Attachment_6_-_Qs_and_As_Part_1.pdf
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Attachment 6 - Questions and Answers Part 1
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SGE50016R0067 Page 1 of 3 Internet Provider Services, Baghdad, Iraq
ATTACHMENT 6 – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
# Description Change in a
Solicitation Document (if any, changes are marked in the margin)
Q 1 There are different statements in the package, please clarify if the proposal submission deadline 23:59 German time or 23:59 East Coast time on Friday September 16, 2016?
A 1 The deadline is 23:59 East Coast time on Friday, September 16, 2016.
Q 2 What is the required minimum proposal validity / acceptance period?
A 2 90 calendar days
Q 3 Please clarify where Attachment 5, Housing Plan, should be included within the proposal?
A 3 If applicable, Attachment 5 and a Housing Plan shall be submitted as part of the Technical Proposal. Section L, pages
51 & 53, B.a.8
Q 4 Would the USG allow subcontractors to submit a contract information sheet, or is it only for the Prime offeror to submit?
A 4 Depending on the portion / percentage of work of the SOW that a subcontractor will provide they may be included in the experience listing. However, the prime contractor shall be required to be experienced in the services to be provided in its own right as opposed to acting only as an administrator.
Q 5 Will the USG please clarify where the AQL requirements are located within the RFP?
A 5 The reference has been corrected to ‘paragraph VI.5 below’. SOW, page 7
Q 6 The SOW and pricing tables specify high speed terrestrial fiber optic, wireless internet. Is a satellite
(vice terrestrial) solution acceptable which provides the required Internet service at less than the specified 200 ms latency while achieving the required 99.7% availability?
A 6 The USG will not accept satellite service in lieu of or as an option to the SOW
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Q 7 Will the USG provide the potential bidder’s list?
A 7 As stated on FedBizOpps, it is not the USG’s intention to release this information.
Q 8 A Quality Service Surveillance Plan (QASP) is required. Will the USG provide the current contract’s
QASP to enable bidders to better understand the USG’s expectations in terms of quality monitoring?
A 8 It is not the USG’s intention to release this information as it is considered contractor proprietary information.
Q 9 Please add a line in the CLIN structure for non-recurring costs (NRC).
A 9 Such a CLIN already exists – Base Year Pricing, ‘Initial Installation and Activation’
Q 10 Paragraph H.7, Physical and Information Security Requirements, references U.S. Embassy Kabul and the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan. We believe this reference to Afghanistan vice Iraq to be an error.
Section H, paragraph H.7
A 10 The paragraph has been corrected to reference ‘Baghdad’ and ‘Iraq’.
Q 11 SOW III, IV – SOW paragraph III states “shall provide internet services and dedicated leased line channels and circuitry for connecting the data links at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and other locations identified in paragraph IV below”. SOW IV, ISP Responsibility for Personnel, does not specify any locations. Was the intention to refer to paragraph IX?
SOW, page 2 paragraph III
A 11 The paragraph has been corrected to reference paragraph IX’.
Q 12 Solicitation L.3, M – Task orders may be awarded on a regional basis. Under the current contract, will the USG provide the amount of funding applied for support of each region?
A 12 It is not the USG’s intention to release this information.
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Q 13 Solicitation B.2 – The ceiling of this 5-year contract is $9.5M. The contract is unfunded.
• Based on financial data published by FedBizOpps, the incumbent 3-year contract ceiling is
$4.2M, and funding from inception (to include the current 6-month extension) is approximately $1.5M. The last option year with the 6-month extension (18 month period) depicts funding less than $550K.
• Is the current run-rate ($235K for 6-months of service) generally what can be expected to be provided under multiple contracts?
A 13 It is not the USG’s intention to reveal this information to potential offerors.
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