addendum-2-rfp-nhjb-2026-04.pdf

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHRIE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP ADDENDUM #2

OFFICIAL RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS

1. Page 13 of the RFP: For an out of state vendor, they must have a valid Certificate of Authority to transact business, as required by New Hampshire law RSA 293-A. The form for applying for a

Certificate of Authority can be acquired through the New Hampshire Secretary of State's website at:

https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/forms-and-fees/a. This requirement must be satisfied by applying for a Certificate of Authority before the effective date of the contract resulting from this RFP. Does a potential vendor need to submit their certificate with the proposal package, or can they wait until receiving the notice of award for the contract?

Response: No, Vendors can wait until they have received notification that they have been selected as the winning bidder to begin the process outlined on Page 13 of the RFP.

2. Budget – what is your anticipated budget maximum or range. This would help us immensely in creating a proposal to match your needs and also know if our rates are a match to this RFP.

Response: The maximum funding available for this project is $80,000; however, NHJB anticipates and prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level of effort, or added value. The final contract amount will be determined through the evaluation and negotiation process and may be less than the maximum available funding.

3. Page limit – on page 19 you provide information on the proposal format. However I do not see an overall page limit here or in the template in Appendix C for proposal sections. Are there any page or section limits?

Response: Do not exceed 100 pages, including appendices.

RFP NUMBER AND TITLE: NHJB RFP-2026-04-Data Analysis of Family Treatment Court Initial

Outcomes

AMENDMENT DATE: August 5, 2026

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: August 14, 2026 4:00 PM

RFP ISSUED BY: State of New Hampshire Judicial Branch

Administrative Office of the Courts

Amendment 1:

Following the issuance of the first addendum, NHJB determined an email submitted from a prospective bidder’s domain had been quarantined by outlook. Although the bidder submitted its questions before the established deadline, the system error prevented them from reaching the appropriate department. To ensure the timely submitted questions receive full and fair consideration, Questions 75 through 87 have been added to this addendum.

Unless specifically addressed below, all other provisions and clauses of the RFP remain unchanged.

https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/forms-and-fees/a

4. Would you require or prefer any in-person meetings? Or can all be done virtually. This will be important to know for budgeting purposes.

Response: Proposal could include both options or a combination of options.

5. Data agreements – Do you currently have data sharing agreements with the different departements/divisions from which you are getting data on the families?

Response: No.

6. Release/consent – Do you have any necessary releases by the families for data if these are needed? If you anticipate sharing or publishing findings publicly beyond for internal evaluation needs this may be necessary.

Response: NHJB does not have active releases after families exit Family Treatment Court.

7. Data access and format (Section II.C, page 7, paragraph a; Section II.G, page 13, item m). In what format will the family-level datasets and data codebook be provided to the selected vendor (for example, de-identified extracts or limited datasets)? What is NHJB's anticipated timeline for executing any required data use agreements and providing initial data access following contract execution?

Response: The data codebook will be provided as an attachment to this RFP. The vendor will have access to complete and raw datasets from the FTC database, DIMS. These will be shared through

SharePoint as excel spreadsheets. If data agreements are needed, these could be completed in the first six months of the project.

8. Comparison site (Section II.C, page 7, paragraph b). Has NHJB identified the comparison court or site referenced in this paragraph? If so, will NHJB facilitate access to the comparison site's data? If not, is identifying a suitable comparison site part of the vendor's scope?

Response: The comparison court has not been identified. Working with NHJB to identify a suitable comparison site is part of the vendor’s scope. NH will facilitate access to the comparison site’s permanency data.

9. Team qualifications (Section II.I, page 14; Appendix C, Section 2, item 5, page 26). Will NHJB accept the qualifications and project experience of the Bidder's full proposed project team, including projects the Bidder's principal delivered while at prior organizations and projects delivered by subcontractors named in the proposal, in satisfaction of the minimum qualifications in Section II.I and the project examples requested in Appendix C, Section 2?

Response: Proposals will be reviewed based on questions in Appendix C. The answers to these questions should be clearly accessible to the reviewers in whatever format the vendor sees fit.

