SEC Responses to Contractor Questions - 50310222Q0098.pdf

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Sources Sought Notice: 50310222Q0098 SEC Responses to Contractor Questions

1. Per the SOW, the task entails the Offeror to have access to "contractor responses." Does this entail the

Offeror having access to source selection information and/or proprietary contractor response information?

SEC Response: No. This references contractor responses to general representations and certifications in SAM.gov, not contract specific responses.

2. What RPA tools has SEC authorized to operate in its IT environment? (i.e., have Blue Prism, UiPath, or Microsoft Power Platform been authorized to operate in SEC's environment)

SEC response: None are authorized for ESC PRISM or FPDS-NG.

3. What is the current data storage and analytics environment of the FPDS-NG? Is it on-prem, cloud, or hybrid? If cloud, which cloud provider?

SEC Response: FPDS-NG is not owned by SEC - it is a federal government site under GSA.

4. Can the Contractor provide examples of potential data errors or anomalies within FPDS-NG?

SEC response: Yes. The Contractor is expected to generate these.

5. How are user roles and permissions currently handled and authenticated within the FPDS-NG?

SEC response: Via the FPDS-NG Administrator at SEC.

6. What platforms are currently supported for dashboards and reporting (i.e. Tableau, Power BI) within the FPDS-NG environment?

SEC response: FPDS-NG is not owned by SEC - it is a federal government site under GSA.

7. Can the Contractor build the data validation system in any external platform of their choosing so long as it is compatible with reading data from the FPDS-NG environment?

SEC Response: So long as it is compatible with both FPDS-NG and SAM.gov.

8. Is the Contractor expected to furnish the O&M costs to run the externally-hosted data validation system?

SEC Response: Yes.

9. Are there any security requirements for the external operating environment aside from requiring user log-in authentication?

SEC Response: No.

10. Is there a required font and/or font size for the response?

11. Are there any additional requirements surrounding the past performance submissions regarding contract size/minimum number of past performance submissions?

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