EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE MDR Administration and finances MDR.A. Finance & corporate support MDR.A.3 Information Technology Brussels, 24/09/2014 MDR.A.3 Subject: - EIPSOS: EEAS ICT Projects, Support and Operations Services EEAS-348-DIVA3-SER-FWC Contract notice reference: 2014/S 147-263342 of 02/08/2014 Questions and answers received between 25/08/2014 and 23/09/2014 Please find hereunder the answers to questions which we have received from a number of participants. 1. QUESTION 1 Annex 4: Selection Criteria, p. 12-13 Can a certification “Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012” be considered as an SCCM certification covering the colon G? 1.1. Answer to question 1 No. 2. QUESTION 2 Annex 4: Selection Criteria, p. 12-13 Are the certifications, 070-573 “Microsoft Sharepoint 2010, Application development” or 070-576 “PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 Applications” relevant for the colon I: Sharepoint? 2.1. Answer to question 2 No. 3. QUESTION 3 Clarification about the answer provided by the EEAS on August 25: Service Européen pour l'Action Extérieure, B-1046 Bruxelles / Europese dienst voor extern optreden, B-1046 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 584 11 11. “For each reference one or more supporting proof documents should be attached. An evidence of performance shall be in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the relevant contractor.” On the question: “Does a statement signed by the contractor, stating that the provided information in the reference form is correct suffice as proof document? “ EEAS has answered “Yes.” Could you confirm our comprehension that the countersigning of the certificates has to be done by the “CUSTOMER”? 3.1. Answer to question 3 Yes. 2