84 Questions and Answers 14Apr2023.pdf

Question # RFP Document Page # RFP Heading (where applicable) and Text Question Answer

1 Attachment 11 1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2021) (b)

The instructions states, "(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."

Can the Government provide a SF1449 for Offeror's to complete?

Please see FAR 52.212-1 Addendum for how the proposal is to be submitted. A 1449 was one option that could be submitted but a

1449 was not submitted for this solicitation and will not be provided. Again, the addendum explains how the proposal should be submitted.

Attachment 11

Section 2.2.1

"This should be submitted in type which is no smaller than

Times New Roman 12 Font, single spaced, 8x11 page size, must be saved as PDF, and with a maximum number of 10 pages

(cover letter and any indexes included)."

Would the Government consider using a reduced sized font for tables, graphics and footers/headers?

Everything submitted should be in accordance with the FAR

52.212-1 & Addendum.

Attachment 11

Section 2.2

Technical "There are no limitations on written agreements or report examples."

Can the Government confirm that the ISA is considered a written agreement and not included in the page limitations?

Attachment 3 is no longer to be filled out for this solicitation.

Please see the Subfactor revision which asks for a written

Connectivity Plan. Attachment 3 is now provided as an example of what will need to be filled out after a vendor has been awarded an IDIQ and prior to being awarded a Task Order.

Attachment 11

Section 2.2

Technical "There are no limitations on written agreements or report examples."

In section 2.2.1.2.4, the requirement states, "The offerors sample detailed billing summary that would be attached within the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoice." Can the

Government confirm that the invoice can be considered a report and not included in the page limitations?

The invoice is considered a sample report that is not included in the page limitations.

Attachment 11

Section 2.4 7 Section 508 Compliance

The requirements for this effort does not include providing or developing software or similar products. Please consider removing from the RFP requirements.

Please respond with a response in accordance with Attachment

11.

Attachment 11

Section 2.2.1.2.3

Subfactor #3 - Sub-Factor 3: Submit a Connectivity Plan for the

Test and Production environments on how the offeror plans to obtain connection to the Mirador, PIPS, and National

Background Investigation Services (NBIS) systems. This is done by completing attachment 3, PWS ISA.

Can the Government confirm that the Offeror is to complete Attachment 3, PWS ISA and include it into their response?

Attachment 3 is no longer to be filled out for this solicitation.

Please see the Subfactor revision which asks for a written

Connectivity Plan. Attachment 3 is now provided as an example of what will need to be filled out after a vendor has been awarded an IDIQ and prior to being awarded a Task Order.

Attachment 11

Section 2.2.1.2 Technical 6 Section 2.2.1.2 Technical

Section 2.2.1.2 requires written agreements, sample reports, an ISA, and sample invoice. Can the Government confirm that the Offeror can include these items as Attachments or

Appendices to the Technical Volume?

The written agreements with the Bureaus, the sample reports and the sample invoice are not included in the page limitation and are to be attachments to the Technical Volume. The ISA requirement changed. Attachment 3 is no longer to be filled out for this solicitation. Please see the Subfactor revision which asks for a written Connectivity Plan. Attachment 3 is now provided as an example of what will need to be filled out after a vendor has been awarded an IDIQ and prior to being awarded a Task Order.

Attachment 3

PWS ISA

5 Section 3.9, Operational Security Mode

What are the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 199 security categorization for the DCSA systems?

Please see updated Att 1 PWS for this answer.

Questions & Answers in response to HS002123R0016

RFP posted March 21, 2023 - Questions due April 7, 2023 - Amendment 0001 posted April 14, 2023 - Proposal Responses due April 27, 2023 (Original Response April 24, 2023)

Attachment 1

PWS

3 Section 1.3.3.2, Scope

DCSA states that a connection is required for both Experian and Transunion, specifically excluding Equifax. Further, in section 2 "Scope" of the provided Ordering Guide document

(Version 1, Dated 03 February 2023) concerning Mirador, DCSA again states that a connection is required for both Experian and Transunion, specifically excluding Equifax.

Why has Equifax been excluded from participation in the Mirador program?

Currently, Mirador does not have an active connection to Equifax.

Since Mirador is one of the systems that is being replaced by

NBIS, we are not pursuing a new connection to Equifax at this time. However, we will be pursuing a connection for NBIS.

