191NLE18Q0036_Question_and_Answer.pdf

191NLE18Q0036 Question and Answer

1. Is there a specific shipping service you would prefer?

No, we have no preference.

2. Will there a consolidation point for the items?

No, vendor has to delivered the requested items directly to the addressed mentioned in

Appendix C.

3. Item no 001: Should the mentioned printer include Ink and toner and any extended support?

Yes, they must include ink and toner. No extended support needed, just the standard manufactures warranty.

4. Item no 005: Will annual term licensing be accepted for the Nuix product? Annual term

vs. Perpetual Licensing?

a. If it is accepted how many years of term licensing should be provided? 1 yr,3yr or

5yr

Only one year of licensing is requested.

5. Item no 006 : Should the mentioned x1 social discovery software have standard 1 yr license or 2 and 3 yr license

6. Item no 007: Standard password kit comes with 1 yr subscription. Need to know if extra yr subscription needs to be included

Not needed. Only one year of licensing is requested

7. Item no 008: As per the requirement we could only see the laptop model as dell Inspiron

15 5000 or equivalent.

a. For us to build exact laptop we would need more hardware specs you are looking for example : Processor i3/i5/i7 , Ram 8/16/32 GB, Hard drives SSD/SATA

512GB/1TB

Processor: 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Processor (4MB Cache, up to

3.5 GHz)

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Spanish

Microsoft® Office Professional 2016 must be included

Memory: 8GB, 2400MHz, DDR4

2TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive

15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit Display, Non-touch

Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)

Keyboard must be in Spanish

8. Item no 009: What is the storage size needed for external hard drives example : 1/2/4 TB

4TB Expansion Portable External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 interface. Form Factor 2.5"

9. Item no 017: As per requirement for servers we could see it should be model dell poweredge T430 or equivalent.

a. For us to build exact server we would need more hardware and software specs you are looking for example : Processor and cores , Ram 16/32/64/128 GB, Hard drives SSD/SATA 2/4/6/10 TB, RAID , OS, APPLICATIONS if any.

Chassis with up to 8, 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drives, Tower Configuration

Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2623 v3 3.0GHz,10M Cache,8.00GT/s

QPI,Turbo,HT,4C/8T (105W) Max Mem 1866MHz

Processor Thermal Configuration:1 CPU Standard

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 2400MT/s RDIMMs

Memory Configuration Type: Performance Optimized

Memory: 16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width

RAID 0+RAID 0 for H330/H730/H730P (1 + 1-15 HDDs)

RAID Controller: PERC H730 RAID Controller, 1GB NV Cache

Hard drive: 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive

Additional Network Cards: On-Board Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM

Embedded Systems Management: iDRAC8, Basic

Internal SD Module with 1x 16GB SD Card

Internal Optical drive: DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal

Security Bezel

Operating system: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE,Factory Inst,No MED,NO

CAL

OS Media Kits: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE, Media Kit

10. Item no 020: As per the item mentioned the software should support Mac and windows and quantity as 1.

Quantity needed is just one (1) and it is needed only for Windows.

11. Item no 020: There are separate versions of software for both Mac and windows. Do you need one each for both?

No, just for Windows.

12. Item no 026: As per requirement for servers we could see it should be model dell poweredge R830 or equivalent.

a. For us to build exact server we would need more hardware and software specs you are looking for example : Processor and cores , Ram 32/64/128/256 GB, Hard drives SSD/SATA 2/4/6/10 TB, RAID , OS, APPLICATIONS if any.