10. Remote participation (Section II.F, page 12; Section II.D, Task D, page 10; Section I.B, page 4). May project meetings, check-ins, consultation sessions, and the twice-yearly presentations to Steering and

Oversight Teams be conducted remotely by video conference, or does NHJB expect on-site attendance for any project activities? If oral presentations are held per the Schedule of Events, may vendors participate remotely?

11. Budget (Appendix C, Section 5, page 29; Section V.C, page 20). Is there an established budget range or not-to-exceed amount for the initial eighteen-month contract term? If so, can NHJB share it so vendors can scope proposals appropriately?

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level

12. Proposal Cost: What award type is anticipated for this effort (e.g., firm fixed price or cost reimbursement? Page 18 section H

Response: This can be negotiated during contract negotiations.

13. Proposal Cost: Has NHJB established an anticipated budget range or not-to-exceed amount for this procurement? If so, please provide. Page 18 section J prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level

14. Proposal page limits: Does NHJB set specific limitations on the page limit for Appendix C– Bidder

Response Template or any its subsections? Pages 26-29 Appendix C

15. Travel: Should the bidder plan for travel for in-person presentations? If so, how often? Page 28 Task

C

Response: Proposal could include in person and or virtual options or a combination of options.

16. Program Data: The solicitation indicates that the program has discharged 39 parents, with comprehensive datasets on roughly 25 families since 2022. Can NHJB shed light on why some families have comprehensive data and others do not? Page 7 section C.a

Response: There is comprehensive data for all parents and families. All 39 parents are counted within the 25 families.

17. Will the data received by the vendor contain personally identifiable information (PII)? Data sharing -all Pages 7 and 8, section C)

Response: Yes.

18. What data does NHJB currently have and what data will need to be procured and shared? Data sharing - all Pages 7 and 8, section C)

Response: A-C and E outlined in “Available Data Sources” on pages 7 and 8 are readily available. F.

Qualitative information would need to be gathered through partnerships with organizations involved in

Family Treatment Court. Data sharing agreements would need to be established for D. Partner organization data.

19. Will NHJB assist with the facilitation of data sharing with the other entities (e.g., entities holding the treatment, court, DCYF, and other partner data)? Data sharing - all Pages 7 and 8, section C)

20. Does NHJB have existing data sharing agreements (DSAs) or other data sharing channels with each of the other entities providing data (e.g., the entities holding the treatment, court, DCYF, and other partner data)? Data sharing - all Pages 7 and 8, section C)

Response: No.

21. What steps or procedures (e.g., DSAs, linkages, sharing) will enable relevant data to be shared with the vendor? Data sharing - all Pages 7 and 8, section C)

Response: Data sharing agreements will need to be established. Partner organizations will provide separate datasets (in Excel), which the vendor would be responsible for merging. The case management systems of partner organizations are not electronically linked.

22. Section IIC lists 7 data sources that the vendor will review, inventory, analyze. etc. What steps would be involved with obtaining the approvals and/or executing the Data Sharing Approvals needed for sharing data? Data sharing - all Pages 7 and 8, section C)

Qualitative information would need to be gathered through partnerships with organizations involved in

23. Who will be responsible for linking the datasets - the vendor or NHJB? Data sharing - all Pages 7 and

8, section C)

Response: Vendor

24. Deliverables: Is NHJB willing to grant the Contractor a worldwide, non-transferable, irrevocable, and royalty-free license to reproduce, publish, transmit, publicly display, distribute, adapt, and otherwise use and reuse all Deliverables first produced, composed, or created in the performance of this Agreement, with attribution to the contractor and its authors, in public-facing published materials, and editorial control? Page 12 section 10

Response: Negotiable at the time of the contract execution phase.

25. Page 4, Section I.A/Page 7, Section C.a: The RFP references approximately 25 FTC families but also notes that 39 parents have completed the program. Should we expect to analyze only the 25-family dataset, or will additional data be available?

Response: All 39 parents are counted within the 25 families. There may be a few additional families included as families exit FTC.

26. Page 8, Section C.d: Have data-sharing agreements with DCYF, CASA, treatment providers, and other partner agencies already been established, or would the selected vendor be responsible for obtaining access to those data?

Response: Data sharing agreements have not been established. It is anticipated that the vendor and

NHJB would both play a role in establishing these agreements and obtaining access to data.

