HQ0034-19-R-0085_Questions_and_Answers.xlsx
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- HQ0034-19-R-0085
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DOD Washington Headquarters Service
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This document contains questions and answers related to solicitation number HQ0034-19-R-0085 for a Data Mining SaaS IDIQ. The solicitation seeks a Software as a Service platform to enable real-time data analysis across the Department of Defense. Key requirements include ingesting data from multiple on-premise and cloud sources, meeting Impact Level 5 certification, and being hosted on a government cloud certified at IL-5. There is no incumbent for this requirement. Proposals were due on June 17, 2019 and oral presentations will be scheduled with offerors to further evaluate technical approaches. The contracting office is Washington Headquarters Services and work will be performed for the Office of the Chief Management Officer.
HQ0034-19-R-0085 Q&A
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| HQ0034-19-R-0085 Questions and Answers | |
| Questions | Answers |
| Is there an incumbent contractor currently providing these services? If yes, who is it? | There is no incumbent for this requirement. |
| Can you please confirm whether the office of this opportunity is "Washington Headquarters Services" or "Office of the Chief Management Officer"? | WHS is the issuing contract office. The work will be performed for OCMO |
| Technology wise can you clarify whether we can use an existing stack for data mining and analysis like Microsoft PowerBI and SQL or are we supposed to write a new system from scratch (SAS) as mentioned in point 1.4. Explanations in point 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 does not answer the question in full. | |
| Existing stacks can be used as long as they meet the requirements in the PWS. | |
| Points 1.6.4-1.6.5 must be investigated to make sure we stand up to the government inspections and other requirements concerning the working place and availability of employees. To clarify, does the Government come and visit our facility? | Place of performance will be specifified in each call order. Governement project leads will be communicating daily with the contractor. This may require visits to contractor facility. |
| As per PWS 'It is anticipated that a SECRET facility clearance may be needed for future task orders.' |
- We assume the SECRET facility clearance is not mandatory before award. Please confirm.
| A Secret facility is not required before IDIQ award |
| Per PWS the offerer will 'Provide a SaaS platform to enable real-time data analysis across the DoD'. |
- Are you looking for any specific SaaS platform ?
| No |
| Per Per PWS 'Provide licensed data that must have metadata that enables linkages between currently siloed DoD systems, e.g., the ability to crosswalk between databases of financial transactions and contracting (and other) data'. |
- Do you need data from the offerer? If yes, what kind of data license do you need?
| The expectation is that the commercial solution will have access to all publicaly available financial and contract data. DoD not publicaly available will be made available by the Government. |
| Per PWS Key personnel 'Education/Experience: Shall have a Bachelor's degree in business, economics, international affairs, data analytics, computer science, or a similar degree, with a Masters degree preferred, and twelve (12) years of experience leading engagements with the USG, four (4) of which must include USG data analytics and software deployment'. |
- Would you please clarify USG?
| USG has been replaced for DoD | |
| Will the Government consider additional non-presenter attendees to be in the audience for oral demonstrations? | Additional non-presenter attendees are welcome |
| Does the Government wish for Offerors to provide a Table of Acronyms and/or a Table of Figures? If so, can these items be excluded from the page limit as well? | Offerors may include a Table of Acronyms and or Table of Figues, this will not count towards the overall page limit. |
| Does the Government intend for Offerors to submit a Word Pricing Volume in addition to the pricing Excel spreadsheet? If so, can this Volume be without page limit to allow Offerors to appropriately address the acceptance of Terms and Conditions, Reps and Certs, Clauses, and OCI? | Yes, a Word Pricing Volume is anticipated in addition to the Excel spreadsheet. There is no page limit for this volume |
| Where would the Government like for Offerors to include the signed SF 1449, acceptance of Terms and Conditions, Reps and Certs, Clauses, and OCI? | The signed SF 1449, acceptance of Terms and Conditions, Reps and Certs, Clauses and OCI may be included in Volume I. This will not count towards the overall page count for Volume I. |
| Would the Government please confirm whether the offeror is required to provide a completed copy of our Representations and Certifications? If so, would the Government please confirm which volume these should be included in? | Yes, this is required and should be included in Volume I. |
| Would the Government please confirm that proposed software must meet the definition of Software as a Service (SaaS) as defined by the Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide published by: | In general, SaaS is a software distribution model in which a third-party provider owns and hosts applications and makes them available to customers. This allows for customers to spend less time on tedious tasks such as installing, managing, and upgrading sofware. The SaaS would likely by the sole property of the prime in a team scenario. |
| · DISA: https://rmf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Cloud_Computing_SRG_v1r3.pdf | |
| NIST 800-145: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf | |
