Questions__Answers_191NLE19Q0014.pdf

RFP Title: IBM i2 Licenses and Training for INL Section U.S. Embassy, The Bahamas

Solicitation No. 191NLE19Q0014

Questions

# RFP Reference Question/Comment Government Response

1 SF 1449 Due

Date/Time

Pg 1

The SF 1449 states the offer due date is

01/26/2019, however the SOW Section One states

RFQ closing date of 1/28/2019.

Can the Government clarify if the due date is

1/26/2019 or 1/28/2019?

The new date of submission is 2/22/2019

2 SF 1449 Line

Item Summary

Pg 5, 6, 8

CLINs 013, 1006 and 2006 for IBM i2 iBase

Designer Concurrent User License + Software

Subscription is listed as Cost-Reimbursable, however CLINs 008, 009, 014 also for iBase

Designer licenses are FFP.

Can the Government clarify if CLINs 013, 1006, and 2006 should be Cost-Reimbursable or FFP?

Please find the corrections below:

CLIN 008 – Firm Fixed Price

CLIN 009 – Firm Fixed Price

CLIN 013 – Firm Fixed Price

CLIN 1006 – Firm Fixed Price

CLIN 2006 – Firm Fixed Price

The following CLINs are Cost-Reimbursable

CLIN 015

CLIN 1007

CLIN 2007

3 SOW -

Technical

Evaluation

Factor 1: Plan of

Action and

Statement of

Understanding

Pg 14

The requirement states “proof” is required of the contractor’s ability to do business with the host government in order to be selected for contract award.

Can the Government please clarify what are acceptable forms of “proof” to meet this requirement?

This requirement has been removed.

4 ODCs - General Can the Government confirm what costs should be bid as cost reimbursable ODCs?

Travel and training materials, including laptops.

Questions

5 SOW – Travel and D.

Timetable Pg 10

Can the Government advise if the courses outlined in SOW D. Timetable will be conducted back to back?

The courses will not be conducted back to back.

6 SOW -

Technical

Evaluation

Factor 3:

Staffing and

Personnel

Pg 16

The requirement states “The Contractor shall submit résumés for key personnel” however the

Staffing Plan evaluation criteria outlines evaluation of key personnel and non-key personnel resumes.

Can the Government please advise what resumes are required for submission?

Only key personnel are required.

7 SOW - Section 3

Period of

Performance

Pg 7 & 8

Will the students in the ANB courses and the iBase

User course be the same students?

Yes.

8 SOW - Section 3

Period of

Performance

Pg 7 & 8

Will the iBase Designer students attend the iBase user and ANB courses?

Yes.

9 SOW - Section 3

Period of

Performance

Pg 7

Which version of Analyst’s Notebook is intended for use? Current version is 9.1.X.

The students should be trained on the version of the software for which the offeror provides the licenses.

10 SOW –

Contractor

Administrative

Duties

Pg 11

Will the government be providing computers for the training?

No, the trainer should provide the laptop computers for the training equipment with the same version of the software for which the licenses are provided.

11 SOW –

Contractor

Administrative

Duties

Pg 11

Will the software be installed on the computers prior to the course by another party?

The software on the trainee’s laptop computer should be installed prior to the training by the awardee. The vendor is responsible for providing the computers for the training with the appropriate software installed.

Questions

The laptops will be donated to the Government upon completion of the contract.

12 SOW –

Contractor

Administrative

Duties

Pg 11

Will the use of USB or external drives be allowed on the computers to facilitate the transfer of course materials?

Yes.

13 SOW –

Contractor

Administrative

Duties

Pg 11

Will the government be providing an adequate classroom to include projection and or display capabilities?

Yes.

14 SOW –

Contractor

Administrative

Duties

Pg 11

Will the classroom and computers have internet connections?

The classroom will have an internet connection. The laptop computers should all have the ability to connect to the internet.

15 SOW – V.

General

Requirements, B. IBM iBASE user training

Pg 9

Search 360 requires iBase to be upsized (running on SQL) to function. Will the computers for the iBase User training be upsized prior to the course?

Yes. The laptop computers will be provided by the trainer.

16 SOW - General Will the customer be utilizing Microsoft SQL or

SQL Express for the upsized iBase? Will it be installed on the training computers?

The trainer should provide the computers for the training with the necessary applications/software.

17 SOW – General Will the government provide sample data to allow for course material customization to fit the customer’s specific use case?

No.

18 SOW – General Could you please provide your IBM Site ID# for the licenses

Passport Site ID #s 3887840, 3483455

Questions

19 Section One, Quote Delivery, Is the electronic copy to be provided on a CD-

ROM or by email?

Email

20 Section Two, Statement of

Work, VIII.

Deliverables, X.

Responsibility –

First paragraph, The SOW states that INL will assist in selecting a training facility, does that mean that the costs associated with a training facility, i.e. rental, utilities, audio/visual etc. will not be a pricing factor?

a. Will the training facility have the requisite number of training computers and databases per student or are those the responsibility of the contractor?

The price for the training facility will not be a factor.

The offeror will be required to provide laptops with the required software, training material installed. The laptops will be donated upon completion of the contract.

21 Section One, Quote Delivery, If the offeror has standardized course curriculum for all required courses and provides that, will that be counted in the page count? Or may syllabus’s be added as reference material?

You may include syllabuses as a reference material, which will not count towards total page count.

22 Section Two, Statement of

Work, D.

Timetable, Page

How much lead notice with the contractor receive from INL regarding course dates? Will the contractor be allowed to assist with determining class dates based on their current training schedule?

INL & the RBPF will establish a schedule for the courses that will be shared with the contractor.

23 Section Three, Technical

Evaluation

Factor 1, Point 5, The SOW states that the contractor needs to provide proof that it has the “ability to do business with the host government within 30 days of contract award.” Can you please clarify what proof is required to be provided? We have trained throughout the region and are unfamiliar with this requirement. Would a temporary (for engagements less than three years) business license to conduct business in the Bahamas suffice this requirement?

(https://inlandrevenue.finance.gov.bs/business-license/temporary-business-license/ )

This requirement has been removed.

Questions

24 Section Three, Technical

Evaluation

Factor 1, Plan of

Action, Page 14

Can the offeror provide recommendations for additional capabilities that enhance the ability to trace illicit firearms to include additional training courses, software and plug-ins? If so, do we list those as ODCs for consideration?

You may list those as options in your cost proposal.

25 Section Two, II

Scope of Work, Second paragraph, Page

The Offeror will provide qualified instructor staff on-site in The Bahamas’. Is this a continuous full time consulting position the offeror is to provide as part of the contract – OR - is this meant as the instructor (s) will come and go according to the training schedule that is agreed to?

The instructor (s) will come and go according to the training schedule provided by INL.

26 Pricing Matrix For Optional Period 1 and Optional Period 2, what specific training is requested? Would this be a repeat of what is included in the Base Period for

Analyst’s Notebook (Basic + Advanced), iBase

User and Designer? Or would it be a subset of those full courses?

This would be a repeat of what is included in the

Base Period for Analyst’s Notebook (Basic +

Advanced), iBase User and Designer.