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SEC Response to RFP Questions SECHQ1-15-R-0005 Serial Subscription Services

1. What do the Division/Office acronyms stand for?

The acronyms are SEC Regional Offices and Divisions within the SEC:

ARO: Atlanta Regional Office BRO: Boston Regional Office CF: Division of Corporation Finance EEO: Office of Equal Employment Opportunity ENF: Division of Enforcement FWRO: Fort Worth Regional Office IM: Division of Investment Management LARO: Los Angeles Regional Office MIRO: Miami Regional Office NYRO: New York Regional Office OCA: Office of the Chief Accountant OGC: Office of General Counsel OLIA: Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs OPA: Office of Public Affairs OSO: Office of Support Operations PLRO: Philadelphia Regional Office SFRO: San Francisco Regional Offices SLRO: Salt Lake City Regional Office TM: Division of Trading and Markets

2. For titles that have expired, do we need to obtain back issues?

No. Do not obtain back issues.

3. If no format is indicated on the publication list, do we assume print?

Subscriptions listed in CLIN 0001 are print unless it is indicated that they are both print + electronic in the “Title Name” column of the spreadsheet. All of the subscriptions listed in CLIN 0002 are electronic.

4. Please provide an FTE and site count.

This question was addressed in RFP Amendment 000001. Information was added to Attachment # 3 regarding FTE and site count.

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5. Is the SEC willing to prepay the first major invoice?

Invoices can be accepted and approved by the SEC once the subscription period has started. The SEC cannot prepay for subscriptions before the effective start date of the subscription and all invoices must comply with SEC Clause 5003.00 of the RFP.

6. Is firm fixed title pricing required or does the SEC only require a firm fixed service charge offer?

Yes, firm fixed pricing is required for title prices and any service charge CLINs.

7. If firm fixed title prices are required, will allowances be made for publisher price increases for each option year? Must this be specified in the Price Proposal?

The SEC is requesting pricing for one year for the titles in Attachment # 3.

The SEC will determine which subscriptions are required in future years and request quotes for renewal from the awardee(s) of the IDIQ contract.

8. Is this a follow-on requirement? If so, could you please provide the incumbent contract number for this opportunity? If not, is this a new requirement?

The incumbent contractor is EBSCO Industries, Inc. The incumbent contract number is

SECHQ111F0188A.

9. Although the list clearly delineates the users for most titles, there are a couple of titles that may require number of FTEs. I saw that the highest number of users identified on the title list was 100. May I use that figure?

See response to question # 4.

10. In the cases where multiple users are identified, are they all at the library site or will there be remote access off site? If so, are those the addresses identified in the title list?

Where multiple users of electronic products are identified, they may be at SEC Headquarters Office or at any of the other SEC regional offices. The users may be at a different location from the location indicated on the title list.

11. Secondly, can you provide IP address(es) or ranges in case we are asked by publisher? That information shall remain confidential and shall only be used for the purposes of obtaining a quote.

We can’t provide IPs until after contract award.

12. What is number of users for Hedge Fund Law Report.

The SEC requires a global unlimited enterprise license with IP authentication . The publisher of Hedge Fund Law Report may offer a large discount for the SEC’s subscription, so please identify the subscription client/end user as the SEC.