Interviews may be conducted with respondents and proponents at the RFQ and RFP stage, respectively. The objective of conducting interviews with respondents during the RFQ process is to allow respondents to present their qualifications to the DMPSC and allow the DMPSC to interview the respondent team members. The objective of conducting interviews with proponents during the RFP process is to clarify materials found in the RFP submissions.
The interviews with respondents/proponents are conducted according to the following protocol:
■ The interviews are not intended as a forum for respondents/proponents to provide any substantive additional information to their submissions;
■ While the interviews may be used to clarify information specific to the submissions of respondents/proponents, the interviews are intended to be conducted as consistently as possible among different respondents/proponents;
■ All the information exchanged during the interviews shall be treated as part of the particular respondent/proponent's submission and evaluated accordingly; and
■ All information exchanged during an interview related to an RFP submission shall be recorded.