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2 Detailed equipment inventory: Is a detailed relocation inventory available identifying manufacturer/model, approximate weight, rack-unit size, asset/serial numbers, and destination for the servers, storage arrays, ESXi hardware, and other equipment to be transported? Anthony B. Yes. See Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

3 Electrical shutdown responsibility and windows: Please confirm whether the contractor will be responsible for coordinating and executing electrical shutdowns/de-energization or whether Digital Realty/NIH will place designated equipment in an approved de-energized condition. Please also identify any required outage or maintenance windows. Hurst All equipment will be de-energized prior to start. Vendor will need licensed electrican to provide MOP to DRT to work on removal of RPP's

4 Approximately how many individual IT devices are contained within the 42 racks being decommissioned? Anthony B. Approximately 175

5 Fiber end-state at SPOP/PPOP: The SOW states that fiber is to be removed back to the SPOP and PPOP. Please clarify the required final condition at those points—complete removal, or disconnect/coil/label and leave retained fiber at the SPOP/PPOP—and identify any fiber that must remain operational. Hurst Goverment will submit disconnect order with DRT. Vendor will remove fiber

6 Testing of retained fiber: Is testing or certification required for any retained fiber affected by the decommissioning work? If yes, please identify the required testing standard and deliverable. Hurst No need to retain fiber. No test or certification is required.

7 Relocated-rack configuration: The SOW references relocation of approximately two equipment racks and also requires installation of rack slides and re-racking at NIH Building 33. Please confirm whether the existing physical racks themselves are being transported to Building 33, or whether equipment will be removed from the APF racks and installed into racks already located at Building 33. Hurst Specifically identified equipment is being relocated. The racks in Building 33 are already present and ready to be used.

8 Rack slides and destination hardware: Please confirm whether NIH will furnish the required destination rack slides/rails, cage nuts, mounting hardware, and PDUs, or whether the contractor is required to furnish any of those components. Hurst Rack slides should be kept with the removed equipment and reused. Cage nuts and screws are available at Building 33

9 Please provide the equipment list, manufacturer/model, approximate weight, and rack-unit requirements for the equipment being relocated to Building 33. Anthony B. See attached document: Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

10 5601 Fishers Lane / second TFinity scope: The solicitation identifies 5601 Fishers Lane as the location of a second tape library and provides a layout/photo of the TFinity equipment at that location. Please clarify the contractor's required scope at 5601 Fishers Lane, including whether any equipment is to be disassembled, transported, staged, installed, or otherwise handled. Hurst The TFinity library should be dissassembled, placed on palletts, and made ready for pickup in the same manner as the library in the DRT facility.

11 Are there loading-dock, elevator, truck-size, security, escort, badging or advance-access restrictions at any location? Benson/Phaninder All visits require At least 2 business days prior notice and All site visits will require escorts. The Government will provide the escort services.

Anyone coming to the VA site will need to provide: Full Name, Company Name, Phone number and Email address. And present a state issued ID card for entry.

For the Bethesda site if laptops or cellphones are required within Building 33 a request will need to be submited 2 days in advance for each indvidual.

background-check requirements can be found here: https://security.nih.gov/visitors/Pages/Visitor-ID-Requirements.aspx

12 Digital Realty site requirements: The SOW requires compliance with Digital Realty site-readiness standards. Please provide the applicable standards and any contractor onboarding, badging, escort, work-permit, MOP/SOP, insurance, security, or tool-control requirements that must be included in the contractor's approach and price. See attached Deliveries&RemovalsPolicy.pdf and DRT Site Rules.pdf A licensed electrican is required for all RPP work. MOP's are also required.

Vendor will also need a COI (certificate of insurance)

13 Permitted work hours: Please identify permissible work hours at each location and whether evening, overnight, or weekend work will be permitted or required. Please also identify any blackout periods or restricted operating windows. Hurst Weekdays 9AM-5PM ET

14 Cleaning acceptance standard: For the required HEPA/static-safe cleaning above and below the raised floor, is acceptance based on COR visual inspection, or is there a specific Digital Realty/NIH cleanliness standard, particle-count requirement, approved cleaning-product requirement, or other measurable criterion? Above and below floor cleaning with visual inspection

15 Existing systems under the raised floor: Should offerors assume that electrical, fiber, or other infrastructure remaining below the raised floor will remain energized/in service while panel replacement and below-floor cleaning are performed? If so, please identify any specific access or protection requirements. Hurst Contractor will be de-energizing equipment with the removall of the RPP cabinets. Any other infastruture below the floor not apart of the NIAID infastructure should be considered active.

