Amendment 1 - RFP-NIH-NICHD-OER-2020-10 Questions.pdf

RFP-NIH-NICHD-OER-2020-10 Questions and Answers Amendment 1

Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this Amendment in their Business Proposal.

1. For budgetary purposes, will the “up to $6,500” for technical support allowed under TABA be utilized for this effort by the vendor to support Phase I SBIR/STTR firms and a portion of the "up to $50,000" for any Phase II firms?

Answer: This effort is for services that fit the “up to $6,500” category allowed under TABA.

$6,500 is the statutory maximum, however, competitive pricing will still considered in the determination of the best value to the government.

2. For resourcing and planning a schedule for completion of the work, what is the expected “flow” of the up to 400 companies assigned to the vendor for the assessment in the base year (and an expected minimum of 100 in the option years)? Is there a schedule for assignment of companies to the vendor?

Answer: It is expected that the number of requests for Needs Assessments will be fairly even throughout the year.

3. In the letter of commitment, it asked to include: “How rights to publications and patents will be handled”. Can you please clarify what this refers to or expand on the intent?

Answer: This is “boilerplate” language that goes into the proposal instructions for every RFP NIH issues, and may or may not be applicable to this particular project. If you anticipate any potential issues regarding an SBIR’s publications/patents that could be affected by the work your organization would perform [and information your organization would have access to] under this particular requirement, please address; if you do not anticipate any issues, then this would not be applicable. (It is not uncommon for NIH to award contracts that, for example, may involve testing a novel compound supplied by a third-party source and would present associated intellectual property concerns if testing is performed by an NIH contractor. This is likely why this language is included in the boilerplate proposal instruction language).

4. We are a small business and not an educational institution, thus we will be using our GSA rates in our budget and business proposal. As such, do the fringe and indirect costs items listed in the RFP business proposal instructions apply? Will it be sufficient to provide a budget with details on GSA rates and hours for specific tasks envisioned for the effort?

Answer: Your business may propose “fully loaded” labor costs consistent with GSA rates (and indicate the rates are “fully loaded” in lieu of providing a separate breakdown for fringe and overhead) if that is the pricing structure most applicable to your organization. Please indicate any discounts offered from published GSA rates.

5. How are the 100 companies per year selected from the thousands that receive NIH SBIR grants?

Answer: Companies request a Needs Assessment through a standard application form. NIH will verify eligibility of the request and that the application is complete. If the program is oversubscribed, NIH may prioritize utilizing information in the application and other factors (i.e.

first time awardees).

6. How does the program described by this RFP fit into the spectrum of support provided to NIH grantees over their lifetime? (i.e., Are there, or is there planned to be, operational support services provided to those companies identified in the needs assessment process to require it?)

Answer: NIH provides a number of different programs and services to awardees. In addition, companies can ask for Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) as part of their Phase II applications. It is anticipated information from the Needs Assessment will guide applicants in selecting which programs and/or services would be most appropriate.

7. If there are such follow-up programs in place or planned, will preference be given, or an exclusion apply, to the awardee of this contract with respect to the provision of those services?

Answer: It is not anticipated preference will be given to the awardee of this contract for any current or projected follow-up programs. Exclusions will be determined on a case by case basis depending on the specific nature of the program/service.

8. Are the results of the needs assessments, or the companies selected to be assessed, going to be public information?

Answer: The names of the companies participating in a Needs Assessment may be provided to the public. The result of the Needs Assessments will not be considered public information due to the potential confidential nature of the information.

9. Is there any guidance with respect to budget or expected price ranges?

Answer: The statutory limit per Needs Assessment is $6,500. The Government expects that competitive pricing for these assessments would be lower than the statutory maximum.

10. What weight, if any, will be given to respondents who have performed needs assessments as a component of a service offering to large venture capital and private equity investors? Does financial and operating performance of those clients following such an assessment bear any consideration?

Answer: No weight will be given regarding the client (investors, non-profit, government) of past assessments. The financial and operating performance of the clients will not bear any consideration.

11. What flexibility is there to deviate from the format or approach of the needs assessments prescribed in the RFP, if the respondent believes there is a better approach?

Answer: It is expected that potential offerors will utilize the format and approach in the RFP.

12. Is there any concern that the prescribed data collected (limited phone calls and self-reported assessments) is sufficient information on which to base a determination of the company’s needs?

