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This document is a set of Questions and Answers related to a federal contract opportunity for ODR&R Data Analytics Product and Support Services, solicitation number 73351024R0015, issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The questions cover various aspects of the contract, including data sources, databases, ETL technology, labor categories, deliverables, hours of operation, and page limitations for the technical proposal. The government's responses provide clarification on these topics, such as the types of data sources and databases involved, the flexibility around contractor work hours, and the page count requirements for the technical proposal. The document also includes details about the overall scope of the contract, which is to provide incident management support, technical assistance materials development, and analytical support to inform decision-making processes for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODRR) within the Small Business Administration.
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Questions to be Submitted Attachment 10 Questions and Answers Solicitation RFQ-73351024R0015 ODR&R Data Analytics Product and Support Services
| Question No. | RFP Attachment No. | REFERENCE | QUESTION | Government Response | ||
| Page | Section | Para. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Would the SBA consider an extension of 09/06/2024? | No |
| 2 | B02 | 6 | C.3.0.1 | N/A | Can the SBA provide information on the data sources currently available to the agency? | Examples include various data sources including those detailed in Section C.3.0.4 Economic Impact Assessments And Analyses pp. 9-10 of 89 of the PWS. |
| 3 | B02 | 5 | B.6.0.7 | N/A | For Other Direct Cost (ODC) Line Items, would the SBA consider the ability to price outside data sources to supplement the TOs? | No |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | C3.0.1 | 2 | The PWS mentions ETL optimization, implying the presence of databases, but doesn't mention the types of databases from which or to which data will be loaded. Can the government provide information on the types of databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.) from which the contractor will be expected to extract data, and to which the contractor will be expected to load data? | In addition to the database solutions cited in the question, the types may include best practice database solutions and geodatabases as the mission may require (See, TO 1 at fn 3). |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | C3.0.1 | 2 | The PWS mentions ETL optimization but does not mention specifics on its technology stack. Can the government confirm whether its technology stack for ETL involves a purpose-built ETL tool such as Informatica, Talend, AWS Glue, etc.? | ITDAD utilizes several ETL options and continues to evaluate leading platforms, methods, and solutions (See, TO 1 at fn s 1 and 3). |
| 6 | Attachment 2 TO1 | 5 | 4 Labor Categories | b, c | In your Q&A response on August 1st to questions #23, #57, #58, and #62 you mention the difficulty in specifying deliverables. To enable equivalent and fair comparison for pricing, can the SBA provide guidance in estimating the level of effort (hours column in the pricing spreadhseet) for Task Order 1 for the base and option years ? | No, it will be the contractor's decision based on what is specified in the SOW. |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | C3.0.1 | 2 | The PWS indicates that the contractor should be prepared to assess opportunities to incorporate artificial intelligence including, among other categories, natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLM). Can the government list typical examples of the types of text-centric documents (e.g., disaster declaration documents, insurance claims documents, news reports, etc.) that the AI technologies may be called upon to interpret for the assessments? | Examples may include various data sources including those detailed in Section C.3.0.4 Economic Impact Assessments And Analyses pp. 9-10 of 89 of the PWS. |
| 8 | 2-TO1 | 6 | 11 | Under Section 11 Deliverables , it said "The Contractor shall deliver a Personnel for Expert Products Support, Expert Services Support, and Training". However, the Table listed Deliverable Title for High-Availability Implementations & Support with Task Reference 1,2,3 &4 and Deliverable Title for Transition Plan with Task Reference 6. Instead,the Table should be Deliverable Title for High-Availability Implementations & Support with Task Reference 1,2,&3 and Deliverable Title for Transition Plan with Task Reference 4. | This has been corrected. | |