Combined Synopsis-

Solicitation, and

Attachment 6

Ordering Guide

1, and

General Information, and

3.4 Product or Service Descriptions

We wanted to confirm the definition below is how the NAICS 561450 small business standard size is calculated. Is this correct?

Small Business Administration (SBA) calculates revenue:

Annual receipts: This is the “total income” (or “gross income”) plus the “cost of goods sold.”

These numbers can normally be found on the business’s IRS tax return forms. For purposes of Federal contracting, receipts are averaged over a business’s latest five complete fiscal years. Applicants to SBA's Business Loan and Disaster Loan Programs, as well as the Surety

Bond and Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Programs, may use either three or five years to determine average annual receipts. If a business hasn’t been in business for five years, multiply its average weekly revenue by 52 to determine its average annual receipts.

Size standards are calculated by the SBA and any inquiries for size standards will need to be addressed with the SBA.

Attachment 6

Ordering Guide 2 Scope Can you confirm that only NBIS system is needed for Single credit bureau reports currently?

No, NBIS system is not the only system needed for single credit bureau reports currently.

Attachment 1

PWS

4 Task One: Single Credit Reports

Subject income (under 2.1) is required but it's not listed in the single report Examples with

Attachment 4. It's only listed in the tri-merge report example in Example 4.

Is this required for single reports. If so, would modeled income by sufficient?

Please see updated Att 4 Single Report Examples.

Attachment 1

PWS

4-7

Section 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports, and

Section 2.2 Task Two: Tri-Merge Reports

Need more information on the following items:

Provide a manifest of responses provided, Overall score based on DCSA requirements, Alerts of suspicious activity and/or changes in credit file information, Electronic method of obtaining missing tradeline addresses.

Please see updated Attachment 1 PWS for amended information.

Attachment 1

PWS

4 and 7

Section 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports, and

Section 2.2 Task Two: Tri-Merge Reports

Written agreements with each of the three credit bureaus to document FCRA awareness -- Is this required for Credit Bureaus doing single reports?

Yes it is required in the PWS

Attachment 1

PWS

4-7

Section 2 Specific Tasks, Sub-Section 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports, Sub-Section 2.2 Task Two: Tri-Merge Reports

We have direct agreements with the credit bureaus to meet all of the requirements listed in this section and currently deliver to the SBA. However, in order to decrease security risks and any possibility of a breach at our facility we opt for the increased security version of this delivery by providing the report(s) directly from the credit bureau to the agency which reduces the risk of additional security challenges (i.e.: leaking PII) this guarantees consistent access and faster delivery of the reports. Instead of an API that connects DCSA to a small business, we use the SBA model and connect the agency (DCSA) to the Credit Bureau directly via an API.

We will still manage the contract and retain full responsibility for the delivery and quality of all status reports and the actual credit reports.

May we assume the direct connection to the bureaus outlined above is acceptable for DCSA and therefore compliant with tasks 2.1 and 2.2 in the RFP?

DCSA can't tell the vendor how to propose or what to propose.

The vendor is to show an understanding of the requirement and how they will meet DCSA's full requirement.

16 Attachment 4 & 5 PWS Single Report Example

PWS Tri-Merge Reports

How will the Government grade sample tri-merge XML reports, by resolving against the included XSD document, or simple comparison to the XML sample provided?

DCSA will use the XSD as a guide to review the XML sample provided.

17 Attachment 4 & 5 PWS Single Report Example

PWS Tri-Merge Reports Did the Government intentionally leave out the Single report XSDs? The government did not provide a Single report XSD.

18 Attachment 4 & 5 PWS Single Report Example

PWS Tri-Merge Reports Does the Government want a sample request file?

The report examples can be made as attachments to the

Technical Volume.

19 Attachment 11 6

Section 2.2.1.2.3

Subfactor #3 - Submit a Connectivity Plan for the Test and

Production environments on how the offeror plans to obtain connection to the Mirador, PIPS, and National Background

Investigation Services (NBIS) systems. This is done by completing attachment 3, PWS ISA

Will the Government please clarify if Attachment 3, PWS ISA to be provided as an attachment to Volume II or counted against the 9-page limit?

Attachment 3 is no longer to be filled out for this solicitation.