Answer: Beyond the information collected from the company, it is anticipated that potential offerors will have the appropriate subject matter expertise and resources to do the significant research required to generate a Needs Assessment.

13. Why does the NIH have confidence that such a limited scope of inquiry will actually lead to a more robust outcome for its awardees?

Answer: NIH has confidence the Needs Assessment will provide companies information to make better decisions regarding potential programs and services, as well as areas of future focus for the company.

14. Will the Needs Assessments be of Phase I and Phase II SBIR applicants?

Answer: Needs Assessments will primarily be requested for Phase I awardees, however it is possible that Phase II companies will also be included in requests.

15. What data/information would be provided to the vendor as initial source material to review for the assessments? (Will the vendor only be provided the company contact information, and then tasked with following up on their own to gather the information from company to perform the assessment?)

Answer: The contractor will be provided with baseline information from the company’s application for inclusion in the program. It is expected the vendor will also conduct at least one interview with the company to collect information not included in the standard form and to probe any areas where the information in the application is not sufficient to complete the assessment.

16. As a small business that is not an educational, we will be using our GSA rates in our budget and business proposal. As such, do the fringe and indirect cost items listed in the RFP apply? Will it be sufficient to provide a budget with details on GSA rates and hours for specific tasks envisioned for the effort?

Answer: Your business may propose “fully loaded” labor costs consistent with GSA rates (and indicate the rates are “fully loaded” in lieu of providing a separate breakdown for fringe and

17. The link for Section I is not working. Please provide a working link for the General Clauses under that section.

Answer: Please use the following link:

https://nihcats.olao.od.nih.gov/NIHCATSIII_Attachments/General_Clauses_Fixed_Price_Negotia ted_Contract.pdf

18. Attachment 12 and Attachment 14 are both for Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. Is this disclosure to be completed and attached twice?

Answer: The Disclosure of Lobbying Activities was included twice in error. Only one disclosure https://nihcats.olao.od.nih.gov/NIHCATSIII_Attachments/General_Clauses_Fixed_Price_Negotiated_Contract.pdf https://nihcats.olao.od.nih.gov/NIHCATSIII_Attachments/General_Clauses_Fixed_Price_Negotiated_Contract.pdf form needs to be completed and attached.

19. Please clarify your expectation regarding how much time the Contractor (the company awarded the bid) should spend with the Awardee to assist them if they are not able to answer some of the assessment questions. Should the Contractor expect to work with the Awardee to help them gather data and formulate an answer or just record the fact the Awardee is not prepared to answer the question?

Answer: Beyond the information collected from the company, it is anticipated that potential

20. Is the Contractor allowed to sign a contract and provide services directly to the Awardee outside of the NIH contract? Can this be done during the initial contract period? If not, can it be done after the initial contract period is completed?

Answer: There are no restrictions on services provided to the awardee of the NIH contract.

21. Is there any expectation that Contractor will meet in person with Awardees during or after the assessment period?

Answer: In person meetings are not required during or after the assessment period.

22. In reference to Attachment document SOW pg. 7: “Technical Category 2 – Needs Assessments.

The Contractor shall: Gather from each selected SBIR/STTR awardee (hereafter awardee) pertinent, non-proprietary information concerning…(lists a-j)” Will each of the responses to a-j have been submitted in their phase I proposal? And if so, will the contractor have access to this information?

Answer: The contractor will be provided with baseline information from the company’s application for inclusion in the program. It is expected the vendor will also conduct at least one interview with the company to collect information not included in the standard form and to probe any areas where the information in the application is not sufficient to complete the assessment.

23. In reference to Attachment document SOW pg. 8: “The contractor shall propose a risk score/readiness level scale that will be applied to the analysis of each commercialization category within this Needs Assessment Report.” Can you please share if/how NIH expects to use the scores?

Answer: Needs Assessments will provide companies information to make better decisions regarding potential programs and services, as well as areas of future focus for the company. It is anticipated information from the Needs Assessment will guide applicants in selecting which programs and/or services would be most appropriate.

24. Will the NIH allow contractor access to the network of the National Library of medicine for use in assessment analysis and references?

25. Are NIH SBIR/STTR awardee portfolio companies that are being assessed SBIR Phase 2 or will there be a mix of SBIR Phase 1, 2, and 3 staged companies?

