Attachment 2 - Clarifying Questionnaire.xlsx
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This document is a Clarifying Questionnaire that is part of a federal contract opportunity for the purchase of 652 to 1,861 rugged Mobile Computers for the United States Air Force (USAF) Mission Planning Systems (MPS) program.
The Clarifying Questionnaire contains 34 questions covering requirements such as device form factor, size and weight, display, touch screen, prohibited components, rugged design, power and battery, BIOS/UEFI, operating system, performance, memory, storage, interfaces, bundled accessories, and additional requirements for a DC to DC power converter item. The vendor is asked to confirm if they can meet each requirement and provide explanations if they cannot. The overall contract opportunity is for a pre-solicitation Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of these Mobile Computers, which must meet stringent technical and environmental specifications for use in airborne environments.
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Claifying Questions Topic Information Questions Answer Comments/Feedback
| 1 | General | N/A | Can your Firm meet the requirements as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW)? If no, please explain why and further identify what alternatives could be proposed instead? | |
| 2 | General | N/A | Are there any adjustments or alternatives to the required specifications that could help reduce the overall cost of the computer purchase while still meeting the Government’s overall performance needs? | |
| 3 | Packaging and Labeling Requirements | N/A | Can your Firm meet the packaging, unique markings, and labeling requirements as stated in the SOW? If no, please explain. | |
| 4 | Delivery | N/A | When the Government requests the shipment of Evaluation Articles, how many calendar days are typically required for delivery based on the product? If the delivery time exceeds 25 days, could you specify which aspects of the Government's requirements are contributing to the delay? | |
| 5 | Delivery | N/A | Following contract award, does your Firm have the ability, based on the product, to complete delivery of the First Articles within 100 days? If no, how many days does your Firm require to deliver First Articles? | |
| 6 | Delivery | N/A | Following First Article acceptance, does your Firm have the ability, based on the product, to complete delivery of all End Items within 190 calendar days of Contracting Officer notification of First Article Acceptance? If no, how many days does your Firm require to complete delivery of all End Items? | |
| 7 | Warranty | N/A | Can your Firm meet all warranty requirements as stated within the SOW? If no, please explain. | |
| 8 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Device Form Factor | 2-in-1 Detachable ONLY with built-in handle. User requires usability as a traditional laptop (docked) and/or a tablet (undocked) | Can your Firm meet the Device Form Factor requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| 9 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Size & Weight (Tablet Only) | Tablet dimensions should adhere to the following specifications: Depth: Maximum 1.5" / Height: Maximum 12.5" / Width: Maximum 10" / Weight: Less than 6lbs Please note that there are no specific specifications assigned to the docked tablet and keyboard. | Can your Firm meet the Size & Weight (Tablet Only) requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| 10 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Display | Viewable Screen Size: No less than 10", Not greater than 12" | Can your Firm meet the Display requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Nominal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 or higher | ||||
| Sunlight readable with Anti-reflective and Anti-glare properties | ||||
| Must provide graduated illumination levels from zero nits to full brightness for use in low light environments | ||||
| 11 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Touch Screen | Ten-point Multipoint touch screen. | Can your Firm meet the Touch Screen requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Shall be capable of accepting user input with bare hands, gloved hands via virtual keyboard and bundled stylus | ||||
| 12 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Prohibited Components & Capabilities | No built-in wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.). | Can your Firm meet the Prohibited Components & Capabilities requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Note: Wireless radios shall be removed. Merely disabling the components within the BIOS is insufficient. | ||||
| No built-in microphones shall be installed. | ||||
| No built-in camera(s) shall be installed. | ||||
| Note: Empty camera lens port(s) shall be covered and concealed. | ||||
| 13 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW - Table 1A - Rugged Design | Designed to MIL-STD-810H: Low Pressure, shock, vibration (general), rain, dust, sand, high/low temperature, humidity, and Explosive Atmosphere. | Can your Firm meet the Rugged Design requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| 14 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A -Certified Electromagnetic Compatibility | Tablet with attached Keyboard (on battery power only) Certified for MIL-STD-461G as indicated below: | Can your Firm meet the Certified Electromagnetic Compatibility requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| A) CE102: Conducted Emissions, Power Leads, 10kHz to 10MHz; In compliance with Figure CE102‐1, “Basic Curve”. | ||||
