693KA8-23-R-00009 Amendment 2 Questions-Responses.pdf

No. Questions: SIR No. 693KA8-23-R-00009 Amendment 0002 Volume No. Section No. Page(s) No.

FAA's Response to the Vendor

1 CLIN 301a PAR38 First Article Systems IAW 3.3.1 Lamps Qty "Lot" - 50 to 130 - Please confirm this amount for First article and define "Lot"?

CLIN 301b PAR38 First Article Systems IAW 3.3.1 Lamps Qty "Lot" - 30 to 70 - Please confirm this amount for First article and define "Lot"?

II B.3.1 B-2 The units for CLINs 301a and 301b are not identified by lots, but by the amount of lamps."Lots" do not apply to this CLIN. Items will be purchase based on the quantity range.

2 CLIN 302 Follow On Production Systems IAW 3.3.2 Lots - 1 - 25 / 26- 50 / 51 - 75 / 76 - 100 - Please confirm the numbers as we cannot correlate with the light requirements for a single "complete" MALSR, Please also define "Lot"

II B.3.1 B-2 According to section 3.3.2, A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section

3.3.2 of section C. For example, 2 lots in CLIN 302 would be 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps multiplied by 2.

3 CLIN 304 Site Spares IAW 3.3.4 - 1 - 25 / 26- 50 / 51 - 75 / 76 - 100 - this CLIN conflicts with Document 693KA8-23-R-00009.pdf Subsection C.3 3.4 Site Spares states that the following is required PAR 38 Qty 10 units and PAR 56 - Qty 8 units

II B.3.1 B-2 According to section 3.3.4, A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C. For example, 2 lots in CLIN 304 would be 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps multiplied by 2.

4 Following on from this please also clarify the "Unit" requirement where "Lot" is stated within the following sections:

II B.3.2, B.3.3,

B.3.4, B.3.5

B-4 to B-7

A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section 3.3.2 of section C.

A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C.

5 Section B.3.2 Option Period 1 - CLIN 1001 and CLIN 1002 II B.3.2 B-4 A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section 3.3.2 of section C.

A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C.

6 Section B.3.3 Option Period 2 - CLIN 2001 and CLIN 2002 II B.3.3 B-5 A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section 3.3.2 of section C.

A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C.

7 Section B.3.4 Option Period 3 - CLIN 3001 and CLIN 3002 II B.3.4 B-6 A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section 3.3.2 of section C.

A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C.

8 Section B.3.5 Option Period 4 - CLIN 4001 and CLIN 4002 II B.3.5 B-7 A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section 3.3.2 of section C.

A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C.

Is the purchase quantity going to be a lot of 25 or is that saying that the FAA can purchase up to 25 per lot?

The FAA can purchase up to a quantity of 25 per lot. An example would be for CLIN 304. For the Lot of 1-25, the FAA may purchase up to a total of 25 or a quantity of less than 25.

According to section 3.3.2, A "lot" as it pertains to production systems, is the unit used to represent 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "kit" as stated in section

3.3.2 of section C. For example, 2 lots in CLIN 302 would be 45 PAR-38 and 18 PAR-56 lamps multiplied by 2.

And according to section 3.3.4, A "lot" as it pertains to site spares, is the unit used to represent 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps. This is synonmous to a "set" as stated in section 3.3.4 of section C. For example, 2 lots in CLIN 304 would be 10 PAR-38 and 8 PAR-56 lamps multiplied by 2.

10 We did not receive the answers to the Industry questions that were submitted last June Approximately.

N/A N/A N/A The FAA adjudicated all industry comments and the final LED Lamp Specification is attached to the solication

11 Do we require to be AS9100 certified to bid and for the contract, or is in process certification okay?

I Sections 3.1.6, E.2

C-9, E-1 The FAA requires compliance to AS9100D, not certification by a Third Party Registrar.

Why is a “Contract Funds Status Report” (CFSR) required on Fixed Price contract?

I C.3.1.2 C-4 The FAA requires this report in order to track expenditures and cross referencing with its financial databases

13 On all FAA contracts we are currently using MIL-HDBK-61A as guidance for CM management, are we still required to rewrite our CM PLAN against SAE/GEIA 649C?

I C.2.5 C-3 The vendor will develop a CM plan according to the new reference

Can we quote for one type of lamp or the other only? Or do we have to quote for both lamps?

II L.15.3 L-10 All vendors should provide quotes for the PAR-38 and PAR-56 lamps per the solicitation.

Please reffer to Section L.15.3.

If you are ISO 9001 certified, do you still have to be AS9100 certified?

I Sections 3.1.6, E.2

The FAA does not require a company to be AS9100 certified

16 At what stage in the bidding/procurement process do we need to be AS9100 certified?

I Sections 3.1.6, E.2

The FAA does not require a company to be AS9100 certified

17 Can you confirm this is open for contract? As the file name suggests that it is an SIR. Can you please confirm.

N/A N/A N/A At present, there is no current contract (i.e., incumbent) in place for this requirement

18 Are there any limitations for if a company can bid as both a subcontractor and a prime?

N/A N/A N/A No.

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