Amendment No. 2, Dated February 22,
2008 To Requests for Proposal (RFP) No. AHRQ-08-10009, issued January
18, 2008
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Medical Provider Component (MPC) Support
Proposal Due March 13, 2008, 12 Noon EST
The purpose of this modification is to revise and clarify
Section L.11 Business Proposal, Paragraph A. Cost/Price Proposal to state: The bolded
sections are revised or clarified.
A Cost/Price Proposal
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The cost/price proposal must contain sufficient information to allow the
Government to perform a basic cost analysis of the proposed cost or price of
the work. This information shall include the amounts of the basic
elements of the proposed cost or price. The proposal costs should be
provided by task, per period, for the Base three and one-half (3½) years and
each of the three 36-month options. The proposal must also include costs
broken down and summarized by contract year and cumulative costs for each
period. That is there must be a cumulative cost for the base 3½ year period, a
cumulative cost for each of the three 36-month option periods and a Cumulative
total for the entire scope, including the options.
A cost proposal,
in the amount of an original and five (5) copies, shall be provided. As
appropriate, cost breakdowns shall be provided for the following cost elements:
- Direct Labor
The estimated cost for all personnel
who will be assigned for direct work on this project shall be included.
Give the name, title, percent of effort or time, salary and fringe benefits,
for each employee.
Salary increases that are
anticipated during performance of a resultant contract should be proposed as a
cost. State the salary increase policy, as well as
proposed increase factor. If it is company policy for employees to receive salary
increases on their anniversary date of hire, please indicate the anniversary
date of hire for each proposed employee. If escalation is included, state
the degree (percent) and methodology, e.g., annual flat rate applied to a base
rate as of a specific date or a mid-pointed rate for the period of
performance. State whether any additional direct labor (new hires) will
be required during the performance period of this procurement. If so,
state the number required and anticipated date of hire. Also, specify the
month and day on which your fiscal year commences.
Current as of February 2008
Internet Citation:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider Component (MPC) Support: Requests for Proposal, Amendment 2. February 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/contract/0810009am2.htm
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