1. What is the estimated percentage breakdown of SBIR Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 stage companies?

2. Also, provide the same percentage breakout for STTR companies.

Answer: Needs Assessments will primarily be requested for Phase I awardees. However, it is possible that Phase II companies will also be included in requests. We do not have an anticipated percentage breakdown of Phase I to Phase II and SBIR to STTR.

26. How will the NIH submit to the Contractor the contact information for companies that are in the assessment program?

1. How will NIH or portfolio awardee company provide information for evaluation?

Answer: The vendor will be provided with a set of standard baseline company information from the company’s application for inclusion into the program. It is expected the vendor will also conduct at least one interview with the company to collect information not included in the standard form, but necessary for the Needs Assessment, and to probe any areas where the information provided from the standard form is insufficient to complete the assessment.

27. Is there a cybersecurity consideration?

1. Namely NIST 800-171 Rev 1 / Rev 2 and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certificate?

2. Are cybersecurity protocols, platforms etc. considered direct or indirect cost?

Answer: No, we do not anticipate the need or use for cybersecurity platforms. Only the standard security clauses regarding protection of information will apply.

28. Are there any other compliance or standards such as HIPPA, HL7, ISO etc.?

Answer: No, there will not.

29. Is a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) required for discussions with companies that the vendor is assessing?

1. Is there a Conflict of Interest or similar restriction/limitation?

Answer: It is anticipated that the vendor will have an NDA with the companies and at any time, should the Vendor have concern of a potential conflict of interest or similar restriction/limitation, they should contact the Contracting Officer (CO) immediately.

30. Is there any restriction regarding providing additional services and offerings to the awardee participating in program during or after?

1. Can the Contractor negotiate additional fee-based services to companies in the assessment program? For example, business development or marketing/market development consulting, as well as capitalization/financing services?

Answer: There are no restrictions on services provided to the awardee outside of the NIH contract

31. Given telework will be required for some portion of this contract (due to the pandemic and the general accessibility of experts to each specific company’s needs in the awardee portfolio) and IP protection and other security considerations are critical; are telecommuting/telework solutions direct or indirect cost?

1. Will telecommuting solutions that have strong security, collaboration and interoperability have weight in consideration?

2. Are VPN, Virtual Machines or secure Cloud environments edible for direct indirect cost?

Answer: No additional weight will be given and any costs a potential Offeror anticipates will be incurred in support of the requirements within the SOW should be included as part of the loaded rate(s) or cost breakdown in response to this RFP.

32. In reference to Attachment document SOW pg. 7: “Technical Category 2 – Needs Assessments.

The Contractor shall: Gather from each selected SBIR/STTR awardee (hereafter awardee) pertinent, non-proprietary information concerning…(lists a-j).” When and in what form will this information be provided to the contractor?

Answer: The vendor will be provided with a set of standard baseline company information from the company’s application for inclusion into the program. It is expected the vendor will also conduct at least one interview with the company to collect information not included in the standard form, but necessary for the Needs Assessment, and to probe any areas where the information provided from the standard form is insufficient to complete the assessment.

33. Also in reference to Attachment document SOW pg. 7: “Technical Category 2 – Needs Assessments. The Contractor shall: Gather from each selected SBIR/STTR awardee (hereafter awardee) pertinent, non-proprietary information concerning…(lists a-j).” A number of the areas (a-j) seem to require proprietary information. Can you please clarify if only non-proprietary information will be allowed for use in this assessment?

Answer: It is anticipated companies will provide non-proprietary information to the vendor.

Some companies may choose to provide proprietary information and it is anticipated that the vendor will have an NDA with the company.

34. If a contractor has a GSA contract with established labor rates do they still need to provide a labor cost breakdown as included in the excel multiple sheet, costing spreadsheets/workbooks (Attachment 10)?

Answer: Your business may propose “fully loaded” labor costs consistent with GSA rates (and indicate the rates are “fully loaded” in lieu of providing a separate breakdown for fringe and

35. Can you reissue the RFP solicitation document as a user-friendly PDF? None of the links work and there are no bookmarks or page numbers to allow for navigation and reference.

Answer: Please see additional attachment labeled “RFP-NIH-NICHD-OER-2020-10 Live TOC”.

