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Department of State State Repeater Re-compete Solicitation 19AQMM22R0012 Solicitation Questions and Responses
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| Estimated quantities are not included in the Attachment 2 State Repeater Pricing Spreadsheet. Can you please confirm that the evaluation quantity for each configuration kit and additional items is 1? |
| The government will apply its market basket quantities to vendor provided unit prices. |
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| There are some System Components that are not specifically listed in the CLIN structure , but required to ensure compliance with the SOW. For example, each Configuration Kit requires a Cabinet, however cabinets are not currently included in any of the Configuration Kits on “Attachment 2 State Repeater Pricing Spreadsheet”. |
How should the Vendor account for System Components that are not specifically listed in the CLIN structure?
Should vendors show these items as separate CLINs within the individual Kit Sections, or create new sections?
The vendors may add or subtract CLINS and Sub-CLINS from the pricing template as necessary to meet the needs of their proposed solution. A cabinet of sufficient size to meet the needs of each configuration should be included in both the CLIN and the Sub CLIN so that cabinets can be purchased within the CLIN No. and individually as a Sub CLIN.
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| Request a one-week extension to the RFP due date |
Proposals are now due Tuesday June 21, 2022 2:00 PM Eastern time.
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| In each configuration kit there is no cabinet, however in the specification requirements it states a cabinet should be included. Also depending on the kit there will be different sizes of cabinets. In the attachment 2 pricing spreadsheet should we include a cabinet with every configuration and add different size cabinets depending on the configuration kit? |
| The vendors may add or subtract CLINS and Sub-CLINS from the pricing template as necessary to meet the needs of their proposed solution. A cabinet of sufficient size to meet the needs of each configuration should be included in both the CLIN and the Sub CLIN so that cabinets can be purchased within the CLIN No. and individually as a Sub CLIN.A cabinet should be included with every configuration and different size cabinets should be included depending on the size requirements of the vendor’s solution to each configuration kit. |
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| Section J (Statement of Work 3.10): Programming Software and Firmware updates: How long the does vendor needs to provide the software / firmware updates at no cost, During warranty Year, 2 Years, 3 Years etc.? |
| Software and firmware support should be provided at no cost until the product reaches its end-of-life period as determined by the manufacturer. |
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| How long will the full Contract period be? |
A base year plus four option years – see F-006 on page 10 of the solicitation
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| Who is going to program, configure and optimize all of the vendor supplied equipment? |
| The Government |
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| Who is going to program, configure and optimize all of the vendor supplied third party equipment such as PTP backhaul etc.? |
| The Government |
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| Does the government furnish all the frequencies? |
| Yes |
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| PTP 670 Backhaul: Who will be responsible for Site & Path Survey(s). |
| The Government |
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| PTP 670 Backhaul: Who will be responsible for FCC Coordination? |
| The Government. Either at Post or domestically |
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| Does the vendor need to supply any critical system spares? |
| The contractor may add FRU Field Replacement Units CLINS – see section 4.14 of the Statement of Work |
6/6/2022