Amendment 1: SMART

Solicitation Number 75N98026Q00287
“SMART IRB Governance, Administration, and Operations Support (GAOS)”

Amendment 01

The purpose of this amendment # 01 is to clarify the RFQ requirements by responding to questions submitted and also to add IT applicable clauses into the solicitation. Unless specifically noted, all other terms remain unchanged. Note: The Offeror should acknowledge on the cover page or first pages on its Quote receipt of this amendment. Consolidated Questions and Answers

Contract structure and pricing
Q01 Period of performance
Question: What are the intended base and option period dates, and how many months of performance should be priced? Answer: Section 1.3 of the SOW notes the anticipated period of performance, totaling 54 months: Base Period: Jan 1, 2027– Dec 31, 2027 (12 months).
Option Period 1: Jan 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 (12 months). Option Period 2: Jan 1, 2029 – Dec 31, 2029 (12 months). Option Period 3: Jan 1, 2030 – Dec 31, 2030 (12 months). Option Period 4: Jan 1, 2031 – June 30, 2031 (6 months). The FAR 52.217-8 extension is addressed separately in Q04.

Q02 Contract type
Question: Is this requirement firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or another contract type, and on what basis should pricing be submitted? Answer: The Government anticipates firm-fixed price contract.

Q03 Price schedule and travel line
Question: Will NIH provide a pricing template or CLIN structure, including the base period, each option period, travel, and other direct costs? Should travel be estimated as a separate cost-reimbursable line, and is there a common ceiling? Answer: SOW 11.2 makes travel reimbursable when approved in advance by the COR and CO and in accordance with FAR 31.205-46. The attachments do not supply a pricing template, CLIN structure, common travel ceiling, or separate-line instruction as the Government anticipates the firm-fixed price contract.

Q04 Extension of services pricing
Question. Should the up-to-six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8 be priced separately from the stated 54-month schedule, and how will it be reflected in the quote and evaluated price? Answer: RFQ 7(b)(i) permits up to six months of continued services at the rates specified in the contract, separate from the six-month Option Period 4 in SOW Section 1.3.

Q05 Commercial quotation fields
Question. How should offerors interpret the requests for unit price, list price, delivery days after award, delivery terms, and product description for professional services?