Please see the Subfactor revision which asks for a written

Connectivity Plan. Attachment 3 is now provided as an example of what will need to be filled out after a vendor has been awarded an IDIQ and prior to being awarded a Task Order. The page limit is now set at 15 pages for Technical.

20 Attachment 11 6 Section 2.2.1.2.4

Subfactor 4 - Quality Plan

Will the Government please clarify if the Quality Plan is to be provided as an attachment to

Volume II or counted against the 9-page limit?

The Quality Plan is provided as part of Volume I Technical. The page limit is now set at 15 pages for the Technical.

21 Attachment 11 6 Section 2.2.1.2.5

Subfactor #5 - Management Plan

Will the Government please clarify if the Management Plan is to be provided as an attachment to Volume II or counted against the 9-page limit?

The Management Plan is provided as part of Volume I Technical.

The page limit is now set at 15 pages for Technical.

22 Attachment 11 6 Section 2.2.1.2.6

Subfactor #6 – Data Breach Risk Mitigation Plan

Will the Government please clarify if the Data Breach Risk Mitigation Plan is to be provided as an attachment to Volume II or counted against the 9-page limit?

The Data Breach Risk Mitigation Plan is provided as part of

Volume I Technical. The page limit is now set at 15 pages for

Technical.

23 Attachment 11 7

Section 508 and Reps & Certs

2.4.1 Section 508 Compliance - Provide an Accessibility

Conformance Report (ACR) for each commercially available

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) item offered through this contract.

The Government is only allowing 1 page for Volume III. Please specify exactly what is to be included within the one page. Is Section 508 and Reps and Certs not counted against page count?

Sec 508 should be 1 page. Reps and Certs are IAW 52.212-3.

24 Attachment 11 5

General. Prospective offerors SHALL deliver proposals/offers in the following volumes

Two (1 complete & 1 sanitized copy)*

Please clarify if the Government requires electronic or printed versions of Volumes I -III. Electronic

25 Attachment 11 6

Specific tasks. The contractor shall provide support services to execute the following tasks at the task order level: 2.1. Task

One: Single Credit Reports

Subfactor#4 Subsection #8. Overall score based on DCSA requirements.

We see that there is an exception granted for obtaining a credit score on employment credit reports. Does the Government prefer a particular credit score as there are multiple industry scores available?

Please see updated Attachment 1 PWS for this answer.

26 Attachment 11 6

Specific tasks. The contractor shall provide support services to execute the following tasks at the task order level: 2.1. Task

One: Single Credit Reports

Subfactor#5 Subsection #1. XML or API format via web service.

Would the Government provide integration requirements and examples of the API /XML info for the other legacy systems (PIPS, MDIS, Mirador)?

The XML samples were provided. Awarded Vendors will be provided connection information.

27 Attachment 11 5 Proposal Submission Specifics

Instructions to Offerors

Would the Government specify where/how/and who the proposal responses (i.e., mailing address and email address) should be submitted?

Page 4 of the Solicitation states where the submissions are to be sent.

Attachment 1

Attachment 10

Section 1.3, 1.3.3, 1.3.3.1, 1.3.4, 2.1, 2.2

The Government has an established customization need to credit reports by including additional services added within the Single Credit Report and/or Tri-Merge Credit Report.

Also, a connection requirement is expected to take anywhere between 1 and 10 months depending on the Government’s system (i.e.: PIPS, Mirador, NBIS and any future systems).

The IDIQ Price workbook only allows for a FFP for Single Credit Report and/or Tri-Merge

Credit Reports. No where in the RFP IDIQ spreadsheet allows for any customizations and technical labor billable hours as the RFP states for connectivity requirements.

• Will the Government allow for contractor(s) awardee to charge/bill the Government for any Customizations to the Single & Tri-Merge Credit reports (as required)?

• Also, prior to providing connecting Single Credit Reports and/or Tri-Merge Credit Reports in a production environment, will the Government allow for the contractor awardee(s) to charge/bill for any Technical billable labor hours allowing the awardee contractor(s) to connect to DCSA's systems (i.e.: PIPS, Mirador, NBIS and any future systems) within the 1 -

10 months timeframe - for both testing & production environments ?

• How will the Government allow the contractor awardee to bill/charge for both Single & Tri-

Merge Credit Reports with Customization(s) to the respective report(s), as well as, bill/charge for connectivity Technical billable labor hour before or post award?

