Repsonses to Questions 59 to 78.pdf

70Z02320RAPB02300 Q&A #3

Question 59. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.1.1 states “The CMS shall have software applications to provide control of the XCS radios, the RED switching system, the BLACK switching system, the CEUTs, and the Internal Voice Network” Please define what the

Government means by provide control of the XCS radios. Please define what the Government means by provide control of the RED switching system. Please define what the Government means to provide control of the BLACK switching system. Please define what the Government means by provide control of the CEUTs.

Government Response: Control means to manage, command, direct, and regulate the behavior of the listed systems. See revised Attachment B.

Question 60. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.1.1 states “The CMS shall have software applications to provide control of the XCS radios, the RED switching system, the BLACK

Switching System, the CEUTs, and the Internal Voice Network.” Requirement 3.3.1.6 states

“The Communication Management Software shall allow for provisioning of phone numbers to

CEUTs from the Internal Voice Network.” Requirement 3.3.1.1.1 implies the elements that make up the Internal Voice Network are controlled by the communications management software, while Requirement 3.3.1.6 implies that control of the IVN is separate from the communications management software. Please clarify the intent of these two requirements.

Government Response: 3.3.1.1.1 requires that the CMS controls the IVN, 3.3.1.6 requires that the specific function of provisioning phone numbers to CEUTs be part of the capabilities required of the communications management software.

Question 61. Attachment B Relative to the XCS HF radios, Requirement 3.3.1.11.1 states

“This shall include frequency selection, channel selection, output power, bandwidth, voice/data mode, modulation type, transmit inhibit, Automatic Link Establishment (ALE), radio performance (health) and squelch control.” Since ALE is a calling method and no mention of

ALE is made relative to the CEUTs, how does the Government intend for ALE calls to be initiated? What action does the Government expect from the CMS as a result of changing squelch on the radios?

Government Response: That the communications management software will configure the selected HF XCVR in the ALE mode and set the 'Caller IDs' for the transmitting and receiving functions. The full range of a selected radio's squelch control shall be able to be remotely changed via a CEUT and via the communications management software. See revised

Attachment B.

Question 62. Attachment B Relative to the XCS VHF FM radios, Requirement 3.3.1.12.1 states “This shall include frequency selection, channel selection, modulation type, transmit inhibit, radio performance (health) and squelch control.” What action does the Government expect from the CMS as a result of changing squelch on the radios?

Government Response: See question no. 61.

Question 63. Attachment B Relative to the XCS UHF LOS radios, Requirement

3.3.1.14.1 states “This shall include frequency selection, channel selection, output power, bandwidth, modulation type, transmit inhibit, encryption key selection, encryption zeroization, radio performance (health) and squelch control.” What action does the Government expect from the CMS as a result of changing squelch on the radios?

Question 64. Attachment B Relative to the XCS VHF AM radios, Requirement 3.3.1.15.1 states “This shall include frequency selection, channel selection, output power, bandwidth, modulation type, transmit inhibit, radio performance (health) and squelch control.” What action does the Government expect from the CMS as a result of changing squelch on the radios?

Question 65. Attachment B Relative to the XCS Tactical UHF 400 MHz radios, Requirement 3.3.1.16.2 states “This shall include frequency selection, channel selection, output power, bandwidth, modulation type, transmit inhibit, encryption key selection, encryption zeroization, radio performance (health) and squelch control.” What action does the Government

Question 66. Attachment B For the XCS Tactical UHF 700/800 MHz radios, Requirement 3.3.1.17.1 states “This shall include frequency selection, channel selection, output power, bandwidth, modulation type, transmit inhibit, encryption key selection, encryption zeroization, radio performance (health) and squelch control.” What action does the Government

Question 67. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.31 states “The Communications

Management shall provide the user with the ability to modify an established circuit in the active

Communications Plan.” Does this modification imply that the Communications Plan is changed?

Government Response: Yes.

Question 68. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.33.1 identifies displaying equipment status in “Single View.” Please define what Government intends a single view to include and how the information is to be presented.

Government Response: A graphical representation of all CMS components and all connected radios in a single diagram using color coding to represent the equipment status. See revised Attachment B.

Question 69. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.33.2 identifies displaying equipment status in “Hierarchical View (e.g. HF, VHF, UHF).” Please define what Government intends each hierarchical view to include and how the information is to be presented.

