Questions and Answers.xlsx
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- TRIO Data Analysis Federal contract opportunity
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- OPEP210025AP
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| Vendor's Questions | Department's Answers | |
| Can you share with us who the incumbent is and the contract number? | The incumbent is RTI. The contract number is ED-OPE-17-O-0031; Federal Procurement Data System can provide the historical information. | |
| The required capability statement content areas emphasized experience with conducting research on postsecondary programs and postsecondary data collections and analysis. Does this mean that firms without direct experience with postsecondary programs should not submit capability statement or respond to future solicitation, even if they have experience with data collection and analysis similar in magnitude and complexity to this requirement? | Refer to the “Capability Statement Instructions” of the RFI for information about businesses; however, if a vendor chooses to submit a capability statement, responses to all of the items listed in the “CAPABILITY STATEMENT CONTENT AREAS” will be considered. | |
| When is the expiration date of the current contract? | 9/27/21 | |
| Is the incumbent contractor small business or other than small? | The incumbent is RTI and they are a large business. | |
| What is the current data storage infrastructure (data warehouse) is being used to house data that will be extracted by the consultants? | The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) currently delivers six discrete database files to the Contractor and each file is in Microsoft Access format. Each file corresponds to one program Annual Performance Report (APR) collection. The Contractor must be prepared to deliver longitudinal data files to the Department (in Task 4.1) in SAS, SPSS or STATA format as requested by the Department. Currently, these deliverables are received in SPSS format. | |
| Does the Electronic Code Book (ECB) support formats other than the four (4) listed in the PWS (SPSS, SAS, STATA, and tab delimited Excel compatible)? | No | |
| Is a list of all the programming languages that were used in the past besides SQL maintained? | No | |
| Is code efficiency review of any kind within the scope of the requirement? | No | |
| Is there a preferred BI/visualization tool or the contractor will be able to propose one? | BI/visualization tools are not in the scope of the contract. | |
| “Qualifications of partnering organizations may be included with each capability statement.” | ||
| Would the government consider adding pages to the 4-page limit to accommodate a partner’s information? (Capability Statement Instructions, pg. 1) | No. Please adhere to the maximum number of pages listed in the Capability Statement Instructions. | |
| “Qualifications of partnering organizations may be included with each capability statement.” | ||
| Would the government allow a cover page in addition to the 4-page response limit? (Capability Statement Instructions, pg. 1) | No. Please adhere to the maximum number of pages listed in the Capability Statement Instructions. | |
| Will the incumbent contractor for the Data Analysis Contract be eligible to recompete for the next award period? | We are in the middle of conducting market research and so can't answer this question until the market research is complete. | |
| If so, is the government happy with the quality of work of the incumbent? | The government has no concerns with the performance of this contract. Competition is always a good thing, and the government is open to small businesses being part of this competition. | |
| Can you please let me know if this is being set aside for small business or 8a firms? | We sent it out to small businesses – we did not set it aside for only 8a vendors. | |
| Please explain question E - State whether the rquirement appears to be commercial or non-commercial in nature. What do you mean by commercial or non-commerical in nature? | Commercial component means: any component that is a commercial item. | |
| Commercial item means: | ||
| (1) Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and- | ||
| (i) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; or | ||
| (ii) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public; | ||
| (2) Any item that evolved from an item described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery requirements under a Government solicitation; | ||
| (3) Any item that would satisfy a criterion expressed in paragraphs(1) or (2) of this definition, but for- | ||
| (i) Modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or | ||
| (ii) Minor modifications of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements. Minor modifications means modifications that do not significantly alter the nongovernmental function or essential physical characteristics of an item or component, or change the purpose of a process. Factors to be considered in determining whether a modification is minor include the value and size of the modification and the comparative value and size of the final product. Dollar values and percentages may be used as guideposts, but are not conclusive evidence that a modification is minor; | ||
| (4) Any combination of items meeting the requirements of paragraphs(1), (2), (3), or (5) of this definition that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public; | ||
| (5) Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, training services, and other services if- | ||
| (i) Such services are procured for support of an item referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this definition, regardless of whether such services are provided by the same source or at the same time as the item; and | ||
| (ii) The source of such services provides similar services contemporaneously to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered to the Federal Government; | ||
| (6) Services of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or specific outcomes to be achieved and under standard commercial terms and conditions. For purposes of these services- | ||
| (i) "Catalog price" means a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales are currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public; and | ||
| (ii) "Market prices" means current prices that are established in the course of ordinary trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors. | ||
| (7) Any item, combination of items, or service referred to in paragraphs(1) through (6) of this definition, notwithstanding the fact that the item, combination of items, or service is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or | ||
| (8) A nondevelopmental item, if the procuring agency determines the item was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments or to multiple foreign governments. | ||
| Is there an incumbent contractor currently providing these services? If yes, please provide us with the contract details. | Please see response to first question. | |
| What will be set aside for this opportunity? Is it 8(a) or Small Business? | Market Research has not been completed at this time, therefore, we can't answer this. | |
| What is the current status of the opportunity? | This is Market Research. | |
| Would you please provide us with the approximate timeline for the final solicitation release? | In the late winter/early spring. | |
| What will be the contract value for this opportunity? | Please see FPDS for historical information regarding the previous contract. |
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