Contractor QA.pdf

Questions and Answers

70RFP123QE4000002

The answers to contractor questions “are provided for informational purposes and do not amend or change the terms of the solicitation. If there is a conflict between the solicitation and the information provided in the answers to the questions, the solicitation governs.

1. How old is the facility?

Answer: The Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center (SNAFC) was constructed in 1996. The facility contains four buildings: the high rise (tower), the midrise tower and the bridge were constructed in 1996. The Historic Rich's Building was constructed in 1924.

2. How much square footage is in the facility?

Answer: Combined square footage of all 4 buildings at the Sam Nunn AFC (Tower, Rich’s Building, Bridge, Midrise Building) is 2,690,398 GSF.

3. How stable is the power?

Answer: Normal power is stable.

4. Is there a dropped ceiling in all areas of installation?

Answer: No. Ceilings throughout the facility are lay-in acoustical tile and/or gypsum board.

5. What type of walls are in the perimeter areas?

Answer: The building is composed of steel-reinforced concrete structural members, including girders, beams, and columns, as well as floors and roof and resembles Type 1A construction per the 2016 International Building Code. The parking garage is an eleven-story structure that resembles Type 1B construction.

The majority of the complex that was constructed in 1996 is cast in place reinforced concrete construction type 1A. The 1924 building is assumed to be structural concrete frame with masonry veneer.

Fire Ratings / Interior Finishes Exterior walls are constructed of a glass curtain wall. Interior walls are constructed of gypsum board on steel studs, and ceilings are primarily lay-in acoustical tile and/or gypsum board. Interior wall finishes are painted gypsum wallboard and vinyl wall covering on gypsum wallboard. Code compliant fire separations between tenant spaces do not exist on most of the floors. Most finishes appear to be Class A or Class B type materials.

6. What type of walls is inside the offices?

Answer: See response to #5 above.

7. Do we need to drill between the walls, to run our cable infrastructure?

Answer: Yes. Contractors will need to drill between the walls to run cable.

8. Do we need to use conduit? If yes, what do you estimate the total conduit footage will be?

Answer: Yes. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section, D.6.1, which states approximately 6,000 feet of Conduit. Contractor will be required to install actual amount needed.

9. Can you please send an inventory (including part numbers) of the existing CCTV and intrusion detection systems?

Answer: No, an inventory list is not available.

10. Does the building have a known history of asbestos?

Answer: No. There is no known history of asbestos.

11. Do we need any special permits because the building is a historical building with historic preservation requirements, per page 51 of the solicitation?

Answer: No There is not a special Permit required from the Historical Preservation required.

Confirmed with GSA Project Manager. Please revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section K for historical requirements.

12. Will the existing NIST SP 800-82 rev3 standards for operating technologies be applicable to this solicitation?

Answer: No. NIST SP 800-82 rev3 standards for operating technologies are not applicable to this solicitation.

13. Is the existing Command Control (SOC) well ventilated?

Answer: Yes. The existing SOC is well ventilated.

14. Are you planning to use the existing Command Control (SOC) for the new CCTV System?

Answer: Yes. The existing SOC will be used.

15. Is there a plan new for a new command control system?

Answer: Yes There are plans for a new command control system.

16. If yes, how far apart will the new Command Control be from the old command control system?

Answer: Please see answer to question #14.

17. Is there a special room with HVAC allocated for the new Servers?

Answer: Yes, the control center is climate controlled with the facility HVAC.

18. How many cameras are to be installed in a hanger?

Answer: None. There are no cameras to be installed on hangers.

19. How many cameras are to be installed on a roof, and how high is it?

Answer: Part A: None. Part B: Not relevant

20. How many cameras will be installed outside the building?

Answer: 119 cameras. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.7, sub section C.7.1 and submitted drawings provided with Amendment 0011.

21. Is there a parking area to be viewed by any camera? If yes, please specify what type of camera?

Answer: No. The parking area will not be viewed by any camera.

22. Is there a requirement to install some cameras on poles?

Answer: No. Only requirements are the camera must be securely mounted.

23. If yes, is there an existing connection to existing conduit to the poles?

Answer: No. There are no existing connections to existing conduit.

24. Are they going to be standalone cameras, as in not connected to the facility’s network?

Answer: Yes. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section B, sub section B.1.1

25. How much storage is needed for the CCTV Video recording?

Answer: 288 TB of storage. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.2.

Minimum Server and Workstation Requirements.

26. Do you currently have existing IDS Sensors in your doors? Please specify which doors.

Answer: No. There are no existing IDS sensors on doors.

27. What is the model of the control panel on your existing Bosch system?

Answer: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C, sub section C.7.2 e.

28. Is the system installed in a secure network provided by the government?

Answer: No. It is not installed on a secure network provided by the Government.

29. Will the hardening (applying STIGs. FISMA recommended images for the OS, etc.) of the servers will be done by the contractors? Or will it be handled by DHS IT?

Answer: No Hardening will be Required. Currently there is no Harding for the Server or OS because the system will not be online or have Internet access.

30. Will the contractor have to provide an IT Security Plan for the proposed IT systems?

Answer: No. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section J. Information Technology Security.