16 Patching and painting extent: Please clarify whether painting is limited to damaged/patched areas or whether complete affected wall surfaces are to be painted. Will existing paint manufacturer/color information be provided, or should the contractor field-match the existing finish? Hurst Limited to damaged/patched areas. General color is white. Field match color prior to paint.

17 Disposition of removed electrical material: Please clarify the required disposition of removed RPPs, panels, copper conductors, power whips, conduit, and associated electrical components. Which materials, if any, must be staged for Government retention versus recycled or disposed of by the contractor? See: Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf for equipment inventory to be moved to B33. All other equipment and racks will be staged for Government retention by category. Any other materials/items shall be disposed of by the contractor.

18 Government chain-of-custody form: Does NIH require use of a Government-provided asset-tracking/chain-of-custody form, or may the contractor provide its own system documenting asset/serial number, origin, custody handoffs, vehicle, destination, condition, discrepancies, and Government acceptance? Hurst Contractor provided is sufficent

19 Insurance value for transported Government equipment: Are there specific cargo, inland-marine, or property-in-transit insurance limits applicable to the Government IT equipment being transported? If so, please provide the required limit or an approximate insured/replacement value for the equipment to be transported. Hurst $3,116,400 Insurance for the equipment being transported, DRT also requires a Cetificate of Insurance (COI)

20 Pre-quote walkthrough: Will the Government make a pre-quote site walkthrough available to prospective offerors at the APF and, if applicable, the destination locations? No.

21 Required recycling documentation: Does NIH/Digital Realty require a specific recycler certification or particular recycling/disposition documentation for e-waste, copper, fiber, racks, electrical equipment, or other removed material? Yes. Certificate of recycling/disposition

22 Is the contractor required to inventory/asset-track each device removed from the 42 racks, or only the equipment being relocated to Building 33? Hurst Only the Building 33 Equipment

23 Please identify the materials specifically designated for contractor disposal/recycling and whether certificates of recycling/destruction are required. The attached document identifies which equipment will be staged for Government retention by category. All other materials/items shall be disposed of by the contractor.

Yes. Certificate of recycling/disposition is required

24 Are the 135 TB storage arrays required to be shut down/start up by the contractor, or will Government/OEM personnel perform logical shutdown/startup? Hurst Government personnel will perform all shutdown/startup

25 Is any data migration, storage configuration, ESXi configuration, network configuration, or post-move application validation required? Hurst No

26 Who is responsible for disconnecting/reconnecting power and network/fiber cabling for the equipment being relocated? Hurst Government personnel

27 Is a dedicated truck required? If yes, is lock and sealed a requirement? In reference to B33 transport, yes.

28 Please identify the quantity/type of electrical distribution equipment, panels, conduit and circuits to be removed and the required electrical demarcation point. Document attached shows images of the electrical distribution equipment, panels and circuits. There are 8 units inside NIAID's cage at the DRT facility.

29 Electrical demolition quantities: Please provide, if available, quantities or an inventory identifying the RPP cabinets, panels, feeders, power whips, conduit, and other electrical distribution equipment designated for removal. Are electrical one-lines, panel schedules, or as-built drawings available? No as builts, no line drawings. See attached documents with electrical distribution equipment.

30 Please provide the size/configuration of the SpectraLogic TFinity library, including number of frames, and clarify the required work involving the second tape library at 5601 Fishers Lane. Hurst ~14' Dissassembly and placed on pallets at both DRT and 5610 Fishers Lane sites

31 Will tape media be removed from the TFinity library by the Government before contractor disassembly? Hurst Yes

32 Are the 42 racks and removed equipment simply to be palletized onsite, or is the contractor responsible for transportation/disposal of any of this equipment? Hurst On Site palletized only

33 Loading/elevator/access information: Please provide any available loading-dock dimensions, freight-elevator dimensions/capacity, door-clearance restrictions, loading routes, truck restrictions, and equipment-staging limitations at the APF, NIH Building 33, and 5601 Fishers Lane. Building 33 Elevator dimensions are W5'-6" x D6'-3" xH7'-0". No other elevator requirements needed at the other two sites. There is a loading dock at all 3 locations with multiple bays.