| B) RE102: Radiated Emissions, Electric Field, 2 MHz to 18 GHz; In compliance with Figure RE102‐3 for Fixed Wing Internal, equal to or greater than 25 meters nose to tail. | ||||
| Note: MIL-STD specifications do not apply to AC Adapter. Standard commercial AC Adapter shall be provided. | ||||
| 15 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Power and Battery | Shall support 110-240 voltage 50/60Hz environments (autosensing) | Can your Firm meet the Power and Battery requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Primary power connections shall be compatible with North American power grid. | ||||
| 1) Shall provide a minimum 8 hours of uninterrupted operation | ||||
| 2) Bridge battery: 1 minute swap time OR Hot Swappable Batteries | ||||
| 3) Lithium Ion: Cells shall not exceed 20Wh and Batteries shall not exceed 100Wh | ||||
| 4) Removable/Replaceable | ||||
| 16 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - BIOS / UEFI Requirements | UUID / SMBUOS GUID compliant | Can your Firm meet the BIOS / UEFI requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Shall support UEFI Class 3 | ||||
| 17 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - BIOS / UEFI Settings | Administrator/Supervisor: preset to a specific password (provided after contract award). | ||
| Note: On CLINs 0001-0003, please set password to ‘password’ | Can your Firm meet the BIOS / UEFI Settings requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |||
| Secure Boot: Enabled | ||||
| Intel, VT-x or AMD-V supported: Enabled | ||||
| Intel, VT-d or AMD-Vi supported: Enabled | ||||
| UEFI Compatibility Support Mode (CSM), if present: Disabled | ||||
| Wireless devices/capabilities: Disabled |
Note: Built-in wireless components removed from laptop. Please ensure this requirement does not affect the installation and use of the WiFi Dongle specified in Table 1B.
Intel TXT: Enabled, if Available Note: Intel TXT is not required.
| Boot option set to boot: from primary hard drive only; can be changed by administrator | ||
| Display of boot order menu during start-up that would allow boot device changes: Disabled | ||
| All capabilities that permit remote administration functions: Disabled | ||
| 18 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Credential Guard / Device Guard Assessment | Must “Pass” the following using Microsoft’s Credential Guard / Device Guard Assessment v 3.6 in the following steps: |
Within Step 1: “No Incompatible Drivers Found” Within Step 2: “Secure Boot is present” Within Step 3: “HSTI validation successful” Within Step 4: “64 bit arch…” Within Step 5: “This PC Edition is supported for Device Guard” Within Step 6: “Virtualization firmware check passed.
Within Step 7: “TPM (Version 1.2 or better) is Present” Within Step 8: “Secure MOR is available” Within Step 9: “NX Protector is available” Within Step 10: “SMM Mitigation is available”
| Summary: “Machine is Device Guard / Credential Guard compatible” | Can your Firm meet the Credential Guard / Device Guard Assessment requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |||
| 19 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Installed Operationg System (OS) | Licensed, installed, and activated Microsoft Windows 11 OS or better with established local user account. Username: Pilot. Password: “Pilot1”. | Can your Firm meet the Installed Operating System (OS) requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Note: Installed OS activation shall not rely on active internet connection. | ||||
| 20 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Supported Software | Latest Operating System (OS) that supports up-to-date DoD/USAF Standard Desktop Configuration | Can your Firm meet the Supported Software requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| USAF Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC) versions 11.2109 or later | ||||
| Unique Mission Planning Software | ||||
| 21 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Device Drivers | All device drivers must meet Hyper Visor Code Integrity (HVCI) Requirements Note: From Windows OEM software only | Can your Firm meet the Device Drivers requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| 22 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Performance | PassMark CPU Score: 13,000 or higher | Can your Firm meet the Performance requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| PassMark G3D Score must meet or exceed: 2,500 | ||||
| PassMark DiskMark Score must meet or exceed: 12,500 | ||||
| Note: PassMark performance evaluation is conducted using PerformanceTest v11. | ||||
| 23 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Memory | 32GB installed | Can your Firm meet the Memory requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| 24 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Solid State Drive (SSD) | 1TB SSD. Capable of upgrade to 2TB. | Can your Firm meet the Solid State Drive (SSD) requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) with AES 256 OR FIPS compliant OR FIPS Validated | ||||
| SSD may be wiped and reloaded once per day. | ||||
| 25 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1A - Required Interfaces | 1 x 10/100/1000 base-T Ethernet (RJ-45) | Can your Firm meet the Required Interfaces requirements for Item A as stated within Table 1A of the SOW. If no, please explain. | |
| 1 x RS-232 (serial) |
Note: This port may be located on the Docking Station (Keyboard) if it is not available on the tablet itself.