Government Response: A graphical representation by type of component (e.g. HF, CHF, UHF) of all CMS components and all connected radios in a single diagram using color coding to represent the equipment status. See revised Attachment B.

Question 70. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.33.3 identifies displaying equipment status in “Circuit Centric View (e.g. links, networks).” Please define what Government intends each circuit centric view to include and how the information is to be presented.

Government Response: A graphical representation by type of circuit (e.g. links, networks) of all CMS components and all connected radios in a single diagram using color coding to represent the equipment status. See revised Attachment B.

Question 71. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.39.1 states “The communications management software HMI shall be user accessible from the communications management software Equipment Rack(s).” Please define what the Government means be accessible from the communications management software equipment Rack(s). Are the Software equipment racks separate from the switching system racks?

Government Response: No. The intent is that the HMI be displayable (e.g. via offeror furnished workstation, or organic display) from a system in the equipment racks.

Question 72. Attachment B Requirement 3.4.2 states “The CMS shall employ physical, personnel, and procedural security features to provide protection adequate to handle, control, process, and store information utilizing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) defined in

DODI 8510.01 for DoD Information Technology.” Since the scope of this RFP is for a hardware, please define what the Government intends by provide physical, personnel, and procedural security features.

Government Response: The scope of the RFP is not limited to hardware. Offeror's hardware and software shall have security features consistent with DODI 8510.01 for DoD

Information Technology

Question 73. Attachment B Requirement 3.4.4 contains a list of policies and standards that form a part of the requirements that must be address in this proposal. Please provide these documents 4 weeks prior to proposal delivery to allow proper evaluation of these requirements dictated by these documents.

Government Response: Compliance with following is no longer required -

- DoN CIO IA Pub 5239-22 Information Assurance Protected Distribution System.

- MIL-HDBK-419 Grounding, Bonding and Shielding for Common Longhaul/Tactical

Communications Systems, Including Ground Based Communications-Electronics (C-E)

Facilities and Equipment.

- NSTISSI 7003 Protective Distribution Systems (PDS).

- Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 Intelligence Community Information

Technology Systems Security.

- Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 Sensitive Compartmented Information

Facilities.

- NIST SP 800-53 Rev4, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations.

- CJCSI 6211.02 Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Responsibilities.

The remaining documents are provided with this amendment – except for: COMDTINST

M2241.6 – U.S. Coast Guard TEMPEST Program and COMDTINST M5500.13F U.S. Coast

Guard Cybersecurity Manual. These documents are For Official Use Only and will be made available to the successful Offeror. See revised Attachment B.

Question 74. Attachment B Requirement 3.4.8.5 states “The system banner shall display a logout message for 30 seconds following a user logout.” Does this requirement imply that a new user must wait 30 seconds before logging into the Communications Management software?

Government Response: No.

Question 75. Attachment B Requirement 3.4.8.6 states “The system shall lock user sessions after 5 minutes on inactivity.” Please define what the Government intends by lock the user session. Please define what constitutes inactivity. Please define how the Government intends for user sessions be unlocked.

Government Response: Inactivity means no input from the keyboard or pointing device.

Session locking shall be similar to Windows 10, no further actions are possible in that session until the user provides their logon credentials. See revised Attachment B.

Question 76. Attachment B Requirement 3.4.15.7.1 states “When storage limit is reached, the audit system shall overwrite the oldest information with new records.” Who is responsible for providing the audit system and audit storage system? What is the required storage limit?

Government Response: The offeror shall provide the audit system; the storage limit is stated in 3.4.12.7

Question 77. Attachment B Requirement 3.4.12.13.3 states “Communications between

Classified and Unclassified systems shall utilize a validated Cross Domain Solution (CDS) when available and appropriate, such as hosts managed by the Unified Cross Domain Services

Management Office in DoD 8540.01.” Does the CEUT qualify as a cross domain solution?

Government Response: Yes.

Question 78. Attachment B Requirement 3.3.1.18 states “The communications management software shall be capable of remotely controlling the XCS Switch System.” Please define what the Government means by controlling the XCS Switch System.

Government Response: Control means to manage, command, direct, and regulate the behavior of the listed systems. See revised Attachment B.