34 Will the Government/Digital Realty provide dumpsters or loading/staging areas, or must the contractor provide containers and haul-off? Hurst Digital Realty provided

35 Are replacement raised-floor tiles Government-furnished or contractor-furnished, and what manufacturer/type/rating is required? Hurst Contractor should field-verify and match the existing system.

36 Please provide approximate quantities/lengths of fiber to be removed to the SPOP/PPOP, including whether fiber must be removed from conduit/pathways. PPOP - 30-40M SPOP - 16-20M. Believed to be below floor. Approximately 5 fibers in each run

37 What are the permitted work hours at Ashburn, Bethesda and Fishers Lane, and are nights/weekends required or optional? Hurst 9AM-5PM ET Weekdays

38 Is a licensed electrician required, and will Digital Realty require contractor MOPs or other work authorization before electrical/infrastructure removal? Yes, Licensed, and MOP's are required for all RPP work.

39 Does the Government require specialized air-ride/climate-controlled transportation for the IT equipment? Hurst No

40 Please clarify whether the 7–10 business days includes both relocation and complete APF decommissioning. Hurst Confirmed. 7-10 business days includes all work within scope.

41 Please provide the Digital Realty site-readiness/work requirements incorporated into the SOW. Please see the attached documents: Deliveries&RemovalsPolicy.pdf and DRT Site Rules.pdf

42 What is the minimum insurance requirement? Is a COI required? Hurst $3,116,400 or greater and Yes.

45 Price structure and cost information The solicitation contemplates a firm-fixed-price purchase order and requests basic price information, but it also states that specific cost elements and inputs will be evaluated for cost realism.

Please confirm:

* Whether NIH requires a CLIN structure or prescribed cost breakdown.

* Whether, in the absence of a Government format, Greenup may submit one total firm-fixed price supported by a work-package build-up that includes transportation, rigging, permits, disposal, overtime, materials, and applicable taxes.

* Whether separately authorized cabling should be priced as an option or unit rate or excluded until authorized by modification. The submission of the business proposal and detail is to the offeror;s discretion.

46 Labor clauses and wage determinations Attachment 3 does not include FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, a wage determination, or FAR 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, although HHS FAR Class Deviation 2026-01, Amendment 2, directs HHS contracting staff to use FAR 52.222-90.

Please confirm the applicable FAR/RFO Part 22 clauses and incorporate any controlling wage determination. If construction labor standards apply to electrical, floor, or restoration work, please identify the applicable clauses and wage determination. All applicable clauses will be included in the Contract.

48 Final relocation inventory The SOW states that the Government will identify the equipment and destination rack locations, but it provides only approximate quantities. Please provide the final relocation inventory for the approximately two racks, storage arrays containing approximately 135 TB, and ESXi hardware, including:

See: Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

49 Spectra Logic TFinity libraries The supplemental information depicts one TFinity library in Ashburn and a second at 5601 Fishers Lane. Spectra Logic’s published relocation policy assigns TFinity packaging and unpackaging to Spectra Logic.

Please provide or confirm:

MD SN: 1336A08

4 Frames, No Media Drives: LTO5=18, LTO6=17, LTO8=34, LTO8=6 Broken down and palletized

VA SN: 1129A01

3 Frames, No Media Drives: LTO5=23 Broken down and palletized

No transport required for either unit

50 Electrical scope and responsibility boundaries The technical evaluation requires offerors to address de-energization verification, lockout/tagout, termination, labeling, and code compliance, but the package contains no electrical drawings or responsibility matrix.

Please provide:

51 Facility requirements and access The SOW assigns facility-access coordination to the Government and requires compliance with Digital Realty site-readiness standards, but those contract-specific requirements are not attached.

Please provide the applicable:

DRT requires state issues ID's

2 days lead time for all escort request.

