124D9018Q0012_0001_CAD_Texas.pdf

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124D9018Q0012 x x copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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NRCS-MN-126322

ST. PAUL MN 55101

SUITE 600

375 JACKSON STREET

USDA-NRCS-MINNESOTA STATE OFFICE

06/06/20180001

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

06/06/2018

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

CAD Performance Support Tools: October 1, 2018 thru September 30, 2019

Answers to the questions:

1. On page 8 the RFP references the NRCS Part 641 Drafting and Drawings National

Engineering Handbook, Chapter 1 ¿ CAD Standards¿ We didn¿t see a link to this handbook, can you please provide access for our review.

https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/17761.wba

2. On page 11 the RFP states: ¿NRCS will have sole (restricted) access to the site and will not share information with the public..¿ This implies that the ¿site¿ is only available to the NRCS. Our e-learning and support platform site is used by many organizations, however

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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124D9018Q0012/0001 the personnel from the NRCS will login to the

NRCS specific tenant. And therefore only NRCS personnel will be granted access to NRCS specific content. Is this adequate? Or does the entire site, database and platform that houses the NRCS content need to be separate?

The managed NRCS login access system is sufficient. The main idea is that content that we paid for development of is not provided commercially to other users that did not pay for the training development. The NRCS specific configuration and training should be limited to only NRCS users only.

3. On page 11 the RFP states: ¿the vendor will provide NRCS with electronic files of all content on the website.¿ The term ¿all content¿ implies everything stated in the RFP such as the template files, custom videos, generic videos, etc.

However we wanted to clarify this point. Does this require that the vendor must provide the actual video files for generic videos that we supply to all of our customers? We will provide access to these files via the platform, however is it required that all generic training videos also be supplied as a .mp4 or similar format? Or does this just refer to the custom videos and custom training files?

Generic training videos do not need to be provided to NRCS. NRCS specific training videos need to be provided to us. File format of mp4 is adequate for this purpose.

4. On page 13, the RFP states: ¿All documents and submittals, including developed software related to this project will be property of the

Government.¿ There are two points of clarity we need here:

a. The platform that would be delivering the training material to the NRCS is a software platform. Does the statement above mean that our platform that we use to deliver training material to all of our customers would be ¿property of the

Government¿ assuming our platform is selected. Or is this intended for the custom videos and custom templates that are created only?

More clarification might be needed to answer this question. The training is to be provided in a hosted online environment. The content must be

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ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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124D9018Q0012/0001 accessible via web browser. No software installation is allowed on NRCS individual computers. The reference in the RFP to developed software is the NRCS specific drawing templates associated with new releases of AutoCAD. Those templates become the property of NRCS and are included in the NRCS AutoCAD deployment packages.

b. Continuing that question, our platform has 1,000¿s of generic training videos and procedures that would be made available to the NRCS, however ownership over these training materials would not be granted to the Government. A license to access them would be granted, however ownership of the content would remain with us. This wouldn¿t include the custom training materials and templates. Does this statement confict with the intent of the statement above?

Generic items do not become the property of NRCS.

Period of Performance: 10/01/2018 to 09/30/2019

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