Chassis: Chassis with up to 8, 2.5" Hard Drives

Processor: 2x Intel® Xeon® E5-4660 v4 2.2GHz,40M Cache,9.6 GT/s

QPI,Turbo,HT,16C/32T (120W) Max Mem 2400 MHz

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 2400MT/s RDIMMs

Memory: 32GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width (4)

RAID Controller: PERC H330 RAID Controller

Hard Drive: 1.92TB Solid State Drive SAS Read Intensive MLC 12Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug

Drive, PX05SR (1)

Embedded Systems Management: iDRAC8 Express, integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller, Express

Internal Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal

Power cords: NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 Volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power

Cord, North America

Operating system: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE,Factory Inst,No MED,NO

CAL

Windows Server® 2016,Standard Ed, Add License,16CORE,NO MEDIA/KEY

13. Item no 031: Need more details on what kind of monitoring system is needed like features and requirement or what kind of environment it is needed so we can provide matching product. On quantity it says 30 does it mean the number of device licenses or separate product licenses.

Dtex Enterprise needed. 30 separate product licenses.

14. Item no 032: Need more details on what kind of authentication you are looking for.

Please provide with more details about environment for which is needed and purpose to propose right product.

Needed for both phones and computers. To help ensure the confidentiality and security of the information handled in the end user’s Unit by providing monitoring and a mechanism for secure access to systems.

1 RSA SecurID Authenticator SID700 (60 months) 25 Pack

21 RSA SecurID Software Token Seeds (60 month) per User for qt's between 10 - 250

46 SID Access Base Perp from 30 - 100u

5 SID Access Base EnhMnt 1Mo (46 users 60 months) 5 Year

Professional Implementation Services

Installation, updating and licensing of the proposed equipment

Configuration of the Basic Network Installation in the customer's virtual environment and production of the acquired equipment

High and Assignment of maximum 30 tokens

Installation of maximum 3x Agents

Integration of the RSA API with client applications for the Double Factor authentication

Knowledge Transfer

Technical memory

15. Item no 5: Investigation Plus Lab WR&A w/16+8-core do you have a part number?

Mfr Part No.: INVB006A

16. Item no 6: How long you need it for?

17. Item no 7: Passware Kit Forensic, Which one? How many years? Do you prefer a commercial model for the computer?

Passware Kit Forensic 2017 v5 is needed. The software recognizes 280+ file types and works in batch mode recovering their passwords. Only one year of licensing is requested.

18. Item no 10: Do you have a model in mind?

No preference for a specific model as long as it fulfils the following requirements:

4G LTE USB Modem Router to share the WiFi signal

Internet connection sharing, up to 8-10 users can access the Wi-Fi network at the same time.

Work with external power supply, no limited working time.

Able to connect with Tablet, Laptop, notebook and different types of WI-FI devices.

19. Item no 13: is discontinued you want the newest version?

It is ok as long as it meets or exceeds the specs of the original requested model.

20. Item no 14: buhu - Which level of subscription? Open corporate, which level?

Level Premium 50 needed just for one year

21. Item no 14: Panjiva: Which one and how long?

Professional for one year

22. Item no 18 – you have a part number or model? 19 – any specific licence?

Forensic Falcon Mfr Part No.:F-FALCON-SA.

Item 19: ABBYY FineReader 14 Enterprise for Windows

23. Item no 20 - Readiris Corporate 17 for Mac and Windows -Please confirm you need the one for windows and not mac 24.

Needed only for Windows.

a. Billed for How long? Only one year of licensing is requested.

24. Item no 25 – how many years? Only one year of licensing is requested.

25. Item no 28 – any other specs? What is it for?

Manufacturer Part# : DDRC3

Form Factor: 2.5-inch

Device Type: Hard Drive

Formatted Capacity: 600 GB

Interface Type: Serial Attached SCSI

Buffer Size:12 Gbps

Encryption: 10,000 RPM

26. Item no 30 – which one?

vLex México Fiscal

27. Item no 31-Please provide specs requirements or a brand name and model

Clarify which line you are referring to.

28. Item no 32- Please provide specs requirements or a brand name and model

Needed for both phones and computers. To help ensure the confidentiality and security of the information handled in the end user’s Unit by providing monitoring and a mechanism for secure access to systems.