Work hours are 9AM-5PM ET

Equipment insurnance: $3,116,400.00

52 Performance schedule The SOW states that the Government will establish the schedule after award and estimates seven to ten business days.

Please confirm or provide:

53 Shutdown, relocation, testing, and acceptance responsibilities The SOW establishes high-level completion and COR acceptance but does not allocate the operational steps needed to preserve continuity.

Please define the Government and contractor responsibility and acceptance boundaries for:

Government is responsible for re-cableing, power-up and functional testing and acceptance.

There is no rollback

Vendor will be responsible for equipment during de-racking, transport, and re-racking of all equipment moving to Building 33

30-40Meters to PPOP 18-20Meters to SPOP

55 Rack unloading, removal, and staging Please clarify whether “unload” in the 42-rack decommissioning scope means de-racking equipment, unbolting racks, or another activity.

Please also provide:

Unknown dimensions and weights.

Unknown anchoring and containment information

All palletized equipment and racks should be properly secured for transport. Customer will be responsible for all labeling of palletized equipment

No off-site storage is required.

Goverment will removed pallets from equipment cage and take to loading dock

56 Raised-floor tiles and facility restoration The SOW fixes the replacement quantity at 60 raised-floor tiles but provides no product or finish specification.

Please provide:

Field match color prior to paint.

57 Recycling, disposal, and regulated materials The SOW requires compliant disposal or recycling but does not identify title, material content, or Government-specific disposition requirements.

Please identify:

58 Personnel, facility, and information-security requirements The SOW requires protection of information designated confidential but does not state the contract-specific personnel, facility, or data-handling controls.

Please identify:

DRT requires state issues ID's

59 The SAM.gov notice set-aside field for this solicitation indicates a total small business set-aside. Paragraph (iv) of the combined synopsis/solicitation states that the requirement shall be solicited using full and open competitive procedures. Please confirm which applies. This is a small business set-aside.

60 Will the Government arrange a site visit or walkthrough of the Alternate Processing Facility at 43830 Devin Shafron Drive, Ashburn, VA? The requirement is firm fixed-price and includes raised floor replacement, electrical removal, and wall restoration, all of which depend on observed field conditions. If a visit is not offered, please confirm that quoters are to price these elements from the Statement of Work alone. Yes. Visit will be restricted to the DRT facility in Ashburn. Limited to 2 people per offeror.

61 Is an equipment and rack inventory available for the approximately 42 racks to be removed and for the two racks, storage arrays, and ESXi hardware to be relocated? Rack counts, U-heights, weights, and quantity of items per rack materially affect labor, transport, and rigging. See Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

62 The Statement of Work requires compliance with all site readiness standards required by Digital Realty. Can the Government provide the applicable Digital Realty standards document, handback checklist, or vendor requirements for the Ashburn facility? See Deliveries&RemovalsPolicy.pdf and DRT Site Rules.pdf

63 Two Statement of Work bullets appear to address the decommissioned racks differently. One directs the Contractor to stage equipment and racks on pallets for other government facilitators to remove. Another directs the Contractor to remove and properly dispose of or recycle decommissioned materials. Please clarify which materials the Contractor removes from the site and which are left staged for others. Please also confirm whether the Contractor retains any scrap or resale value in the removed racks and material, or whether all proceeds and title remain with the Government. Stand alone racks are to be placed securely onto pallets, ladder racks, and other misc hardware used to connect racks to each other or the floor is considered scrap. Scrap will be disposed of by the contractor.

64 Regarding facility restoration:

a. Are the 60 replacement raised floor tiles Government-furnished or Contractor-furnished? If Contractor-furnished, please provide the manufacturer, model, size, load rating, and finish of the existing tiles, and confirm whether an exact match is required.

b. For patch and paint of affected wall surfaces, please identify the approximate area involved, the required finish and color, and the standard the work will be inspected against. Contractor should field-verify and match the existing system. The 'believed' answer is that they are Tate ConCore CCN1250DD; ~1250 lb concentrated load; typ. 24x24 in; laminate/HPL finish; bolted stringer grid

Field match color prior to paint.

