70Z02320RAPB02300 QA2.pdf

70Z02320RAPB02300 Q&A #2

Question 26. Attachment B, Requirement 3.2.2 states “The XCS Black switching system shall establish interconnections between Internal Voice Network equipment and XCS cryptographic equipment and radios.” Please identify what IVN equipment is intended to connect to the XCS radios and cryptographic devices.

Government Response: The IVN has not been selected and further information will not be available until 7 days after contract award.

Question 27. Would the USCG please provide a list of radios and all devices that require interface to the CMS by part number or model number?

Government Response: GFI won’t be available until 7 days after contact award. However, please see revised Attachment E that provides additional detail on makes, models and salient characteristics of GFE.

Question 28. Has a case study been done and/or has the USCG identified a vendor that meets the requirements as commercial off the shelf?

Government Response: We have performed market research and concluded that the CMS is a commercial item, but not as commercial off the shelf (COTS). We believe commercial hardware and software exists that can meet our needs with some level of custom configuration; driver development might be required depending on the architecture.

Question 29. Does the USCG anticipate having to spend non-recurring engineering development dollars to achieve the system requirements?

Government Response: Yes.

Question 30. Attachment B, Requirement 3.2.2 states “The XCS Black switching system shall establish interconnections between Internal Voice Network equipment and XCS cryptographic equipment and radios.” Please identify the cryptographic devices intended by this requirement.

Government Response: DVP-200S

Question 31. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.8 states “The Red and Black Switching System shall comply with Type 1 MIL-STD-167-1A vibration.” Is Type 1 or Type 2 vibration required?

Government Response: Type I environmental

Question 32. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.7 states “Black Switches shall provide for at least 30 connections (total) for the following radio or equipment types:” For each listed equipment type, please identify the number and type of voice connections (including whether the interface is balanced or single ending, number and type of discrete lines, and electrical characteristics of all lines) and number and type of data connections (including data interface type, data rates, and electrical characteristics

Government Response: The USCG cannot identify the black switching connections. Provide for an equal number of balance and single ended connections and zero discrete lines. See revised attachment B.

Question 33. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.7 states “Black Switches shall provide for at least 30 connections (total) for the following radio or equipment types:” Please identify the make, and model of each piece of equipment and the quantity of each piece of equipment.

Government Response: The USCG cannot identify the black switching connections. Provide for an equal number of balance and single ended connections and zero discrete lines. See revised attachment B.

Question 34. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.8 states “The Red and Black Switching System shall comply with Type 1 MIL-STD-167-1A vibration.” Does the Government require formal testing to show compliance or is analysis sufficient?

Government Response: Analysis is not sufficient; either a certificate of compliance or formal testing is required. See revised attachment B.

Question 35. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.3 states ”The CEUT shall interface with the UNCLASSLAN and the CLASSLAN for connectivity to the XCS audio channels that the terminal is authorized for connection.” Requirement 3.2.9.5 states: There shall be 30 CEUTs provided for the UNCLASSLAN.” Requirement 3.2.9.6 states “There shall be 3 CEUTs provided for the CLASS LAN.” Do these requirements mean that there are 30 BLACK only CEUTs and 3 RED only CEUTs or does it mean there are 27 BLACK only CEUTs and 3 RED/BLACK CEUTs?

Government Response: 30 Black only CEUTs and 3 Red only CEUTs.

Question 36. Attachment B. Requirement 3.2.9.7 states “The CEUT shall be configured by the Communications Management Software.” What is the Government intending to be configured in the CEUT from the Communications Management System software?

Government Response: Authorized operators and their allowances, authorized channel accesses, PSTN connectivity, active channels, and channel capabilities, and Settings to include: network IP address, connectivity status, and interface status. See revised attachment B.

Question 37. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.9.3 states “The CEUT shall operate in accordance with CNSSAM TEMPEST 01/13 RED and Black Installation Guidance.” Does this requirement apply to RED/BLACK CEUTs, BLACK only CEUTs, and RED only CEUTs or just RED/BLACK CEUTs?

Government Response: It applies to all CEUTs.

Question 38. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.14.1 states “Each CEUT shall be capable of configuring and monitoring radio circuits.” Please define what the Government means by configure a radio circuit.

Government Response: Select radio frequency, transmission power, and radio mode of transmission. See revised attachment B.

Question 39. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.14.5.1 states, ”The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS HF radios.” Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.11 of attachment B.

Question 40. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.15.1 states” The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS VHF Tactical transceivers.” Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.12 of attachment B.

Question 41. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.17.1 states “The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS VHF AM radio.” Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.15 of attachment B.

Question 42. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.17.1 states “The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS Tactical UHF 400 MHz transceivers.” Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.16 of attachment B.

Question 43. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.18.1 states “The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS Tactical UHF 700/800 MHz transceivers.” Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.17 of attachment B.

Question 44. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.19.1 states “The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS MIL UHF LOS radios.” Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.14 of attachment B.

Question 45. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.20.1 states “The CEUT shall be able to control the XCS UHF MILSATCOM radios. Please define what The Government means by control the radio from the CEUT. What control functions are to be provided?

