Attachment II - DRAFT Solicitation Feedback Template.xlsx
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- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Data Center and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) Support Services Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 70RTAC20R00000013
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This document contains a draft solicitation feedback template and questions from the Department of Homeland Security regarding its planned Data Center and Cloud Optimization Support Services solicitation. The solicitation will seek continued optimization services at the DHS Data Center 1 in Stennis, MS, as well as professional services to migrate infrastructure and applications from existing DHS data centers to cloud and colocation sites. The solicitation will also allow for the purchase and lifecycle management of cloud and colocation services. Industry is asked to provide feedback on draft requirement documents and evaluation factors by April 2020. The draft RFP is planned for release in May 2020. Key questions posed to industry include recommendations around a catalog approach for pricing software, equipment and cloud services, sample task orders for evaluating prices, and pricing approaches for the base period and option years.
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Tab 1 - Industry Feedback
| DRAFT Solicitation Feedback Template |
| Instructions: |
1.) This worksheet MUST be used for the submission of Industry feedback regarding the draft documents AND responses to the DHS specific questions.
2.) Tab 1 - Please select one of the following applicable draft documents "Performance Work Statement, Section B, Evaluation Factors, CLIN Structure, or General" from the drop down list in column (A) as it relates to your specific comment/question submitted in column (D).
3.) Tab 2 - Additional Questions. Please provide feedback on the soliciation specific questions listed.
Document Page # Question/Comment/Feedback
Tab 2 - DHS Specific Questions
| Question # | DHS Pricing Questions | Industry Response |
| 1 | In order to keep pace with market trends, changes in price, and changes in product and service offerings, the Government is considering a catalog approach that is managed by the supplier to adjust service offerings and prices especially for equipment, software and cloud. What are your thoughts on utilizing a catalog approach? | |
| 2 | If a catalog is not used to keep pace with product and price changes in software, equipment, and cloud services how would you recommend the Government address this concern? | |
| 3 | Government is considering a scenario or sample task to help evaluate prices. What are your recommendations for a scenario or sample task order-based approach? | |
| 4 | Government is considering a pricing approach in which Vendors propose prices across all CLINs of the Base Period, Option Period 1, and Option Period 2. What are your thoughts on developing a full 10-year IDIQ Price proposal? | |
| 5 | Which CLINs do you recommend pricing as FFP or fixed unit price? What additional information would be needed to make as many CLINs as possible FFP or fixed unit price? | |
| 6 | Do you recommend change in CLIN structure to capture different classification levels of the work being performed? | |
| 7 | How can DHS ensure they can take efficiently take advantage of price decreases that are anticipated during the life-cycle of this contract? | |
| 8 | Do you have any other comments or feedback on the CLIN structure, price worksheets or pricing approach? |
| Question # | DHS Technical/Other Questions | Industry Response |
| 9 | Are the technical requirements / tasks clear and detailed enough to allow you to propose against them, if not, please identify your concern(s) and highlight areas that need improvement? What additional materials could be provided to help you develop a more accurate price/proposal? | |
| 10 | Do you have any recommendations where requirements can be consolidated without losing the context of the desired support? | |
| 11 | Do the deliverables and timelines make sense, and should any deliverables be added, deleted, or consolidated? | |
| 12 | Do you have any feedback on the performance requirements listed in Section 10.0? | |
| 13 | What are your recommendations for incentives/disincentives and for the acceptable quality levels (AQL)? | |
| 14 | What Service Level Agreements (SLAs) do you recommend for Cloud services at Enterprise/IDIQ level? | |
| 15 | What SLAs do you recommend for Colocation services at Enterprise/IDIQ level? | |
| 16 | What is the best method to facilitate the transfer/replacement of CFE required for transition from the current vendor? | |
| 17 | What is your recommendation on having Key Personnel identified at the IDIQ Level? | |
| 18 | What deliverables can be delivered through the dashboard? | |
| 19 | What, if any, Intellectual Property (IP) do you envision being utilized during the life of this contract? | |
| 20 | Which sections of the PWS could be revised to be less prescriptive? Do you have recommendations on how to streamline and make them less prescriptive? |
Drop Down Selections
| Performance Work Statement |
| Section B |
| Evaluation Factors |
| CLIN Structure |
| General |
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