To obtain a copy of the complete RFP please contact Katie Watkins (kwatkin@uakron.edu) or Emily Njus (emily@uakron.edu).
ATTENTION Ohio Federal Research Network Community: OFRN Round 3 SOARING RFP WSARC 18-002_revision2
Attached is the Ohio Federal Research Network Round 3 SOARING initiative Request for Proposal – revision 3.
Revisions were made to the RFP to provide corrections and clarity to sections 1.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.2.2, 3.7.3.4, and 6.3.7.3.
A redline version of the RFP Revision 2 can be found in the OFRN document repository in the OFRN Public Documents / Round 3 RFP Documents folder. The document repository can be accessed at https://data.ohiofrn.org/Login.aspx
The RFP Q&A will be posted in the near future to the OFRN website at https://data.ohiofrn.org/FAQ.aspx
Reminder: Key Dates for the RFP:
| White Papers Due | March 7, 2018, by 2:00pm ET |
| White Paper Review/Down Select | March 2018 |
| Proposal Training | April 4 – May 4 (approx.) |
| Proposals Due (Volume 1: Technical and Management Volume): | May 18, 2018, by 2:00pm ET |
| Proposals Due (Volume 2: Cost Proposal): | June 1, 2018, by 2:00pm ET |
| Proposal Review | June 2018 |
| Awards Announced | June 2018 |
| Post-Award Conference & Review | Summer 2018 |
Questions regarding the RFP:
OFRN will receive questions until February 28 for White Papers, May 11 for Volume 1: Technical Volume, and May 25 for Volume 2: Cost Proposal. OFRN plans to publish and update an FAQ prior to submission due dates that will incorporate all directly submitted questions. All questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail with a subject line of “OFRN Round 3: SOARING Q&A”. Questions must be submitted to both Paul Jackson at paul.jackson@wright.edu and Becky Mescher at becky.mescher@wright.edu.
The RFP Q&A will be posted to https://data.ohiofrn.org/FAQ.aspx