RPMS Amendment Q and A.pdf

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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Red Lake MN 56671-0497 24760 Hospital Drive Indian Health Service

Bemidji MN 56601 2225 Cooperative Ct NW, Rm 200 Indian Health Service

08/20/2023

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12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Amendment one(l), is issued to provide a Question and Answer.

(Offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment by completing SF 30 form, Items 8 and

15, and returning 1 copy of the amendment with proposal.)

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1) Are most of the modules/applications already created or are they needed to be redeveloped or created?

A) Modules/applications already have been created, most would need a patch

2) What application platform is being utilized for this development Ie Web Servers, SharePoint, Azure?

A) The application that we use is RPMS

3) If most of the application have already been developed what coding languages were used, ie

.NET, JavaScript, React, C++ etc

A) Using Mumps

4) How many users currently use RPMS?

A) We have roughly 150-175 users on RPMS not all at the same time and sometime they are logged in multiple times.

5) The combined synopsis/solicitation states that the place or performance is the Red Lake

Service Unit, however in the statement of work, it states that office space would be made available during site visits. Please confirm if the work will be performed onsite or offsite.

A) The work will be performed offsite remotely.

6) If the work is offsite, how often will site visits be expected by the government?

A) Really don?t see any onsite visits, all work should be able to be done remotely working with our IT Specialist

7) Is there an incumbent?

? If there is an incumbent, who is it?

? What is the current contract value?

? How many employees are actively supporting the contract?

? What are the labor categories of the current contractor staff?

A) NO

8) How many annual calls are received under this requirement for RPMS support?

A) Roughly 125-150 on high end

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9) How many annual online service requests are received under this requirement for RPMS support?

A) All of them

10) How many annual upgrades and enhancements are made under this requirement for RPMS support?

A) This depends on the issue that is going on, and if the developers need to do an patch for the issue and get it send out to all of IHS eventually

11) How many annual patches are required under this contract for RPMS support?

A) We as a service unit do our own patches, but sometimes we have to send up to have developers do an patch to fix an issue in RPMS.

12) Should the contractor provide a proposal or just a capability statement in response to this requirement?

A) Contractor should provide a proposal and a capability statement in response to this requirement. The Capability Statement so we can see if you are capable for performing this

Support.

13) Is there a page limitation on the response?

( Not including attachments 4 & 5).

A) No

14) Should the pricing and technical portions be submitted as separate volumes?

A) No

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