65 The Statement of Work states that cabling is not included unless separately authorized. Please confirm the intended scope at NIH Building 33. Specifically, is the Contractor responsible for connecting power to the re-racked equipment, or is the Contractor's scope limited to installing rack slides and physically seating the equipment, with all power and network connections performed by others? Contractor is required to install rack slides and to install the equipment into the slides. Government is responsible for all activies after the equipment is properly physically placed into the racks.

66 Will the storage arrays containing approximately 135 TB remain data-loaded during transport? If so, please identify any required handling controls beyond the chain of custody and asset tracking already stated, such as sealed or exclusive-use transport, escort, or a specified media sanitization standard for any equipment that is not relocated. Yes, Data will still be present on all systems being transported. All servers, controllers, and disk shelves should be packaged appropriately when moving to ensure minimal jarring equivalent to how the manufacturer would ship the equipment. No drives should be removed from any system. Disk shelves should be de-racked with all disk installed.

67 Please describe the access requirements at each of the three sites, including badging or background screening lead time, escort requirements, and permitted working hours. Please confirm whether after-hours or weekend work is permitted, and whether any portion of the work is required to be performed outside normal business hours. All visits require At least 2 business days prior notice and All site visits will require escorts. The Government will provide the escort services.

Anyone coming to the VA site will need to provide: Full Name, Company Name, Phone number and Email address. And present a state issued ID card for entry.

For the Bethesda site if laptops or cellphones are required within Building 33 a request will need to be submited 2 days in advance for each indvidual.

background-check requirements can be found here: https://security.nih.gov/visitors/Pages/Visitor-ID-Requirements.aspx

68 Are building or electrical permits required for the electrical decommissioning work in Loudoun County, VA and Montgomery County, MD? If permits are required, please confirm whether the Contractor or the Government or facility owner is responsible for obtaining them, and whether permit lead time is accounted for in the anticipated 7 to 10 business day period of performance. Electrical permits are not required. Montgomery County, MD will not have any electrical work done.

69 Is the Government able to share an estimated magnitude or dollar range for this requirement? We understand this information may not be releasable. The equipment value being moved to Bethesda is estimated at: $3,116,400

70 Are there page limits or format requirements for the quote, and is a specific pricing schedule or line item structure required? Please also confirm whether personnel resumes submitted under Factor 4 count against any page limit. Quotes are to be no longer than 12 pages.

71 Can the Government provide quantities for the electrical scope, specifically the number of RPP cabinets, panels, feeders, and whips, and the approximate conduit footage to be removed? The Ashburn floor plan does not depict electrical equipment, and no quantities appear elsewhere in the package. See RPP Images.pdf. It is expected the RPP's will be de-energized and able to be removed.

72 The Ashburn floor plan labels 34 racks, in rows B01 through B12, C01 through C10, and D01 through D12. The Statement of Work states approximately 42 equipment racks. Please confirm which figure governs. The 42 number includes the 8 RPP units. See RPP Images.pdf.

73 The Statement of Work bullet directing disassembly and staging of the SpectraLogic TFinity tape library appears twice with identical wording, and the Scope of Work section is headed "Work Location: APF." Please confirm whether the second tape library at 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD is within scope, and if so, what work is required at that location. Yes, the second tape library is located at 5601 Fishers Lane, and needs to be dissasembled and placed onto palletts for pickup from the 5601 location

74 Please confirm who is responsible for de-energizing and locking out the upstream feeds serving the tenant electrical equipment at the Ashburn facility, and what advance notice Digital Realty requires for that work. The Government is responsible for submitting shutdown work order with DRT so the RPP's are de-energized.

75 Please confirm whether the anticipated 7 to 10 business day period of performance is consecutive, and whether any portion of the work is required or permitted outside normal business hours. Expected to be consecutive, and outside of normal business hours only with approval of customer

76 Please confirm the definition of SPOP and PPOP as used in the fiber removal requirement, and whether the fiber to be recovered is routed overhead, below the raised floor, or both. Under floor.

77 Is any media sanitization required for data-bearing equipment prior to palletization or transport? No

78 The Statement of Work anticipates approximately 7 to 10 business days but states that the schedule will be established by the Government after award. Will the Government consider a proposed schedule longer than 10 business days, and is there a firm date by which the Ashburn suite must be returned to Digital Realty? It is expected the work will be concluded witin 10 business days. There is no current date the Ashburn suite will be returned to Digital Realty. Contractor will be given 30 day notice to perform work.

