CWMS 2.0 70RTAC20R00000025_0001 Pre-proposal Conference Q and As.pdf
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This document provides questions and answers regarding a final request for proposal for a Department of Homeland Security-wide indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for Cellular Wireless Managed Services 2.0. The contract would provide a comprehensive commercial cellular wireless managed services solution, including a web portal for device ordering and management, cellular wireless equipment and devices, cellular and data service, mobile device management, project management, services to enhance in-building cellular coverage, and a service desk. The contract is expected to reduce wireless costs and drive program efficiencies across the Department. Phase 1 proposals are due August 28, 2020 and should not include pricing, while Phase 2 proposals due September 25, 2020 must include pricing. The down-selection notification date for Phase 1 is September 11, 2020. The contract is anticipated to be utilized by approximately 80-90% of DHS components and must meet requirements for FedRAMP and FISMA compliance.
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FINAL RFP 70RTAC20R00000025 – Amendment No. 0001 Questions and Answers
Question
RFQ Reference Vendor Question DHS Answer
Questions submitted during Pre-Proposal Conference
1 Will this slide deck be shared after the pre-proposal conference? Yes. The slide deck will be posted on Beta.SAM.gov.
2 Can the CWMS 2.0 contract be used for ordering services from
FirstNet?
Yes.
3 SF1449 has CLINS pricing, is pricing needed for the Phase I response?
No, a price proposal shall be submitted for the Phase 2 response.
4 Can CPARS be used in lieu of past performance questionnaires? Yes. Also, see the updated RFP continuation pages.
5 Will the government accept subcontractor past performance as past experience for the prime?
Yes.
6 Will the government accept commercial past performance experience?
Yes.
7 How many past performance does the government require? Three (3) in accordance with
RFP Section 6.1.2.4.
8 Will we be sent the Pre-Proposal Conference slides by e mail post this session?
The slide deck will be posted on
Beta.SAM.gov.
9 When will down-selection notification be received from Phase-1 go/no go decisions?
September 11, 2020. The table in RFP Section 6.0 will be updated to provide the down-selection notification date.
10 When will the actual due dates be published? Right now it is late
August for phase 1 and mid September for phase 2.
The due date for the Phase 1 submission is 12pm ET on
August 28, 2020. The due date for the Phase 2 submission is 12 pm ET on September 25, 2020.
This information can be found in
RFP Section 4.0.
11 I know this is across the department but how many components have committed to use this vehicle?
It is expected that approximately
80-90% of the Components will use the vehicle.
12 FedRamp is for Cloud Services. Is it feasible to use a Hosted
Service?
DHS will require access to the hosted environment and an analysis will still need to occur to ensure the infrastructure environment meets Fed Ramp specifications. (see response to question 16).
13 Could we receive the list of attendees?
No, the list of attendees will not be provided.
14 For the FedRamp, is the requirement for the infrastructure or the
TEM software, or both?
Fed Ramp for the infrastructure and FISMA for the software/data.
15 For ATO, will DHS sponsor the vendor and pay for the
Accreditation?
DHS covers the analysis necessary for the accreditation.
However, any hardware, software, or labor required to meet ATO should be considered when proposing the Core solution.
16 For a hosted service, does a FISMA high certification work for the
FedRamp requirement?
No. See the following reasoning:
Although FedRAMP and
FISMA are both built on the foundation of NIST 800-53, they have different objectives.
FISMA offers guidelines to government agencies on how to ensure data is protected, while
FedRAMP offers guidelines to agencies adopting cloud service providers on how to protect government data.
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