follow the established cohort in San Diego, Chicago, Miami, and the Bronx.