1 RSA SecurID Authenticator SID700 (60 months) 25 Pack

21 RSA SecurID Software Token Seeds (60 month) per User for qt's between 10 - 250

46 SID Access Base Perp from 30 - 100u

5 SID Access Base EnhMnt 1Mo (46 users 60 months) 5 Year

Professional Implementation Services

Installation, updating and licensing of the proposed equipment

Configuration of the Basic Network Installation in the customer's virtual environment and production of the acquired equipment

High and Assignment of maximum 30 tokens

Installation of maximum 3x Agents

Integration of the RSA API with client applications for the Double Factor authentication

Technical memory

29. Please provide specification and requirements for line items number 8,9, 17,26, 31.

Item 8: Processor: 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Processor (4MB Cache, up to

3.5 GHz)

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Spanish

Microsoft® Office Professional 2016 must be included

Memory: 8GB, 2400MHz, DDR4

2TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive

15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit Display, Non-touch

Item 9: 4TB Expansion Portable External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 interface. Form

Factor 2.5"

Item 17:

Chassis with up to 8, 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drives, Tower Configuration

Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2623 v3 3.0GHz,10M Cache,8.00GT/s

QPI,Turbo,HT,4C/8T (105W) Max Mem 1866MHz

Processor Thermal Configuration:1 CPU Standard

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 2400MT/s RDIMMs

Memory Configuration Type: Performance Optimized

Memory: 16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width

RAID 0+RAID 0 for H330/H730/H730P (1 + 1-15 HDDs)

RAID Controller: PERC H730 RAID Controller, 1GB NV Cache

Hard drive: 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive

Additional Network Cards: On-Board Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM

Embedded Systems Management: iDRAC8, Basic

Internal SD Module with 1x 16GB SD Card

Internal Optical drive: DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal

Security Bezel

Operating system: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE,Factory Inst,No MED,NO

Item 26: model dell poweredge R830 or equivalent.

Chassis: Chassis with up to 8, 2.5" Hard Drives

Processor: 2x Intel® Xeon® E5-4660 v4 2.2GHz,40M Cache,9.6 GT/s

QPI,Turbo,HT,16C/32T (120W) Max Mem 2400 MHz

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 2400MT/s RDIMMs

Memory: 32GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width (4)

RAID Controller: PERC H330 RAID Controller

Hard Drive: 1.92TB Solid State Drive SAS Read Intensive MLC 12Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug

Drive, PX05SR (1)

Embedded Systems Management: iDRAC8 Express, integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller, Express

Internal Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal

Power cords: NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 Volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power

Cord, North America

Operating system: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE,Factory Inst,No MED,NO

CAL

Item 31: Dtex Enterprise needed. 30 separate product licenses

30. Appendix A, Item Kit #21 – Please clarify the asterisk .

Please disregard the asterisks.

31. Appendix A, Item Kit #23 – Please clarify the asterisk.

Please disregard the asterisks.

32. Appendix A, General – Are there any requirements or restrictions for media used to provide software?

Ideally and if possible, software should be delivered physically (for example in a CD or in printed download manuals). Links to download licences might also be acceptable.

Please send the available options when submitting your proposal.

33. Appendix A, Item Kit #5: Please indicate whether this item should include an Annual, Maintenance, or Perpetual license.

34. Appendix A, Item Kit #8 – Is there a preferred configuration for this laptop? I.e., specification of hard drive, processor, RAM?

Processor: 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Processor (4MB Cache, up to 3.5

GHz)

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Spanish

Microsoft® Office Professional 2016 must be included

Memory: 8GB, 2400MHz, DDR4

2TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive

15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Truelife LED-Backlit Display, Non-touch

35. Appendix A, Item Kit #9 – Is there a preferred size for this external HD? Is SSD or standard spindle preferred?

4TB Expansion Portable External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 interface. Form Factor 2.5"

36. Appendix A, Item Kit #10 – Is there a preferred make and model for this item?

No preference for a specific model as long as it fulfils the following requirements:

4G LTE USB Modem Router to share the WiFi signal

Internet connection sharing, up to 8-10 users can access the Wi-Fi network at the same time.

Work with external power supply, no limited working time.