• If not, does the Government realize the risk(s) associated with having the awardee contractor(s) who still has to compete for Task Order(s) amongst the 3 IDIQ awardees that they may not be awarded a meaningful Task Order to the technical labor intensiveness for both customizations and establishing a connection (i.e.: PIPS, Mirador, NBIS, Any future

Systems) needed?

The Costs of business are to be built into the costs that are proposed in the pricing workbook. The Government does not tell you what you are to charge or not charge.

29 Attachment 1

Section 2; Section 2.1 and 2.2

Listed below is a brief summary that the Government wants built into the customized Single

Credit Report and Tri-Merge Credit Report:

• Public Records relating to civil judgements, tax, liens bankruptcies,

• Subject Income,

• Employment History information,

• Overall Score based on DCSA requirements?

• Etc.

• Is the Government currently receiving from its Incumbent's Single Credit Report and/or Tri-

Merge Credit Report this additional information/data within their credit report(s) (as briefly mentioned above)?

• Also, does the Government recognize that the specific services are customization(s) to either a Single Credit Report and/or a Tri-Merge Credit Report with each of the following?

- Public Records relating to civil judgements, tax, liens bankruptcies,

- Subject Income,

- Employment History information,

- Overall Score based on DCSA requirements?

- Etc.

• If so, will the Government allow and work with the contractor awardee with lead time to update and integrate such customization requirements to each Single & Tri-Merge Credit report post award?

Question 1: Yes.

Question 2: This service requires the customization that is not necessarily provided in bureau report. The sample reports that each vendor provides should reflect that they have the ability to provide this service. This should not be a regurgitation of the examples provided. The government is looking for the vendor to provide a sample that will allow the government to evaluate the vendor’s technical capability.

Question 3: The vendor should not need a lead time to integrate the customization. That customization should be included in the single and tri-merge sample reports.

30 Attachment 1

Section 2; Section 2.1 and 2.2

A single Credit Report and/or a Tri-Merge Credit Report comes as a separate service as a credit report with specific information already provided & reported as a specific service by each of the 3 credit bureaus with data information (as it currently sets) reported by either

Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union.

• Is the Government requiring Customization to both the Single Credit report and Tri-Merge

Credit Report with the inclusion to each requested credit report by including the following into the Single & Tri-Merge Credit Report?:

o Public Records relating to civil judgements, tax, liens bankruptcies, o Subject Income, o Employment History information, o Overall Score based on DCSA requirements o Etc.

• If so, does the Government understand & recognize that each of these services are additional services with separate costs associated to it?

• Is the government wanting a fully loaded FFP with all additional/separate services that includes the Single and/or Tri-Merge Credit Report the Government wants/requires within the report?

Question 1: This service requires the customization that is not necessarily provided in bureau report. The sample reports that each vendor provides should reflect that they have the ability to provide this service. This should not be a regurgitation of the examples provided. The government is looking for the vendor to provide a sample that will allow the government to evaluate the vendor’s technical capability.

Question 2: DCSA is requesting a Single Report (as specified) and a Tri-Merge report (as specified). Vendors should provide on single report product one tri-merge report product and a fee for each product. All costs should be included in the vendor proposed product price.

Question 3: Each product will be a fully loaded Firm Fixed Price.

This is the full cost of business for these reports.

Who is the current Incumbent(s) providing Credit Reporting Services to DCSA?

The current incumbent is Verato, Inc.

32 What is the government currently paying from the incumbent for the single credit report for each Credit Report from: Experian, Transunion, Equifax?

This is part of Procurement Integrity and not authorized to be shared.

33 What is the government currently paying from the incumbent for the Tri-merge credit report (which includes Experian, Transunion, Equifax)?

This is part of Procurement Integrity and not authorized to be shared.

What is the government currently paying from the incumbent for the Bi-merge credit report

(which includes Experian & Transunion)?

We do not require a Bi-Merge in our solicitation.

35 Attachment 1

Section 2; Section 2.1 and 2.2

• Is the Government currently paying any additional charge/cost from the Incumbent for the following service(s):

o Tradeline information, o Collection information, o Public Records relating to civil judgments, tax liens, bankruptcies, o Subject income, o Consumer identification to include names, AKAs, current and prior addresses, employment history information, and date of birth, o Credit history identifying creditors, debt payment(s) performance, current and past due charge off, collection and collection factored accounts, balances and past due amounts, and status of accounts for the past 24 months, o A listing of inquiries within the last 12 months, o Overall score based on DCSA requirements (tri-merge).

