Addendum 2 - Follow-up Questions and Answers (11-27-13).pdf

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Form Revised 02/26/08 Page 1 of 1

Date: 11-27-13 Subject: Follow-up Questions and Answers

Solicitation Number: RFP Inmate Telephone Services 2013-90 Opening Date/Time: 12-16-13/2:00PM Addendum Number: 2

To All Suppliers:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania defines a solicitation “Addendum”” as an addition to or amendment of the original terms, conditions, specifications, or instructions of a procurement solicitation (e.g., Invitation for Bids or Request for Proposals).

List any and all changes:

Attached are the Follow-up Questions and Answers 93 through 95

For electronic solicitation responses via the SRM portal:

• Attach this Addendum to your solicitation response. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.

• To attach the Addendum, download the Addendum and save to your computer. Move to ‘My Notes”, use the

“Browse” button to find the document you just saved and press “Add” to upload the document.

• Review the Attributes section of your solicitation response to ensure you have responded, as required, to any questions relevant to solicitation addenda issued subsequent to the initial advertisement of the solicitation opportunity.

For solicitations where a “hard copy” (vs. electronic) response is requested:

• Attach this Addendum to your solicitation response. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.

• If you have already submitted a response to the original solicitation, you may either submit a new response, or return this Addendum with a statement that your original response remains firm, by the due date to the following address:

PA Department of Corrections Attn: Russ Ilgenfritz 1920 Technology Parkway Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Except as clarified and amended by this Addendum, the terms, conditions, specifications, and instructions of the solicitation and any previous solicitation addenda, remain as originally written.

Very truly yours, Name: Russ Ilgenfritz Title: Administrative Officer Phone: 717-728-3919 Email: rilgenfrit@pa.gov

RFP Inmate Telephone Services 2013-90

Follow-up Questions and Answers

93. It was stated in Addendum #1, Answer #30 that PADOC will not accept submittals in

PDF format. If copies of signed documents are included in the submittal, the only way to include them electronically is to scan them to PDF file. Will the PADOC accept these submittals as scanned documents? If not, please provide the file format that these signed documents are to be submitted in. Yes pdf files may be included in the electronic version on CD or Flash Drive. Paper submittals are still required.

94. Are you expecting commissions to be paid on Gross revenue generated by Interstate calling? If the FCC ruling is upheld, no

95. Based upon several answers provided in Addendum #1, it appears that providers are not able to charge FUSF, currently 15.6% (see below), on interstate calls and therefore we are effectively required to subsidize the cost of an interstate call. The actual FUSF rate is established by the FCC and changes quarterly. Based on the recent FCC ruling, cost justified rates are $0.14 per minute for collect and $0.12 per minute for prepaid collect/debit which assumes all costs required to complete the call are embedded in these rates. FUSF is not an element that is required to complete the cost of the call and is essentially a tax. Accordingly, we request the ability to charge FUSF for interstate calls.http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/contribution-factor-quarterly-filings-universal-service-fundusf-management-support

Until the FCC ruling can be fully vetted both operationally and legally no determination can be made at this time. This issue will best be addressed during the discussion of the Best and Final Offer (BAFO).