Amendment__1_to_RFQ_91003118R0010.pdf

Amendment #1 to RFQ 91003118R0010

1. Extension of RFQ submission deadline

- The deadline for offerors to submit quotes in response to the RFQ is extended from 12:00

PM, June 25, 2018 (EST) to 12:00 PM, June 28, 2018 (EST).

2. Responses to questions

# Question from Vendor FSA’s Response

1 Would FSA consider extending the due date of vendors’ RFQ responses to Friday, June 29, 2018?

RFQ response deadline is now changed to Thursday, June 28, 2018.

2 I’d like to see if we could get an additional week extension to the due date of the RFQ

RFQ response deadline is now changed to Thursday, June 28, 2018.

3 Please confirm whether the tender is open to a (non-USA) company.

No, vendor must be USA based companies.

4 Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like,from India or Canada)

No, vendor must be USA based companies.

5 Whether we need to come over there for meetings?

Yes.

6 Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like,from India or Canada)

No, vendor performing the tasks must be USA based companies.

7 Can we submit the proposals via email? Yes. All proposals must be sent via email to the email address within the RFQ.

8 RFQ maintenance period provisions are generally targeted at custom built or locally installed versions of commercial software as a form of warranty. In the case of true (SaaS) Software as a Service, the entire platform is live and in production use by many organizations from the very first day, and the software receives ongoing functional updates and constant quality maintenance at the source. How do you propose to apply a maintenance provision to a SaaS license model?

Vendor will have to address all of the pricing in the out years as it pertains to acquiring this capability as a service. This needs to be clearly outlined in its quote.

In addition, the vendor must state the total service price of the solution in accordance with the period of performance outlined in the RFQ.

9 Attachment A (D)(i) and (D)(iii) may not apply to SaaS given that the selected vendor is not installing any software on FSAs environment. Can you confirm please?

Even though the vendor may not install any software in FSA environment, it still needs to provide pricing information for the activities listed in the RFQ. Vendor needs to account for all cost associated with providing the services within the given period of performance.

10 Do you have budget/timeline for a procurement? Budget cannot be discussed. FSA plans to award a contract within 60 days once the proposals are received.