FERC-14-Q-0033_0001.docx

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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate let ter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR AC- KNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 00039 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Procurement Division Attn:

888 First Street, NE, Room 4J Washington DC 20426 00039 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Procurement Division Attn:

888 First Street, NE, Room 4J Washington DC 20426 To all Offerors/Bidders

FERC-14-Q-0033

02-28-2014 X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to:

..March 06, 2014 @ 2PM N/A X

SEE CONTINUATION PAGES FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RFQ.

HEIDI R HERRON, CONTRACTING OFFICER

Amendment 0001, dated 28 February 2014 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Solicitation #: FERC-14-Q-0033, ECONOMICS BASED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE MODELING SOFTWARE

*********Closing Date is hereby EXTENDED to: Thursday, 06 Marc 2014 @ 2PM (Eastern)**********

The following questions were submitted by multiple Offerors concerning FERC’s IT environment:

Q1: What is the Commission’s Microsoft Window 7 Desktop Computing Environment requirement?

A1: The Commission uses Microsoft Windows 7 Desktop compliant to United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) - www.usgcb.nist.gov

Q2: Please provide additional details concerning the following statement contained in the RFQ: “…System shall integrate with the single sign-on authentication and authorization requirements of the FERC Environment...”

A2: The Commission uses Microsoft Active Directory and HSPD-12 PIV compliant login to authenticate users and machines into the FERC Domain. Any application level security parameters must be configurable to accept these certificates OR be configurable so no further security logon is necessary to access the application. We are looking for single-sign on. Once the user logs on to the Government furnished equipment (GFE) they should not need to logon on to the application again.

Q3: Please provide additional details concerning the following statement contained in the RFQ: “…System shall support Telework and integrate well with current industry best practice teleworking technologies...”

A3: The Government has authorized Telework policies and practices. The application must function properly and be supported on Citrix or across a VPN.

The following technical questions were submitted by potential Offerors:

Q4: The RFP calls for a “network flow model” but also specifies detailed analysis of natural gas and NGL supply and demand, which would require a much more sophisticated model than simple flow modeling. How important is it to compute supply volumes from a fundamental resource analysis, as opposed to simple extrapolations of production trends?

A4: It is not required that the model compute supply volumes based on a fundamental resource analysis. However, the model does need regional gas supply curves (gas supplied as a function of price) and supply growth rates as inputs. The model should come with “base case” supply and demand inputs that can be modified by the model operator.

Q5: Do you want the model to compute LNG terminal capacities and export volumes or would input judgments suffice?

A5: The model does not need to compute LNG terminal capacities and export volumes, but does need the ability to add these points of supply and demand into the gas network.

Q6: What is the required time horizon for the model’s projections?

A6: The model should provide at least 20 year projections, but with the ability to run for shorter or longer horizons.

Q7: Can we combine Residential and Commercial gas demand into Core demand, or do these need to be separated for the analysis?

A7: Residential and commercial gas demand does not need to be separated out.

Q8: Does production for each NGL product need to be forecast separately?

A8: No