• If additional cost are being charged, what are they for each of these additional services?

This is part of Procurement Integrity and not authorized to be shared.

RFP Solicitation Notification (Sam.gov)

RFP closing date and time: No later than 24 April 2023; 4:00

P.M. EST.

• Will the Government consider extending the RFP "Due Date" out to a further date?

• For example: Extending the "Due Date" will help the Government to answer/address Q&A from the time it takes to respond, as well as, for the contractor(s) to review & respond to the

Q&A accordingly (once the Government release them).

Extension has been given to 27 April 2023 by NLT 4pm EST.

37 Attachment 11

Instructions to Offerors

Section 2.2.1 Volume I

Section 2.2.1.2 Technical

Section 2.2.1.2.4 Subfactor #4 - Quality Plan

It states in Attachment 11 - Instructions to Offerors the following:

"- The offerors sample detailed billing summary that would be attached within the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoice."

• Is it understood that the Government requires a contractor's Sample detailed billing summary (Invoice)?

• For clarification, this inclusion of a Sample detailed billing summary (Invoice) will not be counted towards the Technical 9 page limit, right?

The invoice is considered a sample report that is not included in the page limitations. Technical page limitation has increased to 15 pgs.

Attachment 9, Attachment 10, Attachment 12

Attachment 12 – Evaluation Criteria

3. Past Performance.

(c) Paragraph (c) addended to include the following:

HS0021-23-R-0016 Credit Reporting Services

Attachment 12 – Evaluation Criteria

Award.

Attachment 9 - OG TO Price Workbook

Attachment 10 - IDIQ Price Workbook

• It is understood that the Government is evaluating this IDIQ for LPTA. Is that right?

• Is it also understood that the Government will make 3 IDIQ awards that are based on

Technical responses and LPTA?

• If 3 contractors are selected/awardees based on this RFP's LPTA criteria, can the

Government please explain if the 3 IDIQ awardees will have to re-compete for each Task

Order(s)?

• If so, will the 3 awardees have to re-compete on each Task Order(s) by furthering to lower their pricing (set by this IDIQ) by furthering to lower their LPTA to each Task Order received based upon this RFP's IDIQ LPTA?

1. This is answered in the Evaluation Criteria of FAR 52.212-2

Addendum.

2. This is answered in the Evaluation Criteria of FAR 52.212-2

Addendum.

3. This is answered in Section 5.6, pg 8 of the Ordering Guide.

4. The task orders will be competitive and it will be up to the IDIQ

Awardees to determine how they propose.

Attachment 3, Attachment 12

Attachment 3 - PWS ISA

Attachment 12 – Evaluation Criteria

2. Technical Evaluation Factor (Volume I).

Sub-Factor 3: Submit a Connectivity Plan

• On Attachment 3 - PWS ISA - Does the Government have an MS Word electronic format with locked sections to prohibit changes, along with specific areas that contractor(s) are able to edit per the Government's requests in order to answer the Government's questions specific to this RFP's PWS ISA that we can submit our responses to and in the Government's document PWS ISA format?

• Please clarify the following? Is it understood that on Attachment 3 - PWS ISA that contractor(s) are only to respond to sections that have in red print only the following statement(s) that include "<Add…, Insert…, Identify, Etc.>"? For instance, contractors shall respond to statements, such as:

• <Insert statement regarding specific purpose for the interconnection Include they type of data shared and benefits derived as a result of the interconnection.>"

• "<Identify the purpose and usage of the data to be transmitted>"

• "< Add statement of the type of services offered and/or provided. Example: No user services are offered. This connection only exchanges data between DCSA's system and

Organization B's system via a dedicated in-house connection.>"

• Etc., etc., etc.

• Is it understood that within Attachment 3 - 4. TOPOLOGICAL DRAWING is not needed at this time in the contractor's RFP response, but only upon award?

• If this is the case and if selected as an awardee, what is the timeframe that the

Government will require a 4. TOPOLOGICAL DRAWING and to what detail of technical and specifications will be needed?

• If not and the Government does require contractors to supply it in their RFP proposal response(s) by including a 4. TOPOLOGICAL DRAWING, can you please explain what level of technical and specifications is needed?

