Responses_to_Offeror_Questions.pdf

AHRQ-17-10005

Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) and Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Systems

Responses to Offeror Questions

1. Please provide the current contract number.

Answer: The current contract number is HHSA290201200007C.

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

Answer: No solicitation amendment necessary.

3. Whether we need to come over there for meetings?

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

5. Can we submit the proposal via e-mail?

6. Can the Project Director be a shared role between two or more personnel to make sure all required experiences are addressed?

7. What, if any, common infrastructure would be shared between the PSOPPC and the NPSD?

Answer: Please see solicitation amendment.

8. Is the first instantiation of NPSD to be cloud-based?

9. How much data would be hosted?

10. How often will the PSOPPC transfer data? What’s the expected maximum transaction size?

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11. What is the expected support model for NPSD?

12. Does the contractor need to ensure compatibility to Netscape Communicator as stated in Appendix C, “AHRQ Technical Standards Profile”?

13. Will AHRQ be providing license to the COTS software for the dashboards or shall the contractor propose costs for the COTS software? (Section C.3.2, pg. 16 of 142)

14. Will the contract be responsible for procuring the data outside of the non-identified data received from the PSOPPC such as the QDR Patient Safety chapter (e.g. HCUP, OASIS, NSQIP, etc.) or will AHRQ procure the data? (Section C.14, pg. 35)

15. Will AHRQ please confirm that the LifeRay portal is being utilized by the PSOPPC application?

(Appendix A, pg. 43)

16. Will AHRQ please clarify what MFA solution the PSOPPC is currently using? Is it RSA with SecurID tokens or is it the OKTA MFA solution? (Appendix A, pg. 43 and 45)

17. The RFP states "Proposals shall be type written, reproduced on letter sized paper, with no less than 12-point Times New Roman font (this includes all charts, graphs, and tables), minimum1.5 line spacing". In graphics 12pt font and 1.5 line spacing makes it difficult to convey ideas within a graphic. Would the government allow a smaller font, single-spaced, for tables and graphics e.g., Arial Family or other at 10 point, single spaced? (Section L.6.b, pg. 128)

18. The page limit shall include all other technical proposal content including but not limited to the following: cover page, table of contents, introduction, and technical discussion. In order to provide a more complete response, will the government remove the cover page and table of contents from the page count restrictions? (Section L.7, pg. 129)

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19. The RFP states "Offerors shall submit the following information for both the offeror and proposed major subcontractors: A list of five (5) contracts completed during the past three years or currently in process that are similar in nature to the solicitation work scope." Please clarify, is it 5 total contracts or 5 for the Prime and 5 for each major subcontractor? (Section L.8, pg. 133)

Answer: It is 5 for each major sub and 5 for the prime.

20. Is the Data Analytic Interactive Dashboard referred to in tasks 3, 13, 14 and 15 intended for use by the public or only by AHRQ?

Answer: At this time, AHRQ expects that the dashboards will be for internal use only.

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