| 9 | 1 | 19 | C.12.0 | 1 | Section C.12.0 - Hours of Operations - indicates that contractor personnel must be available between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM local time. Can the government clarify its definition of local time? | It is based on the location the contractor is working at, for example DC is ET, CO is MT |
| 10 | 1 | 19 | C.12.0 | 1 | Section C.12.0 - Hours of Operations - indicates that contractor personnel must be available between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM local time. Can the government please clarify whether it is allowable for contractors to work outside of prescribed hours? | That would have to be discussed with the COR |
| 11 | 1 | 20 | C.14.0 | 1 | Section C.14.0 - Excluded Functions and Responsibilities - indicates that program management activities are excluded from the contract. Can the government validate program management activities are entirely excluded from the scope of work? | Removed |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | C.3.0.1 | 2 | Section C.3.0.1 references a broad suite of products including MS Azure, ArcGIS Hub, etc. Can the government provide architecture diagrams of their current data analytics and GIS environments? | See, Task 1 Expert Products Support Re: system-of-systems considerations at fn s 1, 2, and 3. |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | C.3.0.1 | 2 | Section C.3.0.1 references a broad suite of software. Can the government provide clarity on the software platforms are they currently using for data analysis & GIS? | See, Task 1 Expert Products Support Re: system-of-systems considerations at fn s 1, 2, and 3. |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | C.3.0.1 | 2 | Section C.3.0.1 references wrangling, combining and curating datasets. Can the government provide examples of systems and databases integrated into their current GIS mapping capabilities? | See, Task 1 Expert Products Support Re: system-of-systems considerations at fn s 1, 2, and 3. |
| 15 | B02 | 16 | C.4.0 | 4 | Can you describe the tasks and third parties involved in "interviewing" as specified in the "Analyst" labor category? | Please reference C.4.0 (p. 12 of 89 of the PWS). |
| 16 | B02 | 14 | C.4.0 | N/A | What are the citizenship requirements for the personnel, and are there any specific work visa or job permit considerations? | The individual must be able to work in the United States |
| 17 | B02 | 19 | C.10.0 | N/A | What are the location requirements for teleworking? While remote work is anticipated, do the individuals supporting the IDIQ have to be based in the US? | Yes |
| 18 | B02 | 92 | M.1.0 | 5 | Would a data dictionary be considered a table and thus could be excluded from the technical approach page limitation? | No, Contractor’s Technical Approach which encompasses all non-price factors listed below – limitation of 25 pages, minus resumes, letter of commitments, tables, graphs, illustrations, and past performance are not part of the page count; |
| 19 | Attachment 1 PWS | 84 | M.1.0 | section c | Are key personnel resumes and letters of committment to be included in an appendix to the Volume 1 Technical Volume(s) or in Factors 3 and 4? | They can be, one copy volume 1-1 (contractor names or other identifying information must be redacted) if the names, company names, email addresses are not redacted then you will be disqualified for not adhereing to the RFP |
| 20 | 1-PWS | 88 | M.1.2 | Under Factor 3-Technical Approach for the IDIQ it said to Provide a draft Quality Control Plan (QCP) (Paragraph 2.17-Quality Control Plan (QCP) and a draft Transition-In Plan (Paragraph C.15.0-Transition-In Plan) under the IDIQ. Can the QCP and Transition-In Plan be part of an Appendix and not count towards the 20 page limit for the IDIQ Technical Proposal? | No |
| 21 | 1-PWS | 88 | M.1.2 | Please confirm that Factor 5 Hiring and Retention (1 page limit) and Factor 6-Limitation of Subcontracting (1 page limit) are in addition to the total page limit of 25 for the Technical Volume 1-1 and 1-2. |
Per PWS it stated that "Factor 3-Technical Approach for the IDIQ The technical approach shall be titled, “Technical Proposal Volume 1 and Technical Proposal Volume 2,” and will address the requirements detailed below. Page Limit: 25, (Factor 3 is 20 pages and Factor 4 is 5 pages) (Times New Roman 11 for text, and 8 font for tables, graphs, and illustrations). " Total 27
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