Please see updated PWS and Instructions to Offeror for updated

Connectivity Plan and instructions.

PWS, 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports and Section 2.2 Task

Two: Tri-Merge Reports

Under Task One and Two, there is a requirement for “Alerts of suspicious activity and/or changes in credit file information”:

• What types of suspicious Alerts does the Government expect to be returned?

• Are these Alerts included in the returned credit reports, or are they separate? If they are separate, please further define the delivery requirements.

DCSA expects to receive Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

(FACTA) suspicious alerts. These should be included in the single and tri-merge credit reports.

41 PWS, 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports and Section 2.2 Task

Two: Tri-Merge Reports What functionalities does DCSA require in the credit report access portal?

Allow for the assignment of an unlimited quantity of account managers and user roles in the credit report access portal.

PWS, Section 6.18 Quality Control

Should vendors include a full Quality Control Plan within the proposal? If so, will the QCP count against the technical volume page limit?

The Quality Plan is provided as part of Volume I Technical.

Technical page limitation has increased to 15 pgs.

Attachment 11

Instructions to Offerors, Section 2.2 Instructions for Submission of Volumes

Section 2.2. Instructions for Submission of Volumes limits Volume I, Technical to 9 pages.

We respectfully request the Government extend this to 20 pages. A page limit extension is necessary for vendors to provide a fully compliant proposal.

Technical page limitation has increased to 15 pgs.

PWS, General

Can DCSA clarify whether there are new scoring models that were not included in previous contracts for credit monitoring?

No

45 PWS, 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports and Section 2.2 Task

Two: Tri-Merge Reports

Please define the required functionality for account managers roles for the credit access portal. Please define the required functionality for general user roles for the credit access portal.

Please see update in the PWS under Tasks 1 and 2.

PWS, 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports and Section 2.2 Task

Two: Tri-Merge Reports

Please define what “manifest of responses provided” means. What details are DCSA requiring, and what is the required format for delivering these responses? Please see update in the PWS under Tasks 1 and 2.

47 PWS, 2.1 Task One: Single Credit Reports and Section 2.2 Task

Two: Tri-Merge Reports

Can DCSA clarify what the “electronic method of obtaining missing tradeline addresses” means?

Please see update in the PWS under Tasks 1 and 2.

PWS Tri Merge Report Examples - Page 67

Regarding the Tri-Merge Data Points, can DCSA explain what POS and format columns stand for/mean?

POS = Position and Format has N = Numeric and A =

Alpha/Numeric. These are now updated in Attachment 5.

PWS Tri Merge Report Examples - Pages 1, 11, 51

Do vendors need to provide the exact format listed for response file or is a slightly different order (e.g., moving one row lower within the same section while retaining the data) acceptable as long as we have all the elements of the response file?

Yes, Vendors need to provide the example in the exact format.

PWS Tri Merge Report Examples - General

Is it acceptable to return the single bureau reports in the same format as the tri-merged reports?

Attachments 4 & 5 have been updated to reflect Online Single and Tri-merge credit reports. The Online Tri-merge report will not contain the exact same formatted fields as the Tri-merge report so I clearly identified the online Tri-merge

Attachment 11 1

Paragraph (b)

Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationary, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. Please provide the SF 1449 for offerors to submit

Please see FAR 52.212-1 Addendum for how the proposal is to be submitted. A 1449 solicitation was not submitted nor will be.

Again, the addendum explains how the proposal should be submitted.

Attachment 11 5

Section 2.2 Instructions for Submission of Volumes

There are no limitations on written agreements or report examples.

Please confirm this means there are no page limits for the sample reports in Volume I subfactor 2, or the sample detailed billing summary in Volume I subfactor 4, or the

Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) in Volume III

The 508 ACR has a 1 page limit. Sample Reports are not included in the page limits of the Technical Volume.

Solicitation in SAM.gov N/A

The solicitation documentation does not seem to provide a submission date, is the time and date for RFP close per SAM. gov posting accurate - "RFP closing date and time: No later than

24 April 2023; 4:00 P.M. EST."?

Extension has been given to 27 April 2023 by NLT 4pm EST.

Solicitation in SAM.gov N/A

Will the government grant an extension to the current posted RFP closing date and time of:

No later than 24 April 2023; 4:00 P.M. EST.

