22Q0028_Attach 6 QA_061622.pdf

Question # Question Answer

1 If the RFP is awarded, what’s the implementation timeline?

The exact timeline will be determined post-award but the desired timeline is the August-September timeline.

Are the ~28k students part of a single district or all over the world?

The 28,000+ students are from all DoDEA districts.

Is there a single Student Information System (SIS) for rostering the students?

Yes

When does the current contract for college and career readiness platform expire?

22-Aug-22

5 Is there a grading rubric for the proposals? Yes.

Does the district need National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker report? If so, how many high schools?

The report is not required. As stated in the PWS, DoDEA has 40 brick-and-mortar high schools and one virtual high school

Does DODEA have specific, and custom, College and Career Readiness Indicators they wish to track in the platform?

As stated in the PWS, graduation data, applications, letters of recommendation, and other data must be tracked.

Would DODEA be interested in Middle School and/or High School Course Planning tool?

See Task 1 Curriculum Resources for the description of the data that the Offeror's :planning tool" will track.

HE125422Q0028-College and Career Advising and Planning (Grades 6-12) Curriculum Resources

Attachment 6 - Questions and Answers

Section '2.1.3.1; of the RFQ document requests ‘at least one, but no more than three’ references, whereas ‘Attachment PP Part 1’ requests ‘a minimum of three references’. Could you please confirm the required number of references for this response?

Three References

Section ‘2.1.2 VOLUME 2 – Factor 1. Technical’ requests ‘a technical approach quote’ for the following three tasks;

Task 1, Curriculum Resources; Task 2, Product Training and Resource Library; Task 3, Professional Learning. Later in the RFQ scope of work requirements section these tasks are listed alongside two others, Task 4, Meetings and Task 5, Technical Support. Should these two additional tasks (4 & 5) also be addressed in Volume 2?

Yes

Attachment 1-Pricing Schedule CCR.xlsx - In row 2 “Curricular Materials” the contract years, starting with First Year (2022-2023) through Fifth Year (2026-2027) match the anticipated contract start date in 2022. In row 8 “Curricular Materials Related Services” the First Year shows as 2017- 2018 and Fifth Year as 2021-2022. May vendors update Row 8 to reflect the same years as in Row 2 or will a revised Pricing Schedule be issued?

Revised Pricing Schedule with correct dates will be issued with Amendment to reflect correct dates on row 8 respectively.

General Information and Scope of Work, Section 2 Requirements, Task 3 Professional Learning, item 3) Summer Institutes - The table included in this section requests Summer Institutes in the Contract Base Year, Option Year 2 and Option Year 3. In each case the request is for 1 6-hour, face-to-face on-site session. Attachment 1- Pricing Schedule CCR provides space to add 1 Summer Institute Price in the First Year (2022-2023) of the Contract only. Should contractors include the total cost for the Summer Institutes to be provided in the 3 years (Base, OY2 and OY3) in field H13, or will a revised Price Schedule be provided allowing for the addition of a cost for the Summer Institute in OY2 and OY3?

The Offerors must provide costs for all three years of face-to-face, on-site professional learning.

General Information and Scope of Work, Section 7.1 Performance Requirement Summary (PRS) table, Technical Support, Task 5 AQL reads as follows: “All inquiries acknowledged within three hours of receipt. Ninety percent”. There appears to be language missing following, or prior to the term, “Ninety percent”. Please advise if this item should have additional language or end after “All inquiries acknowledged within three hours of receipt”.

The statement should read: Ninety percent of the issues shall be resolved within one business day of receipt, and the remaining ten percent shall be resolved within five business days of receipt.

14 Is there a page limit for the response? Section 3.3: DoDEA has a maximum email limit of 10MB