Responses to Vendor Questions - RFI - Commerce Data Hub Pilot Program.pdf

RFI - Commerce Data Hub Pilot Program

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Responses to Vendor Questions

No. Questions Document Title Section Reference

Responses

1. Will the DOC consider a different NAICS Code? Such as 541611, 541690, 561450, 541990, 541370, 541613, 518210, 519130?

SOW General This requirement is for commercial data sets as accessed or delivered through Web based applications or other electronic means and as a result the NAICS code of 519290 is considered to be the most applicable at this time. Other NAICS codes such as 513199, All Other Publishers are also under consideration. However, the NAICS codes cited in the question are not under consideration, as these codes are services based rather than product based.

2. Do you anticipate that this will be a multi award contract?

SOW General While a multiple award task or delivery order contract is not anticipated for this requirement DOC anticipates issuing more than one standalone contract for specific data sets.

3. Do you anticipate a RFP to be awarded in FY2023?

SOW General Awards associated with this requirement are not anticipated in FY23. The current procurement schedule contemplates release of a solicitation by the end of FY23 with a first set of awards in FY24, Q2.

4. How long do you anticipate the pilot running?

SOW General DOC anticipates the pilot will extend from solicitation release through 1 year thereafter with opportunity to extend depending on results of the pilot.

5. Do you plan to share this data outside your organization?

SOW General It is anticipated that the data to be procured under this initiative will be for Department of Commerce bureaus and offices only.

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6. Are financial risk around solvency and delinquency of interest?

Not Provided Not Provided To the extent this question is addressing financial risk, solvency, and business delinquency data those data sets are encompassed within the pilot program.

7. Are there commodities of particular interest?

Not Provided Not Provided Any commodity may be come a matter of particular interest during the period of the pilot program.

8. The need for Global UBO was mentioned, however noted the need for only US contact level information. Can the DOC elaborate if there will be a requirement for contact level data globally as it relates to US businesses?

Not Provided Not Provided Global data relative to US business interests and activities is also within scope of the pilot program.

9. Are financial risk around solvency and delinquency of interest?

Not Provided Not Provided Please see response to question 6.

10. What type of motor vehicle data - counts, by type, parts?

Not Provided Not Provided Motor vehicle data of multiple kinds may be of value to DOC and are encompassed within this pilot program.

11. Do you need proprietary data assimilated with publicly available data (comp trade, etc.)?

Not Provided Not Provided DOC recognizes that company specific data sets may include proprietary only, publicly available only, or a mix of these 2 types of data. The scope of the pilot program encompasses vendor specific data sets as produced within the commercial market place that may include all proprietary, all publicly available, or a mix of the 2.

12. Are governance scores of interest, for example the "governance" pillar in ESG?

Not Provided Not Provided This pilot program encompasses vendor specific data sets produced within the commercial marketplace that have relevance for the Commerce mission including the referenced governance pillar.

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13. Are only sanctions needed or other export/import controls?

These might include non-tariff measures like absolute quotas, license requirements, anti-dumping/countervailing duties, misc. controls like advance notices, as well as tariffs (duty rates, taxes, fees, charges, excises).

Not Provided Not Provided This pilot program encompasses vendor specific data sets produced within the commercial marketplace that have relevance for the Commerce mission including the referenced data sets.

14. Can an example of the use-case be provided with this data?

Not Provided Not Provided Yes use-case information may be included as part of a vendor’s response to this notice.

15. Is all the consumer data at the DUNS/business level or another level of aggregation, such as industry or state?

Not Provided Not Provided Under this pilot program DOC anticipates procuring data sets as already produced within the commercial marketplace including data at the business level, industry level, geographic region level, and other levels as available.

16. Can more detail be provided here on use -case, objective, or specific data points?

Not Provided Not Provided Use cases are dynamic and dependent on evolving scenarios within commercial sectors. Examples of potential use cases, however, are provided as follows:

• Verify business information to validate firmographic data and mitigate fraud, identify risks, and provide predictive indicators of financial health.

• Assess supply chain data to move from a reactive to a proactive approach on identifying vulnerabilities and growth opportunities.

• Data to understand a community’s baseline economic profile and

Responses to Vendor Questions economic interdependencies to better predict resiliency to natural disasters.

• Data to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of policies related to economic recovery and growth.

17. What does this include PE, VC, other?

Not Provided Not Provided Under this pilot program DOC anticipates procuring data sets as already produced within the commercial marketplace including PE, VC and other data.

18. What features are needed specifically?

Not Provided Not Provided Under this pilot program DOC anticipates procuring data sets as already produced within the commercial marketplace.

19. Are rental debt or virtual office identifiers needed?

Not Provided Not Provided Under this pilot program DOC anticipates procuring data sets as already produced within the commercial marketplace.

20. The RFI states the due date as "30 JUNE 2023 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time" while Sam.gov states the due date as "Original Response Date: Jun 30, 2023, 05:00 pm EDT." When is the correct due date and time?

Attachment:

Commerce+Data+Hub_RFI_Instructions

Section 2 - V.

DUE DATE

AND TIME

FOR

SUBMITTING

QUESTIONS &

RESPONSES

Vendor responses will be accepted until 30 JUNE 2023 at 5:00 PM.

21. Instructions say there is a Q&A forms attached, but it is not in SAM.gov. We've used our own format.

Attachment:

Commerce+Data+Hub_RFI_Instructions

Section 1 - V.

DUE DATE

AND TIME

FOR

SUBMITTING

QUESTIONS &

RESPONSES

No RFI Question Form was attached to the RFI. Therefore, all questions submitted electronically, by the question deadline, to the contacts identified in Section V. DUE

DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMITTING

QUESTIONS & RESPONSES are acceptable.