Answers_to_vendor_questions.docx

Solicitation Number: W9124P-18-R-0724 Answers to vendor questions:

Q. Could you please provide the IBM SITE ID for the subject solicitation for IBM Infosphere SW?

A. The IBM site number is 4007134.

Q. Is IBM InfoSphere Software Renewal opportunity is set for the firms with a $38.5M size standard or anyone can participate in this bid?

A. This is not a small business set aside. This solicitation is for full and open competition.

Q. Could you please suggest whether this solicitation is released for the state of Alabama or Colorado?

A. Solicitation is released for the state of Alabama.

Q. Could you please provide the PPA number of IBM InfoSphere Software Renewal?

A. The Passport Advantage Site number is 0004007134.

Q. Regarding the site: The issue is there is nothing located under this site currently. Are you trying to purchase brand new licenses? Or are there supposed to be existing licenses ready to be renewed? Please confirm.

A. Technically these are new licenses. The previous licenses were term licenses in which the term expired. Additionally, due to a contract change we had to create a new site for the new term. Therefore, no software has ever been purchased to this site.

Q. The part #s associated with the IBM Site ID do not show up in IBM Catalog. Could you please verify that you have the correct SITE ID or the IBM part #s? Thanks.

A. This what is received per technical: “I spoke with the technical POC and she mentioned that this is technically a "new" buy. It is her understanding, having spoken with IBM, the originators of the software, that since this is a new sale rather than a renewal, the resellers should follow the procedures for a new sale.

However, from the quotes, the Site ID information was as follows:

IBM Site Number 4007134 IBM Customer Number: 9210304

Part# D19G5LL - IBM InfoSphere DataStage Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License

Part# D1DDXLL - Renewal for this subscription: Terminate at end of current term IBM InfoSphere DataStage for Non-Production Environments Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License”