Question and Answers 36C10B21R0003 A0002 2-2-21 .pdf

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Question and Answers from Solicitation - 36C10B21R0003 Amendment 0002

February 2, 2021

Note: The answers provided below are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been or will be incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided below conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final solicitation takes precedence.

Number Reference Questions Answers

1. Section B.2, (2.)

(a.) Page 4.

Does the below statement from Section B.2 – Software License, Maintenance, and Technical Support:

need to be revised - “Unless otherwise stated in the Schedule of Supplies/Services, the Performance Work Statement or Product Description, the software license provided to the Government is a perpetual, nonexclusive license to use the software”

No - as it is stated otherwise throughout the Amendment 0002 that VA is requesting a term based license. For example, Section B.4

Price schedule CLIN(s) X002 and Section B.5 PWS, paragraph 3.0, 5.0, 5.2, and 5.3.2.

2. Section E.10 – Proposal Submission –

We are assuming that the base period does not have a 9 month PoP or a Jan 1, 2021 award date (page 115). If so, what is the PoP for the base period and/or award date?

All offerors should propose using an estimated award date in 2nd quarter of Fiscal Year 2021. Base PoP remains

9 months.