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Replace Equipment Rack at Building 262 Room 1041 at Glynco, GA
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This document contains questions and answers regarding Solicitation Number 70LGLY23QSSB00130 from the Department of Homeland Security to replace an equipment rack at a building in Glynco, Georgia. The scope of work involves installing 10 Cat6 cable drops, 5 dual drops, and removing and reinstalling existing copper and fiber optic cables into a new server rack. The price range for the project is $5,000 to $10,000 and the anticipated award date is September 2023 with a 90 day completion deadline. No additional equipment beyond the server rack is required. Site surveys will be made available to bidding contractors.

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Questions and Answers

1. Question: Is there a cost estimate, budget, or ballpark figure for the project listed? Is there an actual start date for the project?

a. Answer: The price magnitude range is $5,000 – $10,000

b. Answer: This action will be awarded in September of 2023, Delivery/Needs to be completed: 90 Days After Award.

2. Is the winning bidder expected to provide testing/certification to any cabling other that the new Cat6- Plenum (10 drops) being requested in Task 1?

a. Answer: The winning bidder is only responsible for the cable that they install.

3. For the locations of the (5) DUAL DROP Cat6 locations, are these drops going to existing locations?

If no, these cables need to be fished through the existing walls or will surface mounted conduit or raceway be required?

a. Answer: These are new cable drops; the winner will have to run cabling above the ceiling and behind existing walls.

4. There are no additional pieces of equipment required, other that the new Server rack, is that correct? There is no mention of grounding bus bars, installation of grounding materials, horizontal or vertical cable managers, patch cables (copper or fiber), PDU's, etc. I just want to validate that scope of work and materials requested.

a. Answer: No other equipment is required.

5. Regarding the rack replacement, are there front and rear pictures available of the existing rack 2-post rack as it currently sits? This is extremely important to understand the existing conditions and calculate the required amount of technical labor required for the removal of the existing cable, fiber and equipment.

a. Answer: There aren’t any current pictures, but I can get some if necessary

6. For the fiber optic patch panels and cabling being removed and reinstalled are they modular in nature, or will re-terminations of the existing copper/fiber be required when installed the new Server Rack?

a. Answer: The existing copper and fiber cables will mount into the new cabinet.

7. What is the total cable count of existing Cat6 and fiber that are currently in the existing 2-post rack?

a. Answer: 34 Cat 6 cables are currently terminated on the patch panel.

8. What is the fiber type (SM/MM-type) and connector type (LC/SC/ST) that is currently in use?

a. Answer: Both SM and MM fiber with SC and ST type connectors.

9. Will a site survey be available to the winning bidder prior to scheduling installation?

a. Answer: Yes, site survey is available

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