2.01 N6817126QT001_Sources Sought Questions.pdf
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This document is a detailed "Questions for Interested Parties" questionnaire for a mobile device and telecommunications services contract with Naval Station Rota in Spain. The requirements include providing up to 1,750 GSM Android mobile devices (such as Samsung Galaxy Core Prime), E-1 PSTN trunk connections, Virtual Private Network (VPN) integration, cellphone number assignments, and comprehensive coverage capabilities. Key technical requirements specify 5G coverage at eight specific base locations, ability to provide iPhone and Android devices compatible with Good Technology applications, device repair/replacement within one day, and nationwide coverage in Spain without roaming charges.
The questionnaire seeks potential contractors who can demonstrate capabilities across multiple dimensions, including device provisioning, network infrastructure, international coverage (in Spain, European countries, and other non-European countries listed in attachments), device unlocking, and technical integration with military communication systems. Potential vendors must provide detailed responses demonstrating their ability to meet complex telecommunications requirements for a military installation, with specific focus on device readiness, network performance, and flexible mobile service capabilities that support military operational needs.
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QUESTIONS FOR INTERESTED PARTIES
INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties must submit a copy of this questionnaire with your written answers.
Briefly explain (2-3 sentences) why you believe you can perform each of these key requirements. Your answers must address each question by demonstrating that you understand the Government’s requirement and are capable of successfully performing it.
Company Name:
CAGE Code:
Point of Contact (Name, Number, and Email):
1. Are you adhered to Apple Business Manager (ABM) program so as to provide a direct service to the Government, not via a third party?
Answer:
2. The contractor shall provide E-1 PSTN (ISDN PRI) trunk connections to the NCTAMS LANT DET Rota telephone switch to allow for Virtual Private Network (VPN) Global System for Mobile (GSM) cellphone interface between the base telephone network and the base cellphone network. The VPN (corporate cellphone) must permit users to dial base phone numbers using the DSN dialing plan, and will use a virtual DSN number as well as the standard commercial number for each portable GSM device provided. Do you understand the initial infrastructure investment that will be necessary to meet this requirement? What are the key pieces of equipment required for this and how much do you roughly estimate this initial investment will cost?
3. Are you capable of providing PSTN cellphone number assignments? Number ranges will have additional contiguous numbers available to support official requirements. The cellphone numbering plan must coincide and co-exist with the base fixed-line commercial dialing plan.
4. Can you provide a listing of available GSM Android, and iPhone cellphone devices available to the customer on a monthly basis? Such devices must be provided ready-for-use, which shall include the contractor’s SIM chip.
5. Can you readily provide up to 1,750 GSM Android mobile devices immediately upon contract award? The contractor will need to provide Samsung Galaxy Core Prime or equivalent devices. Such devices must be provided ready-for-use, which shall include the contractor’s SIM chip.
6. Can you readily provide a full replacement of existing terminal devices at the beginning of the contract and when YEAR 3 commences?
7. Can you provide iPhone devices suitable for use with the Good Technology application, with a minimum memory size of 64 GB?
8. Can you repair or replace all mobile devices that become non-functional within one (1) day at no additional cost?
9. Can you unlock any device to allow for use of a different operator’s SIM chip, in the event that personnel are deployed to locations for which the contractor does not provide coverage?
10. The contractor must annually demonstrate that base cellphone services under this contract will provide 5G complete coverage throughout the base complex. Can you demonstrate complete 5G coverage by providing an active SIM card to be tested at the locations identified below? The signal strength must be > -105 dbms at each of the 8 locations. Please submit coverage maps of Naval Station Rota with your submission.
LOCATION SIGNAL STRENGTH
(dbm)
1. Outside main door of Bldg. 8 (NCTAMS)
2. Outside main door of Bldg. 1 (HQ)
3. Outside main door of Bldg. 5 (Hangar/Flight line)
4. Outside main door of Bldg. 3307 (mainframe)
5. Middle of Pier 1 (FDNF)
6. Outside main door of Bldg. 463 (Weapons)
7. Outside main door of Bldg. 37 (Housing)
8. Outside main door of Bldg. 357 (CTF-68)
*”Outside main door” means 5-10 ft. in front of main door facing away from the building.
11. Can you provide coverage throughout Spain with no roaming charges applied to calls made within Spain?
12. Can you provide voice, text and data coverage in all non-European countries listed in Attachment J? If not, please list which countries you can NOT provide coverage on.
13. Can you provide voice, text and data coverage in the US and all European Countries listed in Attachment
K? If not, please list which countries you can NOT provide coverage on.
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