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205AE9-26-Q-00059

Questions and Answers

# Solicitation Reference

Question Answer

1 Solicitation Is this requirement a total small business set-aside or is it restricted exclusively to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB/EDWOSB)?

Per the SF 1449 page 1 and section L.1 of the solicitation, this requirement is set-aside 100% for small business.

2 Technical What is the size of the floor or area where the drops will be installed?

The floor is 40,599 square feet.

3 General Is there any incumbent/recompete or this is a brand-new project? If yes, could you please provide us with their award number or even if the customer bought similar services in the past.

This is a new award. This requirement was solicited previously under 205AE9-26-Q-00010, which was canceled due to programmatic changes.

4 General We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

If not brand new, could you please provide the current /previous contract number?

Please see response to question 3.

5 Technical What are the specs or part numbers for the hardware?

This is a brand-name or equal requirement. See pages 4-5 of the solicitation for an updated materials list, which includes the specific brand name for all the needed materials.

6 Technical Are there drawings available? The data drop floor plan has been posted.

7 Technical Is it possible to confirm the approximate average and maximum cable run distances from the MDF to end drops?

Less than 230 feet

8 Technical Will all horizontal cabling originate from the MDF, or are there IDFs that will serve local terminations?

Only MDF

9 Technical Are existing cable pathways (e.g., trays, J-hooks) available for use, or should new pathway infrastructure be included?

Cable trays are already on place.

10 Technical Does the provided floor plan represent the full scope of the 300 data drops, or are additional floors included in this requirement?

The provided floor plan shows all drops for second floor.

11 Technical If multiple floors are included, could you provide corresponding layouts or distribution details?

Not Applicable

205AE9-26-Q-00059

Questions and Answers

# Solicitation Reference

Question Answer

12 Technical For “CAT6A Cable – Quantity 94,” could you confirm the unit of measure (e.g., reels, boxes, footage per unit)?

Boxes

13 Technical 600 jacks are specified, while the patch panels total 384 ports (8 × 48-port panels). Could you confirm the intended termination architecture or whether additional patch panels are required?

Additional jacks are needed as spare parts.

14 Technical When referring to “rack refresh,” does this include removal and disposal of existing cabling/components, or is the scope limited to organizing and installing new components within existing racks?

Install new required components and remove and dispose of any old or non-necessary components.

15 Technical Could you confirm available rack space and whether any expansion should be anticipated?

No expansion needed

16 Technical For the six (6) 20A APC rack PDUs, should these be basic units or monitored/managed (metered or switched) PDUs?

Metered

17 Technical While standard working hours are noted, are there any restrictions on performing work that may impact network availability (e.g., required after-hours cutovers or outage windows)?

Cutovers may be performed after hours or on weekends.

18 Technical Are there any known ceiling constraints or access limitations that should be considered?

No

19 General Is a pre-bid site visit or walkthrough permitted to validate routing, distances, and installation conditions?

Due to the turnaround time for this requirement and reduced staffing, we cannot offer site visits, surveys, or walkthroughs.

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