FirstNet Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN)

AMENDMENT NO. 014

This amendment answers RFP questions 409, 410, 411, and 412 and updates the Section A, L, and M of the solicitation.  Clarification updates as a result of the Government's responses are reflected in the attached change pages to the Request for Proposal:

AMENDMENT NO. 013

This amendment hereby changes the Contracting Officer, for the solicitation identified in block 9A above, as follows, as reflected in the attached change pages to the Request for Proposal:

From: Terrie L. Callahan
To: Gregory Ruderman

AMENDMENT NO. 012

The Government received additional questions relating to the NPSBN Request for Proposal (RFP). As stated in Section L.2.3, Formal Communication - Requests for RFP Clarification, "Should any request for clarification be received after the date and time stated above, the Government reserves the right not to provide an answer. " Based on the questions received the Government made the determination it is in the best interest of the acquisition to provide answers to the questions that are attached as part of this amendment. This amendment addresses these questions and hereby makes changes to the RFP.

AMENDMENT NO. 011

This amendment hereby changes the RFP as identified in the attached pages. The shade method has been used to identify the lines of text/data that has changed.

Please note the following critical milestone change as a result of this Amendment No. 011:

Section L.2.5, Submission of Proposals, is being extended to "... on or before 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 31, 2016."

AMENDMENTNO. 010

This amendment hereby makes changes to the RFP.

Please note the address for submission of proposals is hereby changed in this amendment.

AMENDMENT NO. 009

This amendment provides a second set of responses (26P through 35P and reissues response 22P and 206) to additional clarification questions received as a result of the Pre-Proposal Conference held on March 10, 2016, and hereby makes changes to the RFP.

The purpose of this FBO Notice is to provide the Partnering/Teaming list as of March 17, 2016.

As a courtesy, FirstNet has maintained a list of vendors that are interested in subcontracting and partnering opportunities with other potential offerors on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the FirstNet Network. The final day to get on this Teaming List was March 17, 2016. As of that date, FirstNet is no longer accepting submissions or edits to the below list. Offerors are not required to be on the Teaming List in order to submit a proposal to or to participate in the RFP. Being included on this list was optional and solely intended to be an avenue to facilitate potential subcontracting and partnering opportunities. FirstNet accepts no liability for any resultant outcomes.

AMENDMENT NO. 008

The Government received 402 questions relating to the Request for Proposal (RFP) identified in block 9A above. This amendment hereby provides a consolidated file containing all 402 questions and answers as well as the 25 questions received at the Pre-Proposal Conference held on March 10, 2016.

Also, this amendment hereby makes changes to the RFP. Some of those changes are as a result of the clarification questions issued in Amendment 007.

The purpose of this posting is to upload the Adobe PDF version of the files for Amendment 006.

AMENDMENT NO. 007

The Government received 402 questions relating to the Request for Proposal (RFP) identified in block 9A above. This amendment hereby provides the fifth and final set of vendor clarification questions, 49 through 402, and responses as attached. However, the fifth set does not contain all questions and answers (49 through 402) as there are gaps. In addition, this amendment includes 25 additional clarification questions provided by attendees at the Pre-Proposal Conference held on March 10, 2016.

The purpose of this posting is to upload the Adobe PDF version of the files for Amendment 006.

AMENDMENT NUMBER 006

This amendment is being issued to reflect changes in Section L that should have been included as a result of Q&As from Amendment No. 002 that were inadvertently omitted. Also, Section L.2.4, Submission of Capability Statements, 1st paragraph, is revised in this Amendment 006 to read, "...The capability statement shall not exceed 50 pages in length (25 sheets of paper, double-sided print, 8.5" x 11" size paper) and shall be provided in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word soft copy file format with Times New Roman font of 12 points or higher..." Section L.3, Proposal Format and Submission Instructions, 3rd paragraph, is revised in this Amendment 006 to read, "Any page limitation for each proposal volume is identified within that section. However, the following information applies to each volume. The volumes shall be provided in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word soft copy file format. A page is defined as..."

AMENDMENT NO. 005

This amendment hereby reissues several responses issued in prior amendments and makes changes to the RFP. The shade method has been used to identify the lines of text/data that has changed. Some pages are being replaced due to a shift in text only and may not reflect shading on those pages that do not have changes.

The purpose of this FBO Notice is to provide information regarding the webcast for the Pre-Proposal Conference being held today, March 10, 2016, commencing at 12:30pm Eastern Time. For further information for attending the webcast, please visit www.FirstNet.gov.

The purpose of this FBO Notice is to provide the Partnering/Teaming list as of March 10, 2016.

As a courtesy, the Government has been compiling a list of those Offerors interested in subcontracting and teaming opportunities with other potential Offerors. If you are interested in being included on the list, please submit your business name and size and point of contact information (e.g., name, email address, phone number) no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 17, 2016, via email at teaminglist@firstnet.gov. All email inquiries shall have "Teaming List - RFP # D15PS00295" included in the subject line.

The partnering/teaming list is also on the FirstNet website (www.FirstNet.gov). Offerors are not required to be listed on the partnering/teaming list to submit a proposal. This is optional and solely intended to be a list of potential subcontracting and teaming opportunities. This list of potential subcontractors/teaming partners is not evaluated by the Government and, therefore, the Government accepts no liability for any resultant outcomes. Being placed on the list does not obligate the Government or any other party to make an award, subcontract award, or any other business opportunity.

