Quantification of Drugs of Abuse and Related Substances in Biological Specimens

The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites you to submit a proposal responding to the requirements of this RFP No. 75N95024R00006 for "Quantification of Drugs of Abuse and Related Substances in Biological Specimens".

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, level of effort type contract. NIDA estimates this requirement will include a one (1) year Base Period and four (4) one (1) year options and Options for increased quantity to extend performance for total potential performance period of five years. Future year funding will be dependent on the previous year's performance and funding availability. The initial performance period will start on or around March 2024. Interested parties should respond with technical and pricing proposals for the entire project. Please include separate pricing for each individual option period and option quantity.

Please refer to Section M for mandatory criteria. Additionally, all offerors must be REGISTERED and have an ACTIVE System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov/ (www.sam.gov) account at the time an offer/proposal is submitted to the Government. All offerors registered in the System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov/(www.sam.gov) must be in full compliance with FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance and FAR 52.207-7 System for Award Management to be eligible to submit a proposal. The Government will not accept proposals from offerors who do not meet the SAM requirement.

THIS IS SOLICITED UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The NAICS code applicable to this buy is 541715. See Section L.1.c. of this RFP.

General

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. 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 and (if negotiations are
conducted) will tailor those items through final negotiations.

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, Attachment 08. Please provide an electronic copy of the spreadsheet in this format. 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.

If you want to receive an e-mail notice of any amendments to this RFP, you should register on the SAM.gov website. Also, NIDA will post all amendments, or provide an appropriate link, on the SAM.gov website.

Offeror Questions and Intent
Requests for clarification, additional information, or correction must be made in writing to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. A completed "Proposal Intent Response Sheet." Attachment 02 of the RFP: Please complete this form and return it to this office on or before December 18, 2023.

The Completed Proposal Intent Response Sheet and offeror questions, if any, must be submitted on or before 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on December 18, 2023. The response sheet and offeror questions must be submitted by e-mail to alex.beraud@nih.gov and tracy.cain@nih.gov with the subject line: “Offeror Intent and Questions – 75N95024R00006”

Submitting a Proposal
Proposals must be submitted via the electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website (https://ecps.nih.gov) and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 02, 2024. Proposals submitted by facsimile, e-mail, or hard copy will not be accepted. An official authorized to bind your organization must sign the proposal.

Offerors are solely responsible for submitting proposals in a timely manner. Please note that creating an account to submit may take up to three (3) business days. Please plan accordingly.

Additional instructions on submitting a proposal via eCPS can be found at https://ecps.nih.gov/howtosubmit and in Attachment 1.

All notices related to this solicitation will be posted on SAM (https://www.sam.gov).

In accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(3) and FAR 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, your initial proposal should contain the best terms from cost or price and technical standpoints. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary.

Disclaimers
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 proposals 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.

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

Requests for any information concerning this RFP should be directed to Alexander Beraud, NIDA Office of Acquisitions, Red Branch, who may be reached on (301) 443-6677; collect calls will not be accepted. Discussions with any other individual outside the NIDA Contracts Management Branch should not occur.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED RFP FOR ALL RELEVANT DETAILS

Please see attached Amendment 01 to the Request for Proposal which publicly answers questions submitted by interested vendors. Submission due date remains unchanged.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites you to submit a proposal responding to the requirements of this RFP No. 75N95024R00006 for "Quantification of Drugs of Abuse and Related Substances in Biological Specimens".

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, level of effort type contract. NIDA estimates this requirement will include a one (1) year Base Period and four (4) one (1) year options and Options for increased quantity to extend performance for total potential performance period of five years. Future year funding will be dependent on the previous year's performance and funding availability. The initial performance period will start on or around March 2024. Interested parties should respond with technical and pricing proposals for the entire project. Please include separate pricing for each individual option period and option quantity.

Please refer to Section M for mandatory criteria. Additionally, all offerors must be REGISTERED and have an ACTIVE System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov/ (www.sam.gov) account at the time an offer/proposal is submitted to the Government. All offerors registered in the System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov/(www.sam.gov) must be in full compliance with FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance and FAR 52.207-7 System for Award Management to be eligible to submit a proposal. The Government will not accept proposals from offerors who do not meet the SAM requirement.

THIS IS SOLICITED UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The NAICS code applicable to this buy is 541715. See Section L.1.c. of this RFP.

General

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. 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 and (if negotiations are
conducted) will tailor those items through final negotiations.

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, Attachment 08. Please provide an electronic copy of the spreadsheet in this format. 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.

If you want to receive an e-mail notice of any amendments to this RFP, you should register on the SAM.gov website. Also, NIDA will post all amendments, or provide an appropriate link, on the SAM.gov website.

Offeror Questions and Intent
Requests for clarification, additional information, or correction must be made in writing to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. A completed "Proposal Intent Response Sheet." Attachment 02 of the RFP: Please complete this form and return it to this office on or before December 18, 2023.

The Completed Proposal Intent Response Sheet and offeror questions, if any, must be submitted on or before 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on December 18, 2023. The response sheet and offeror questions must be submitted by e-mail to alex.beraud@nih.gov and tracy.cain@nih.gov with the subject line: “Offeror Intent and Questions – 75N95024R00006”

Submitting a Proposal
Proposals must be submitted via the electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website (https://ecps.nih.gov) and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 02, 2024. Proposals submitted by facsimile, e-mail, or hard copy will not be accepted. An official authorized to bind your organization must sign the proposal.

Offerors are solely responsible for submitting proposals in a timely manner. Please note that creating an account to submit may take up to three (3) business days. Please plan accordingly.

Additional instructions on submitting a proposal via eCPS can be found at https://ecps.nih.gov/howtosubmit and in Attachment 1.

All notices related to this solicitation will be posted on SAM (https://www.sam.gov).

In accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(3) and FAR 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, your initial proposal should contain the best terms from cost or price and technical standpoints. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary.

Disclaimers
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 proposals 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.

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

Requests for any information concerning this RFP should be directed to Alexander Beraud, NIDA Office of Acquisitions, Red Branch, who may be reached on (301) 443-6677; collect calls will not be accepted. Discussions with any other individual outside the NIDA Contracts Management Branch should not occur.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED RFP FOR ALL RELEVANT DETAILS