Telephone_System_Questions_and_Answers_June_16 _2015.pdf

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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods'

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers, FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible,)

Answers to questions received by the Court.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in lIem 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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Amendment 004 to Solicitation No. 050515-1 Questions and Answers

Q48. Is the Call Manager provided by Pingtone a Cisco HCS solution shared by other customers, or is it a "managed" solution whereby Pingtone manages dedicated Call Managers on behalf of USTC?

A48. The Tax Court currently lacks information sufficient to answer this question.

Q49. Please identify who currently owns the hardware and software provided by Pingtonefor mePmgwneCallManage~

A49. The Tax Court does not own any hardware or software located at the Pingtone site.

Q50. What version of Call Manager is currently running on the Pingtone Call Manager?

ASO. The Tax Court currently lacks information sufficient to answer this question.

Q51. Can the Court please identify if the Pingtone Call Manager is covered by UCSSIESWof SWSS service agreements? Please specify the type of license agreement that is in place for the Pingtone Call Manger.

ASI. The Tax Court currently lacks information sufficient to answer either of these questions.

Q52. Can the Court please identify what type of license is held for the Pingtone Call Manager; e.g. is it an HCS license, or a standard license? Please specify the type of license agreement that is in place for the Pingtone Call Manager.

AS2. The Tax Court currently lacks information sufficient to answer either of these questions.

Q53. Who currently holds the licenses for the Pingtone Call Manager?

AS3. The Tax Court currently lacks information sufficient to answer this question.

Q54. Do USTC's thirty-seven remote sites have SRST licenses?

AS4. No.

Q55. The solicitation provides references contract clauses that are not available vis online resources. Can the Court provide a link or access to the referenced contract clauses for review by amending the solicitation?

A55. The full text of each provision and clause may be found at Appendix IB, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, of Volume 14, Guide to Judiciary Policy, available at www. uscourts.govlrules-policies/j udiciary-policies/procurement-policies.

Q56. Will the Court be responsible for the physical installation of the Cisco CP-7975 handsets in the Washington, D.C., area buildings?

A56. The Court will be responsible for any physical installation of handsets, but the contractor will be responsible for validation testing.

Q57. Will offerors be responsible for the connectivity of analog devices? lfso, how many analog devices does the Court own? How are the current analog devices connected? What physical hardware are the analog devices connected to? Will these connections be maintained after award, or should offerors propose a replacement for the physical hardware?

A57. Offerors will not be responsible for the connectivity of analog devices.

Not Applicable.

The current analog devices are connected with copper wire as part of a system with a 110 punchdown block.

The analog devices are connected to fax machines.

These connections will be maintained after award. Offerors need not propose a replacement for the physical hardware.