Able to connect with Tablet, Laptop, notebook and different types of WI-FI devices.

37. Appendix A, Item Kit #14 – Can the government provide an email address for online account registrations at the time of award?

Yes, emails will be provided later

38. Appendix A, Item Kit #14, Buho Legal – Please indicate desired service, terms, and account type.

Level Premium 50 needed just for one year

39. Appendix A, Item Kit #14, Open Corporates – Please indicate whether light API, Basic

API, Corporate API, or Enterprise Plan is desired, as well as access type.

Light API subscription just for one year

40. Appendix A, Item Kit #14, Panjiva – Please indicate whether a Basic, Enhanced, Professional, or Enterprise Version is desired.

Professional for one year

41. Appendix A, Item Kit #17 – Is there a preferred configuration for the Dell PowerEdge

T430?

Chassis with up to 8, 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drives, Tower Configuration

Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2623 v3 3.0GHz,10M Cache,8.00GT/s

QPI,Turbo,HT,4C/8T (105W) Max Mem 1866MHz

Processor Thermal Configuration:1 CPU Standard

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 2400MT/s RDIMMs

Memory Configuration Type: Performance Optimized

Memory: 16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width

RAID 0+RAID 0 for H330/H730/H730P (1 + 1-15 HDDs)

RAID Controller: PERC H730 RAID Controller, 1GB NV Cache

Hard drive: 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive

Additional Network Cards: On-Board Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM

Embedded Systems Management: iDRAC8, Basic

Internal SD Module with 1x 16GB SD Card

Internal Optical drive: DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal

Security Bezel

Operating system: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE,Factory Inst,No MED,NO

42. Appendix A, Item Kit #20 – This item is available in for Mac or Windows but not Mac and Windows. Please indicate if offerors should provide QTY 1 against a specific operating system or QTY 1 Mac plus QTY 1 Windows.

Quantity needed is just one (1) and it is needed only for Windows.

43. Appendix A, Item Kit #24 – Please indicate which version of AutoCAD 2018 is desired.

E.g., Architecture, Electrical, Map 3D, or other.

AutoCAD for Windows which includes:

AutoCAD Architecture

AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD Map 3D

AutoCAD Mechanical

AutoCAD MEP

AutoCAD Plant 3D

AutoCAD Raster Design

AutoCAD mobile app

AutoCAD web app

44. Appendix A, Item Kit #25 – May a download link be provided for installation?

It is preferable to have a physical deliverable (eg Cd, USB, etc) but the link might also be accepted. Send all the available options when submitting your propose.

45. Appendix A, Item Kit #26 – Is there a desired hardware configuration for this rack server?

Chassis: Chassis with up to 8, 2.5" Hard Drives

Processor: 2x Intel® Xeon® E5-4660 v4 2.2GHz,40M Cache,9.6 GT/s

QPI,Turbo,HT,16C/32T (120W) Max Mem 2400 MHz

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 2400MT/s RDIMMs

Memory: 32GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width (4)

RAID Controller: PERC H330 RAID Controller

Hard Drive: 1.92TB Solid State Drive SAS Read Intensive MLC 12Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug

Drive, PX05SR (1)

Embedded Systems Management: iDRAC8 Express, integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller, Express

Internal Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal

Power cords: NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 Volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power

Cord, North America

Operating system: Windows Server® 2016,Standard,16CORE,Factory Inst,No MED,NO

CAL

46. Appendix A, Item Kit #30 – Please indicate required license region and entity type. E.g., vLex México Fiscal

47. Appendix A, Item Kit #31 – Please indicate desired make, model, PN, and configuration.

If required, can the government provide end-user and end-use information and certificates, if required, within seven (7) days of award?

Clarify which information might be needed

48. Appendix A, Item Kit #32 – Please indicate desired make, model, PN, and configuration.

If required, can the government provide end-user and end-use information and certificates, if required, within seven (7) days of award?