27. Page 8, Section D.I: Is the data already available in an electronic format, or will any manual data entry or abstraction from case files be required?

Response: Data is available in an electronic format. We do not foresee manual data entry or abstraction from case files.

28. Page 10, Section IV: For the ongoing technical assistance component, is there an anticipated level of effort (e.g., expected hours per month, number of meetings, or frequency of ad hoc requests)?

Response: This might entail 1-2 additional requests per month.

29. Page 19, Section C: Is there a page limit for the proposal?

30. Page 29, Section 5: Is there an anticipated budget or not-to-exceed amount for this project?

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level

31. Page 12, Section D. Scope of Services, F. Reporting and Meetings: Does NHJB have a preference for services to be completed in person (vs hybrid or remote)? Does NHJB have a preference for vendors who are located in NH?

Response: Proposal could include in person and or virtual options or a combination of options. There is no preference for the vendor to be in NH.

32. Page 13, Section II. Scope of Services to be Provided, G. Minimum Vendor Qualifications: Would

NHJB consider proposed approaches to data collection and sharing that are limited to data not subject to HIPAA protections and therefore do not require the contractor to receive, store, or maintain protected health information?

Response: A primary goal of FTC is to support parents in entering treatment as quickly as possible and to support parents in staying in treatment. If these goals can be measured with data not subject to

HIPAA protections, the way this could be done should be included in the proposal.

33. Page 19, Section IV. Proposal Submission Requirements, C. Proposal Format: Are there any page limitations or formatting guidance to keep in mind?

34. Page 20, Section V. Evaluation of Proposals, A. Criteria for Evaluation and Scoring: What is the expected budget range for this work (e.g., budget floor, budget ceiling)?

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level

35. Page 20, Section V. Evaluation of Proposals, A. Criteria for Evaluation and Scoring: Would NHJB confirm if they intend to issue a Firm Fixed Price (deliverable-based contract)?

36. Page 20, Section V. Evaluation of Proposals, A. Criteria for Evaluation and Scoring: Will AI be used to review proposal responses? If so, will AI be able to read graphics/images?

Response: AI will not be used to review proposals. Additionally, the NHJB has a rigorous review process that involves a review committee for each RFP posted.

37. Page 42, Appendix F. Special Provisions: Would NHJB consider a proposal from a vendor that does not engage a small business, if the vendor is able to perform the services described in the proposal without engaging another organization?

Response: Yes. A vendor is not required to engage a small business or other subcontractor if it can perform the required services using its own personnel. Appendix F does not mandate subcontracting.

However, if the selected vendor proposes to use subcontractors, it must comply with the applicable requirements of 2 CFR 200.321 and obtain NHJB’s prior written approval.

38. Page 4, A Introduction: Does the number of participants who have been discharged since 2022 (39) include all types of discharges (that is, graduates, unsuccessful, and neutral discharges)?

39. What time period does the data on the 25 families described on p. 7, section C Available Data Sources, item a, cover?

Response: All 25 families have moved through the entire abuse/neglect case, from case opening and entering Family Treatment Court to case closure and exiting FTC. The 25 families included exited FTC between 9/28/2022 – 7/8/2026.

40. Are the other families from the 39 discharges those who were served earlier in the program before some of the data were collected?

Response: 39 discharges represent 39 parents, not 39 families. 25 families were served in total, including

39 parents in total.

41. What is the difference between the (25) families who have data and those who don’t (14 that make up the other discharges)?

Response: There is data for all families and parents. 25 families were served in total, including 39 parents in total.

42. Page 7, B. Project Objectives, item d: Collect qualitative data from families who did not provide such input after participation in FTC.

Response: See answer to question 43 below.

43. Will you provide contact information for these families and help with recruitment (i.e. by letting them know your contractor will be contacting them and that you encourage them to respond and participate in an interview)?

44. Do you have any qualitative data for active participants available for analysis? Would you like your contractor to collect qualitative data from active participants (or team members)?

Response: This is not readily available. If the inclusion of qualitative data is determined to be beneficial, the contractor may collect this information from active participants and/or team members.

45. Page 7, B Project Objectives, item i: Provide technical assistance to local FTC sites. How many “local

FTC sites” are there?

Response: At this time, there is one local FTC site. It is possible there will be one or two more sites within the timeframe of the contract.