31. Does the entire system need to be compliant to FISMA?

Answer: No. The Server will be Self-Managed and will not be connected to an outside source such as the internet.

32. Is it the responsibility of the security integrator to address the cyber risk of these systems?

Answer: No. It is not the responsibility of the security integrator to address the cyber risk of the system.

33. If yes, are we to provide cyber security to the systems we are proposing?

Answer: Please see answer to question #32.

34. Does the proposed system need to demonstrate a cyber security vulnerabilities test?

Answer: No. The proposed system does not need to demonstrate a cyber security vulnerability test.

35. Ref. RFQ F.1.2, G.2.1, pages 65, 68, Paragraph states "ALL WORK SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 90

Business DAYS FOLLOWING NOTICE TO PROCEED." Can the Government Clarify what constitutes Notice to Proceed?

Answer: A written Notice to Proceed will be issued by the Contracting Officer after all contractor personnel have received favorable security adjudications.

36. Ref. RFQ F.1.2, G.2.1, pages 65, 68, Supply chain issues with many manufacturers may prevent meeting the 90 day procure/install/test requirement. Will the Government make allowances if supply chain shortages prevent timely equipment delivery?

Answer: Yes. The Government will make allowances as needed.

37. Ref. RFQ D.6.1, page 52, Servers/Switches/Racks/Accessories section of the VSS Equipment List Table lists two (2) Video Management Server (Redundant Power Supply). Can the Government clarify what it means by "Redundant Power Supply"?

Answer: A Redundant Power Supply is a combination of two or more power supplies in case if one power supply is interrupted the other one will give the required power for the operation of the load.

38. Ref. RFQ C.2.2, page 39, Easily expand for future growth with compacity[sic] to add 10 additional cameras. Confirm cameras to be added are less than or equal to cameras specified in SOW.

Answer: No. The salient characteristics of the cameras proposed for future growth needs should be equal to or greater than the cameras specified. Note: The additional 10 cameras originally specified as extras were removed from the revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011.

39. Ref. RFQ C.2.3, page 39, all license fees non-recurring. Confirm this requirement does not include software maintenance support.

Answer: Correct, license fees non-recurring does not include software maintenance support.

40. Ref. RFQ B.1.2, C.3.1, pages 37, 40, VSS storage of 30 days +25% at full camera resolution, full frame rate, low compression. C.3.1 video storage calculations to be based on 15 fps, max resolution, min compression. Storage calculation requirements conflict with B.1.2. Which should be used?

Answer: The Vendor is responsible for the 30 days calculations. There shall be at least 30 days of archive video. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 Section B, Purpose, sub-sections B.1.2.

Note: SOW Section B.1.2 has been revised to remove the paragraph related to retention and storage of video.

41. Ref. RFQ C.6.3.a, F.2.7, pages 42, 66, Submit patch management/update process. Is this the same as

F.2.7?

Answer: No. Answer: Although F.2.7 incorporates C.6.3 patch management requirements, F.2.7 is not limited to only software maintenance related to vulnerabilities and security issues as C.6.3 is focused.

42. Ref. RFQ C.7.1. b), C.7.1. c), D.6.1, pages 43, 52, Workstation requirements are not consistent. C.7.1

b) and c) state 1x -4MN and 4x -2MN vs D.6.1 states 5x -4MN. Can the Government clarify?

Answer: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

43. Ref. RFQ E.6.3, page 58, repair or replace items w/in 24 hours. Can the government clarify from when the 24 hours would begin (i.e., phone call, inability to resolve over telephone, tech arrival onsite, etc.?)

Answer: The 24 hours begins once the vendor is notified by FPS.

44. Ref. RFQ E.6.3, page 58, Is the repair time the same for all scenarios regardless of failure severity (routine, emergency) and failure notification (after hours, weekends, holidays, etc.)?

Answer: Yes. The repair time is the same for all scenarios.

45. Ref. RFQ E.6.3, page 58, Will the Government maintain recommended onsite spare parts to facilitate the stated repair time requirement?

Answer: No. The Government will not maintain onsite spare parts.

46. a) What is the existing power infrastructure? b) Is the power supply stable? c) Will UPS(s) be required? If so, what is the power requirement? d) How many UPS?

Answer: a) The Existing Power Infrastructure is provided by Georgia Power Supply and is very stable;

however occasionally there are Power Outages.

b) New VSS will require a UPS and Backup. See. E.1.4 Backup Power Requirements –All CCV electrical and electronic equipment installed shall be powered from an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). It is expected that all equipment necessary for continuous live viewing, recording, and archiving CCV video will be uninterrupted during a power outage. The UPS shall be sized to provide at least four (4) hours battery back-up in the event the primary power source is interrupted. The Contractor shall include load calculations with their bid proposal. Contractor to determine number of UPS required based on those load calculations.

47. Are there existing fiber optic access points?

Answer: No. There are no existing fiber optic cable points.

48. Will new fiber optic cables be required? If so, what type?

Answer: Yes, OM3 Multimode fiber. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E, sub section E.3.15.

49. What are the lengths of the fiber optic cables from point of origin to end destination?

Answer: From point of origin to end destination is 1,000 ft. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

50. How many fiber optic runs?

There will be two (2) Fiber runs. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E, sub section E.3.15.

