7200AA20Q00031_Greenfield Investment Data_RFQ_Amendment 1_RFQ Amendment with Questions and Answers.pdf

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Subject: RFQ No. 7200AA20Q00031

Amendment Number: One (1)

Issuance Date of Amendment Number One (1): Friday, July 24, 2020

RFQ Closing Date: Friday, July 30, 2020 (12pm EDT)

Subject: Amendment One (1) to Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 7200AA20Q00031

Dear Prospective Respondent:

The purpose of this Amendment One (1) to the Greenfield Investment Data, RFQ No. 7200AA20Q00031 is to: (1) amend the Title on page 4 of the RFQ, (2) increase the requested number of credentials from one to two and (3) provide responses to questions from prospective respondents submitted by the “Questions to Greenfield Investment Data RFQ Due Date” of 1 pm EDT, Friday, July 23, 2020.

All quotes shall be submitted via e-mail to Mrs. Veronica Bates-Shields at vbates-shields@usaid.gov by the date and time stated at the top of this cover sheet and respondents are encouraged to request a return receipt.

All other requirements of the solicitation for the RFQ referenced above remain unchanged.

The RFQ as described above is hereby amended as follows:

I. Page 4, under “B – Supplies or Services/Prices”, “Title” DELETE and REPLACE the following in lieu thereof:

DELETE: CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, and

REPLACE with: Greenfield Investment Data

II. Page 5, under “Statement of Work”, “Licensing” DELETE and REPLACE the following in lieu thereof:

DELETE: The vendor will provide USAID with a subscription to access and download data from a continuously updated database of greenfield investments. The vendor must provide:

1) at least one set of credentials to access the data via their online platform, and either

2) an API connection to the data, or

3) a bulk data download option (flat file), and

REPLACE with: The vendor will provide USAID with a subscription to access and download data from a continuously updated database of greenfield investments. The vendor must provide:

1) at least two sets of credentials to access the data via their online platform, and either

2) an API connection to the data, or

3) a bulk data download option (flat file)

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III. The following are the Answers for Questions received by the Questions due date and time:

No. Section Page Questions (Q) and Answers (A)

1 N/A 8 Q: Will contractor employees need to get vetted by USAID if we have access to your system setting up this API link?

A: The contractor should not need access to

USAID’s systems. The API should be a standard feed that USAID can post requests to.

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5 Q: Why project bidding has been already restricted only to established companies which have done exact same work for which responses are invited by this RFQ via open competition?

A: There are no restrictions on what types of firms can submit a quote to meet the requirements as described in this RFQ. Please see the cover page of the RFQ in the second paragraph, which states “All types of firms are eligible to compete.”

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5 Q: How do you (USAID) expect any offeror to provide access to existing client’s production system (i.e. Trial License or Temporary set of credentials to access their online platform for greenfield investments?

A: The offeror can set up a temporary account to access their platform. The offeror is free to disable downloads or require USAID to not download any data during the Trial period.

4 General N/A Q: What are the reasons to re-open RFQ by extending response date to July 30th?

A: This is a new requirement that has not been posted previously. The posting date for this acquisition was July 16, 2020 and no extension has been issued.

5 General N/A Q: Did any company submit RFQ proposal before the first close-out date?

A: The closing date for this RFQ is not until July

30, 2020.

6 General N/A Q: What happens next if either no one submits response before 30th July or if the submitted responses don’t meet criteria of expected solution in terms of price, quality and previous references

(i.e. they fail to prove they have done exact same work)?

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A: If USAID is dissatisfied with quotes received in response to this RFQ, an award will not be issued.

7 Technical N/A Q: How many users are needed for this project?

A: The RFQ requests for a license for two users

(as of this amendment to the RFQ) to access an online platform. The data downloaded from the

API or bulk download would be available to all of

USAID (approximately 10,000 people) and to members of country teams at embassies which include approximately 10-15 people. There are approximately 170 diplomatic missions.

8 Technical N/A Q: Are there any other amendments or documents attached to this project that would help us understand the requirements of the project?

A: No.

9 Technical N/A Q: Would like to know the specific requirements and/or qualifications of the prime contractor to be eligible to bid on this project.

A: There are no restrictions on what types of firms can submit a quote to meet the requirements as described in this RFQ. Please see the cover page of the RFQ in the second paragraph, which states

“All types of firms are eligible to compete.”