79 Will the Government consider partial payment upon completion and acceptance of a defined milestone, such as completion of the relocation to NIH Building 33, or completion of the Ashburn decommissioning, rather than a single invoice upon final acceptance of all work? No.

80 Please confirm whether an offeror's SAM.gov registration must be active at the time of quote submission or at the time of award. Must be active prior to award.

81 The notice states full and open competition, while the SAM.gov listing shows a small business set-aside. Please confirm the competition basis. Total Small-business set-aside.

82 What is the anticipated award date and earliest mobilization date? Is there a must-vacate or lease-end date for the Ashburn suite with Digital Realty that the schedule must meet? The award is anticipated in FY26

83 Will a pre-award site visit be permitted? If not, will NIH accept quantities priced as allowances with stated unit rates, trued up after a pre-mobilization survey? No.

84 Do the approximately two equipment racks physically relocate to Building 33, or only their contents into racks already installed there? If the latter, are the destination racks installed, anchored, and available, and what make and depth are they? The equipment within the racks is moving, the racks themselves are not. Destination racks are already installed

85 Who furnishes rack slides/rail kits: reused from origin, Government-furnished, or contractor-supplied? If contractor-supplied, please provide the device models so rails can be matched. Reuse from orgin. Cage nuts and screws are available at Building 33

86 Are rack power (PDUs, circuits, receptacle types) and network connectivity (switch ports, patch panels, drops) already in place and energized at the destination rack positions? Given that cabling is excluded unless separately authorized, please confirm that final network patching and configuration will be performed by Government IT. Government is responsible for all cabeling

87 Will Government IT staff or another contractor be on site at Building 33 to bring systems back online? Please confirm the contractor's post-move verification is limited to power-on, POST, and link-light confirmation. Yes

88 Please provide device counts, models, and approximate weights for the relocated equipment (storage arrays holding approximately 135 TB, ESXi hosts, switches), and the declared value the Government would like covered by cargo insurance during transport. Inventory provided in Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

89 Will the Government perform graceful shutdown, backup, and removal of tape media before contractor handling, and will Government staff be present at power-down? Yes, all equipment will be powered down and un-cabled prior to start of work. All tape media will be removed

90 The layouts show one multi-frame TFinity library at Ashburn and one at 5601 Fishers Lane. Please confirm both libraries are to be disassembled and staged under this order, provide the frame count of each, and confirm that the other racks shown on the Fishers Lane layout (B26-B31, C27-C31) are not in scope. Each library is approximately 14' long. The other racks shown in the 5601 drawing are out of scope

91 Does NIH require Spectra Logic or an authorized service provider to perform or supervise TFinity disassembly and packaging to preserve support status? If so, will NIH contract that service directly, or should it be included and priced separately in the quote? No

92 Where at each site may the palletized TFinity frames be staged, and for how long? Ashburn - within the cage on palletts. 5601 - on palletts and within the staging area next to the datacenter

93 The Ashburn layout shows 34 numbered cabinets (B01-B12, C01-C10, D01-D12), several of which appear empty, while the SOW states approximately 42 racks. Please confirm the rack count to be removed and whether the fill indicators on the layout represent occupied rack units. The 42 racks includes the 8 RPP racks not shown in the drawing. See RPP Images.pdf

94 By what date will Government facilitators remove the palletized racks and equipment, and is there a staging area within the suite or building that Digital Realty allows for that period? Should racks be palletized intact or knocked down? Date - TBD, Racks should be palletized intact.

95 Please provide approximate fiber strand counts and lengths to be coiled back to the SPOP and PPOP, the SPOP and PPOP locations relative to the suite, and any available as-built drawings, cable schedules, network diagrams, or rack elevations. Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf No as-built drawings other than the overhead.