46. On what will the contractor provide technical assistance (i.e., will the contractor review program and/or administrative data from each of the “local sites”)?

Response: Local sites might have questions on what certain data mean, how to read or present certain data, or other miscellaneous questions. No major projects are anticipated to come from local sites.

47. Do you expect to have additional FTC sites in the future?

Response: There may be two additional FTC sites in the next 18 months.

48. Page 7, C Available Data Sources: Does NHJB currently have any of this data and will provide it to the vendor? Or should the vendor plan to engage in data sharing agreements and a data request process for multiple administrative (i.e., child welfare and court) and partner (i.e., treatment and service engagement) data files?

Qualitative information would need to be gathered through partnerships with organizations involved in

49. Page 7, C Available Data Sources: Does New Hampshire have a statewide treatment court database for other treatment court types than the family treatment court?

Response: Yes. Adult Drug Courts, Young Adult Court, and Mental Health Courts all use Connexis

Cloud.

50. Page 8, C Available Data Sources, item e: Which grants has the program received and what reporting information/performance measures do you have available?

Response: Funding has been provided through both the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See the data codebook for measures available and the associated performance measures.

51. Page 10, III Task C: Data Stories and User-Friendly Materials, item h and Page 11, 8 User-Friendly

Materials list various visual displays of data, including dashboards and slide decks in plural form.

Please estimate the number of dashboards and slide decks you are expecting. This information will be helpful in developing an accurate budget and timeline.

Response: We anticipate that performance measures can be effectively presented within an estimated 15 pages or slides. Our expectation is that the vendor will develop a single analytic approach that can be applied across one or more sites. We anticipate only one comprehensive slide deck that consolidates the performance measure analyses into a user‑friendly format. NHJB does not intend for the vendor to create dashboards as part of this project unless they are static or can be created to be interactive in Excel.

52. Page 13, G Minimum Vendor Requirements, item m: Re executing data use agreements with NHJB or its partners, do partners know this evaluation project is happening and will assist with data use agreements? Or is it the responsibility of the contractor to forge these agreements?

Response: NHJB will assist in establishing these agreements. None of the data use agreements have been initiated at this time.

53. Page 20, C Cost Proposal Scoring. What is the maximum available budget for the project? Please confirm you only want a budget for the first 18 months of the project (not including the possible 1-year contract extension).

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level of effort, or added value. The final contract amount will be determined through the evaluation and negotiation process and may be less than the maximum available funding. The budget should only be provided for 18 months.

54. Can NHJB provide a detailed inventory of all datasets that will be available at project kickoff, including data owners, formats (Excel, SQL, CSV, etc.), and estimated record counts?

Response:

RFP

“Available

Data Source”

Section

Dataset Data

Owner

Format Record Count

A Case management data (see codebook)

NHJB Excel 25 families

B Permanency Outcomes NHJB Excel 56 children whose parents were in FTC.

The outcomes of additional children will be identified when a comparison site is identified.

C Not available

D Data Sharing Agreements Needed

E OJJDP Grant Reports NHJB Word Document

Narrative and

Performance

Measures

E SAMHSA Grant Reports NHJB Word Document

Narrative

E SAMHSA Unified

Performance Reporting Tool

(SUPRT) survey results

NHJB Excel 22

F FTC Exit Surveys NHJB PDF documents 2-5

F Further qualitative data will need to be collected.

55. Approximately how many total participant records and historical years of data will be available for analysis beyond the stated twenty-five FTC families?

Response: Data from several newly exited families will also be available for inclusion in the analysis.

Aside from these additional records, the historical data accessible for review consists primarily of participant information from 2022 onward, encompassing approximately twenty‑five families.

56. Will vendors receive direct access to source systems, or will NHJB provide extracted datasets?

Response: NHJB will provide extracted datasets (not direct access to source systems).

57. Will the vendor be expected to standardize and clean the datasets before analysis?

Response: Yes

58. Does NHJB have an existing data dictionary or metadata repository that can be leveraged?

Response: Yes. This has been included as an attachment.

59. What secure method will NHJB use to transfer confidential datasets to the selected vendor?

Response: NHJB will likely use SharePoint to transfer files.

