Addendum No 1 - Vendor Q&A.docx
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- 3000024550
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- Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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This document is Addendum No. 1 for an Invitation to Bid (ITB) issued by the Office of State Procurement for the State of Louisiana's Department of Health, specifically addressing TV services for the Pinecrest Supports & Services Center. The addendum provides detailed responses to nine vendor questions regarding the TV services contract (RFx Number 3000024550), which involves 82 receiver units across 45 single-story residential buildings. The bid is scheduled to open on May 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM, with the contract covering TV services including equipment rental, dishes, and remotes. The infrastructure involves coaxial cabling, with each building having one dish and individual units having their own receivers, and the contract includes 100 potential common area hookups.
The addendum clarifies key technical specifications, noting that the TVs are not hospitality-grade (Pro:Idiom), no brand affiliations exist, and internet services are not part of this contract. The bid covers multiple units across different buildings, with most buildings containing 1-2 units and some having up to 3 units. While specific pricing is not detailed in this addendum, the document provides critical technical context about the TV service infrastructure, emphasizing the distributed nature of the service across multiple residential buildings. The State reserves the right to request bid acknowledgment and potentially adjust the number of receivers between 82-87 units during the contract period, indicating flexibility in the procurement approach.
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Office of State Procurement State of Louisiana Division of Administration
JEFF LANDRY
GOVERNOR
TAYLOR F. BARRAS
COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION
May 7, 2025
ADDENDUM NO. 01
Your reference is directed to RFx Number 3000024550 for the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the State of Louisiana – TV Services for the Department of Health, which is currently scheduled to open at 10:00 AM on 05/08/25.
Questions from the Vendor and State’s Responses:
Vendor Question 1. Are the 82 units located in one building or multiple buildings? If multiple, how many units?
State’s Response: There’s multiple (45) buildings, most buildings have 1-2 units a some buildings have 3 units.
Vendor Question 2. If multiple units, do they all share the same coaxial infrastructure?
State’s Response: Yes, they share on same building.
Vendor Question 3. Is there coax or Cat6 cabling run to each of the units?
State’s Response: Coax
Vendor Question 4. Is there a central DMARC, meaning all the coaxial for all 82 units come to one central location?
State’s Response: No, each unit has its own receiver but each building has one dish.
Vendor Question 5. Are there units that have multiple TVs?
State’s Response: Only one tv per unit but some buildings have multiple units.
Vendor Question 6. How many common areas are there?
State’s Response: There’s 100 potential areas that will need hookups.
Vendor Question 7. Are the TVs Pro:Idiom (Hospitality grade)?
State’s Response: No.
Vendor Question 8. How many buildings on site?
State’s Response: There’s 45 residential buildings.
Vendor Question 9. How many stories are the buildings?
State’s Response: Buildings are single story.
Vendor Question 10. Is there any brand affiliation?
State’s Response: No.
Vendor Question 9. What are the internet capabilities?
State’s Response: Internet is not needed or will be paid through this contract.
All else remains as on original Invitation to Bid.
THIS ADDENDUM IS HEREBY OFFICIALLY MADE A PART OF THE REFERENCED SOLICITATION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: If you have already submitted your bid and this Addendum does not cause you to revise your bid, you should acknowledge receipt of this Addendum by identifying your business name and by signing where indicated. You may return this Acknowledgement by mail or delivery by hand or courier to: Office of State Procurement, 1201 N. 3rd Street, Ste. 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, or by fax to: (225) 342-9756. The State reserves the right to request a completed Acknowledgement at any time. Failure to execute an Acknowledgement shall not relieve the bidder from complying with the terms of its bid.
Addendum Acknowledged/No changes:
For: ________________________ By: __________________________
REVISION: If you have already submitted your bid and this Addendum requires you to revise your bid, you must indicate any change(s) below, identify your business name and sign where shown. Revisions shall be delivered prior to bid opening by mail or delivery by hand or courier to: Office of State Procurement, 1201 N. 3rd Street, Ste. 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, or by fax to: (225) 342-9756, and indicate the RFx number and the bid opening date and time on the outside of the envelope for proper identification, or by fax to: (225) 342-9756. Electronic transmissions other than by fax are not being accepted at this time
Revisions received after bid opening shall not be considered and you shall be held to your original bid.
Revision:
For: ________________________ By: __________________________
| By: | Blanche Rinaudo |
| Office of State Procurement | |
| Telephone No. 225-342-5525 | |
| Email: Blanche.Rinaudo@la.gov |
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