Needed for both phones and computers. To help ensure the confidentiality and security of the information handled in the end user’s Unit by providing monitoring and a mechanism for secure access to systems.

1 RSA SecurID Authenticator SID700 (60 months) 25 Pack

21 RSA SecurID Software Token Seeds (60 month) per User for qt's between 10 - 250

46 SID Access Base Perp from 30 - 100u

5 SID Access Base EnhMnt 1Mo (46 users 60 months) 5 Year

Professional Implementation Services

Installation, updating and licensing of the proposed equipment

Configuration of the Basic Network Installation in the customer's virtual environment and production of the acquired equipment

High and Assignment of maximum 30 tokens

Installation of maximum 3x Agents

Integration of the RSA API with client applications for the Double Factor authentication

Technical memoryClarify which information might be needed

49. Appendix B, Deliverables, Warranty and Technical Support – Please clarify bulleted comment: “It includes all patches, firmware, and new versions of all software” – does the government expect to receive upgraded software at no cost if a new version of provided software is released within a year of contract award?

Yes, if it is released within a year of contract award.

50. Appendix B, Deliverables, Invoicing – The solicitation indicates “Storage and transportation invoices must be sent once all equipment is delivered and accepted at end user’s location.” Can the government indicate anticipated duration of the storage requirement in order to offer a fixed price for that service under line-item 034, or should offerors indicate a daily rate for storage?

Estimated time for storage might be of one month but it could also be less than that.

51. Appendix B, Deliverables, Storage – Will INL Logistics confirm all ship-to locations simultaneously, or should offers price freight to account for the possibility of staggered exports.

Possibility of staggered exports.

52. Appendix C, Shipping – Will the contractor need to coordinate with unique POCs at each ship-to or with a single POC with INL Logistics? Can the government provide details on requirements for alert notifications at the time of award?

There will be a designated POC from INL Logistics and all coordination will be only theough INL.

53. Appendix D, VAT Reclamation – For the purposes of this contract, should IVA/VAT be applied to all applicable articles regardless of country of origin, or only applied to those items purchased in Mexico by the contractor? That is, if all line-items are sourced in the

US, should the contractor plan for VAT liability regardless, due to the nature of the donation documents or some other arrangement between INL and the end-user?

IVA should only be applied to line-items purchased in Mexico

54. Appendix D, Inspection and Acceptance – Appendix D indicates “The payment(s) to the

Contractor shall be made following satisfactory inspection and acceptance of products by the Office of INL in Mexico.” Appendix B indicates “Once vendor has all the required equipment stored on its facilities and in coordination with INL Logistics for its physical revision, vendor can issue invoices for the value of the equipment.” Please clarify if payment for equipment value will be processed when the cargo is firm, or not until delivery in Mexico following an unspecified period of storage.

In coordination and with the approval of INL Logistics, once vendor has all the required equipment stored on its facilities for its physical revision, vendor can issue invoices for the value of the equipment. The invoicing of transportation services and storage, should be sent after delivery at final users’ facilities.

55. Appendix A (pages 50-53) and Appendix B (page 54). With respect to delivery of the equipment listed, it is unclear whether the client expects this to be a “one time” delivery, or if there is an expectation of sustained replacement/refresh (Lifecycle Replacement) of hardware and software?

“One time” delivery.

56. Appendix B (page 54). Is there an expectation of the contractor providing a troubleshooting/maintenance capability for any or all equipment purchased?

Yes, as specified in “Warranty and Technical Support”

57. Appendix A (pages 50-53) and Appendix B (page 54). Does the client want to have any

Systems, Servers, and/or Software preinstalled and configured prior to shipping?

Servers must be configured before shipping according to required specifications.

58. Appendix C (page 55). Is there a specific process the client has in mind to simplify shipping logistics and tracking in re. asset tagging – e.g., does the client have a specific process already established, or would it entertain a contractor-provided process if it is demonstrated to be efficient and cost effective, while meeting the Department’s requirements?

Contractor must submit a delivery plan as part of its proposal, to be evaluated by INL

Logistics.