Government Response: Per 3.3.1.13 of attachment B.

Question 46. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.21 states “The CEUT shall be able to operate a radio’s squelch control remotely if the radio provides the feature.” Please define what the Government means by operate a radio’s squelch control remotely. Since the Government is providing the radio documentation, please identify the radios that provide squelch control. Please define what action the CEUT should take as a result of changing Squelch control.

Government Response: The full range of a selected radio's squelch control shall be able to be remotely changed via a CEUT. For radios selection refer to response to Question 1.

Question 47. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.25 states “The CEUT shall have the required requisite cross-talk isolation (RED/BLACK) US Navy certification to control CLASSIFIED (secure) and UNCLASSIFIED (non-secure) radio circuits simultaneously in accordance with CNSSAM TEMPEST 01/13 Red/Black Installation Guide.” CNSSAM TEMPEST 01/13 defines the scope of the standard.as: “This document defines guidance for the design of facilities and installation of equipment …” Section 3.4 Electrical Isolation paragraph 2 states “Electrical isolation does not imply TEMPEST certification nor other information assurance certification and vice-versa.” NSTISSAM TEMPEST/ 1-92 is the proper standard for certifying equipment.

Please specify what level of TEMPEST certification is required for the PSC application.

Government Response: Per CNSSAM TEMPEST 01/13 Red/Black Installation Guide Section

3.4 Table-2. See revised attachment B.

Question 48. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.3 states “The CEUT operator control shall be operable by a gloved hand.” Please specify the type of gloves that must be supported.

Government Response: Outdoor Research Incorporated of Seattle WA, Cage 096Y0, Alti Severe Cold Weather Gloves, P/N 71881. See revised attachment B.

Question 49. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.26.6.1 states” The CEUT shall have remote side tome control for the selected radio circuit.” Please define what the Government means by remote side tone control.

Government Response: This requirement will be removed. See revised attachment B.

Question 50. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.26.11 states “The CEUT’s visual display shall be readable under different ambient light conditions from total darkness to bright sunlight.” Please define how the Government intends on validating readability.

Government Response: Per MIL-STD-1472 . See revised attachment B.

Question 51. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.26.11 states “The CEUT’s visual display shall be readable under different ambient light conditions from total darkness to bright sunlight.” Please define how many CEUTs will be exposed to bright sunlight either directly of in a windowed compartment.

Government Response: Two. See revised attachment B.

Question 52. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.27.6 states “The CEUT shall be configurable through Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) supplied accessories/kits for console mounting, bulkhead mounting, and for weather deck bulkhead mounting or in a watertight enclosure per the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) publication 250- 2014.” Pease define the NEMA 250 level of protection required. Please define the quantity of console mounted, bulkhead mounted, and weather deck mounted CEUTS that are to be supplied.

Government Response: Two on weather decks within NMEA enclosures. These enclosures are GFE and the level of protection provided is the government's responsibility. All other CEUTs will be bulkhead mounted.

Question 53. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.27.7.1 states “The CEUT shall comply with Type 1 MIL-STD-167-1 vibration.” Does the Government require formal testing to show compliance or is analysis sufficient?

Government Response: Either a certificate of compliance or formal testing is required, vibration discrepancies are not acceptable. See revised attachment B.

Question 54. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.27.7.2 states “The CEUT shall comply with MILSTD- 461 for conducted and radiated susceptibility to electronic emissions.” Does the Government require formal testing to show compliance or is analysis sufficient?

Government Response: Either a certificate of compliance or formal testing is required, vibration discrepancies are not acceptable. See revised attachment B.

Question 55. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.27.12 states “The CEUTs shall provide GA alarm control distinguishable under dark space conditions.” Please define what the Government means by distinguishable and operational. Please define what the Government means by dark space conditions.

Government Response: Per MIL-STD-1472 paragraph 5.5.3.1.6.d. See revised attachment B.

Question 56. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.2 states “The Communications Management Software shall be user accessible from at least 15 distinct workstations that run Microsoft Windows 10.” Are these workstations provided as part of this contract? If not, please provide the architecture and network design for connecting these workstations to the Communications Management Software.

Government Response: No they are not provided as part of this contract. The architecture will be provided per Attachment E.

Question 57. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.3 states “The Communications Management Software shall be simultaneously user accessible from at least 5 user workstations.” Requirement

3.3.1.5 states “The Communications Management software shall allow only one workstation and one user to be in control at one time.” These requirements appear to be in contradict one another.

Please clarify the intent of these two requirements.

Government Response: Only one workstation can be in control at any given time, other workstations will be in view only mode. See revised attachment B.

Question 58. Attachment B Requirement 3.2.9.25 states “The CEUT shall be cable of monitoring and controlling radio circuits simultaneously with less than two user action.” Please define what the Government means by control. Does this requirement mean that two user actions can modify 10 radio circuits simultaneously?

Government Response: See response to questions 39-45 for definition of control. The two actions requirement applies after a radio is selected. See revised attachment B.