36. Current Need Assessment Reports

1. Can you provide a sample of a Need Assessment Report currently being provided by NIH to its awardees?

2. What is the unit cost for the current reports?

3. If the structure defined in this RFP is different than that used in the past, what was changed and what was the reason for changing?

Answer: As was noted, there is not a previous contract that is preforming these requirements. While SEED did provide technical and business assistance through the Niche Assessment Program (NAP) and Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP), the deliverable is significantly different and no analogous contract exists.

37. How will the Needs Assessment Reports be used? For example, is it only for the company’s use in making best use of the current funding and having the best chance of getting Phase II funding? Or is NIH going to use the reports to make decisions about potential future funding based on those that have highest potential and least risk?

Answer: NIH has confidence the Needs Assessment will provide companies information to make better decisions regarding potential programs and services, as well as areas of future focus for the company. Needs Assessment will provide companies information to make better decisions regarding potential programs and services, as well as areas of future focus for the company. It is anticipated information from the Needs Assessment will guide applicants in selecting which programs and/or services would be most appropriate.

38. Will NIH provide the vendor with the awardees name and contact information to initiate an assignment or does the vendor need to solicit SBIR recipients to initiate a project?

Answer: Beyond the information collected from the company, it is anticipated that potential

39. 508 compliance questions

1. Section L 2.b.4 (page 39) Section 508 requires web and communications materials to be compliant. In addition to the reports (Needs Assessments, monthly and annual status and survey reports) that will be Word or PDF files, does NIH expect the vendor to establish a website for communication with SBIR awardees or some other electronic media?

Answer: NIH does not expect the contractor to establish a website.

2. In addition to addressing how our deliverables will be 508 compliant (as per RFP Section M Factor 2 (page 49) 1.d), does the proposal need to include a 508 assessment?

Answer: Addressing how deliverables will be 508 compliant will be sufficient. A 508 assessment may be required during the course of the contract.

3. The Attachment 7 URL (https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/contracting/technology-products/product-accessibility-template/index.html) states that the information is out of date and the link on the page to current guidance goes to a 404 (page not found) error page. Is there an updated URL available?

Answer: Despite the website saying that the information is out of date, please follow the guidance found on that page.

40. Inconsistent list of commercialization areas (i.e., a-j items). Which is the correct list?

1. SOW Tech Category 2 (RFP Attachment pages 7-8) has e as “Reimbursement (this section will include information such as, but not limited to, current payment models in the market, payment and coverage/pricing strategy, commercial insurance/Medicare/Medicaid, coding/coverage/payment history).” It also groups funding/financial/exit as j.

2. Section M Factor 1: Sample Assessment (RFP page 48) does not include Reimbursement and separates funding status/financial plan (i) and exit plan (j).

Answer: Offeror should reference the list of Commercialization areas as indicated in the SOW Technical Category 2 (RFP Attachment 1, pages 7-8) as this is the accurate list. The evaluation factors have been amended to reflect the correct list as found in “RFP-NIH- NICHD-OER-2020-10 Live TOC”.

41. For the samples in the proposal, can an appendix be used to list the sources used and will that count as part of the page limit for the samples?

Answer: Beyond the information collected from the company, it is anticipated that potential

42. Given the current COVID-19 situation and the fact that many meetings are now being held virtually, does the NIH still expect to have 1 trip per year or can we assume that the annual kick-off meetings will be virtual?

Answer: The Government remains flexible given COVID-19 and the kick-off meeting(s) can be held virtually or in-person depending on the circumstances at the time these meetings are scheduled.

43. Please specify which attachments are to be completed as part of the proposal submission for Attachments 1-14 in Section J (RFP pages 23-24) and which (if any) are included in the 25-page https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/contracting/technology-products/product-accessibility-template/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/contracting/technology-products/product-accessibility-template/index.html limit for the technical proposal.

Answer: Attachments 5, 6, 8 must be included in the Technical Proposal. Those attachments are not included in the 25 page limitation. Attachments 9, 10, 11, and 12 must be provided in the Business proposal. Attachment 14 is duplicative of Attachment 12 and needs to only be submitted once.

44. Is it correct that the following are excluded from the 25-page limit in the Technical Proposal:

Table of Contents, Letters of Commitment from Key Personnel

Answer: That is correct. Letters of Commitment from Key Personnel are not included in the 25 page limitation.

