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Q1- Part 2: Could you please articulate a business reason why northern regions and smaller population size variables are to be given special attention, particularly in the context of providing comprehensive and enriching education and cultural experiences for participants?
Q1-Part 3:Perhaps unknown to the solicitor, there are distinct characteristics and ethical differences between northern and southern regions in Spain, with deep and complex cultural dynamics and historical context at play. Have you considered the potentially discriminatory undertones that this geographic and urban size preference conveys? To utterly reference a particular region and particular community size as being “preferred” or “provided with special attention” can easily be interpreted as biased and discriminatory, particularly when historical student/candidate preference is precisely the opposite from what is being requested in the solicitation.
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The College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities and the Department of Languages seeks to develop a program in the region articulated in the scope of work. This is a requirement.
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10/21/2022 11:39:14 AM (ET)
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Q1: The solicitation includes language that appears to provide preferential consideration to a particular region and population size. Specifically, the solicitation states that “The Contractor will provide programs in Spain, with special attention given to the country's northern regions and cities with a population of less than 200,000”. Based on this statement, the question is threefold:
Q1-Part 1: Are responses that do not adhere to these qualifications (programs based in the north and with populations of less than 200k residents) disqualified? Assuming they are not, how will specific responses that don’t meet this arbitrary requirement be penalized or otherwise disadvantaged from those that do meet the requirement. Please be specific on the response as the issue is quite germane to respondents that don’t meet this criteria.
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Please see Section III. SCOPE OF WORK / SPECIFICATIONS, B. Minimum Requirements. This is a simple competitive bid where only price is considered. Per SC law, if an offer does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation, that offer will be considered non-responsive and will simply not be considered for evaluation.
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10/21/2022 11:37:41 AM (ET)
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Faculty excursion, clarification, are the following considered excursions: Camino de Santiago trip, Prado Museum tickets, Reina Sofia Museum tickets, & train tickets from Madrid to Santiago?
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Yes
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10/20/2022 08:10:12 PM (ET)
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Will the bid need to include hotel cost in the Arrival excursion line item?
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Yes
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10/20/2022 08:09:59 PM (ET)
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For the Arrival excursion, will students arrive prior to the start of the term and immediately go to the Camino? Or are these individual events that will happen throughout the semester?
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Upon arrival students will have an excursion in Madrid. Then they will travel to Santiago De Compostela to begin the semester. The Camino excursion will commence later in the semester.
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10/20/2022 08:09:39 PM (ET)
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Would students be allowed to take courses at an international partner institution?
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Yes
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10/20/2022 08:09:26 PM (ET)
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For the Academic semester, are there requirements for the number of courses that must be offered if Clemson faculty is not teaching the whole semester?
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Yes, the program will consist of 8 courses of which students will enroll in 12 - 15 credits.
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10/20/2022 08:09:16 PM (ET)
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For the Academic semester will the organization need to provide additional faculty for coursework or will Clemson faculty be teaching the whole semester?
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Yes, the organization will need to provide additional faculty.
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10/20/2022 08:09:02 PM (ET)
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How many days/nights should be included for the Camino de Santiago? Are there additional days outside of the 2 days on the Camino?
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Offerors should submit pricing for 2 Days & 2 Nights in Camino de Santiago.
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10/20/2022 08:08:44 PM (ET)
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Is Clemson flexible on population of recommended city for the bid?
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no
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10/20/2022 08:08:26 PM (ET)
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