Q A_MBA_RFQ0023703_PHASE_1.pdf

Reference Question Government Response

1 Section 14.3.4 of RFQ (bullet 1)

Is it acceptable for the Contractor to quote the Government 500 licenses as a single line item and 500 license renewal fees as a single line items (one line for each option year) in CLIN 001?

The Government will provide a template for Phase 2 response, attachment A2, with instructions for completion.

2 Section 3.1 of RFQ (bullet 4)

The Government states “The Contractor shall perform all necessary software upgrades and patches as they are released during this Period of Performance (POP)”. Is it at the Contractors digression to deem the necessity of upgrades and patches? If not, how many software upgrades and patches does the government require during each of the option years? The requirement is stated as released by the Contractor.

3 Section 3.2.4 of RFQ (bullet 2)

The Government responded to question 21 “There will be no back-end integration with CJIS”. Is the Government responsible for performing back-end integration with CJIS?

For this requirement, no back-end integration is required with CJIS by the Contractor.

4 Section 6.0 of RFQ

Can the Government clarify the schedule for the Contractor to deliver software (license) deliverable items (when and how many)?

See Section 3.1 bullet 6 of Amendment 1 of the RFQ. The schedule for work to take place shall be within the base period.

5 Section 3.1 of RFQ

Aside from releasing patches and upgrades, what additional support does the Government require in the option years? Is it the Government's intent that no services will be provided outside of the base year?

See the Instructions to Offeror's which dictate what is to be proposed for this effort. Outyears include maintenance (license renewals to include patches/upgrades).

6 Section 2.1 of RFQ Is it the Government’s intent that CLIN002 is FFP Level of Effort (LOE)? No, CLIN 002 is FFP.

7 Section 3.1.1 of RFQ

Please confirm the Government Purpose Rights is only applicable to the customized portion of the software and that the

COTS software is Commercial Computer Software with Restricted Rights in accordance with FAR 12.212 and 52.227-19 respectively.

This is correct, only the customized portion falls under Government

Purpose Rights.

8 Section 4.0 of RFQ Can the Government detail the expected services activities to take place in the base year?

Section 4.0 gives an example of functional area of responsibility and to assist in the installation, use, training and troubleshooting of application (Section 3)

9 Section 3.1 of RFQ (bullet 4)

Is it the Government's intent for the Contractor to provide standard software releases or custom software releases during the Period of Performance (POP)? See question #2

10 Section 4.0 of RFQ Does the Government find it acceptable for staff with a DoD interim TOP SECRET clearance to support this work? The requirement is for Top Secret Clearnace for Personnel.

11 Section 2.1 of RFQ

What are the government's intentions of the four Option Periods for CLIN 0002 – Services, CLIN 0003 – Travel and CLIN

0004 – Other Direct Costs (ODC’s)?

Amendment 1 addresses this question and clarifies the instructions for periods to quote each.

12 Section 3.3 of RFQ How will labor support be provided per year for Training Support? Within the Services CLIN - training is part of base period services only.

13 Section 14.1 of RFQ (f)

Please confirm "Travel shall be quoted at one trip per month, 5 days and 5 nights to FBI facilities in Clarksburg, WV at the

Federal Per Diem rate." should read as "Travel shall be quoted at one trip per month, 6 days and 5 nights to FBI facilities in

Clarksburg, WV at the Federal Per Diem rate."

This has been clarified to state Sunday through Friday (travel day

Sunday and Friday).

14 Section 14.3.2 of RFQ Would the government provide the expected annual hours for one full time equivalent (FTE)? Anticipated to be a full time equivalent as stated in Section 4.0

15 Section 14.3.4 of RFQ (bullet 3)

Please confirm "CLIN 0003 shall include pricing for travel, one trip per month for 5 days/5 nights in Clarksburg, WV per

Federal Travel Regulations." should read as "CLIN 0003 shall include pricing for travel, one trip per month for 6 days/5 nights in Clarksburg, WV per Federal Travel Regulations." See question #13

16 Section 14.4 of RFQ (i) Does a signed sided foldout consist of one or two pages?

The Government will accept anything up unto 10x17 as 1 page. All sizes above this will be counted as 2 pages.