Extension has been given to 27 April 2023 by NLT 4pm EST.

Att 11, 2.2 5 Will the Government allow the inclusion of a table of contents for Volume I?

The Technical page limitation has increased to 15 pgs. A table would be included in that page count.

Att 11, 2.2 5

If the Government will allow the inclusion of a table of contents for Volume I, will it be excluded from page count?

No

Att 11, 2.2.1 6

Will the Government allow for a reduced font size of 10 point Times New Roman for tables, charts, and graphics?

No

Att 11, 2.2 5

Will the Government consider excluding the Cover Letter from page count so as to allow for a full ten pages of content for the technical response?

As per 2.2 in the Instructions it states that the Cover Letter is 1

Page and the Technical page limitation has increased to 15 pgs.

Attachment 1, 6.11 14

Contractor Personnel Training does the government require a separate line item for training expense or is the contractor to incorporate into regular fixed unit pricing?

The Costs of business are to be built into the costs that are proposed in the pricing workbook. The Government does not tell you what you are to charge or not charge.

Attachment 9 Pricing Model 1 Quantities for pricing are missing or will these be given at a later date?

Please ensure you are looking at the IDIQ Pricing Workbook to do your pricing as the TO pricing workbook is done at the time of a requirement for a TO.

Attachment 1, 5 10

Will government require a itemized list for Furnished Items and Services or just incorporate into pricing?

The Costs of business are to be built into the costs that are proposed in the pricing workbook. The Government does not tell you what you are to charge or not charge.

Att 6, OG 3 How many users need direct access to the portal for ordering?

Allow for the assignment of an unlimited quantity of account managers and user roles in the credit report access portal.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the DISA impact level associated with PIPS?

Categorized for High Confidentiality, High Integrity. This is equal to a DOD Impact Level 4.

Please see Section 2.4 of PWS

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the DISA impact level associated with NBIS?

Categorized for High Confidentiality, High Integrity. This is equal to a DOD Impact Level 4.

Please see Section 2.4 of PWS

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the DISA impact level associated Mirador?

Categorized for High Confidentiality, High Integrity. This is equal to a DOD Impact Level 4.

Please see Section 2.4 of PWS

Att 8, QASP 5 How many users need direct access to the portal to retrieve reports?

Allow for the assignment of an unlimited quantity of account managers and user roles in the credit report access portal.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What are the technology currently used for NBIS?

Not sure what "technology" is being asked for. This is too broad to answer.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What are the technology currently used for PIPS?

Not sure what "technology" is being asked for. This is too broad to answer.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What are the technology currently used for Mirador?

Not sure what "technology" is being asked for. This is too broad to answer.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the operating environment and accessibility for NBIS: internet, network?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the operating environment and accessibility for PIPS: internet, network?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the operating environment and accessibility for Mirador: internet, network?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 3

Contractors are required to establish connections to DCSA systems, current and future.

What are the proposed solution to replacing "legacy" systems?

The connections we currently have are listed in the PWS. Any replacements or future systems we are unable to answer at this time as we currently do not know what the replacements and future systems will be.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 3

Contractors are required to establish connections to DCSA systems, current and future.

What is the current projected timeline to systems being replaced or added?

The connections we currently have are listed in the PWS. Any replacements or future systems we are unable to answer at this time as we currently do not know what the replacements and future systems will be. A timeline is unable to be given.

75 Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the technology anticipated to be used for the "future" systems? This can't be answered as it is a "future" system.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 How is NBIS currently accessible; internet, NIPRNet, SIPRNet?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 How is PIPS currently accessible; internet, NIPRNet, SIPRNet?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 How is Mirador currently accessible; internet, NIPRNet, SIPRNet?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

79 Att 1, PWS 1.3.3 2 Is ATO granted to Contractor system? If yes, when? No.

80 Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 Does the functionality of PIPS and Mirador overlap with the functionalities of NBIS? NBIS is being built to eventually replace PIPS and Mirador.

Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 What is the NBIS current operating environment?

Internal Network. Accessible via internet VPN, awarded Vendors will be provided VPN Connections.

82 Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 Are there any existing APIs to CSPs for PIPS? Which? No.

83 Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 Are there any existing APIs to CSPs for Mirador? Which? No.

84 Att 1, PWS 1.1 2 Are there any existing APIs to CSPs for NBIS? Which? No.