QAE-70Z08125QELIZ0020 (002).pdf

QAE:

Notice ID 70Z08125QELIZ0020 Sector NC Conference Room AV Equipment

• Q: Can you please confirm whether Offerors are providing installation services for this effort, or just delivering the materials and supplies?

o A: Full installation will be expected. The premise behind this entire project was to upgrade to a turn-key AV package with the most timely turnaround.

• Q: Would you be open to considering alternative solutions that offer the same functionality that don't come with such a heavy cost for maintenance that we prefer for room solutions? Or is the requirement strictly limited to Crestron?

o A: Open for consideration, but Crestron was identified as it already is in use at other locations. Alternative solutions would need to be already approved for Gov’t use and case study or source of approval would be required to even be considered.

• Q: Are we providing a quote for just equipment only or a turnkey solution? Also, is a performance bond required? Typically, performance bonds are required for construction jobs.

o A: Full installation will be expected. The premise behind this entire project was to install a turn-key AV package with the most timely turnaround.

• Q: Could you please provide us with the quantities for the equipment. If possible, could you please provide us with the floor plan? We need to understand the distance between rooms and components.

o A: No PDF/CAD plans which are to scale are available, rough diagram not to scale below. Quantities are identified in SOW.

• Q: We would also need to know if the intent is to be able to turn the monitors on/off via the control system.

o A: No display control is required.

• 1. How many rooms are there, and what room types per? The scope of work document indicates a Conference Room and Interagency Ops Center, is it just these two rooms or are there multiple?

o A: Two Rooms, Conference Room and Interagency Ops Center will have displays and controls. One Room, Telecom for housing of server control equipment

• 2. Are there floor plans of the space? PDF/CAD?

o A: No PDF/CAD plans which are to scale are available. Rough drawing not to scale below.

• 3. Conference Room Wall Displays:

• a. What is the Make/Model of the existing Wall Mounted Display 1?

o A: Make/Model is unnecessary as display input should be standard HDMI.

Current displays (3) mounted are (2) LG 49LX341C, (1) Samsung

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• b. What is the Make/Model of the existing Wall Mounted Display 2?

o A: Make/Model is unnecessary as display input should be standard HDMI.

See 3a for model info.

• c. What is the Make/Model of the existing Wall Mounted Display 3?

o A: Make/Model is unnecessary as display input should be standard HDMI.

See 3a for model info.

• d. Is there an existing CAT-6A Shielded run from each display to the Telecom Closet or do we need to run new?

o A: No existing CAT-6A runs are available to Telecom closet, cabling will need to be installed.

• 4. Conference Room Podium: a. What is the Make/Model of the existing touch screen display?

o A: No existing touch screen display, touch screen is to be provided, and model is identified in SOW.

• b. Is the intent to use the touchscreen to control a PC at the rack or in the podium, or both?

o A: Touchscreen will be used to control sources to displays in installed room.

• c. What are the two sources to be encoded at the Podium?

o A: Source 1 will be provided Gov’t Laptop device, Source 2 will be available for guest use (HDMI).

• d. Is the Touchpanel for this room living at the podium or wall mounted?

o A: Touchpanel will live/reside on podium.

• e. Is there at least (4) existing CAT-6A Shielded run from the podium location to the Telecom Closet?

o A: No, cabling will need to be installed.

• f. How is the podium A/V being cabled - is there a wall plate or floorbox with existing cables, or do we need to run new?

o A: No wallplate or floorbox is available, cabling will need to be installed.

• 5. Conference Room Audio/PTZ Camera: a. Is the intent to have the TesiraForte X 400 and Camera feed a single PC or multiple devices, such as a Codec or BYOD, like a laptop via USB?

o A: TesiraForte will be interfaced with Gov’t provided laptop via USB.

• b. Is there existing CAT-6A Sheilded ran to the ceiling for the microphones/speakers?

o A: No, cabling will need to be installed.

• c. How many cameras are needed? Location for installation? Is there any existing CAT-6A Shielded run from the location(s) to the Telecom Closet or do we need to run new?

o A: One camera in each space (Conference Room and Interagency Ops Center). Mounting location will be above main display on wall. Cabling will need to be run.

• 6. Conference Room Sources: a. Are there any other sources that need to be routed to the displays? Cable Tuners? Are they in the telecom closet? Do these devices need to be controlled?

o A: Source 1 will be provided Gov’t Laptop device, Source 2 will be available for guest use (HDMI). No cable tuners will be integrated at this time.

• Interagency Operations Center

• 1. What is the Make/Model of the existing Wall Mounted Display?

o A: Make/Model is unnecessary as display input should be standard HDMI.

Current display mounted is LG 75UN7070PUC.

• 2. Is there an existing CAT-6A Shielded run from the display to the Telecom Closet or do we need to run new?

o A: No existing CAT-6A runs are available to Telecom closet, cabling will need to be installed.

• 3. Does this room require the Tesira Forte Mics? Cameras? a. Is there an existing CAT-6A Shielded run to the Telecom closet for these devices?

o A: No existing CAT-6A runs are available to Telecom closet, cabling will need to be installed.

• 4. What are the (2) Sources for this system, and where are they located? a. Is there existing CAT-6A Shielded run from these locations to the telecom closet?

o A: Source 1 will be provied Gov’t Laptop device, Source 2 will be available for guest use (HDMI). No existing CAT-6A runs are available to Telecom closet, cabling will need to be installed.