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36C255

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

36C255

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25526Q0627

08-24-2026

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Alertus Outdoor Speaker Integration | Kansas City VAMC

The purpose of this amendment is to respond to questions asked as follows:

A) See Continuation Page for Questions to Answers.

Tywanna Sparks Contracting Officer

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Would VA provide a pre-proposal response site visit so we may view the site conditions?

Answer: Happened.

2. Would VA provide site drawings with requested coverage areas including any new coverage areas, existing speaker locations, and details regarding available network connectivity, and electrical power at each existing and proposed speaker location?

Answer: Yes. We can provide drawings there are no existing outdoor speaker locations.

Vendor would need to investigate to verify any information supplied by VA.

3. What cabling is currently in place for the existing speaker locations?

Answer: There are no existing speaker locations.

4. Is structured cabling included in the contractor scope?

Answer: Yes.

5. Will the government provide switch ports, PoE, VLAN assignments, firewall rule updates, and switch provisioning?

Answer: If it is alertus equipment and approved on the ERA then yes.

6. Is the existing indoor and outdoor conduit sufficient to be reused or will new conduit be required for the outdoor speaker installation?

Answer: No. There is no existing speakers.

7. Is the existing duct back sufficient to be reused or will new duct bank be required for the outdoor speaker installation?

Answer: Not sure if this applies as it is roof mounted and duct bank is usually underground.

8. Will any electrical work be required to support the outdoor speaker installation?

Answer: Yes.

9. What is the anticipated height of the speakers?

Answer: On roof top.

10. Does VA anticipate the need for new poles for the installation or any specialized installation equipment to complete the speaker deployment?

Answer: Yes.

11. What versions of Alertus, BlackBerry AtHoc, Cisco VoIP, and Vocera are currently deployed?

Answer: Alertus “latest software which is being deployed soon”, Vocera Voice platform 6.6.3.6, Cisco VOIP Model 8841 Softphones are Webex, AtHoc is national system trying to verify.

12. How many Cisco endpoints and Vocera devices are expected to receive notifications?

Answer: 2800 cisco devices, 1300 Vocera

13. Are any additional licenses required for the new system?

Answer: Yes

14. Would VA clarify the required duration and scope of post-implementation support and maintenance following system acceptance?

Answer: One-year period of performance starting from the order date. warranty starting upon written final acceptance This includes

• Annual Inspection: An annual routine site visit, which includes NFPA 72 compliant testing and inspection.

• System Training: System training for staff.

• Emergency Onsite Visits: Two emergency onsite visits.

• Parts and Warranty: Spare parts provision and extended system warranty coverage on covered hardware.

15. Would VA clarify the required number of users, duration, and scope of training required?

Answer: Covered in 1st alertus contract and question 14.

16. Will the contractor be provided with administrative access and VA technical resources necessary to support integration with the existing Alertus, Cisco VoIP, Vocera platform and software version, and BlackBerry AtHoc environments?

Answer: No.

17. What VA security, badging, background-check, and facility-access requirements will apply to contractor personnel?

Answer: ALL persons performing services are required to attend a contractor/construction safety training, be fingerprinted, and provide 2 forms of ID to PIV office prior to starting work.

Training is held on Tuesdays @0700. If work will be more than 2 weeks, will also need a PIV badge.

18. Will VA-provided escorts be required for any or all onsite work areas?

Answer: Yes. unless badged with approved level of background check necessary to work un-escorted; Tier 2 for OIT TR access varies and takes several weeks up to approximately 3 months.

19. Confirm whether all required hardware, software, integration services, training, documentation, travel, and support should be included under the single CLIN structure?

Answer: Separate.