Questions to USG - US Embassy - Cotonou Benin_SES GS 10JUN22.xlsx
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| US Embassy Cotonou Benin Artel Questions-6.10.22.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
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| # | Reference | Questions/Comments | Answer | |
| 1 | II. GENERAL, paragraph F. (page 14) | This paragraph is listed as "Reserved". Does the USG have any VSAT equipment, e.g. antenna dish, modems, LNBs, BUCs available for use as GFE for this service? | See updated solicitation Section F. for a full list. | |
| 2 | SECTION 3, paragraph 4 (page 40) | Does the USG require offerors have a business licenses in Cotonou or is it sufficient that subcontractors actually performing the work, i.e. VSAT installation & maintenance, be licensed or authorized by the local authority to do the installation/maintenance work? | The subcontractor must be licensed or authorized by the local government to do the installation/Maintenance. | |
| 3 | SECTION 4, Evaluation Criteria, Technical (page 45) | Please clarify the throughput requirement to be evaluated. Is the USG's requirement to provide 10x10 Mbps with options to increase to 20x20 Mbps, or 30x30 Mbps? If so, all options will require pricing. Also, will the USG accept more than one solution from an offeror? | We want you to quote us 10mbps x 10 mbps. You have the option to provide additional quotes at faster speeds. Higher speeds are not required. | |
| 4 | SECTION 4, Evaluation Criteria, Technical (page 45) | Will the USG provide an example of what it considers as "evidence" in the context of the Non Price/Quality Discriminator ("Evidence of reliability in achieving a. Packet Loss <=.5%; b. Availability of 99.9%.) for the Minimum Technical Requirement (Line Quality)? | Yes, we can run reports (as can they) to show packet loss & signal quality | |
| 5 | General Question | Where is the USG's prefered location for a VSAT antenna? | The roof of the US Embassy, Cotonou. | |
| 6 | General Question | If not GFE, what size VSAT does the USG prefer; e.g. 2.4m or 3.8m, or other? | See updated solicitation Section F. | |
| 7 | General Question | Is there rack space in the TSEF for rack mounted equipment e.g. modems? | yes | |
| 8 | General Question | What is the approximate distance from the USG's prefered VSAT location to the TSEF? | 50 meters maximum | |
| 9 | General Question | Does the USG prefer a pole mounted or non-penetrating mount for the VSAT? | non-penetrating | |
| 10 | General Question | Where is the USG's end-point when measuring for the 700ms latency requirement? The internet gateway or the customers VPN end-point? | VPN end point | |
| 11 | I. SCOPE OF WORK, paragraph B (Internet Services Quality) (page 12) & II. GENERAL, paragraph 1. (Definitions) (page 15) | On page 12, the Service Level Agreement (SLA) lists Availability at 99.9%. On page 15, the definition of Circuit Availability Acceptance Level reads, "...Yearly Circuit Availability Acceptance Level is | ||
| computed by 365 calendar days times 24 (hours per day) times 99.7% acceptance level equals 8,716.20 hours annum." What is the required end to end circuit availablity 99.7% or 99.9%? | 99.90% | |||
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