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HE125418R0014

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

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52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

1. Addendum to Paragraph (b) Submission of Proposals: In addition to those requirements as stated in paragraph (b), the following are added and shall apply to the submission requirements in response to this solicitation:

1. Proposal Structure and Content – Offerors shall submit proposal packages consisting of the following separate/distinct volumes for evaluation purposes and include the content identified herein:

1. Volume 1 - Administrative Cover Letter. This volume shall include the following:

0. Tax identification number (TIN);

0. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS);

0. Complete Business Mailing Address;

0. Cage Code/NAICS Code; and,

0. Contact Name, Phone, Fax and Email address.

0. Offeror proposal shall be valid for 120 days from the proposal submission date.

0. A completed Cloud Questionnaire (Attachment 3)

0. Acknowledgement of Attachment #1

1. Volume 2 Factor 1– Technical Capability. This quote volume shall:

1. The Offeror proposal shall demonstrate an understanding of the requirement and ability to provide the supplies and services outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The Offeror Technical Approach proposal shall provide the following:

0. Task 1:Project Management Team Approach: Offeror shall provide a detailed technical approach demonstrating the Offeror’s project management team equipped to implement the seven required areas: (1) project scope management, (2) schedule management, (3) communication/coordination across tasks/stakeholders, (4) quality assurance management, (6) change control management, (6) resource management, and (7) risk management, in accordance with PWS Task 1.

0. Task 2: Comprehensive Work Plan: Offeror shall provide a sample comprehensive work plan and chronological schedule that incorporates the integrated implementation of summative, interim, and formative assessments to a worldwide school system in accordance with PWS Task 2.

0. Task 3: Program Support Services Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to provide tired levels of customer support to meet the needs of a worldwide school system in accordance with PWS Task 3.

0. Task 4: Technology Services Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to provide a Contractor-hosted assessment delivery system with a highly scalable architecture and complete functionality to support delivery and management of DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) computer- and paper-based assessments including formative, interim, and summative assessments, as well as practice and training tests systemwide in accordance with PWS Task 4.

0. Task 5: Item/Test Bank System: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror ability to (1) provide an item/test bank system with complete functionality to interface with a variety of educational content repositories or authoring systems, (2) import and export test items, test forms, and test specifications for English language arts (ELA)/ Literacy, Mathematics, Science and History/Social Studies, (3) transfer DoDEA test items from other contractors, and (4) ensure quality control in accordance with PWS Task 5.

0. Task 6: Professional Learning and Supporting Resources Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to provide effective virtual professional learning to include such topics as (1) student registration procedures, (2) test administration protocols, security policies, protocols, and procedures, (4) assessment delivery system, (5) accessibility and accommodation policies and procedures, and (6) assessment literacy as it pertains to the comprehensive assessment system and its related components in accordance with PWS Task 6.

0. Task 7: Accessibility and Accommodations Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to provide students access to appropriate universal tools (accessibility features), designated supports (accessibility features identified in advance), and accommodations when needed, in accordance with PWS Task 7.

0. Task 8: Test Security and Data Protection: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to maintain and monitor security of the computer-based and paper-based test development and administration to include ensuring data integrity in accordance with PWS Task 8.

0. Task 9: Assessment Development Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to develop assessments for ELA/Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Studies, as well as analyze newly developed assessments to include field test item performance in accordance with PWS Task 9.

0. Task 10: Assessment Administration Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to train assessment teams, as well as deliver computer-and paper-based summative, interim, and formative assessments to a worldwide school system in accordance with PWS Task 10.

0. Task 11: Test Scoring and Result Analyses Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to score and provide replicable analysis data for all assessments in a timely manner in accordance with PWS Table 1.3 and PWS Task 11.

0. Task 12: Reporting Scores Approach: Offeror shall provide a technical approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to provide access to complete and usable assessment data, as well as comprehensive virtual and paper reports that meet the needs of DoDEA stakeholders, in a timely manner in accordance with PWS Task 12.

1. Volume 3 – Factor 2 Present and Past Performance

Offeror shall submit at least three relevant performance references that are similar in size, scope and magnitude to the tasks identified in the PWS. The references shall be for contracts performed to any extent within five years prior to the closing date of this solicitations. When citing each source of past performance, the following information shall be included:

1. Organization name and address

1. Point of Contact name, phone number, and email

1. Description of the effort to include performance dates and contract value

Attachment 4, Past Performance Part I must be completed and submitted by all vendors for all three recent contracts.

Attachment 5, Past Performance Part II is a questionnaire that must be forwarded by vendors to a minimum of three references. References must complete and submit the questionnaire directly to the DoDEA Procurement Division via email to samra.yoseph@hq.dodea.edu.