45. Up to three 11x17-inch charts/tables can be used in the Technical Proposal. Do these count as 1 page or 2 pages toward the 25-page limit?

Answer: Those charts will be considered 1 page per chart.

46. Since proposal submissions are delivered electronically to a single address, should the RFP guidance about marking the cover page for a volume as original or a copy be disregarded?

Answer: That is correct. Any submissions will be treated as originals, and signatures included in them will be considered in full force and effect.

47. Attachment 8 (page 13) specifies that the 3 examples of Past Performance are to be included in the Technical volume, while RFP Section L 2.a.12 (page35) says they go in the Business volume.

Which is correct? If they belong in the Technical volume, are they excluded from the 25-page limit? If they belong in the Business volume, where should they appear relative to the list of Pertinent Contracts (RFP Section L 2.c.7.d page 45)?

Answer: Please include the Past Performance examples in the Business Proposal. Those examples should appear alongside the list of Pertinent Contracts.

48. RFP Section L 2.a.12.2 (page 36) says to “Include the following information for each contract or subcontract listed:” but provides no further information. Is there additional information that should be required beyond the 8 items listed in 2.a.12.1 (pages 35-36)?

Answer: This number was included in error. The information described above in L.2.a.12.1 is sufficient.

49. Technical Category 1 – Deliverables (page 7) states “Individual and aggregate analyses of Needs Assessment surveys to NIH annually…” o Should “surveys” be “reports” since the next bullet refers to the satisfaction surveys?

o What is meant be individual and aggregated analyses? A list of AND the number completed (rather than “of the number”)?

o If the reports are delivered in real time, does NIH wish the reports to be delivered again as part of the annual report?

Answers: Surveys should be read as reports. This is a typographical error. The contractor must provide information/analysis of each report submitted in that year, along with a higher level aggregate analysis of all reports submitted in the year. The entire report need not be delivered again in the annual report, but the ability to describe the work done, along with any analysis/issues encountered in the course of completing the report will be included.

50. Technical Category 2 – Needs Assessment (page 8) the third main-level bullet stipulates that “The contractor shall propose a risk score/readiness level scale that will be applied to the analysis of each commercialization category within this Needs Assessment Report template and provide the documentation to support the score/scale relevance to product development within the life science industry.” Does this mean that the risk score/readiness level scale will be developed/finalized after award of contract? Or does NIH intend for offerors to include the explanation of the score/scale in their proposal? If so, where should this be provided, and does it count against the page limit of the samples or Technical proposal?

Answer: Yes, the risk score/readiness level shall be included in the proposal as part of the sample assessment report and will count towards the Sample Assessment page limit.

51. Technical Category 2 – Needs Assessment (page 9) describes the contents of each section of the report.

o Regarding the first page, do you want it to include only a summary of the company and project, or do you also want it to include a summary of the overall analysis?

o Reports are specified to be 13 pages with one page for each of the following:

• summary/analysis of the project and company

• each of the 10 required commercialization areas, with an associated risk score/readiness level (to be proposed and justified by the contractor)

• recommended actions and resources for the company to refer to as they continue to develop their product or service

• a prioritized action plan summarizing and supporting the most immediate recommended actions Technical Proposal Instruction #3 specifies that the Sample Assessments shall be a maximum of 12 pages: 1 page for summary, 1 page per commercialization area and 1 page of key prioritizations.

Is the “key prioritization” page intended to be a combination of what would be delivered in the “recommended actions and resources” and the “prioritized action plan” pages in the actual deliverable? If not, please clarify what is requested.

o In the Business Model area, it states “cost of technology and comparators” as one factor. What is meant by “comparators” in this context? Please clarify what information is sought in this area.

o In the Competitive Advantage and IP Landscape Commercialization area

Can you expand on what is meant by “competing technologies and products including associated IP with feature/benefit tradeoffs” as one of the factors in the Competitive Advantage and IP Landscape Commercialization Area? Do you expect the vendor to know what specific patents map to competitors’ products, which may not be easily discerned?

Can you explain what is meant by “feature/benefit tradeoffs”? Are you asking for a comparison of the project’s features/benefits to its competitors’? Or for a listing of the project’s features/benefits (and tradeoffs if there are any)?

Answer: Examples of specific commercialization area assessments may be presented in whatever format the offeror deems most amendable to support effective review of their capabilities.

