RFP Section L, Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, informs prospective offerors that the proposal must be prepared in two parts: a technical and a business proposal, each part separate and complete in itself so evaluations of each may be performed independently of, and concurrently with, the other. RFP instructions must be tailored on a case-by-case basis to ensure appropriate consideration of the specific acquisition, for example: capability to meet recruitment goals, model protocols and prior relative experience of the named staff. Technical proposals may include proposed direct costs. Offerors' estimates of personnel, equipment, facilities and other project costs are helpful indicators of their basic understanding of the RFP requirements. ICs may set page limits for technical proposals, resumes or other parts of the proposal.
Quoted from the NIH Policy Manual Chapter 6315-1 §E.1.e.(2).
