QUESTION AND ANSWERS - BBG50-R-10-0066DDS.doc

The following were questions that was submitted, please find answers in Bold print

1. Will BBG staff from the US attend the focus groups? And if so, do they want a US-based staff member to travel with them?

IF IS POSSIBLE THAT A BBG STAFFER MIGHT ATTEND THE GROUPS IN AT LEAST ONE COUNTRY, BUT CONTRACTOR STAFF WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPANY THEM

2. Will you need a simultaneous translator at each of the focus groups?

NO

3. Can we assume that all four groups for a country will be conducted in one city (e.g., Moscow in Russia, Jakarta for Indonesia, Bogota for Colombia and Accra for Ghana?)

YES. IT IS NOT A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT THAT THE GROUPS BE CONDUCTED IN THE CAPITAL CITIES OF EACH COUNTRY, BUT IT ASSUMED THAT THEY WILL ALL BE CONDUCTED IN A SINGLE CITY IN EACH COUNTRY

4. The RFP request audio-tapes. Will these need to be translated to English?

NO

5. Would you consider substituting video-tapes for the audio-tapes?

YES

6. The RFQ specifies that the participants in one set of focus groups in each country will use advanced handsets with 3G networks and those in the other set of focus groups will use more basic phones with 2.5G networks. Is the major determinant for the groups the type of handset or the network? There are advanced handsets that operate only on 2.5G networks.

THE HANDSET IS THE MORE IMPORTANT DETERMINANT.

7. Do you expect for the focus groups to be conducted in the capitals?

NOT NECESSARILY - SEE RESPONSE ABOVE

8. Will VOA be available for in-house consultation regarding the fine-tuning of the methodology and development of discussion guide.

9. Are there an interest in an in-house presentation of the results of interest?