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Questions and Answers: RFQ# 70RFP321QEH000015

Questions 1:

In light of the possibility that the required uses of Twitter data in the SOW may fall outside Twitter’s permitted use cases for Government agencies, based on Twitter’s Developer Agreement at https://developer.twitter.com/en/developer-terms/agreement under Section XII, paragraphs B and C, would the Government consider modifying the Solicitation by removing the requirement that the successful awardee be an Official Twitter Partner?

Answer 1:

No. This is a minimum requirement of the of the RFP as outlined in the SOW.

Question 2:

Would the Government consider allowing potential vendors to propose data sources other than Twitter to fulfil the requirements of the SOW?

Answer 2:

While other data sources may be used as part of the solution to this requirement, the ability to use the data source Twitter is still required.

Question 3:

Has the Government received any written assurances from Twitter that it is permitting its data to be used for the purposes described in this solicitation?

Answer 3:

The government is not responsible for obtaining such written assurances, where the onus would need to be on the Official Twitter Partner to obtain providing the service.

Question 4:

Will the successful awardee be required to certify in writing that Twitter has “explicitly approved otherwise” in writing to the intended use cases noted in the solicitation?

Answer 4:

The successful offeror must respond in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFQ specifically Non-Price Factor – Technical Capability describing / affirming their ability to meet the SOW requirements.