51. What termination types will be required?

Answer: RJ45 connectors shall be required for the Termination Process.

52. Will trenching be required? If so, are the utility locations marked on the ground and/or properly documented?

Answer: No. Trenching will not be required.

53. Will dig permits be required? Who will be required to obtain the digging permits?

Answer: No. Permits will not be required.

54. Will lead and asbestos abatement be required?

Answer: No. Neither lead or asbestos abatement are required.

55. Have the buildings been tested for lead and asbestos? If so, will the government provide the results of the testing?

Answer: Part A: Yes, the building has been tested for lead and asbestos.

Part B: No, the government will not provide the results of the testing.

56. Are there any other health hazards associated with the applicable installation and maintenance?

Answer: No, there are no other health hazards.

57. a) Are any of the buildings listed as historic buildings? b) If so, who will determine the locations approved for possible drilling and camera placement?

Answer: a) Yes, The Rich’s Building, was built in 1924. b) Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section K., sub section K.1.1.

58. Is the existing camera system analog or IP?

Answer: The existing system is part IP and part analog.

59. Are the cameras connected by ethernet or coax cable?

Answer: Yes, cameras are connected to both ethernet and coax.

60. Is Cat6 plenum indoor and outdoor cable required?

Answer: Yes. Cat 6 Plenum indoor and outdoor cable required.

61. Are there existing cable raceways or paths to route the new ethernet through?

Answer: Yes. There are existing cable raceways or paths to route the new ethernet.

62. a) Will conduit be required? b) If so, what type and how many feet?

Answer: a) Yes, conduit will be required on some portions of the perimeter and interior of the facility. b) Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

63. a) Will existing equipment need to be tested? b) If so, what type of equipment? c) Number of each?

Answer: a) No, existing equipment does not need to be tested. b) NA. c) NA

64. Will existing cameras need to be replaced? If so, how many cameras need to be replaced?

Answer: Yes, 86 existing cameras need to be replaced. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.7, Attachments with Device/Equipment Locations.

65. What type and/or brand of cameras are they to be replaced with? Avigilon or Equivalent Camera locations:

Answer: Please see the revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.7.1.

66. How many cameras are/will be mounted above 12' on the buildings/poles?

Answer: None.

67. How many cameras are/will be roof top mounted?

Answer: See answer to question #19.

68. How many cameras are/will require a lift?

Answer: It is up to the contractor to determine if a lift is required.

69. Do the buildings have drop ceilings, or are they solid ceilings between floors?

Answer: Please see the answer to question #4.

70. a) Are “To Scale” drawings available for publication? b) If not, what is the length, width, and height of the building(s).

Answer: a) No, “to scale” drawings are not available. Available drawings are provided with Amendment 0011. b) Tower- 300 ft. high, 326 ft. long, 123 ft. wide; Midrise- 132 ft. high, 178 ft.

long, 122 ft wide; The Rich's Building- 84 ft. high, 198 ft. long, 175 ft. wide.

71. What are the “testing requirements” for the new or upgraded system(s)?

Answer: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.4, sub section E.4.1.

72. Is the government able to extend the solicitation’s due date?

Answer: Yes, as necessary. The Government will take appropriate action to ensure a fair opportunity for contractors to prepare and submit offers. No individual extensions can be granted.

73. How many times has this been put out to bid?

Answer: None

74. Please post the bid results.

Answer: Please see answer to question #73.

75. If the above occurred why wasn't the project completed?

Answer: See answer to question #73.

80. Given the proposal due date, the holidays (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving), and issuance of QA, would the Government please consider extending the due date to December 1, if QA are not issued by November 10?

Answer: Yes, the Government will take appropriate action to ensure contractors have a fair opportunity to prepare and submit their offer.

81. Ref. Instructions to Offerors Item C. Does the Gov have a specified naming convention for files, as stated?

Answer: Yes. Please see Instructions to Offerors provided with original solicitation documents, Section 1)c)(5).

82. Ref. Instructions to Offerors 3.2. The requirement states "The Offeror shall demonstrate relevant past performance by submitting a list of references for projects performed within the last three (3) years." Can this list exceed three references or does the Government intend that this "list" match each of the Past Performance Project Forms, which each of those require a questionnaire?

Answer: No. Only three Past Performance Projects should be listed. Any submitted PPQ’s shall match PPF’s in offer.

83. Ref. Form D, please clarify if Item 3 is the customer of the solicitation (Item 2) or the customer for which the services were provided. Please confirm Item 4 is the customer of the solicitation (Item 2).

Answer Part A: Item 3; Yes. Item 3 is the customer for which the services were provided.

Answer Part B: Item 4: Yes, Item 4 is the address where the services were provided.

84. Ref. B.1.4 and C.5.6. The RFP states this is a stand-alone system, but later on specifies firewalls/Routers. Is the VSS Air Gapped system with a firewall, a stand alone system (no external network connection), or integrated into the government network?

Answer: The VSS is and shall be a stand-alone system and will not be integrated with any other network. The contractor will still be required to enable software based, packet filtering firewalls on the VSS network. Firewalls will be enabled to permit only authorized network devices and protocols.