1. Volume 4 -Factor 3 Price. This proposal volume shall:

3. Be in Microsoft Excel. All items must have a price or be marked “NSP” for “Not Separately Priced.” Each item will state the description, quantity, unit, unit price, and estimated amount. A final total of the Base and Option Periods is required in the Excel Spreadsheet.

3. Reference the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) Sub-CLINs in the SF1449 Schedule of services as suggested CLIN structures. In lieu of this schedule, the contractor may submit fewer or more CLINs, whichever may be appropriate to their standard commercial practice.

3. Offeror shall submit their proposed prices in accordance with the attached pricing sheet to include a detailed CLIN breakdown. (Pricing Sample Attachment # 6)

1.0 QUESTIONS

If you have questions or concerns regarding this requirement, please submit your inquiries electronically to the Contract Specialist (CS), Ms. Samra Yoseph at samra.yoseph@hq.dodea.edu and Contracting Officer Mr. Alim Koroma at alim.koroma@hq.dodea.edu no later than June 25, 2018 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST). No questions will be accepted after this cutoff. Offerors shall submit one set of questions only; multiple sets of questions will not be accepted.

2.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND QUOTE DUE DATE

2.1 Submission must be sent in electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer on or before the closing date of July 16, 2018 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Your offer must cite the solicitation Number and your corporation’s name in your submission. Late submissions will not be accepted.

3.0 SUBMISSION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 The Government will accept only one submission from each Offeror that responds to this solicitation. Price information shall be included in the Price Volume ONLY and shall not be discussed or exhibited in any other part of the Offeror’s submission.

3.2 To be considered for selection, the Offeror shall submit a complete response to this Request For Proposal (RFP) using the sequence and format provided herein. Offerors shall provide an electronic submission only. Each submission shall be in uncompressed files submitted by electronic mail to the Contract Specialist. Offerors shall insert their company’s name in each separate file. The electronic version of the text shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Portable Data Format (PDF) format, except supporting price information, which shall be in Microsoft Excel format. The electronic spreadsheets shall not be compiled or password protected; all cells and formulas shall be visible, editable and unprotected. Offerors shall not establish links referencing other spreadsheet files. Offerors shall provide individual spreadsheets for each period, with a summary sheet at the end showing the total amount for the base year and all option periods. Spreadsheets should reflect the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure listed in the RFP, if applicable.

3.3 The Offeror shall ensure that the submission is readable, in the format specified in the solicitation, and has been verified as free of computer viruses. Prior to any review, the Government will check all files for viruses and ensure that all information is readable. In the event that any files are defective (unreadable), the Government will only review the readable electronic files. However, if the defective media renders a significant portion of the Offeror’s quote unreadable, the Government will consider the submission incomplete and not further consider the quote for consideration. Failure to submit any of the information requested by this solicitation may be cause for unfavorable consideration.

3.4 Submissions must be clear, coherent, and prepared in sufficient detail for effective evaluation of the offeror’s proposal against the evaluation criteria. In addition, this documentation must cover all aspects of this solicitation and include the Offeror’s approach for addressing all of the tasks in the PWS. Submissions must clearly demonstrate how the Offeror intends to accomplish the tasks and must include convincing rationale and substantiation of all claims. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete, effective response to the solicitation are not desired. The Offeror shall describe its approach, through the use of graphs, charts, diagrams and narrative, in sufficient detail for the Government to understand and evaluate the nature of the approach.

3.5 Content shall be indexed (cross-indexed, as appropriate) and logically assembled. The submission shall be provided in four (4) volumes: two non-price volume (Technical and Past Performance), one price volume and one administrative volume.

Information shall be confined to the appropriate volume to facilitate evaluation. The Offeror shall present all information relevant to each evaluation element in the appropriate volume and section. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. Pages over the maximum page limitation for any volume will not be evaluated. Page limitations include all text, graphs, pictures, appendices, references, exhibits, etc. Tabs, index sheets, tables of contents, dividers and other such aids that are solely used to assist the evaluator in locating information and are advisory in nature, imparting no other information other than the identification of content, will not be counted against any page limits stated within this RFP.

3.6 Electronic submissions shall be arranged so that it can be printed on 8 ½” x 11” (with no fold-outs) white paper and printed double-sided. The text shall have 1” margins on all sides, be single-spaced, and use Times New Roman font color black, font size of 12. Illustrations (e.g., graphics figures, graphs, and tables) shall be in portrait format with font colors other than black allowable and font sizes 12, 10, 9, and 8 considered acceptable. The Offeror's company name (no logos), the date, solicitation number, volume number and section shall be included on each page of the submission (this information may be included in a header/footer). All pages shall be numbered, using a uniform page numbering system. Page numbers, headers and footers may be outside the page margins, and are not bound by the font, color and point size requirement. If the Offeror uses a different format (font size, margin, etc.), the government reserves the right to adjust the submission to fit the parameters of the format as stated in the RFP, and if this results in the submission exceeding the page limitations in any one area, the government will not consider those excess pages.

