FirstNetQA.docx
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- FirstNet CO Alternate Plan RFP
- Solicitation number
- RFP EGBA 2017000243 3
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- Denver County, Denver City, Colorado
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This is a Questions and Answers document issued by the State of Colorado Office of Information Technology (OIT) in response to inquiries regarding State of Colorado RFP 2017-243 for the FirstNet Colorado Alternative Broadband Network (CO-RAN). The RFP seeks proposals for two independent projects: Project A focuses on network design and coverage, while Project B addresses network operations and monetization. The initial contract term is ten (10) years with options to extend up to three (3) additional five (5) year extensions for a potential total of twenty-five (25) years, though OIT indicated flexibility on this timeframe. The RFP employs a two-phase procurement process in which Phase I qualification is mandatory for all offerors seeking to respond in Phase II. Phase II requires comprehensive proposals including actual network design, coverage maps, construction timelines, financing and monetization strategies, operations and maintenance programs, and detailed cost projections.
The procurement encompasses wireless and wired communications services intended to serve primary first responders and public safety entities at tribal, county, and municipal levels, as well as federal agencies operating within Colorado. Offerors must finance and construct the CO-RAN, with ownership of infrastructure financed entirely by the offeror remaining their property; jointly developed infrastructure ownership shall be negotiated in final contracts. Guaranteed revenue streams may include monthly recurring charges for wireless data and voice services, static connectivity to community anchor institutions, service contracts, and hardware purchasing agreements available at state and local levels. All such revenue arrangements would be finalized during contract negotiations and are subject to Colorado law and voluntary participation of local and tribal jurisdictions. The definition of primary first responders and related quantifications are detailed in Attachment C of the proposal.
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State of Colorado
RFP 2017-243
FirstNet Colorado Alternative Broadband Network
| Q # |
| Document and Section |
| Page# / Requirement# |
| Question |
| Question Response |
| 1 |
| Schedule Activities section in RFP says "The resulting contract Initial Contract Term of ten (10) years with the option to extend three (3) five (5) year extensions, (or a combination of agreed upon years) for a total potential contract term of Twenty-Five (25) years." |
| Schedule of Activities, page 4 |
| A ten-year contract term (even allowing for several five-year extensions) could make it more difficult for bidders to secure long term financial backing and other long-term agreements required by the RFP for this 25-year project. Is there scope to have this amended to a straight 25 years from the initial contract award? |
OIT would request the offeror suggest the specified timeframe necessary and outline the factors that require the specified length in their proposal response. We do have flexibility on the contract term.
| 2 |
| 2.01 Introduction - Definition clarification |
| page 19 |
| Please define 'Products Produced' as it relates to this sentence. |
| It would mean products as agreed to in the contract. |
| 3 |
| The two elements will be reviewed and scored independently and the solution(s) that are most advantageous to Colorado will be selected. |
| Page 26 |
| Given that the projects will be reviewed and scored independently, is there any desired format that the Offeror should follow, to better lay out a response for Project a) and Project b)? |
| No, the Offeror is welcome to format the proposal in whatever manner it deems most advantageous to its overall presentation. |
| 4 |
| Section 2.7 – Financial and Business Model Background. Page 29: “… Assets that Colorado could potentially include in the final contract(s) include: … Guaranteed revenue streams for a variety of service offerings” |
| Page 29 |
| Referring to the language "Assets that Colorado could potentially include in the final contract(s) include:", can the State elaborate on what would fall under "Guaranteed revenue streams for a variety of service offerings"? |
| Guaranteed revenue streams could include monthly recurring charges for: |
· Wireless data/voice services
· Static connectivity to Community Anchor Institutions
· Service contracts
· Hardware purchasing agreements
· Other services
Theses streams may be available at both a state and local level. Any such agreements would not be finalized until the final contractual process and would be subject to Colorado law and any inclusion of local and tribal jurisdictions would be subject to the voluntary involvement of that jurisdiction.
| 5 |
| Section 2.13 – Definition of Public Safety Entity. Page 34. |
| Page 34 |
| Please clarify what “Tribal, County and Municipal Services” and “Federal Partners” mean for purposes of this proposal. Please provide examples. |
| Federal Partners means those federal agencies which may use the CO-RAN, including all those federal entities with some sort of public safety role. Because FirstNet has not yet clarified how federal agencies will procure NPSBN services, Colorado is prepared to offer CO-RAN services to federal agencies in Colorado. |
Tribal, County and Municipal Services reflect both the sovereign authority of tribes and the home rule basis of Colorado’s geo-political structure. Colorado anticipates a significant number of county and municipal jurisdictions would participate in the final solution but the state cannot direct or require any jurisdiction to participate. Services refers to the variety of communications services (wireless and wired) that are utilized at local and tribal levels that can be integrated into the overall solution.
| 6 |
| 2.13 Definition of Public Safety Entity |
| page 34 |
| The definition of the primary first responder group is broader in scope when compared to exhibit J-24 of the First Net proposal. Can you provide a measure of the number of primary first responders based in the definition outlined in the proposal under section 2.13 |
| These numbers are estimated and extrapolated in Attachment C. |
| 7 |
| Project B: Network Operation and Monetization. Finance. The Offeror must provide the equity and debit capital required to build the CO-RAN. |
| Project B: Network (CO-RAN) page 51 |
| Please confirm that the Offeror can retain ownership of all infrastructure they finance. |
| Any infrastructure completely financed by the Offeror would remain the property of the Offeror. Ownership of any infrastructure jointly developed by the Offeror and either the state, tribe or local jurisdiction would need to be addressed in the final contract. OIT would welcome proposals on such a scenario. |
| Page 6, Para 7, line 4: |
| We recognize the intent of the two phase procurement process planned by Colorado, but would OIT consider removing the restriction that prevents a company from responding to Phase II if that company does not respond to Phase I? |
| No. The purpose of Phase I is to qualify only those Offerors who demonstrate the comprehensive organizational, program management, construction, financial and/or operations capabilities to build, deploy, operate and maintain the CO-RAN. Phase II will require a complete proposal(s) inclusive of (but not limited to) actual network design (including sites and coverage maps), construction timelines, monetization and financing strategy, operations and maintenance program, and all anticipated costs associated with this network. Colorado recognizes the time and cost to complete a response of this magnitude in Phase II, and will only request it if likely to Opt-Out. Therefore Phase I is required to ensure any Phase II Offerors are summarily qualified to complete one or both projects. |
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