85. Ref. C.7.2.e. There is reference in the RFP that the IDS system 'shall be capable' to use, VOIP, or Cell.

Can the government confirm the actual POTS, VOIP or cell service that will be provided by the government?

Answer: Yes. The government will provide any future POTS, VOIP or cell service.

86. Ref. E.1.4. The battery backup has a requirement of 4 hours runtime, what equipment does this apply to? Just the MDF, or all equipment including IDFs. Is there a building UPS/Generator so the UPS is not needed?

Answer Part A: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E, sub-section E.1.4 Answer Part B: No.

87. Ref. D.6.1. What power outlets are available for each UPS to plug into. Typically, large UPSes require L5-30P outlets.

Answer: 220. However, this can be modified in the future if necessary.

88. Ref. C.7.2.F. Can the Government please provide a copy of the most current Mega Center Alarm Requirements (MAR) document?

Answer: No. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.7, sub section C.7.2 f).

89. Are there any other hardware requirements, for example FIPS 140-2, NDAA, TAA etc.?

Answer: No. There are no other requirements.

90. Will the Government permit Contractor remote access to the system during install for final camera aiming?

Answer: No. The Government will not permit remote access to the system for final camera aiming.

91. During the site survey it was stated that contractors would be allowed to ask for design features. Can IDFs be placed in the areas near camera 12, camera 49, camera 69, and camera 86 (the maps are too blurry to determine room numbers)?

Answer: Currently there are no plans to add or create any additional IDF but referencing the area of camera 12 as shown on VSS-Drawing A, there is a space where an IDF could be located. For all other camera locations mentioned 49, 69 and 86 the answer is no to placement of an IDF.

92. Is sufficient space available in risers, and cable trays for cable distribution (if needed) throughout the buildings and between floors?

Answer: Yes. There is sufficient space for cable distribution throughout the building and floors.

93. Is there fiber or copper cabling available between the main distribution facility (MDF) to IDFs in Rich's Bldg. and the Atlanta Federal Center Answer: Yes. There is either fiber or copper cabling available between the facilities.

94. Ref. D.6.1. Is there an expectation that the contractor will install fiber optic cable between the MDF and approved IDFs?

Answer: Yes. – If CAT6 cable exceeds the NEC / BICSI / ANSI length requirement of 300ft (100M) then the IDF and MDF will need to be linked with a minimum of OM3 Multimode fiber. See revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, section E.3, sub-section E.3.15

95. Ref. E.9.2. How many Government personnel require training?

Answer: Training will be limited to “Required Personnel” that may consist of groups of 1 to 3 individuals.

See revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.9, sub section E.9.2

96. What limitations are there for drilling through to the exterior for adding the additional cameras requested during the walk through?

Answer: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.5, sub-sections 5.2, 5.6, 5.8.

and Section K.

97. What limitations are there for exposed conduit and/or flex conduit used for mounting exterior cameras?

Answer: The exterior conduit must match the current exterior conduit (if any). Any exterior changes must be approved the FPS Project Manager in consultation with the GSA historical officer prior to any changes in email. Preferred installation methods would include interior wiring to the exterior point of exit to avoid conduit runs if possible. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 Section C.2, sub sections C.2.13

98. Will contractor have solo access to building during the installation or will we require security personnel with us at all times?

Answer: Once the vendor is awarded the contract, the contractors working in the facility must have a background check and be HSPD-12 cleared and certified for facility access. Once the background is completed you will not be required to have a facility escort.

99. Will contractor have a designated parking area for work vehicles?

Answer: Yes. There will be a designated parking area for work vehicles.

100. During the walk through there was a lot of discussion with GSA about drilling and mounting of equipment. Can the government provide the final specifications and requirements provided by the GSA.

Answer: Yes. The references were made to the Rich’s side of the building, which is historic. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 Section K, sub sections K.1.2 c-f.

101. Will there be a representative readily available for clarifications on routing, drilling, and mounting of the exterior cameras?

Answer: Yes, an FPS Project Manager will be available.

102. Ref. E.2.5. Camera housings shall match the color and architecture of the building, equal to or greater than the existing camera housings. Can the Govt confirm the color so we can confirm the cameras being spec'd meet this requirement?

Answer: The color is an approximate off-white, or beige/tan color. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.2.5 and E.2.6 and Attachment 3. Camera housing may be painted to match (pending camera manufacturer approvals) onsite as needed. Please see Attachment Camera Color Photo provided with Amendment 0011 for reference.

103. Ref. D.2 and C.2.2. Section D.2, Network Video Management Server Minimum Requirements, calls out RAID 6 twice and RAID 60 one time. Which version of RAID does the Government want the NVR to be configured as?

Answer: The server requirement is RAID 6. Please see revised SOW, provided with Amendment 0011, section C.2.2 and D.2.

104. Who will be responsible for the repairs to the existing holes from previous installations?

Answer: The contractor is responsible for repair, please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.2.11.

105. What time interval will be the required for the maintenance of the VMS system (camera cleaning and mount inspections)?

