SATPC0042994 Tab 10 Open Market Questions and Answers.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document from a federal procurement for information technology equipment to be delivered to Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
The procurement requires delivery of one NCS Flex-11 cabinet configured with laptops, power distribution, cooling fans, and supporting cabling. The cabinet must be manufactured by NCS Technologies, Inc. (located at 9601 Discovery Blvd., Manassas, VA 20109) and equivalent cabinets from other manufacturers will not be accepted as this is a custom solution for a specific use case. The requirement includes 22 Corning 050502T5120003M multi-mode fiber optic jumper cables (approximately 2 per drawer with LC/LC connections), one CCH-01U housing unit, one CCH-CP24-E4 panel, and seventeen Black Box KVM extender kits. The Black Box extenders are rated at 4K resolutions at 100 meters with fiber capability at 550 meters. The procurement specifies multi-mode fiber connectivity without a ten-kilometer single-mode requirement, and configuration will be completed post-delivery by the government. The award is delivery only with no installation services included at MSFC. The closing date is October 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (UTC-6). Corning items require no special manufacturer authorization as they are standard fiber cables, while Black Box items are expected to proceed through normal procurement and supply chain risk management (SCRM) processes. The NAICS code listed (312111, Soft Drink Manufacturing) is acknowledged as potentially inaccurate but remains unconfirmed.
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QUESTIONS
1. Who manufactures the NCS Flex-11 cabinet? A part number or vendor contact would help.
Contact information off their website.
Contact NCS
Mailing Address:
NCS Technologies, Inc.
9601 Discovery Blvd.
Manassas, VA 20109
Phone: (703) 743-8500 or 1-888-746-4627
Main Fax: (703) 743-8659
Sales: (703) 743-8500
Warranty/Tech Support:
(888) 746-4627, Option 4, or online: Request Support.
Media/Analysts:
Mike Turicchi, (703) 743-8521
Map:
2. Would an equivalent cabinet from another manufacturer be accepted if it meets the listed specs?
This custom solution was created for this specific need/use case.
3. Is this hardware delivery only, or does the award include installation at MSFC?
Delivery Only
4. Does the CITM authorization require anything from the vendor?
https://www.ncst.com/request-support/
Unsure, would expect it to go through all normal procurement/SCRM processes
5. Do you need manufacturer authorization letters for the Corning and Black Box items?
Corning is just fiber cables
Black Box - Unsure, would expect it to go through all normal procurement/SCRM processes
1. Closing time: The System for Award Management notice lists October 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. America/Chicago, while page 3 of the Request for Quotation lists 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Which time governs? Please state the applicable Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset as well.
a. Closing time is 10/29 @3pm CST
2. Classification: Page 3 and the notice list North American Industry Classification
System code 312111, Soft Drink Manufacturing. Please confirm the intended code and corresponding small-business size standard for this cabinet and accessories requirement.
a. I am unsure on this – The vendor for the cabinet is NCS Technologies, Inc.
beyond that, it is unknown to me. It is a essentially a cabinet with fans, power distribution, and cables.
3. Cabinet configuration: Please confirm the required drawer count per cabinet and provide the configuration identifier, drawing or detailed specification for the customized Flex-11 that an equivalent must satisfy, beyond the characteristics already listed in the Statement of Work.
4. Jumper allocation: The Statement of Work lists eleven Corning 050502T5120003M cables as installed in each drawer. Is eleven the total quantity for both cabinets, or eleven per cabinet? Please identify the intended drawer/link allocation.
We are only ordering 1 cabinet, 22 total cables installed, Believe it is 2 per drawer. Multi- Mode LC/LC connections
5. Optical links: For the seventeen Black Box extender kits, please specify the required link topology, distances and delivered transceiver configuration. Must the supplied configuration support the stated ten-kilometre single-mode requirement, and how should the listed multimode Corning jumpers and panel be used within that layout?
Will be Multi-Mode fiber connectivity, so it will not have a ten-kilometer requirement. We are really just needing the stuff delivered, our folks will be doing the configuration post delivery. The BlackBox KVM Extenders are rated at 4k resolutions at 100 meters and the fiber at 550 meters.
6. Installation and terminations: Please provide the installation and termination map for the single CCH-01U housing and single CCH-CP24-E4 panel, including their locations and the links to be terminated. Please distinguish factory installation before shipment from any installation or testing required onsite at Marshall Space Flight Center.
This was done by the original vendor listed.
Our requirement was to house the laptops, provide power and adequate air flow, supporting cabling for extending the display and control, and peripherials needed (like the blackbox extenders needed to achieve that.
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