Attachment 1: Packaging and Delivery of Proposals eCPS

Packaging and Delivery of Proposals
for Use with the NIH electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) Website
I.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

A. eCPS

1. Proposals must be submitted via the electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website at https://ecps.nih.gov.
2. Proposals submitted by facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted. 3. Follow the “How to Submit an Electronic Proposal” instructions provided on the eCPS website at: https://ecps.nih.gov/home/howto. Please note that creating an account to submit may take up to three (3) business days. Please apply for a new account early to allow enough time for the registration process.
4. Offerors are solely responsible for submitting proposals and any modifications or revisions so as to reach the Government office designated above by the date and time specified in the solicitation. If your proposal is not received by the date and time specified in the solicitation, it will be considered a “late proposal,” in accordance with RFO Clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (JUN 2026) (RFO DEVIATION).

B. Creating and Naming Files:

1. Create one PDF file of your Technical Proposal, including all attachments. The Technical Proposal should be created in a PDF format that enables word searches to the maximum extent practicable. Forms and/or documents requiring signature(s) may be scanned, but must be merged into the Technical Proposal PDF file. 2. Create one PDF file of your Business Proposal, including all attachments: The Business Proposal should be created in a PDF format that enables word searches to the maximum extent practicable. Forms and/or documents requiring signature(s) may be scanned, but must be merged into the Business Proposal PDF file. Additionally, the “Breakdown of Proposed Estimated Costs (plus Fee) with Excel Spreadsheet” (http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/DGS/contractingforms/spshexcl_dec2012.xlsx) must be included in the Business Proposal. 3. Create your Business Document Excel. The Excel file should be the “Breakdown of Proposed Estimated Costs (plus Fee) with Excel Spreadsheet” (http://oamp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/DGS/contractingforms/spshexcl_dec2012.xlsx) included in the Business Proposal in its original Excel format, not PDF. Multiple Excel files may be included, as necessary.

PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL

March 12, 2018

ATTACHMENT 1

4. Each of the proposals, Technical and Business, must be separate and complete in itself. Do not reference one proposal in another.