Description
Amendment 001 Notice No. NIST_NCCoE_FFRDC_Industry_Day The purposes of this amendment are as follows: 1. To summarize the events of the Industry Day held on January 8, 2014 regarding the Proposed Establishment of an FFRDC in support of the NCCoE; 2. To provide copies of the presentations that were provided to participants in the Industry Day to the public; 3. To provide the list of attendees of Industry Day; and 4. To provide a listing of the questions and responses provided during Industry Day along with the responses to those questions submitted by Industry Day participants that were not responded to during Industry Day. Purpose #1: Summary of Industry Day The Industry Day held on January 8, 2014 consisted of a morning portion during which members of the NIST staff provided presentations to those in attendance, a lunch break, followed by a Question and Answer period in the afternoon. During the morning portion, the following presentations were given by the following NIST staff members: Introduction (No MS PowerPoint presentation included) - Presented by Donna Dodson, Acting Director of the NCCoE, NIST Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) "NCCoE 101" Presentation - Presented by Nate Lesser, Deputy Director of the NCCoE, NIST ITL - This presentation provided an overview of the mission, vision and goals of the NCCoE, while also providing details on the projects and processes underway at the NCCoE. Partial Draft RFP Overview - Presented by Keith Bubar, Contract Specialist, NIST Acquisition Management Division (AMD) - This presentation provided an overview of the information contained in FBO Notice Reference No. "DRAFT_SB1341-14-RP-0005," which included the Partial Draft RFP for the Proposed Establishment of an FFRDC in support of the NCCoE. Overview of the Statements of Work - Presented by Tim McBride, IT Specialist/Program Manager, NCCoE, NIST ITL - This presentation provided an overview of the Statements of Work for the proposed base IDIQ Contract and each of the three anticipated Task Orders. Overview of the Anticipated Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) (No MS PowerPoint presentation included) - Presented by Henry Wixon, Chief Counsel, NIST Office of the Chief Counsel - This presentation provided an overview of the anticipated PIA that NIST intends on entering into with the State of Maryland and Montgomery County, MD. At the start of Industry Day, all participants were given several blank index cards with instructions to write one question per card that they wished to have answered by NIST regarding the FFRDC requirement and/or the presentations given. There was no limit to the number of cards that each participant could submit. Prior to breaking for lunch, NIST collected all index cards from participants. During the afternoon portion of Industry Day, a panel of NIST and US Department of Commerce staff responded to all questions for which time allowed. It was explained that the official responses to all questions received during Industry Day would be provided in this public notice, posted to FBO following Industry Day. Therefore, this notice contains the official responses to all questions received during Industry Day. Purpose #2: Copies of Presentations from Industry Day Attached are the following MS PowerPoint presentations given during Industry Day, as described under Purpose #1 of this notice: - "NCCoE 101" Presentation - Partial Draft RFP Overview - Overview of the Statements of Work The attached presentations are the exact presentations as shown on Industry Day. However, information regarding the anticipated solicitation contained in these presentations may change prior to the release of the official RFP. Purpose #3: Industry Day List of Attendees Attached is the list of attendees from Industry Day. Purpose #4: Industry Day Questions & Answers As stated earlier, this notice contains the official responses to questions received during Industry Day. In the attachment titled "Industry Day Questions and Answers," NIST has provided the list of all questions received during Industry Day, and the official government responses to each question. It is important to note that this notice and its attachment only contains the questions (and responses to those questions) received during the Industry Day on the index cards provided to participants. A separate FBO notice regarding the proposed FFRDC (Notice No. "DRAFT_SB1341-14-RP-0005") also requested questions and comments from interested parties. Questions received in response to that notice will be provided as an amendment to that notice. This amendment does not request further questions or comments and NIST anticipates that this is the final amendment posted to this notice. END OF TEXT.