Amendment_No._0014_-_QAs.pdf

Solicitation No. D15PS00295 – Amendment 014 Questions and Answers

Question #: 409

RFP Section Reference: Section L.3, Proposal Format and Submission Instructions, 3 rd

Paragraph

Question:

The Government has issued an amendment to the RFP to clarify the offerors’ ability to use 11x17 foldouts in proposal submissions. The Amendment indicates additional 11x17 foldouts are permitted for the submission of maps and required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, which may use 11” x 17” size paper.

Would the government please allow proposals to include additional 11 x 17 foldouts within the

Technical and Business management volumes to present larger graphics? We understand that each 11 x 17 foldout for this purpose would count as two 8 x 11 pages.

We believe this will provide offerors the ability to include comprehensive graphics to make proposals easier to understand and evaluate with lower pagecount.

Answer:

Yes, if needed to improve readability, Offerors may use 11” x 17” foldouts for larger graphics submitted within Volume I – Business Management and Volume II – Technical. Each 11” x 17” foldout will be counted as two pages, with the exception of the submission of maps and required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, which are excluded from the page count.

RFP Change (Yes/No):

Yes

RFP Change Description:

Section L.3, Proposal Format and Submission Instructions, 3 rd paragraph, is hereby being revised in this

Amendment 014 to read, “… A page is defined as Times New Roman Font Size 12, single-spaced, 8.5” x

11” size paper with one (1) inch margins top, bottom, left, and right. Maps, required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, and large graphics or diagrams in the business management and technical volumes may use 11” x 17” size paper, but will be counted as two pages per 11” x 17” foldout. Tables, charts, figures, and headers and footers …”

Question #: 410

RFP Section Reference: Section L.3, Proposal Format and Submission Instructions, 3

Will the government clarify that the offeror is permitted to use 11”x17” size paper for J Attachments, specifically J-13 Pricing Template; J-23 End-User Pricing Tables; J-24-Public Safety Device Connections

Template; Integrated Master Schedule, Work Breakdown Schedule, in addition to the maps and Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics. For those J Attachments/documents that are to be included in the page count, the offeror will count the use of the 11”x17” as 2 pages.

Yes, if needed to improve readability, Offerors may use 11” x 17” foldouts for larger graphics submitted within Volume I – Business Management and Volume II – Technical. Each 11” x 17” foldout will be counted as two pages, with the exception of the submission of maps and required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, which are excluded from the page count.

rd paragraph, is hereby being revised in this

Amendment 014 to read, “… A page is defined as Times New Roman Font Size 12, single-spaced, 8.5” x

11” size paper with one (1) inch margins top, bottom, left, and right. Maps, required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, and large graphics or diagrams in the business management

Question #: 411

RFP Section Reference: Section L.3, Proposal Format and Submission Instructions, 3

Will the government clarify that the offeror is permitted to use 11”x17” size paper for large illustrations of the network design and Concept of Operations? The offeror will count the use of the 11”x17” as 2 pages.

Yes, if needed to improve readability, Offerors may use 11” x 17” foldouts for larger graphics submitted within Volume I – Business Management and Volume II – Technical. Each 11” x 17” foldout will be counted as two pages, with the exception of the submission of maps and required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, which are excluded from the page count.

rd paragraph, is hereby being revised in this

Amendment 014 to read, “… A page is defined as Times New Roman Font Size 12, single-spaced, 8.5” x

11” size paper with one (1) inch margins top, bottom, left, and right. Maps, required Section J spreadsheets pertaining to network statistics, and large graphics or diagrams in the business management

Question #: 412

RFP Section Reference: Section L.2.5, Submission of Proposals, 1 st Paragraph

Section L.3.1.2, Section Two – Leadership and Program Management, 1 st Paragraph, 3

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Section L.2.5 specifies acceptable file formats of Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word, with the exception of

Excel, map, and shape files.

Section L.3.1.2 requires an Integrated Master Schedule that addresses all build-out and transition-to-operations activities.

The required Integrated Master Schedule will likely become quite detailed with many rows of activities and milestones. Would it be acceptable to the Government for offerors to provide a high level view of the

Integrated Master Schedule within the Business Management Volume, and provide the detailed schedule as a Microsoft Project (.MPP) file as part of the electronic submission?

Offerors shall submit the Integrated Master Schedule in one of the acceptable file formats defined in

Section L.2.5, Submission of Proposals. Integrated Master Schedule developed in Microsoft Project may be exported as Adobe PDF or Microsoft Excel files.

No

N/A