60. Are dashboards expected to be interactive or static reports?

Response: Static, unless they can be created to be interactive in Excel.

61. Do you have any technology preferences in terms of developing the reports/dashboards (PowerBI or

Tableau)?

Response: Excel (not PowerBI or Tableau)

62. How many dashboards or visual reports are anticipated during the project?

Response: We anticipate that performance measures can be effectively presented within an estimated 15 pages or slides. Our expectation is that the vendor will develop a single analytic approach that can be applied across one or more sites. We anticipate only one comprehensive slide deck that consolidates the performance measure analyses into a user‑friendly format. NHJB does not intend for the vendor to create dashboards as part of this project unless they are static or can be created to be interactive in Excel.

63. Do you expect the vendor to perform any tasks on-site, or can all work be performed remotely?

64. Do you accept offshore resources?

Response: We are unable to identify what offshore resources will be needed for this project based on your question(s) provided. If you would like to clarify, please reach out to

Procurement@courts.state.nh.us.

65. What is the approved budget or range allocated for this project?

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level of effort, or added value. The final contract amount will be determined through the evaluation and mailto:Procurement@courts.state.nh.us

66. Is pricing expected to be fixed price, time-and-materials, or milestone-based?

67. Are there grant deadlines that require interim deliverables?

Response: Grant reports are submitted twice per year, at the end of July and at the end of December.

Consistent and demonstrable progress is required so that updates can be included in these semiannual reports.

68. Please confirm the formats (e.g., CSV, Excel, SQL export) and approximate record counts for each

FTC data source listed in Section II.C and the expected secure transfer method to the selected vendor.

(References Section II.C - pages 7–8)

Response: See question 54. SharePoint would be used to share the datasets.

69. Does NHJB anticipate the vendor will design, host, and maintain an online interactive dashboard for ongoing FTC reporting? If so, please describe access requirements (user counts, authentication method, hosting constraints). (References dashboard language in Project Objectives (Section II.B, item i) and Task A/Deliverable 4 ("Reporting Framework and Sustainability Guide"), pages 7 and

10–11)

Response: NHJB does not anticipate the vendor will design, host, and maintain an online interactive dashboard for ongoing FTC reporting.

70. Can NHJB provide an anticipated not-to-exceed amount or funding ceiling for the base 18-month term to ensure proposals are scoped appropriately? (Page Number: N/A) prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level

71. For Task A(d), how many families are expected to be contacted, and will NHJB obtain Institutional

Review Board (IRB) approval and consents, or must the vendor manage those processes? (References

Task A(d) under Project Objectives, page 8)

Response: Up to 25 families will be contacted. If required, the vendor will need to obtain IRB approval and consent.

72. Is there a maximum budget for the full scope of work?

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level of effort, or added value. The final contract amount will be determined through the evaluation and

73. Should the proposal include staffing qualifications and experience?

74. Specific to item I.d, will vendors have access to data from DCYF and the Justice system for families who did not participate in FTC?

Response: No data sharing agreements have been initiated at this time. NHJB will assist in establishing these agreements.

75. Can NHJB provide guidance on the anticipated budget range, contract capacity, or not-to-exceed amount for the initial eighteen-month term? Additionally, should the Cost Proposal include pricing for the optional one-year renewal term or only for the initial term?

prefers an overall project cost closer to $50,000. Proposals exceeding the preferred target may still be considered, provided the additional cost is clearly justified by the proposed approach, deliverables, level of effort, or added value. The final contract amount will be determined through the evaluation and negotiation process and may be less than the maximum available funding. The cost proposal should only include pricing for the initial term.

76. Considering the limited number of Family Treatment Court participants and the RFP’s mention of initial outcomes as well as comparative or inferential analysis, could NHJB clarify if the main goal is a descriptive assessment of initial outcomes, a comparative program evaluation, or an estimation of

FTC’s impact compared to another court or population?

Response: The bidder should propose the most reasonable and valid way to report initial outcomes given the small number of participants who have completed FTC. The main goal is to be able to share initial outcomes so we can continue to demonstrate the need for FTC.

77. What formats will the datasets for the roughly twenty-five FTC families be available in, such as database exports, spreadsheets, or scanned documents? Also, will the data be de-identified prior to delivery, or should Offerors expect to receive and securely manage identifiable records?