AMENDMENT NO. 004

The Government received 402 questions relating to the Request for Proposal (RFP) identified in block 9A above. This amendment hereby provides the fourth set of vendor clarification questions, 49 through 396, and responses as attached. However, this set does not contain all questions and answers (49 through 396) as there are gaps. Responses to questions will be provided on a rolling basis as expeditiously as possible.

This amendment hereby makes changes to the RFP. Some of those changes are as a result of the clarification questions and are as indicated in the attached Questions and Answers. The shade method has been used to identify the lines of text/data that has changed. Some pages are being replaced due to a shift in text only and may not reflect shading on those pages which do not have changes.

AMENDMENT NO. 003

This amendment hereby provides the third set of vendor clarification questions, 86 through 394, and responses as attached. However, this set does not contain all questions and answers (86 through 394) as there are gaps. Responses to questions will be provided on a rolling basis as expeditiously as possible. This amendment hereby makes changes to the RFP. Some of those changes are as a result of the clarification questions and are as indicated in the attached Questions and Answers. The shade method has been used to identify the lines of text/data that has changed. Some pages are being replaced due to a shift in text only and may not reflect shading on those pages which do not have changes.

Please note - The nationwide coverage objectives map is being updated to include corrections for New York, Missouri and Oklahoma. After the RFP release, FirstNet was notified that the coverage objectives, as translated by FirstNet into the nationwide view, were not fully inclusive of state inputs. The states' originally requested coverage objectives are hereby corrected in the shapefile "Coverage_Objectives_Map_v1.0_AMEND 003.mpk" and PNG file "Coverage_Objectives_Map_v1.0_AMEND 003.png."

AMENDMENT No. 002

This amendment hereby provides the second set of vendor clarification questions, 11 through 320, and responses as attached. However, this set does not contain all questions and answers (11 through 320) as there are gaps. Responses to questions will be provided on a rolling basis as expeditiously as possible. This amendment hereby makes changes to the RFP. Some of those changes are as a result of the clarification questions and are as indicated in the attached Questions and Answers. The shade method has been used to identify the lines of text/data that has changed. Some pages are being replaced due to a shift in text only and may not reflect shading on those pages which do not have changes.

RFP D15PS00295E - AMENDMENT NO. 001
The Government received 402 questions relating to the FirstNet NPSBN Request for Proposal (RFP) D15PS00295. This amendment hereby provides the first set of vendor clarification questions. Responses to questions will be provided on a rolling basis as expeditiously as possible. This amendment hereby makes changes to the RFP. Some of those changes are as a result of the clarification questions and are indicated in the attached Questions and Answers.

Please note the following critical milestone changes as a result of Amendment No. 001:

Section L.2.4, Submission of Capability Statements, is being extended to "... on or before 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 31, 2016."

Section L.2.5, Submission of Proposals, is being extended to "... on or before 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 13, 2016."

The purpose of this FBO notice is to provide information and instructions regarding the Pre-Proposal Conference for the NPSBN acquisition scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2016. Please refer to the attachment for information and instructions pertaining to attendance.

The purpose of this FBO Notice is to provide the Partnering/Teaming list as of January 21, 2016.

As a courtesy, the Government has been compiling a list of those Offerors interested in subcontracting and teaming opportunities with other potential Offerors. If you are interested in being included on the list, please submit your business name and size and point of contact information (e.g., name, email address, phone number) no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 17, 2016, via email at teaminglist@firstnet.gov. All email inquiries shall have "Teaming List - RFP # D15PS00295" included in the subject line.

The partnering/teaming list is also on the FirstNet website (www.FirstNet.gov). Offerors are not required to be listed on the partnering/teaming list to submit a proposal. This is optional and solely intended to be a list of potential subcontracting and teaming opportunities. This list of potential subcontractors/teaming partners is not evaluated by the Government and, therefore, the Government accepts no liability for any resultant outcomes. Being placed on the list does not obligate the Government or any other party to make an award, subcontract award, or any other business opportunity.

The purpose of this FBO notice is to provide the following Section J attachments as Word documents to allow Offerors the ability to populate their information directly in the file.

Attachment J-2, Nationwide and Rural Coverage Compliance Checklist

Attachment J-5, Proposal Questions Template

Attachment J-9, QASP Surveillance Matrix Template

Attachment J-12, Test Strategy Template

Attachment J-15, Contractor-Furnished Equipment

Attachment J-16, Deliverables Table

Attachment J-22, Solicitation Conformance Traceability Matrix

Attachment J-23, End-User Pricing Tables

Attachment J-25, Past Performance Reference Information Form

Attachment J-26, Sample Small Business Subcontracting Plan

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being issued by the Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate on behalf of the Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). This particular contract will provide for a single interoperable Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) as specified in Section C, Statement of Objectives (SOO), and the associated Section J attachments. This RFP is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) as a full and open competition.

The Offeror shall furnish a comprehensive solution to meet the objectives as stated in the SOO and associated Section J attachments to include all personnel, materials, services, facilities, management, and other resources necessary to perform the objectives as set forth in the resultant contract. The comprehensive solution shall be described in a Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan as a result of this RFP.

The anticipated contract resulting from this RFP will be a single award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity with fixed price payments to FirstNet by the Contractor for each of the 56 states and territories resulting from this solicitation.

If interested in this acquisition, please participate in accordance with the instructions contained in the attached solicitation. Offerors will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred in developing their submission in response to this RFP.

This is the presolicitation notice regarding the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) solicitation for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) which is anticipated for release January 11, 2016.