Answer: Cleaning should take place at least twice a year, one to be scheduled during the year and another cleaning upon request during the same calendar year. All other maintenance should be scheduled at least once annually. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.6.2 (a).

106. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 B.1.2, page 7 of 51, B.1.2. Please confirm that the new VSS only needs to provide 25% extra storage capacity to support future expansion and that additional camera licenses to support the expansion are not to be included in offerors quotes.

Answer: Part A: Yes. The new VSS requires only extra storage capacity.

Answer Part B: No, additional licenses are not to be included in bid.

Note: SOW Section B.1.2 has been revised to remove the paragraph related to retention and storage of video.

107. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 B.1.2, C.3.1, pages 7 & 11, VSS storage of 30 days +25% at full camera resolution, full frame rate, low compression. C.3.1 video storage calculations to be based on 15 fps, max resolution, min compression. Storage calculation requirements in C.3.1 conflict with B.1.2. Which should be used?

Answer: Video storage shall be at calculated at 15 frames per second (FPS). Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.3.1.

108. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.1.7, page 8 of 51, C.1.7.b states, "In the event a system is non-functional once enabled or turned on, it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor, at no additional cost to the Government, to restore the system(s) prior to departure from the site." please confirm that this only applies to failures directly attributable to the Contractor's work or negligence.

Answer: Yes, section C.1.7 (b) applies if the Contractor’s actions, work and/or negligence attributes to the failure. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.7.1 (b).

109. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.1.8, page 38. Paragraph states "All personnel engaged in installation activities pursuant to this SOW shall be licensed by the state, local authority, and/or the city local authority in the required trades or professions which require licensing by such jurisdictions. The type and level of license shall be consistent with requirements of the jurisdictions and work to be performed by this SOW." Can the Government state if there are licensing requirement for Low Voltage or CCTV/IDS work in the State of Georgia?

Answer: No. It is the responsibility of the contractor to know the licensing requirements of the jurisdiction involved.

110. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.2.12, page 10 of 51. Is LFNC (Liquid tight flexible nonmetallic conduit) acceptable instead of LFMC?

Answer: No. LFNC is not acceptable instead of LFMC.

111. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.2.12, C.2.8, page 10. Can the Government provide the amount and/or length of anticipated conduit, wire, cable, and fiber that is to be replaced?

Answer: Approximately 25,000 ft of CAT6 cable, 6,600 ft of 18-4 (AWG Shield), 1,000 ft of fiber, and approx. 6000 ft of conduit. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1 & D.6.2

112. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.2.3, page 10. All license fees non-recurring. Confirm this requirement does not apply to software maintenance support.

Answer: As stated in the referenced SOW; “As required by the manufacturer”. If the maintenance software is not required by the manufacturer the requirement for non-recurring licensing fees is nonapplicable to that software.

113, Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.4.1, pages 11-12 of 51. C.4.1 states in part that one of the six new monitors will be installed desktop in the Security Officers’ Control room and programmed as a video pull up monitor. Is the Government requesting automated callups of video associated with IDS alarms and/or CCV alarms or something else? Please clarify the specific requirement.

Answer: No, not automated or associated with IDS. Manually calling up and displaying individual camera views on demand. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.4.1.

114. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.6.3, pages 13 of 51. Please clarify if item is to be submitted in offeror proposals. If this is a proposal submission, please clarify which part (I, II, III, or IV) should contain the content.

Answer: Part A: Contractor is required to provide a description of the process and/or procedures to perform patch management.

Part B: Part I.

115. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.6.3.a, F.2.7, page 13 & 37. C.6.3.a. Submit patch management/update process. Is this the same as F.2.7? If not, please clarify the different requirements.

Answer: Although F.2.7 incorporates C.6.3 patch management requirements, F.2.7 is not limited to only software maintenance related to vulnerabilities and security issues as C.6.3 is focused.

116. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.7.1, page 13 of 51. C.7.1 indicates that "head end equipment shall be located in the Security Command Room. Attachment VSS – Drawing C indicates camera 58 location which is adjacent to the Security Command Room." Drawing room identification text is illegible but

Camera 58 appears to be an elevator lobby. Please clearly identify the Security Command Room location on the drawings.

Answer: The Room does not have any designated room number. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 VSS- Drawing C.

117. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.7.1, page 13 of 51. C.7.1 items b and c indicate specify workstation locations. Drawings only depict two workstations. Room designations/descriptions on the drawings are illegible so the other locations cannot be discerned. Please clearly identify all workstation locations on the drawings.

Answer: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 VSS Attachment drawings A -D revised to indicate locations of all workstations and monitors.

118. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 C.7.2, page 15 of 51. C.7.2. Item (e). Are there existing IDS devices not being replaced that are required to be incorporated into the new IDS? If yes, please clarify in detail to include at a minimum device type, manufacturer, model, quantity, and location.

Answer: No, all existing IDS devices shall be removed and replaced with new equipment.

119. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 D.1.5, page 16 of 51. Please confirm that the requirement "shall be capable" of system fail-over and redundancy options" means that the system supports implementing these features in the future and that the associated hardware/software required to implement is not to be included in quotes. If this is incorrect, please clarify the specific fail-over and redundancy requirements to include at a minimum the number of days of Answer: The requirement for to be “capable of system fail-over and redundancy option” has been removed and is no longer required. SOW and section D.1.5 has been revised with Amendment 0011.

