4-Addendum2 6000002879.pdf

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PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

4 WORLD TRADE CENTER (4 WTC)

150 GREENWICH STREET, 21ST FLOOR

NEW YORK, NY 10007

8/19/2025

ADDENDUM # 2

To prospective Proposer(s) on RFP # 6000002879 for Request For Proposals (“RFP”) For Designated Aviation Channeling (“DAC”) Services For John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Laguardia Airport And New York Stewart International Airport On A Requirements Basis

Due back on 9/3/2025, no later than 02:00PM (Originally due on 8/20/2025, no later than 02:00PM)

I. CHANGES/MODIFICATIONS

The following changes/modifications are hereby made to the solicitation documents:

1) The RFP due date is hereby extended to 9/3/2025, no later than 02:00 PM.

2) The paragraph under Section 4 of the RFP entitled “FINANCIAL INFORMATION” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

“The Proposer will be required to demonstrate that it is financially capable of performing the Contract resulting from this RFP. The determination of the Proposer’s financial qualifications and ability to perform this Contract will be in the sole discretion of the Port Authority. The Proposer shall submit, with its Proposal, the documents set forth in Section 7(N) below.”

II. PROPOSER'S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The following information is available in response to questions submitted by prospective Proposers. The responses should not be deemed to answer all questions, which have been submitted by Proposers to the Port Authority. It addresses only those questions, which the Port Authority has deemed to require additional information and/or clarification. The fact that information has not been supplied with respect to any questions asked by a Proposers does not mean or imply, nor should it be deemed to mean or imply, any meaning, construction, or implication with respect to the terms.

The Port Authority makes no representations, warranties or guarantees that the information contained herein is accurate, complete or timely or that such information accurately represents the conditions that would be encountered during the performance of the Contract. The furnishing of such information by the Port Authority shall not create or be deemed to create any obligation or liability upon it for any reason whatsoever and each Proposer, by submitting its Proposal, expressly agrees that it has not relied upon the foregoing information, and that it shall not hold the Port Authority liable or responsible therefor in any manner whatsoever. Accordingly, nothing contained herein and no representation, statement or promise, of the Port Authority, its Commissioners, officers, agents, representatives, or employees, oral or in writing, shall impair or limit the effect of the warranties of the Proposer required by this Proposal or Contract and the Proposer agrees that it shall not hold the Port Authority liable or responsible therefor in any manner whatsoever.

The Questions and Answers numbering sequence will be continued sequentially in any forthcoming Addenda that may be issued.

Question # 1

Reference RFP Section F Submission of Proposals, pages 8 and 9 of 129.

The RFP states the proposal shall be submitted electronically via the Bonfire platform. The instructions also state the Port Authority may also ask for printed, signed copy at any time after the due date. What is the purpose of submitting a paper copy if an electronic copy has been submitted and what will be the anticipated timing of this request?

Answer # 1

Submission of electronic copy via Bonfire platform is sufficient. This is standard language as backup if there are any non-curable issues with electronic submission.

Question # 2 Reference RFP Section 4 Financial Information, page 13 of 129 states, in part: “The Proposer shall submit, with its Proposal, the documents set forth in Section 7(O) below.” There does not appear to be a Section 7(O) in the RFP. Is the correct reference intended to be Section 7(N) Financials on page 20 of 129?

Answer # 2 See Changes/Modifications # 2 above.

Question # 3 The proposal checklist item 17 states “Include SOC Type II Audit Report.” Designated Aviation Channelers are audited and certified by TSA’s Information Assurance Division in accordance with applicable federal cyber security controls including FISMA as a prerequisite to receiving an Authority to Operate. SOC Type II audits are not sufficient to gain an Authority to Operate (ATO) from TSA. Will the PANYNJ confirm that proof of ATO is sufficient to satisfy this requirement?

Answer # 3 The Authority to Operate (ATO) proof is not sufficient to satisfy the requirement. In lieu of the SOC Type II Audit Report, the audit report that was approved by TSA can be submitted.

Question # 4 TSA intends to update the name of the program from Designated Aviation Channeling (DAC) to Aviation Channeling and Data Management System (ACDMS) as soon as in 2026. Can the PANYNJ confirm that the contract term will be honored during and after the program’s name change, assuming the successful offeror continues to maintain all requisite certifications to provide the services by TSA?

Answer # 4 Refer to last paragraph of Section B of Attachment G – Scope of Work, entitled ‘Introduction’, which states “In the event the Services required hereunder can no longer be performed by a DAC, and the Contractor must obtain an alternative/additional certification or Authority to Operate (ATO) from the TSA, or transition to an alternative system as required by the TSA, the Contractor agrees to obtain the required certifications/ATO to continue to perform the Services at the sole expense of the Contractor.

Contractor shall comply at no additional cost to the Port Authority at a mutually agreed timeframe approved by the PAPM.”

Question # 5 Can the Port Authority please extend the RFP due date by at least 2 weeks?

Answer # 5 See Changes/Modifications # 1 above.

This communication should be initialed by you and annexed to your Proposal upon submission.

In case any Proposer fails to conform to these instructions, its Proposal will nevertheless be construed as though this communication had been so physically annexed and initialed.

THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ

NADINE AZIZ, MANAGER

TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

PROPOSER'S FIRM NAME: _______________________________________________

INITIALED: ____________________________________________________________

DATE: _________________________________________________________________

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS ADDENDUM MAY BE ADDRESSED TO

SRIVIDYA DESHPANDE, AT (212) 435-4637 or at sdeshpande@panynj.gov.

mailto:sdeshpande@panynj.gov