S000000277 Q and A.pdf

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QUESTION TEXT ANSWER TEXT

1 Need clarification Is this a new contract or renewal of an existing contract?

New Contract

2 Need clarification How many positions are expected to fill under this contract?

See Section 2.4(A) of solicitation.

3 Need clarification Please share the minimum estimated hours for all job positions?

Metadata Unit Manager - 2080 hours Metadata Assistant #1 - 2080 hours Metadata Assistant #2 - 2080 hours

4 Need Clarification Please share the total number of temporary staff placed annually under the ongoing contract?

See Section 2.4(A) of solicitation.

5 Need Clarification Is subcontracting mandatory to be responsive for this IFB? Please confirm.

No

6 Need Clarification If subcontracting is mandatory, then please confirm the goal percentage we need to achieve.

Refer to response for question number 5.

7 Need Clarification In order to be responsive, is it mandatory to bid on all job positions/areas?

Yes

8 Need Clarification Do we need to provide fully burdened hourly bill rate as part of pricing?

No

9 Need Clarification Can you please share the estimated budget per year for this contract?

No

10 Need Clarification Could you please share the current contractor?s pricing and Proposals?

There is not an existing contract.

11 Need Clarification Can you share details from where we can get old proposal details?

There is not an existing contract.

12 Need Clarification Can you please share the email id/details where we can raise the public record request for old IFB?

There is not an existing contract.

13 Need Clarification Is there any issue with existing contractors? There is not an existing contract.

14 Need Clarification When was the existing contract started, and what is the annual spent value of the current contract since inception?

There is not an existing contract.

15 Need Clarification Can you please let us know the previous spending on this contract? Please Confirm.

There is not an existing contract.

16 Need Clarification Can you please share the amount of business each Contractor did under this contract in previous years?

There is not an existing contract.

17 Need Clarification Can you please share the list of certifications and licenses needed to be submitted with the proposal?

No certifications or licenses are required to be submitted at time of proposal.

18 Need Clarification Can we provide large commercial references?

Please confirm.

References are not required to be submitted at time of proposal.

19 Need Clarification To be responsive, is it mandatory to have experience with Arkansas government agencies? Please confirm.

No

20 Need Clarification What is the annual Budget of the resulting contract? The State will not provide the budget for the project.

21 Need Clarification What is the Past 3 years? spending on the current contract for similar services?

There is not an existing contract.

22 Need Clarification Is there any local preference to Arkansas based local vendors? Please confirm.

No

23 Need Clarification To be responsive, is it mandatory to have experience with government agencies? Please confirm.

No

24 Need Clarification Do we need to provide resumes of temporary staffs?

If yes sample or actual. Please confirm.

Yes

25 Need Clarification As per our understanding this is not purely an IT staffing solicitation. Please confirm, This Solicitation is for IT staffing services or IT project-based services.

See the following sections of the solicitation:

2.4 General Requirements

2.5 Metadata Unit Manager

2.6 Metadata Entry Technicians

26 Need Clarification

We are an IT staffing agency with experience in service temporary as well as permanent staffing personnels as required by the agencies. Do we qualify to submit proposal to this solicitation?

Proposed resources must meet the qualifications set forth in Sections 2.4, 2.5, & 2.6 of the solicitation.

27 Need Clarification Can you please confirm what exactly we need to provide in pricing sheet?

Three employees working full time for one year with the specifications requested.

28 Need Clarification As per our understanding, we need to provide bill rate for Metadata Unit Manager & Metadata Entry Technicians in the Pricing Sheet. Please confirm.

This is correct.

29 Need Clarification If not, please confirm what exactly Department needs from bidders in the Pricing Sheet.

Contractor should include a breakdown of any charges for which the Contractor will bill the State. See the Instructions Tab (Table 1) of the Official Bid Price Sheet.

30 Need Clarification Do we need to provide SERVICES CONTRACT form with the proposal? Please confirm.

No

31 Need Clarification Do we need to provide CONTRACT AND GRANT DISCLOSURE AND CERTIFICATION FORM with the proposal? Please confirm.

No