120. Ref. RFQ Amendment 04 D.1.5, page 16 of 51, If the requirement "shall be capable" of system fail-over and redundancy options" means that the provided system included the associated hardware/software and programming to implement fail-over and redundancy, please provide the detailed performance requirements that must be met such as, but not limited to the minimum the number of days of failover required and confirm that it only applies to NVR hardware and does not include any data communication infrastructure.

Answer: The requirement for to be “capable of system fail-over and redundancy option” has been removed and is no longer required. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, section D.1.5.

121. RFQ Amendment 04 D.1.6 Requirements make multiple references to recording and reviewing audio. Please confirm that requirement is that system supports but does not provide audio recording functionality.

Answer: SOW original Section D.1.6 has been moved and renumbered as D.1.5. That section reference Audio but never requires Audio functionality only what is required when audio is installed and transmitted. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D, sub section D.1.5.

122. RFQ Amendment 04 D.2 D.2 Recording Storage configuration specifies both RAID 60 and RAID 6 for storage drives. Please clarify conflicting requirements.

Answer: Please see answer to question #103. (Should be RAID 6)

123. RFQ Amendment 04 D.4, D.6.1 POE network switch specifications are in conflict (24 port vs 32 port POE). Please clarify.

Answer: 48 Ports. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Sections D.4 (a) (b) and Section D.6.

124. RFQ Amendment 04 D.6.1 Wiring section of table states "RG45 connectors (2 per each camera, NVR, monitor + 7 extra) – AS NEEDED" Please clarify what is being requested. Does the "2 per each camera" mean two CAT 6 cables are required to be run to each camera?

Answer: No. Connectors are required on each end of the cable. A total of two connectors per cable run would be the minimum. Also note should read “RJ45” connector, corrected in SOW. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Sections D.6.1 under “Wiring”.

125. RFQ Amendment 04 D.6.1 Wiring section of table states "RG45 connectors (2 per each camera, NVR, monitor + 7 extra) – AS NEEDED" Please clarify what is being requested by the "monitor + 7 extra."

Does this mean that a CAT 6 cable is required for each monitor?

Answer: When CAT 6 cable is utilized RJ45 Connectors are required on each end of the CAT 6 cable, which equate to one cable run requires two connectors. Neither RJ45 connectors or CAT 6 cables are required or expected to be connected or run to each monitor Monitors are expected to be connected using HDMI cable which is the industry standard. The word “monitor” was removed from the D.6.1 to eliminate confusion.

126. RFQ Amendment 04 D.6.1 Wiring section of table states "RG45 connectors (2 per each camera, NVR, monitor + 7 extra) – AS NEEDED" Please clarify what is being requested by the " + 7 extra" requirement.

Answer: 7 extra RJ-45 connectors are being requested in case of need of replacement of damaged ones, unexpected cable run and spare. Please note “RG” was a typo, should read “RJ” Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 Section D.6.1.

127. RFQ Amendment 04 E.1.2 E.1.2 Infrastructure Design – The system design shall include all conduit, junction boxes, cabling, fiber, network topology, and HVAC and power requirements for the proposed Network Video Management System (NVMS). Please provide the existing HVAC equipment cooling capacity and heat load for all existing equipment.

Answer: Not relevant to the SOW. The existing HVAC capacity and equipment heat load will have no impact on the contractor’s requirement per SOW E.1.2., since all existing equipment will be removed.

128. RFQ Amendment 04 E.1.2, C.2.2 Will all existing conduits be reused, and will additional conduit be installed on site?

Answer: Not all existing conduits can be reused but where existing conduits is in optimal condition it may be reused, but additional conduits will be necessary in some areas. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.3.10.

129. RFQ Amendment 04 E.2.5 Can the Government provide the required paint color(s) for cameras to aid offerors in accurately estimating the level of effort and associated pricing?

Answer: Please see the answer to question #102.

130. RFQ Amendment 04 E.2.5 Paragraph states, "Camera housings shall match the color and architecture of the building, equal to or greater than the existing camera housings." Cameras are cameras. Is a special custom designed enclosure is being requested? Please clarify the specific performance criteria necessary to satisfy the "match … architecture of the building" requirement.

Answer:

Part A: No, a custom designed enclosure is not being requested. Currently all existing cameras are housed in enclosures that meet the standards that are listed in the revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Sections E.2.2 (a) (b), E.2.3 and E.2.4.

Part B: The statement “equal to or greater” means although the cameras housing shall match the color and architecture of the building, any modification to the new housing color or design of the housing shall still be equal or greater than those that currently exist. Please see attachment Camera Color photo provided with Amendment 0011.

131. RFQ Amendment 04 E.2.5 Paragraph states, "Camera housings shall match the color and architecture of the building, equal to or greater than the existing camera housings." Not sure what this means. Please clarify the performance criteria necessary to satisfy the "equal to or greater than the existing camera housings" requirement.

Answer: Please see answer to question #130.

132. RFQ Amendment 04 E.6.2 E.6.2 item a. Please clarify the required preventive maintenance frequency.

Answer: Please see answer to question #105.

