**Amendment #5 (Questions & Answers)**

RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-08-05

"Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: Regulatory Affairs
Support"

**This Amendment provides questions submitted by potential offerors and
the responses provided by the NIAID. The responses are offered for
information only and do not modify or become part of this
solicitation.**

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| **Amendment to Solicitation  | RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-08-05              |
| No.**                        |                                       |
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| **Amendment No.:**           | 5                                     |
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| **Amendment Issue Date:**    | October 15, 2007                      |
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| **Proposal Due Date/Time:**  | October 29, 2007, 4:00 P.M., EST      |
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| **Issued By:**               | Yvette Brown                          |
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|                              | Contracting Officer                   |
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|                              | OA/DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS                 |
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|                              | 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 3214     |
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|                              | Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7612         |
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| **Points of Contact:**       | Gehmelle L. Johnson, Contract         |
|                              | Specialist                            |
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|                              | 301-451-3689                          |
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|                              | gj73g@nih.gov                         |
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**Offerors must acknowledge receipt of [Amendment #5]{.underline}, on
each copy of the proposal submitted. Failure to receive your
acknowledgment of this Amendment may result in the rejection of your
proposal.**

**The hour and date specified for receipt of proposals HAS NOT been
extended. The final date to submit questions for the subject RFP is
October 17, 2007, 3:00 P.M. EST. After this date no questions will be
answered.**

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**THE FOLLOWING PAGES PROVIDE ANSWERS CONCERNING A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES
WE HAVE RECEIVED FOR THE ABOVE NUMBERED ACQUISITION:**

**[Question 1]{.underline}**

 

*Attachment 3 - Statement of Work, Technical Requirements, Section 7.A.:
Initial Transition (RFP pgs. 82-83):*

 

Can the Government please clarify the timeframe for the initial
transition (paragraphs 2, 3, and 5)?  The timeframes in paragraphs 2 and
3 for the draft initial transition plan and final initial transition
plan are as follows (all days are business days):

 

-   Within 5 days after effective date of contract (EDOC) for Project
    Officer (PO) to provide final transition plan from incumbent
    contractor. 

-   Within 15 days after EDOC for contractor to submit draft initial
    transition plan to PO (provides for up to 10 days for this effort)

-   (PO then reviews draft from contractor, no timeframe specified for
    PO review) 

-   Within 10 days after receipt of PO comments on draft, contractor
    submits final initial transition plan    

 

Even if assuming immediate turnaround by the PO within the same day, the
above timeframe constitutes up to 25 days from EDOC.

 

However, paragraph 5 specifies that the initial transition shall be
completed within 30 days of EDOC.  This would permit only 5 days after
submission of the final plan within which to complete the transition,
even assuming immediate PO turnaround of the draft comments.  
Alternatively, the contractor would need to begin the transition while
the plan is being finalized. 

 

Please clarify the timeframe noted in paragraphs 2, 3, and 5, to enable
sufficient time for drafting, PO review, finalization of the initial
transition plan, and conduct of the actual transition after plan
submission. 

**[Response 1]{.underline}**

The project officer will provide comments within 5 business days.

The initial transition should be completed within 45 business days.

**[Question 2]{.underline}**

**Section J - Attachments** - **Business Proposal Attachments**, on pg
24 the RFP states that the Proposal

Summary and Data Record (NIH-2043) is to be submitted with the Business
Proposal.  However, in **Attachment**

**5 - Additional Technical Proposal Instructions,** on pg 94 it states
that the same form (NIH-2043) is to

be included in Section 1 of the Technical Proposal.  Please clarify,
as typically, this form is included only with the

Business Proposal.   

**[Response 2]{.underline}**

The Proposal Summary and Data Record, NIH-2043 should be included with
the Business Proposal.