Beyond the information collected from the company, it is anticipated that potential offerors will have the appropriate subject matter expertise and resources to do the significant research required to generate a Needs Assessment.

52. In the Business Model area, it states “cost of technology and comparators” as one factor. What is meant by “comparators” in this context? Please clarify what information is sought in this area.

Answer: Beyond the information collected from the company, it is anticipated that potential

53. In the Competitive Advantage and IP Landscape Commercialization area

1. Can you expand on what is meant by “competing technologies and products including associated IP with feature/benefit tradeoffs” as one of the factors in the Competitive Advantage and IP Landscape Commercialization Area? Do you expect the vendor to know what specific patents map to competitors’ products, which may not be easily discerned?

2. Can you explain what is meant by “feature/benefit tradeoffs”? Are you asking for a comparison of the project’s features/benefits to its competitors’? Or for a listing of the project’s features/benefits (and tradeoffs if there are any)?

54. 2.a.4 (page 32) Separation of Tech and Business Proposal states that the technical proposal must include hours and rates, etc. How are we to keep pricing data separate since these compose the price?

Answer: The hours and rates do not include indirect rates or any profit that is to be included.

Given the fixed price nature of the resultant contact, rates need only be included in the Business Proposal, to be used to determine Price Reasonableness. The number of labor hours should still be included in the Technical Proposal so that the Technical Evaluation Panel can make an assessment of the offeror’s understanding of the requirements.

55. 2.c (page 39-42) Business Proposal o Since this is a fixed price by item contract, are Attachment 10 (breakdown of costs and excel sheet) and Attachment 5 (Cost Summary) required for this RFP?

o Similarly, the level of detail requested on staff compensation is unusual, especially for a fixed price single item. Will NIH reconsider the level of detailed cost data it is requesting for this RFP?

o Is it correct that you want the Proposed Cost/Price, Profit/Fee, and Total included on the cover of the Business proposal (RFP Section L 2.c.2 page 39)?

Answer: The Government is requesting that the price proposed by the offeror be supported by a breakdown of how that price was determined in order to make a determination of Price Reasonableness. The Government is requesting the staff compensation information included in the RFP. In this case, the Proposed Price and Total are to be included on the cover page of the Business Proposal, as the Profit/Fee will be included in that Price.

56. 2.c.3.b (page 40) Data for Pricing o If the vendor only uses fully loaded labor rates as its direct labor rate for all its contracts

(no breakdown of direct, fringe, indirect), will this be acceptable?

o Direct Labor (item a) asks for time phased. Since the contract is in 1-year periods, can that be the time frame or is monthly and quarterly required?

o Fringe and Indirect Costs (items f and g). If labor rates are fully loaded (no breakdown is available or provided on other contracts), these other elements are 0. Is that an acceptable way to provide the data if a fully loaded Direct Labor rate is provided?

o 2.c.3.b does not include details about shipping, fee, or profit yet these three items are named on page 39 in Basic Cost/Price Info (2.c.1). Should this information be included and where?

Answer: Your business may propose “fully loaded” labor costs consistent with GSA rates (and indicate the rates are “fully loaded” in lieu of providing a separate breakdown for fringe and overhead) if that is the pricing structure most applicable to your organization. Please indicate any discounts offered from published GSA rates. If you are not using GSA rates, an explanation of how rates are reached will be required.

Direct labor can be provided on a per annum basis.

If using fully loaded rates, then Fringe and Indirect Costs don’t need to be broken out.

Those items should be included in the Business Proposal, along with other elements comprising the price included.

57. 2.c.5 (page 41) Total Compensation Plan calls for a breakout of salaries and fringe. Is this required for just key personnel or all proposed staff?

Answer: This is required for all staff.

58. 2.c.9 (page 46) Financial Report asks for most recent annual report, but small private companies are not required to create these reports for distribution normally. If the vendor does not normally produce annual reports, is one still required? If so, what information are you seeking, a balance sheet or something else?

Answer: Information required to determine that the offeror is financially sound is required.

Documentation of Assets and Liabilities for the two most recent years available should be included.

59. 2.c.10 (page 46) Travel Costs and Policy. If the meetings are to be held virtually, is this information still required in the RFP?

Answer: If no travel is proposed, costs and policies do not need to be included in the proposal.