283-16-0490_BHSIS_Questions_and_Answers_(Set__2)_-_Issued_2016.06.10.pdf

Questions and Answers (Set #2) – Issued June 10, 2016 283‐16‐0490 Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS)

NOTE: On June 6, 2016, SAMHSA issued Amendment #0002 which included a Questions and Answers document consisting of 39 questions. SAMHSA received additional questions to clarify two responses from the original Questions and Answers set.

Q40. Q10 states that “Major subcontractors will be required to submit the same (past performance information). In the base RFP instructions SAMHSA states: “For the purpose of this solicitation, a "major subcontract" is defined as a subcontract in excess of $700,000.”

Will the Government please clarify if the “subcontract in excess of $700,000” is for the total contract period of performance, or is it a “per year” threshold? If it is for the entire period of performance, even small subcontractors would be considered “major” by the RFP’s definition.

Answer: The threshold of $700,000 is for the total contract period of performance.

Q41. Q30 states that: “All systems (residing in the CoreSite Co‐Loc facility) are used exclusively for BHSIS activities. They do not host non‐BHSIS activities.

Please provide approximate age of the deployed hardware so offerors can assess the merits of retaining this equipment under the BHSIS contract.

Answer: The hardware is about 5 years old.