CCQDER Cognitive Interviewing Studies

Amendment 00001 is to change the Statement of Work and to extend the due date and time.  

The due date and time is changed to 1:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, 8/18/2020.

The Statement of Work is changed as follows:

To address a question submitted about the availability of training from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for Social & Behavioral Research, the following changes were made to sections 3 and 4 of the Statement of Work. 

In Section 3 Requirements, the following language is removed from the Statement of  Work:  “Contracted staff conducting cognitive interviews must have a training certificate from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for Social & Behavioral Research and RCR Combined training courses.  Contracted staff must provide CITI expiration date to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). 

The following language is added to Section 4, Tasks to be Performed, Subtask 4.1.4 - Comply with confidentiality requirements, bullet #3 “After the contract has been awarded, contracted staff conducting cognitive interviews must obtain a training certificate from the  Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for Social & Behavioral Research and RCR Combined training courses. Contracted staff must provide CITI expiration date to the Contracting Officer’s  Representative (COR) prior to the start of a specific cognitive testing study.” 

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number for this requirement is 75D301-20-R-68209 and is hereby issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) seeks a contractor to conduct cognitive interviewing evaluation studies on a variety of demographic, social, and health-related topics in various languages. The contractor will be responsible for all activities necessary to conduct, complete, remunerate, document, and deliver the results of a specific cognitive interviewing study using test questions provided by NCHS, in accordance with the attached RFP.  The contractor may be responsible for completing a CIPSEA Information Protection Plan as determined by the NCHS Confidentiality Officer and the NCHS Information Systems Security Officer.  The contractor may also be required to provide inspection of contractor facility that collects, uses, or stores cognitive interviewing and cognitive interview support data under a Designated Agent Agreement (DAA).

The awarded contract is expected to be an IDIQ contract.   CLINs 0001,0002,0003, 0004, 0006, and 0008 are expected to have fixed unit prices that cover all the components of each CLIN.  CLINs 0005 and 0007 are expected to be cost reimbursement CLINs and estimated costs will be negotiated prior to issuing a modification to fund a specific project. 

It is the offeror's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions may be accessed via the Internet at website http://www.acquisition.gov.  This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-07 (July 2020).

This acquisition is being conducted as small business set aside under NAICS code 541720 with a small business size standard $22.0 M. The government plans to issue an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, with fixed prices per unit, to the successful offeror. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this solicitation, a contractor must have an active registration in the System for Award Management. The proposal must include FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, with Offer or indicate if it is available online at SAM.gov.

Questions concerning this solicitation are due by 11:00 AM Eastern Time, August 5, 2020, and must be sent to the attention of  Florence Black via email at fpblack@cdc.gov .  The Offeror must cite the solicitation number in the email subject line.

Proposals are due on August 18 by 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The Proposals must be signed by an official authorized to bind your organization. Each offeror must submit one electronic copy of its proposal Volumes I, II, and III via email to fpblack@cdc.gov , and the subject line must read  (company name) Proposal to RFP: 75D301-20-R-68209.

In addition to the email copy, an offeror must submit one hard copy of its proposal addressed as follows:  

Florence Black, Contract Specialist/Contractor;  RFP  75D301-20-R-68209; CDC Office of Acquisition Services; 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Building 140; Pittsburgh, PA 15236

 The full RFP is attached, including the CLINs for pricing,  the Statement of Work, Clauses, and Solicitation Terms with evaluation factors.