133. RFQ Amendment 04 E.6.2, E.6.3 E.6.2 item b and E.6.3. Will the government maintain a local stock of recommended spare parts to facilitate restoring to operational status within 24 hours of technician arrival onsite?

Answer: Please see answer to question #45.

134. RFQ Amendment 04 E.6.3 Repair or replace items w/in 24 hours. Can the government clarify from when the 24 hours would begin (i.e., phone call, inability to resolve over telephone, tech arrival onsite, etc.?)

Answer: See answer to question #43. Please see also revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section E.6.2(b).

135. RFQ Amendment 04 E.6.3 Is the repair time the same for all scenarios regardless of failure severity (routine, emergency) and failure notification (after hours, weekends, holidays, etc.)?

Answer: Yes, please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 Section E.6.2(b) Service Response Time: 24/7/365.

136. RFQ Amendment 04 E.6.3 Will the Government maintain recommended onsite spare parts and components to facilitate the stated repair time requirement?

Answer: Please see answer to question #45.

137. RFQ Amendment 04 K.1.1 K.1.1 states in part, "If any original features or materials are encountered while the work or if there is any change in the work that might impact any historic features of the building before proceeding bring this to the attention of FPS who will consult with the U.S.

General Services Administration (GSA), Region 4, Historic Preservation Office." Please clearly identify all Rich's Building interior and exterior features considered to be "original" or "historic" and subject to Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act. Offerors need this information prior to bidding so that they can accurately estimate the required level of effort and develop their firm fixed pricing.

Answer: Referencing the SOW’s attachments, VSS – Drawing A, camera locations 1 – 7, and 23 - 34 are historical areas. In addition to the Broad Street entrance side of the building’s, the entire interior lobby area.

138. RFQ Amendment 04 K.1.1-K.1.2 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center includes some historic buildings.

Can the Government indicate which locations under the Statement of Work, if any, would fall under a need to consider Historical Preservation?

Answer: Rich’s Building. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section K, sub section K.1.1

139. RFQ Amendment 04 K.1.1-K.1.2 The drawings included in the solicitation are of low resolution and are not legible. Can the Government provide these and any other drawings in CAD format, i.e., .dwg or .dxf format, or at least a high-resolution pdf document where all content clearly legible?

Answer: No. All available drawings have been provided.

140. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C - Drawings A-F The drawings included in the solicitation do not specify where the head end(s) would be located and preferably the locations of any existing wire raceways, conduit, or fiber optic lines that might be expected to be re-used. Can the Government provide these drawings and to also indicate for each drawing the floor level and where that section is located within the buildings.

Part A: See answer to question #139

Part B. The head end equipment will be located within the Security Officer’s security. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.7.1 and Attachment VSS-Drawing C.

141. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C Drawings A-F, Amendment 04 SOW calls for 5 monitoring workstations. Drawings only depict two locations. Please identify all workstation locations on drawings.

Answer: There are six (6) monitors and workstations. See revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Sections C.4.1 and C.5.5 plus Attachment drawings A – D.

142. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C Drawings A-F, Amendment 04 Please identify all available telecom room/closet locations on drawings.

Answer: Currently only one telco closet has been designed which is in the area of the camera numbered 118.

143. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C, Drawings A-F Please provide the relevant scale for all drawing sheets.

Answer: Information not available.

144. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C, Drawings A-F VSS Drawing F - Sam Nunn's Childcare Center Alphanumeric Reference Diagram has numerous circles with letters a through R. Please clarify the significance of these designations as they do not appear anywhere else in the drawings or SOW.

Answer: Attachment F is meant as a reference to rooms located within the Childcare Center since those rooms do not have numerical designations. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C sub section C.7.2 and Drawing F.

145. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C, Drawings A-F Drawings provided with the base solicitation do not clearly identify building, building section, floor level, etc. Please provide a clear overall site plan showing all buildings covered under the project work as well as clearly indicate building floor level on each sheet and show match lines where drawings are broken into multiple sheets.

Answer: The SOW VSS drawings A – E have been revised to indicate (identify) the buildings and floor levels. We are unable to provide any higher clarity drawings at this time.

146. RFQ Base Solicitation Attachment C, Drawings A-F Please provide a drawing or drawings depicting all existing conduit and other conveyances available for contractor use so that we can accurately estimate the cable/wire run distances and new conduit requirements. If this information is not provided, please clarify how offerors are to bid conduit. All areas throughout the site and buildings were not Answer:

Part A: See answer to question #70.

Part B: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1 Subsection under wiring.

147. RFQ Base Solicitation Instructions to Offers (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1) 4. H Section 4. Additional Information paragraph h) is titled Instructions to Offerors. Sub items 1 and 2 indicate that offerors are to provide completed ACR (VPAT) for each commercially available Information and Communications Technology (ICT) item offered through this contract. This requirement is not included in the Attachment G quote checklist. Please confirm that the requirement for submitting the ACR (VPAT) documents is a post award submittal to be provided in the design package and not submitted with offerors' quotes.

Answer: That is incorrect. All Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) items are required to be Section 508 compatible and is not included in the checklist as most COTS items are Section 508 compatible.

