RFQ Questions and Answers.xlsx
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- Digital Voice Recording & Logging System Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 36C25226Q0677
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This is a Questions and Answers document addressing vendor inquiries regarding a Small Business Set-Aside (100%) solicitation for a Digital Voice Recording & Logging System at two Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Wisconsin. The procurement is for a NICE Inform Digital Recording System to replace the existing Equature system at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee) and Milo C. Huempfner Green Bay VA Health Care Center. The solicitation is brand-name-or-equal, with award based on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) criteria. Key technical specifications include recording capability for 5 emergency lines in Milwaukee and 4 lines in Green Bay, with only 2 total channels to be recorded by the new system. The system must interface with approximately 60 Motorola APX radios (models APX 4000, APX 7000, APX 8000, and APX NXT). The requirement encompasses NICE Inform hardware and software, licenses, integrations, configuration, installation, implementation, testing, user training, and warranty/maintenance support, with all work to be completed within 90 days of award.
The solicitation does not require background investigations or PIV badging for contractor installation personnel. A detailed Statement of Work has been posted as an amendment to define salient characteristics for equivalent products and clarify technical requirements, as some specific information (such as precise telephone quantities and interface types) cannot be provided at the time of solicitation. The government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. Vendors responding with brand-name-or-equal systems must demonstrate technical acceptability against the salient characteristics outlined in the SOW. This is a new contract opportunity with no incumbent contractor, representing a complete system replacement rather than an upgrade.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| P01 Police Radios SOW final.docx | DOCX document | |
| S02 36C25226Q0677 NICE Inform Digital Voice Logging System.docx | DOCX document |
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| # | Question | Response |
| 1 | The price schedule identifies NICE Inform by product name and part number, but the solicitation does not include salient characteristics, a statement of work, or the 52.212-2 evaluation factors referenced in 52.212-1(a)(4). Is this requirement brand-name-only, or brand-name-or-equal? If brand-name-only, has a limited-source justification been posted, and is it available to offerors? | This is a brand-name-or-equal solicitation. |
| 2 | If "or equal" products will be considered, please provide the salient characteristics an equivalent system must meet so that offerors can demonstrate technical acceptability. | See SOW uploaded with amendment. |
| 3 | Please confirm the basis of award (e.g., lowest price technically acceptable or best value) and the evaluation factors. | Basis of award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). |
| 4 | Will contractor personnel performing on-site installation require VA background investigations/PIV badging prior to work, and what is the anticipated lead time? | No background investigations or PIV badging is required for contractor personnel performing installation. The anticipated lead time is all work completed within 90 day of award. |
| 5 | Please confirm the small business set-aside status and applicable NAICS code and size standard. | Refer to box 10. of the 1449. |
| 6 | Types and quantities of communication devices or recording channels. | Milwaukee has 5, 911 lines. Greenbay has 4, 911 lines. Only 2 channels in total will be recorded by the new recording system. |
| 7 | Telephone quantities, interface types, manufacturers, and handset model numbers. | Accurate information cannot be provided at this time. Please see SOW to determine if this is even relevant. |
| 8 | Radio quantities, manufacturers, model numbers, and system/version information. | Motorola nd APX radios.APX 4000, APX 7000, APX 8000 and APX NXT. Around 60 radios in total. |
| 9 | The version of any NICE Inform system currently in use at each facility. | We do not have NICE Inform system currently in use. |
| 10 | Whether this requirement is a new installation, replacement, or upgrade of an existing system. | This is a replacement of the existing Equature system. |
| 11 | 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? | This is a brand new contract for NICE Inform. The previous recording system used was Equature. Please provide contract # if possible. |
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