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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites you to submit a proposal responding to the requirements of this RFP No. 75N95023R00001 for the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) St... The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites you to submit a proposal responding to the requirements of this RFP No. 75N95023R00001 for the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. This Request for Proposal is released under FULL AND OPEN Competition Procedures. NIDA prepared this Request for Proposal (RFP) 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 RFP and a contract award document. The resulting contract will consist of Parts I, II, and III of the Uniform Contract Format. Please refer to Section M for mandatory criteria. Additionally, 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 52.204-7 System for Award Management and FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance to be eligible to submit a proposal. The Government will not accept proposals from offerors who do not meet the SAM requirement. NIDA anticipates that one (1) cost-reimbursement completion style contract will be awarded. This requirement will include the use of Options to Extend the Period of Performance and Options for Increased Quantity for additional tasks and services as described in the Statement of Work. Given the progress, scope, and objectives to collect nationally representative data for the PATH Study, NIDA anticipates one (1) 5-year base period and up to eight (8) additional 5-year option periods as necessary to achieve the requirements of this contract, for a total contract term of 13 years. Proposals must be submitted via the electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website (https://ecps.nih.gov) no later than August 9, 2023, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Proposals submitted by facsimile, e-mail, or hard copy will not be accepted. An official authorized to bind your organization must sign the proposal. Offerors are solely responsible for submitting proposals in a timely manner. Please note that creating an account to submit may take up to three (3) business days. Please plan accordingly. Additional instructions on submitting a proposal via eCPS can be found at https://ecps.nih.gov/home/howto and in Attachment 1. All notices related to this solicitation will be posted on www.SAM.go (https://www.sam.gov) as well as the NIDA Contracts Home Page (https://www.drugabuse.gov/funding/funding-opportunities/nida-requests-contractproposals-rfps). If you would like to receive e-mail notifications of updates to this solicitation, please register with SAM. In accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(3) and FAR 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, your initial proposal should contain the best terms from cost or price and technical standpoints. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. Disclaimers 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. Any contract award for this requirement is contingent on the availability of funds (see FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds – April 1984). Please refer to the attached RFP document for specifications and details. **Solicitation Amendment No. 01** PLEASE NOTE: This Solicitiation is amended to respond to formal questions submitted in response to the solicitation. All other terms and conditions of the RFP remain unchanged. The offeror should acknowledge on the cover page or first page of its business and technical proposals receipt of the RFP and this Amendment. Please refer to the the file "75N95023R00001_Amendment 01" attached to this soliciation for additional information and details. **Solicitation Amendment No. 02** PLEASE NOTE: This Solicitiation is amended to respond to formal questions submitted in response to the solicitation. All other terms and conditions of the RFP remain unchanged. The offeror should acknowledge on the cover page or first page of its business and technical proposals receipt of the RFP and this Amendment. Please refer to the the file "75N95023R00001_Amendment 02" attached to this soliciation for additional information and details. **Solicitation Amendment No. 03** PLEASE NOTE: This Solicitiation is amended to extend the due date of the solicitation to August 23, 2023 at 9:00 AM EST. All other terms and conditions of the RFP remain unchanged. The offeror should acknowledge on the cover page or first page of its business and technical proposals receipt of the RFP and this Amendment. Please refer to the the file "75N95023R00001_Amendment 03" attached to this soliciation for additional information and details. **Solicitation Amendment No. 04** PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this ammendment is to revise Section L.2.c.6. Small Business Subcontracting Plan of the solicitation and incorporate the following link for the Small Business Subcontracting Plan Submissions: https://osdbu.hhs.gov/subcontracting/0d007024-28cf-45dc-bc80-472d30a2c4d4 for the submission of the small business subcontracting plan. Please refer to the the file "75N95023R00001_Amendment 04" attached to this soliciation for additional information and details.