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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF APRIL 20, 2024 SAM #8180
MODIFICATION

A -- Pharmacokinetic Analysis Resource Center

Notice Date

4/18/2024 11:50:12 AM
 

Notice Type

Solicitation
 

NAICS

541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
 

Contracting Office

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA Bethesda MD 20892 USA
 

ZIP Code

20892
 

Solicitation Number

75N95024R00078
 

Response Due

5/20/2024 12:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

06/04/2024
 

Point of Contact

Robert Bailey, Phone: 3014517586, Andrew Varley, Phone: 3018275851
 

E-Mail Address

rob.bailey@nih.gov, andrew.varley@nih.gov
(rob.bailey@nih.gov, andrew.varley@nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites you to send a proposal responding to the requirements of this RFP No. 75N95024R00078 for �Pharmacokinetic Analysis Resource Center� This RFP is released under SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE Procedures. The NAICS code applicable to this buy is 541715. See Section L.1.b. of this RFP. NIDA prepared this Request for Proposal 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. NIDA anticipates awarding one (1) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (task order) contract with individually negotiated task orders over a five-year ordering period. NIDA expects to award completion or level of effort, cost reimbursement and fixed-price task orders. NIDA expects to award at least one task order to a single contractor at the time of contract award. Future funding will be made through issuance of task orders and will be dependent on program needs and funding availability. Offerors should anticipate that the ordering period will be from September 2024 to September 2029. The contract will contain a guaranteed minimum of a contract kick-off meeting and not-to-exceed maximum of $2,500,000 over the full five-year ordering period. You should respond with technical and pricing proposals based on the assumptions provided in Section C and L of the RFP. Note: You must include all of the tasks listed in the Statement of Work (SOW) in your technical proposal. 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. General We direct your attention to Part IV, which contains instructions, provisions, and evaluation factors for the submission and review of proposals. Your attention is further directed to Attachment 2, �Proposal Intent Response Sheet.� Please complete this form and return it to this office on or before May 2, 2024. The balance of Parts I, II, and III contain provisions, clauses, and special requirements which we will make 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 are not to 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. Requests for clarification, additional information, or correction must be made in writing to the Contracting Officer. You must submit your questions in sufficient time for receipt on or before May 2, 2024. RFIs may be submitted by e-mail to Andrew.varley@nih.gov and Rob.Bailey@nih.gov with the subject line �RFI � RFP 75N95024R00078. Submitting a Proposal Proposals must be submitted via the electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website (https://ecps.nih.gov) before 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on May 20, 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. 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. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to make no award at all to the RFP. In addition, the RFP may be amended or cancelled as necessary to meet requirements. You must have an authorized organizational official sign your Business Proposal. It must contain a detailed breakdown of costs 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. 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 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 must 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 Financial Report with the initial Business Proposal. Offerors are solely responsible for submitting proposals in a timely manner. Please note that creating an account to submit a proposal may take up to three (3) business days. Please plan accordingly. Additional instructions on how to submit a proposal via eCPS can be found at �https://ecps.nih.gov/howtosubmit� and in Attachment 01. All notices related to this solicitation will be posted on Sam.gov (https://www.sam.gov). If you would like to receive e-mail notifications of updates to this solicitation, please register with SAM.gov. Disclaimers Any contract award for this requirement is contingent on the availability of funds (see FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds � April 1984). 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. You should direct all requests for any information concerning this RFP to Andrew Varley, NIDA Section, Contracts Management Branch who may be reached by e-mail at andrew.varley@nih.gov. as well as the undersigned who may be reached by e-mail at Rob.Bailey@nih.gov. �Discussions with any other individual outside the NIDA Contracts Management Branch should not occur.�
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/e9e1a885110549038ae671a3f78396fd/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Zip Code: 20892

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07034667-F 20240420/240418230051 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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