PPOP - 30-40M SPOP - 16-20M. Believed to be below floor. Approximately 5 fibers in each run

96 Who disconnects carrier circuits and cross-connects at the Digital Realty meet-me room? Will the Government issue carrier disconnect orders before mobilization? DRT will disconnect via workorder

97 Please provide the approximate linear feet of overhead ladder rack, fiber tray, and hot/cold aisle containment to be removed. Approximately 12 feet of ladder rack. See images for hot/cold containment dimensions

98 The photographs show a mesh cage wall and cage door adjacent to Row B and the tape library. Is the cage tenant-owned and to be removed under this order, or Digital Realty property that remains? The cage wall will remain

99 Do any devices in the racks being decommissioned contain Government data requiring sanitization or destruction before staging, or is all data disposition handled by the Government? The government is responsible for data sanitization and destruction prior to work starting

100 Please provide the number of RPPs/panels, whips/branch circuits, and feeder runs with approximate conduit lengths to be removed, and identify the ownership boundary between tenant-owned equipment and Digital Realty equipment (for example, in-row PDUs). See RPP Images.pdf

101 Will Digital Realty de-energize and lock out the upstream feeders serving tenant equipment before contractor work begins, and does Digital Realty require its own electricians for any house-side disconnection? Provide Method of Procedure (MOP) to the Government for house-side disconnects with a licensed electrician.

102 Who retains the scrap value of removed copper feeders and busway? Vendor

103 Please provide the raised-floor tile manufacturer, model, size, finish, and load rating for the 60 replacement tiles, and whether attic stock is available on site. Contractor should field-verify and match the existing system.

104 Is any ceiling restoration expected? The drop ceiling and ceiling-anchored ladder rack will be disturbed by overhead removal; the SOW names wall surfaces only. No ceiling restoration is expected

105 Please provide Digital Realty's site-readiness/turnover checklist, wall paint color or specification, and vendor requirements including insurance limits, badging lead time, and method-of-procedure approval. DRT NIAID requires a Certificate of Insurance (COI) valued at $3,116,400 or greater. 2-day notice for badging lead time. The Government will submit method of procedure on behalf of the contractor.

106 What hours may work be performed at the Ashburn APF, Building 33, and Fishers Lane? Is evening, night, or weekend work permitted, and would NIH accept a compressed two- or three-shift schedule at Ashburn to shorten the performance period? 9AM-5PM Weekdays

107 Are Government escorts required at each site, and are they available outside normal business hours? Government escorts are required only during business hours

108 Please provide dock hours, freight elevator dimensions and capacity, truck size limits, and parking arrangements at Building 33 and Fishers Lane. Dock hours are 9AM-5PM there are multiple bays at each site. And the elevator at B33 is W5'-6" x D6'-3" xH7'-0"

109 What badging or background-check requirements apply to crew members at the NIH campus and at Digital Realty, and what is the lead time for each? All visits require At least 2 business days prior notice and All site visits will require escorts. The Government will provide the escort services.

Anyone coming to the VA site will need to provide: Full Name, Company Name, Phone number and Email address. And present a state issued ID card for entry.

For the Bethesda site if laptops or cellphones are required within Building 33 a request will need to be submited 2 days in advance for each indvidual.

background-check requirements can be found here: https://security.nih.gov/visitors/Pages/Visitor-ID-Requirements.aspx

110 What insurance limits are required by NIH and by Digital Realty as the landlord (general liability, automobile, umbrella, cargo)? The equipment value being moved to Bethesda is estimated at: $3,116,400

111 Are any pre-decommissioning verifications required before equipment is shut down (for example, confirmation that disaster-recovery replication or backups are complete), and who performs them? What post-move verification does NIH expect from the contractor beyond power-on and link confirmation? No Vendor requirements

112 Is a Virginia Electrical Contractors License needed to bid? None

113 What State licenses are required if any? None

114 What additional certifications are required, if any? None

115 Can you provide a full asset inventory for the 42 decommissioned racks — make, model, serial number, and year of purchase? Equipment inventory is listed in: Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

116 What is the agency's intended disposition path for the decommissioned equipment — destruction, GSA surplus, or open to buyback proposals? Equipment is to be placed into categories based on how each device is tagged prior to start of work.

117 Would NIAID consider a value-offset arrangement where buyback value is applied against the decommission contract cost? No.