4.0 PAGE LIMITS

Volume 1: Non Price Administrative – No Page Limit Volume 2: Non Price Technical Approach shall be no more than 120 pages total (excluding cover page, table of content, glossary and appendix.

Volume 3: Non Price Volume Past Performance – No Page Limit Volume 4: Price Volume – No Page Limit

Note: DoDEA has a maximum email limit of 10MB. Vendors shall confirm receipt of their electronic copy by return email from above email addresses.

Summary of Important Due Dates:

Submission

Due Date/ Time June 25 , 2018

10:00 A.M EST

July 16, 2018

10:00 A.M. EST

To samra.yoseph@hq.dodea.edu alim.koroma@hq.dodea.edu

Volumes 1-4 Electronic Copy by email to:

samra.yoseph@hq.dodea.edu alim.koroma@hq.dodea.edu Subject: HE125418R0001

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52.212-2 EVALUATION: COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) Basis of Award: The Government will evaluate and award a IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal provides the best value to the government in accordance with FAR Part 12 and 15 procedures. To make the award decision, the Government will use the best value tradeoff process and will consider three factors: (1) Technical Approach; (2) Past Performance; and (3) Price. The Technical Approach factor is slightly more important than the Price factor. All the Technical Approach subfactors are of equal importance. Past performance will be evaluated as “acceptable”, “unacceptable”, or “neutral” and will not be a part of any best value tradeoff decision. Any Offeror receiving a Technical Approach factor or subfactor rating or Past Performance factor rating of “unacceptable” will be eliminated from award consideration. The government reserves the right to hold discussion if necessary.

To be considered for award an Offeror must: (1) be complete and fully responsive to the solicitation, and include all information and materials prescribed by the instructions above and submission requirements; (2) adequately address all the performance work statement (PWS) tasks in its proposal; and (3) be reasonably priced. By submission of its proposal, the Offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, license and terms of service conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined unacceptable for award.

1.0 FACTOR 1-TECHNICAL APPROACH

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s technical approach and understanding of the PWS tasks. The Government’s evaluation for the Technical Approach factor consists of the following subfactors:

1.1 Subfactor 1: Task 3: Program Support Services: The Offeror’s program management support services approach will be evaluated for the extent to which the Offeror will be able to provide tiered levels of customer support to meet the needs of a worldwide school system in accordance with PWS Task 3. Particular focus will be on the Offer’s capability to provide virtual and in-person customer support, as well as technical advice and assistance.

1.2 Subfactor 2: Task 4: Technology Services: The Offeror’s technology services approach will be evaluated for how well the Offeror is able to provide a Contractor-hosted integrated assessment delivery system with a highly scalable architecture and complete functionality to support delivery and management of DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) computer- and paper-based assessments, with all appropriate accessibility and accommodation features including formative, interim, and summative assessments, as well as practice and training tests system-wide in accordance with PWS Task 4.

1.3 Subfactor 3: Task 5: Item/Test Bank System: The Offeror’s item/test bank system approach will be evaluated for the extent to which the Offeror is able to (1) provide an item/test bank system with complete functionality to interface with a variety of educational content repositories or authoring systems, (2) import and export test items, test forms, and test specifications for English language arts (ELA)/ Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Studies, (3) transfer DoDEA test items from other contractors, and (4) ensure quality control in accordance with PWS Task 5.

1.4 Subfactor 4: Task 9: Assessment Development: The Offeror’s assessment development approach will be evaluated for the extent to which the Offeror is able to implement a sound process to develop assessments for ELA/Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Studies, as well as analyze the data for newly developed assessments and develop test forms based on a variety of blueprint options for computer-based and paper-based assessments in accordance with PWS Task 9.

1.5 Subfactor 5: Task 10: Assessment Administration: The Offeror’s assessment administration approach will be evaluated for the Offeror’s ability to train HQ, district, and school assessment teams, as well as deliver computer-and paper-based summative, interim, and formative assessments to a worldwide school system in accordance with PWS Task 10. Particular focus will be paid on the Offer’s ability to timely and efficiently ship test materials to and from DoDEA schools across the world.

1.6 Subfactor 6: Task 12: Reporting Scores: The Offeror’s approach for reporting scores will be evaluated for the extent to which the Offeror is capable of providing access to complete and usable assessment data, as well as comprehensive virtual and paper reports that meet the needs of DoDEA stakeholders, in a timely manner in accordance with PWS Task 12.