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RFP 5119 QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED (ANSWERS IN CAPS) <br />1. Is there a price cap on this proposal? NORMALLY THE COUNTY DOES NOT LIKE TO DIVULGE THIS <br />INFORMATION <br />2. We assume that software is optional for this project? Does the County have software such as "ArCView" to read <br />any GIS data submitted by a vendor? YES, THE COUNTY USES ARCVIEW RELEASE IS 9.2SE <br />3. Will the Questions and Answers from the Pre - Proposal Conference be published for all to review? YES, <br />INCLUDING THOSE SUBMITTED BY YOU <br />4. Will the County make available all changes to the solicitation for those respondents who are unable to attend <br />the Pre - Proposal Conference via hftp: /twww co orangg nc us purchasin /cq urrent _ ids htm ?YES, AND WE WILL <br />EMAIL ADDENDUM AS WELL <br />5. Section 4 A c states "proposals should be simple, economical, straightforward and concise," yet Section B <br />states proposals should be thorough and as detailed as possible." Which statement is correct and is there a <br />page limit? THE FIRST PART INCLUDES THE SUBMITTALS IN PDF, AND BEING 2 SIDED. WE WANT TO <br />MAKE SURE ENOUGH INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED TO MAKE EVALUTAIONS <br />6. Confirm the technical and cost proposal can be contained in a single volume. NO, ONE COPY OF COST <br />PROPOSAL SHALL BE ATTACHED IN SEPARATE ENVELOPE TO THE "ORIGINAL" TECHNICAL SUBMITTAL <br />7. 7When is the contract award date? LATE January, EARLY FEBRUARY <br />8. How soon after the contract award date will the contract become effective? OUR BOARD WANTS TO <br />PROCEED WITH THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE <br />9. Please confirm the contract must be completed within 90 days after award /effective date. YES, CONTRACT <br />EXECUTION) <br />10. How soon after the completion of the performance period, will the presentation of the report be due to the <br />County Officials? AS SOON AS CAN BE SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED TO COMMISSONERS AS AN <br />AGENDA ITEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE REPORT PRESENTED TO THE FIRE AND RESCUE PRIOR TO <br />COMMISSIONERS. <br />11. In order to comply with the requirement to make the RFP itself part of the proposal (p7 B. 1) can we please <br />have a copy of the proposal in Word format? THIS PERTAINS TO THE PROPOSAL FORM ANY OTHER COST <br />INFORMATION <br />12. What resources/funding does the County provide to the fire / rescue departments? TAXING DISTRICTS FOR <br />FIRE, CONTRACTS WITH RESCUE <br />13. How much involvement does the County currently have in overseeing the fire / rescue departments? EACH <br />OPERATE UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY <br />14. Do the fire / rescue departments submit annual reports (Expenditures, service calls) to the County? YES <br />THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND EACH SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT <br />15. How are the departments staffed? <br /># of volunteers by department <br /># of paid -on -call by Department <br /># of paid personnel by department <br />THESE ARE ITEMS WE HOPE TO QUANTIFY WITH THE STUDY <br />16. What level of EMS care do the fire / rescue departments provide? FIRE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE FIRST <br />RESPONDER BLS SERVICE. RESCUE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE BLS STANDBY AND TRANSPORT <br />SERVICES AS PART OF THE COUNTY EMS SYSTEM. <br />ADDENDUM 1, RFP 5119 — PAGE 2 <br />