| Would the Government please confirm that proposed software must have committed to an Impact Level 5 certification strategy, as outlined in the “DoD Cloud Way Forward” Memo at https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/cloud/pdf/dodciomemo_w-attachment_cloudwayforwardreport-20141106.pdf in the Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Security Model, and already have a confirmed sponsor? | Impact Level 5 is correct. |
| Would the Government please confirm that the proposed software must be available in a GovCloud environment that has been certified IL-5 as defined in the DoD Cloud Security Model, as outlined in the “DoD Cloud Way Forward” Memo released July 2014. | Impact Level 5 is correct. |
| Would the Government please confirm that the proposed software should be available to ingest data from multiple sources, including on premise and cloud sources of data? | Yes, the proposed software should be available to ingest data from multiple sources, including on premise and cloud sources of data. |
| Would the Government please consider awarding multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, as it is noted that several software provisions would meet the requirements of the solicitation as written? | This is not a consideration at this time |
| Section L, 3.c states that the introductory information page “required on the first page of Volume I of your proposal.” Would the Government please confirm the offeror’s proposal cover may be the first page of the proposal? The introductory information page will be the page included just after the proposal cover page. | The introductory page will come after the cover page and will not be counted towards the page count |
| Would the Government please confirm that, for tables and various types of graphics, a font size of 10-point is acceptable? | That is acceptable |
| Would the Government please confirm the SF 1449 is to be included as part of the introductory page? If so, please confirm the introductory page can be longer than one (1) page. | The signed SF 1449 is a separate document and is not part of the introductory page. The SF1449 can be included in Volume I of the proposal but wil not count towards the overal page count for Volume I. |
| Would the Government please confirm the offeror is permitted to provide an accompanying narrative in Microsoft (MS) Word or PDF format (in addition to the MS Excel file) for Volume 2? | Yes, a Word or PDF narrative is expected to accompany the Excel spreadsheet |
| Would the Government please confirm no information related to the oral presentations is required to be submitted with the written proposal due June 17, 2019? | No information related to the oral presentations is required for the proposal due date of June 17, 2019 |
| Would the Government please consider an offeror’s preferred day/week for conducting the oral presentation? | Yes, oral presentations will be coordinated with the Offeror. |
| Would the Government please allow the offeror access to the room where the presentations will occur, in order to enable the offeror to ensure compatibility of the Government’s facilities (i.e., projectors to display PowerPoint presentation) and allow presenters to familiarize themselves with the room prior to the 15-minute set-up period? | This information will be provided when scheduling the oral demonstrations and yes a reasonable time for set up for the oral presentation will be allowed. |
| If no to previous question, would the Government please provide a brief description of the room, including seating arrangements for both Government and offeror personnel, location of screens where the PowerPoint presentation will be displayed, and type of equipment? | This information will be provided when scheduling the oral demonstrations |
| Would the Government please identify by responsibility (i.e., Contracting Officer [CO], Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative [COTR], Evaluator) what personnel will represent the Government during oral presentations and the number of Government personnel to be present? | The Contracting Officer, Contracts Specialist, Office of General Counsel and the Technical Evaluators will be in attendance |
| Would the Government please identify any non-Government contractor personnel supporting the Government who will be present during oral presentations, their roles/responsibilities, and the companies they work for? | There will be no contractor personnel who supports the Government in attendance |
| Would the Government please allow offerors to include imbedded videos or other media displays in their PowerPoint presentations, or are the presentations limited to text only? | Imbedded videos are permitted |
| Is there a time limit for the Q&A session at the conclusion of oral presentations? | More information will be provided during scheduling of the oral presentations. |
| Will the Government evaluate answers provided by the offeror during the Q&A session, or are offerors required to revise their proposed technical approach to reflect the answers provided? | Offerors will not be allowed to revise their proposals |
| Will the Government limit its questions to the offeror’s proposed technical approach, or does the Government contemplate asking questions regarding other proposal volumes, including price during the Q&A session? | Questions will be limited to the Offeror's proposed technical approach |
| Will offerors still be allowed to change their technical approach if the Government does not have any questions upon the completion of oral presentations? | Offerors will not be allowed to revise their technical approach |
https://rmf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Cloud_Computing_SRG_v1r3.pdfhttps://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf
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