118 Is there flexibility to submit a separate ITAD/buyback proposal alongside the decommission SOW bid? No.

119 What exactly is included in the ~2 racks being relocated? HP Server hardware and a NetApp storage array

120 What is the disposition of decommissioned equipment after removal? Equipment is either being moved or placed into different categorise for the Government to manage its final disposition

121 At the Bethesda site, will NIH provide a rack elevation for the re-racking of the migrated equipment? See Equipment Being Relocated to B33.pdf

122 Are any of the 42 racks classified, FISMA High, or subject to NIST 800-88 data destruction requirements before transfer of ownership? No

123 What is the timeline pressure on asset removal? There is no asset removal. Timeline for Scope of work is 10 business days.

124 What is the exact scope of cabling work? SOW states no cabling required when re-racking the migrated equipment, but are cable mining and migration required? Government will be responsible for all cable removal and replacement

125 What are the electrical disconnection requirements? None with the equipment in the racks

126 What are the exact allowable work hours at the Digital Realty Ashburn, VA facility? 9AM-5PM weekdays

127 How many crew members can be badged and on-site simultaneously? Limit 3-4 at Bldg. 33 and 5601 Fishers Lane. Limit 5-7 for Ashburn Location.

128 What are the loading dock and freight elevator reservations process and availability? There are multiple bays available at each site there is only one freight elevator at B33 and it's dimensions are: W5'-6" x D6'-3" xH7'-0"

129 Is there a separate scheduling and access process for the Rockville, MD (NIH Building 33) destination site and the Fishers Lane tape library site? The Building 33 site is the priority. The Fishers Lane has no priority

130 What is the full configuration of the TFinity library — number of frames, total weight, and current tape media volume? TFinity libraries can span 20+ feet and weigh several thousand pounds per frame. This affects rigging requirements, floor load ratings, and transport. Each library is approxmately 14' in length.

131 Is the tape media inside the library being relocated with it, or removed separately? Tape media handling may require chain of custody documentation and is a separate logistical challenge. Tape media has already been removed

132 What is the destination for the TFinity — is it being relocated or decommissioned in place? The SOW references a second tape library location at 5601 Fishers Lane. Is the library being moved there operational, or is that a staging/disposal location? Both libraries are being decommisioned. The government will handel disposition once dissasemble is complete

133 Who determines the final scope of the 60 damaged raised floor tiles? The SOW says replace 60 tiles — is that a hard number, or a current estimate that may grow once you're on-site? Who accepts the floor work at completion? 60 Is an estimage based on the number of racks, RPP's and tape library area. Government accepts work completion

134 What are the raised floor tile specifications? Contractor should field-verify and match the existing system. The 'believed' answer is that they are Tate ConCore CCN1250DD; ~1250 lb concentrated load; typ. 24x24 in; laminate/HPL finish; bolted stringer grid

135 What is the scope of "patch and paint" for walls? Are there specific areas identified, and what paint specifications (sheen, color match) does Digital Realty or NIAID require? DRT Final paint color specifics to be determined. Field match color prior to paint.

136 What is the HEPA vacuum scope — above and below raised floor for the entire decommission area, or only specific rows? Above and Below the entire space with visual inspection

137 Can you provide Digital Realty's Site Readiness Checklist or Move Policy document? DRT Deliveries&RemovalsPolicy.pdf and DRT Site Rules.pdf

138 Does Digital Realty require a pre-move walkthrough and approval from their facilities team? DRT No

139 Could the government provide the font type and size and page limits for the Technical Approach? Please see the solicitation for all applicable instructions.

140 Is the Management Approach part of the Technical Volume? Yes.

141 Could the government provide the page limit for the Management Approach? Please see the solicitation for specific instructions.

142 Is the Corporate Experience Subfactor part of the Technical Volume? Yes.

143 Could the government provide the page limit for Corporate Experience? Please see the solicitation for specific instructions.

144 Can the government provide a template for the Corporate Experience? No.

145 Is item E under Corporate Experience the same as Past Performance since E. requests Past Performance and Reference? Please see the solicitation for specific instructions

146 Can the government provide a template for thePast Performance? No.

147 Are resumes required? If so, is there a page limit? No

148 Will an SF1449 be provided? Award will be made in accordance with the evaluation criteria outlined in the solicitation.

149 Will the government provide a cost/price spreadsheet? No

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