MODIFICATION
D -- Web development of data dissemination tool
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA-Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2396, United States
- ZIP Code
- 96822-2396
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-8-18693
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2009
- Point of Contact
- Bonnie Oshiro, Phone: 8089835356
- E-Mail Address
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bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov
(bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Questions and Answers regarding this procurement. Q1: Each solicitation references Oracle and Linux administration and maintenance efforts, will the contractor be allowed to connect remotely? Response: The Government's IT policies preclude the vendor from connecting remotely to the servers involved. Q2: I am trying to find out more details on the frequency of the meetings at the client site. The meetings may be weekly or less. Less then weekly, twice a week, or once a month? I am just trying to get more details for my quote. Response: We anticipate that the initial requirement gathering meeting will last one day. Subsequent meetings are intended to monitor progress, answer questions, discuss details of the data and resolve problems. We anticipate those meetings will occur biweekly and last no longer than an hour, however, the actual number and length of the status meetings will be dependent on the progress being made and upon the number of items needing discussion. Q3: Although we posses most of the skill sets requested in this solicitation, we are located in Memphis, TN, and would not be able to travel to the meetings in Hawaii as described in the solicitation. It there a chance all of this work could be done remotely at our company headquarters in Memphis? Response: The statement of work states: "Regular meetings at the client's site (Honolulu, Hawaii) will be required." Q4: With the routine meetings that have been described in both of the solicitations will the government be willing to allow the contractor the ability to use teleconference technologies to facilitate the majority of the meetings? Response: The statement of work states: "Regular meetings at the client's site (Honolulu, Hawaii) will be required." Q5: In regards to the Data Dissemination RFP #PIFSC-9-18693, page 12, must the regular client meetings be in person, or would it be sufficient for most of the meetings to be held by way of internet meeting with shared desktops (we prefer to use the WebEx service for demos and long-distance client meetings)? Response: The statement of work states: "Regular meetings at the client's site (Honolulu, Hawaii) will be required." Q6: In the solicitation PIFSC-8-18693, you mention requirements for Key Personnel as being proficient in open source scripting languages (perl, php,...). Does this mean that the web application must be written in one of these languages? I ask because our product, the NetQuarry Platform, is perfect for this project and would fulfill all of the other requirements assuming you could run it on a single Windows Server. Response: The Government is required to use a Linux-based server for this application. Thus, the web application needs to be developed in an open source language that can be run on Linux-based platform. Q7: Can you tell me the expected duration of each contract as well as the anticipated delivery dates. Response: The work must be complete by September 30, 2010. Q8: Is there a current incumbent for the proposed work? And if not is there an eligible small business that is currently doing this type of work for NOAA? Is this an 8(a) set-aside or only a small business set-aside? Response: There is no incumbent for the proposed work. There are eligible small businesses that have performed similar work for the Government in the past. This is a small business set-aside. Q9: Is the contractor responsible for any licensing costs for either project? Response: The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the contractor's hardware and software used to develop the required product are appropriately licensed. The statement of work requires that: "Any software developed for this project is the property of the client [i.e., the Government] (e.g. The source code, algorithms, formulae, flow charts, documentation, and related materials.)" Therefore the Government requires that the resultant product shall be provided without any licensing costs or licensing restrictions and that the Government be able to freely distribute the product or any portion of the product without restriction. The Government will be responsible for ensuring that the Government's hardware and software is appropriately licensed. Q10: I am reviewing the RFP for the web interface project. It mentions onsite meetings. We are on the East Coast near Philadelphia before I investigate any further, how many meetings do you think will be necessary? This doesn't seem to be the kind of project that will require weekly face to face meetings. Response: We anticipate that the initial requirement gathering meeting will last one day. Subsequent meetings are intended to monitor progress, answer questions, discuss details of the data and resolve problems. We anticipate those meetings will occur biweekly and last no longer than an hour, however, the actual number and length of the status meetings will be dependent on the progress being made and upon the number of items needing discussion.
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- Address: Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, United States
- Zip Code: 96822
- Zip Code: 96822
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