Response: The data will be available in spreadsheets. Data will not be deidentified. Offerors should expect to receive and securely manage identifiable records.

78. How soon after contract execution does NHJB anticipate providing access to the principal datasets, and can the data codebook referenced in the RFP be made available during the proposal period?

Response: Principal datasets could be available within a month. The data codebook is available as an attachment on the NHJB RFP website.

79. Are data-sharing or data-use agreements with partner organizations—including DCYF, CASA, contracted service providers, and treatment providers—already in place to authorize vendor access to partner data? If not, should Offerors assume that NHJB will lead the establishment of the required agreements and approvals, or should the vendor include responsibility and level of effort to assist with this process?

Response: Data sharing agreements have not been established. It is anticipated that the vendor and

NHJB would both play a role in establishing these agreements and obtaining access to data.

80. Should the Cost Analysis Feasibility Report be part of the base proposal, with a complete or partial cost analysis listed as a separately authorized optional item? If Offerors are to include the contingent cost analysis in the total proposed contract amount, what kind and depth of analysis should be considered for pricing, and how will this contingent amount influence the scoring of the Cost

Proposal?

Response: Yes. The Cost Analysis Feasibility Report should be included as part of the base proposal. A complete or partial cost analysis may be designated as a separately authorized optional item. Offerors should include a level of analysis that is sufficient to responsibly inform decision makers about the comparative costs of FTC operations versus traditional abuse/neglect case processing and standard child welfare involvement. The contingent amount included for this optional cost analysis will be considered and factored into the scoring of the overall Cost Proposal.

81. The RFP aims to gather qualitative feedback from families who did not share their input after participating in FTC. Could NHJB specify the expected number of former participants to be contacted and clarify the roles of NHJB and the vendor in identifying and reaching out to participants, securing consent, offering incentives, and obtaining any necessary privacy, legal, or human-subject review approvals?

Response: Approximately 40 former participants may be contacted, with the understanding that not all will choose to engage. NHJB will identify these individuals, and NHJB or other FTC partners will likely conduct the initial outreach. The vendor may be involved in securing consent, providing incentives, and managing any required privacy or legal processes. If human-subject research approval is necessary, the vendor will be responsible for obtaining IRB approval and ensuring all related consent procedures are followed.

82. Section II.C.b references information that may allow comparison with another court or site with similar characteristics. Has NHJB already identified a potential comparison court, site, or participant group? If so, will NHJB provide the corresponding data, or should Offerors assume responsibility for identifying and obtaining comparison data in their proposed approach and pricing?

Response: NHJB has not yet identified a potential comparison site but will support the identification and provide comparison data.

83. Should offerors assume a predominantly remote delivery approach, or does NHJB expect in-person activities in Sullivan County or other parts of New Hampshire, like kickoff meetings, stakeholder interviews, workshops, presentations, or training sessions? If in-person involvement is anticipated, can NHJB give an estimated frequency to assist with pricing?

84. Does NHJB have preferred or mandatory software platforms for dashboards and reporting tools, like

Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or SharePoint? What licenses and hosting environments does

NHJB currently use to keep reporting products accessible and up-to-date after the contract ends?

Response: NHJB does not intend for the vendor to create dashboards as part of this project unless they are static or can be created to be interactive in Excel or SharePoint. NHJB does not anticipate the vendor will design, host, and maintain an online interactive dashboard for ongoing FTC reporting.

85. Is there an overall page limit or any page limits for individual sections of the proposal? If so, please identify the applicable limits and clarify whether the cover page, table of contents, required forms, and other attachments are excluded.

Response: Do not exceed 100 pages, including all attachments and required forms.

86. Please confirm that, at the proposal-submission stage, bidders only need to submit completed

Appendices A and B and a proposal prepared in accordance with Appendix C, and that any other administrative forms and certifications, including the remaining appendices, will be required only if the bidder is selected for award.

Response: Bidders only need to submit completed Appendices A and B and a proposal prepared in accordance with Appendix C.

87. Please confirm that the Cost Proposal may be included within the main proposal response document, in accordance with Appendix C, and is not required to be submitted as a separate document or attachment.

Response: The Cost Proposal should not be included as a separate document or attachment. It should be included in the proposal response.