1. EC08 OGC Pilot Bidder’s Conference
January 16, 2008
Sam A. Bacharach
OGC Initiative Manager
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2. Questions from participants Summary and Wrap up
Agenda
Introductions
Pilot Status
Selection Schedule
Overall Schedule
Questions from participants
Summary and Wrap up
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3. Introductions
Sam Bacharach, OGC Staff, Initiative Manager
Tom Merkle, Lockheed Martin, Architect
John Davidson, Image Matters, IP Team
Tim Eveleigh, Image Matters, IP Team
I assume you have already read the RFQ/CFP package, so this is a question and answer session: You ask, we answer
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4. RFQ/CFP Released 4 January 2008
Pilot Status
RFQ/CFP Released 4 January 2008
Two questions received via and answered with Clarifications posted at:
Responses still due 24 January and we have no time in the schedule to slip it.
You all have the same time handicap and we will take that into account during the evaluations
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5. Selection Schedule 4 January RFQ/CFP Released
16 January Bidder’s Conference
24 January Proposal Deadline
29 January Decision TEM #1
Evaluations presented to sponsor
Sponsor guidance, questions accepted
31 January Decision TEM #2
Final evaluations presented to sponsor
Sponsor selects participants, provides cost sharing guidance
1 Feb – 25 Feb OGC negotiates with sponsor selectees
Participants sign contract, or at least IPR statement
26 Feb – 28 Feb Kickoff Site TBD in the DC area
No participation without signed IPR statement
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6. Overall Schedule Date OGC Pilot EC08 29 Feb Pilot Begins 31 Mar
Demonstration Selection by sponsor (to Spiral 2)
30 Apr
30 May
Demonstration Selection by sponsor (to Spiral 3)
6 Jun
23-27 Jun
Set up at China Lake, Reston III, other locations
Week Zero
7-11 Jul
Technical Assessment
Week 1
14-18 Jul
Operational Assessment
Week 2
21-25 Jul
Week 3
28- 1 Aug
Operational Demonstration
Week 4
29 Aug
Final Reports Due
28Feb ‘09
OGC Network services no longer obligated
(Spiral May, Spiral June)
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7. Questions What are your questions? Online participants are first
In person participants are second
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8. Summary and Wrap Up
We need your help in responding in a timely and succinct manner:
Going over the page limits will not help your score
Using acronyms and program names without explanation won’t either
Please send your future questions to
We will be posting questions, answers and comments from this meeting to the Clarifications document found at:
Thank you for coming and dialing in
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