148. RFQ Base Solicitation, Amendment 04 C.7 C.7 and its subsections make repeated references to installing equipment in accordance with Attachment 1. The original and Amendment 04 solicitation documents do not contain any content identified as Attachment 1. Is this referring to Attachment C in the original solicitation package?

Answer: No, attachment 1 is NOT referring to Attachment C. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 and Attachment 1.

149. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 C.3.3 C.3.3. Requires servers configured for Active Directory.

Is the Government providing AD services or are we expected to install hardware and configure that as well?

Answer: No. Contractor shall install hardware and configure. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section C.3.3.

150. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 C.3.4 C.3.4 Requires conditions to be met prior to turning on NVMS, specifically all end devices are installed, and all cable tested. Does this mean we cannot pre-configure the server?

Answer: No. Pre-configure is allowed.

151. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 C.5.6 C.5.6 Requires contractor install hardware firewalls in accordance with network security requirements in J.3. J.3 does not define network security requirements, what are specifications of Hardware Based Packet Filtering firewall requested by GOV?

Answer: Please see the revised SOW Section C.5.6 and E.12.4 provided with Amendment 0011.

152. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 C.7.1 C.7.1 a) conflicts with C.6.1 in that MS Server 2019 LTSB is not the latest OS available for windows. Does the Government require MS SQL Server 2019 LTSB?

Further, if ISS provides domain controllers, do they require MS Server 2019 LTSB as well?

Answer: Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 Section C.7.1 (a).

153. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 C.7.1 D.1.6 c) states stream live and recorded video up to 60 FPS (for what resolution). Confirm this is the maximum system capability not the required installed system performance. Conflicting with cameras characteristics in d and e.

Answer:

Part A: Up to 60 FPS at 4K Resolution. See revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, where the original Section D.1.6 has been renumbered and is now D.1.5. Please refer to D.1.5 sub section c).

Part B: Yes, in reference to the max system capability.

154. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.1.6 D.1.6 c) states stream live and recorded video up to 60 FPS (for what resolution). Confirm this is the maximum system capability not the required installed system performance. Conflicting with cameras characteristics in d and e.

Answer:

Answer: Parts A&B, please see answer to questions 153.

155. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.1.6 D.1.6 d) states NVMS able to prioritize streams from specific cameras. Please clarify the specific performance requirements for “prioritizing".

Answer: Switch frame rate on a selected camera on demand. Please note that on the original SOW the section listed as D.1.6 has been renumbered on the revised SOW and is now listed as D.1.5. Please see revised SOW, provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.1.5.

156. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.1.6 D.1.6 h/i) specifies using certificate-based authentication. Does the Government require FIPS certified operations down to the camera?

Answer: Yes. Section D.1.5 H/I specify the requirement. This section is the requirement.

157. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.1.6 D.1.6 z) states operating system shall be certified to work by the video management softwares mfg and be one of the following: Windows 10 or newer or Windows 12 or newer. Windows 12 is not yet released and is only in beta. VSS manufacturers will require time after formal release. This conflicts with C.6.1, is Windows 10 an acceptable client operating system?

Answer: First please note the original SOW section D.1.6 has been renumbered on the revised SOW and is now listed as D.1.5. The SOW and section D.1.5 has also been revised to eliminate any conflict between D.1.5(z) and C.6.1. To be clear the OS should be the most current version of windows that the manufacturers offer. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Sections D.1.5. (z) and C.6.1.

158. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.2 D.2 shows workstation minimum OS requirements for Workstations to be Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 or higher. Is windows 10 an acceptable OS for workstations?

Answer: See answer to question #157.

159. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 D.6 Router characteristics appear to be L3 switch. Is a 10GB capable Cisco L3 switch with 48 ports considered to be equivalent to Brocade CER 2024C? Or does the Government actually want a router?

Answer: Yes. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

160. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 D.6 Switch PN listed (7450-32zp) is EOL. Is 48p PoE managed Cisco switch equivalent? Answer: Yes. See revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

161. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 RG45 connector specified in various places. Does the Government mean RJ45?

Answer: Yes. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

162. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 CCV Control Software Page? Please confirm this means VSS software application.

Answer: Yes. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011, Section D.6.1.

163. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 Cat6A Plenum rated patch cables specified. Do these need to be shielded? All/Some/None/As Needed? Can we assume this means for Offeror to determine required?

Answer: Part A: Yes.

Part B: “ALL” shielded, contractor is to determine the amount of cable actually needed. Also note that the SOW and Section D.6.1 has been revised to require CAT 6 cable instead of CAT 6a.

164. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 Cat6 a Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) specified. Is this all cabling or just for exterior cameras? If just exterior is Cat6A UTP plenum rated cable acceptable for interior camera wiring?

Answer: To answer the initial question “All” cabling to include interior and exterior wiring. Note: the SOW and Section D.6.1 has been revised to require CAT 6 cable and have eliminated the term CAT 6a.

Cat 6a is not a requirement. Please see revised SOW provided with Amendment 0011 section E.3.12.

165. RFQ Base Solicitation Amendment 04 D.6 Is Cat6A advertised performance (10Gbps data transfer rate) expected?