| 1 x video interface ports (e.g. DVI, HDMI, DP and all others) |
| 1 x USB Port |
| Built-in DoD Approved CAC Reader |
| External mic & headphones jack (Mini-jack) |
| PC Card Reader/Writer (PCMCIA), One Slot |
Note: Shall not provide support for SD Cards. May be provided externally. Shall not require additional power source
| 26 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1B - Bundled Software, Perpherals, and Accesories | Keyboard / Dock - High quality QWERTY keyboard with multi-touch pressure sensitive touchpad with two buttons. Enables Tablet to be used as a clamshell laptop. | Can your Firm meet the Bundled Software, Peripherals and Accessories requirements stated in Table 1B of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |
| Optical Drive - USB powered CD, DVD (Dual Layer), Blu-Ray Reader/Writer (BDXL capable) | ||||
| Stylus - Tethered to tablet for touchscreen use | ||||
| Wi-Fi Dongle - Compact and lightweight design. IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax. | ||||
| USB HUB - 4-Port USB Hub capable of supporting USB port on tablet. | ||||
| Drivers Disk - DVD/BR Media containing component drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Note: Drivers shall be organized into appropriately labeled folders or file names so that user can find and use them effectively | ||||
| Windows OEM Restore - Proof of license and media to restore vendor installed OEM Operating System. | ||||
| 27 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 1C - Additional Interface - 2 x USB 2.0 or better (Type A) | 1x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 | ||
| Note: Does not include ports provided USB Hub. | Can your Firm meet the Additional Interface - 2 x USB 2.0 or better (Type-A) requirements stated in Table 1C of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |||
| 28 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Wireless Prohibited | COMPONENTS WITHIN THIS END ITEM SHALL NOT BE CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING USER DATA VIA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION (e.g. Wi‐Fi, Bluetooth, and any and all other methods) |
| Wireless components are prohibited from residing within this device. Merely disabling wireless capability and allowing wireless radios to remain installed is NOT permitted. | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Wireless Prohibited requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |||
| 29 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Certified Aircraft Power | In compliance with MIL-STD-704F, specifically section 5.3.2, which addresses the '28 Volt DC System' for normal, abnormal, and emergency operations. | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Certified Aircraft Power requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |
| 30 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Certified Electromagnetic Compatibility | In accordance with MIL‐STD‐461G: |
A) CE102: Conducted Emissions, Power Leads, 10kHz to 10MHz; In compliance with Figure CE102‐1, “Basic Curve”.
| B) RE102: Radiated Emissions, Electric Field, 2 MHz to 18 GHz; In compliance with Figure RE102‐3 for Fixed Wing Internal, equal to or greater than 25 meters nose to tail. | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Certified Electromagnetic Compatibility requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |||
| 31 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Input Power | 28vdc from 5-amp circuit servicing two AERPS outlets. | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Input Power requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |
| 32 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - AERPS Cable End | CONNECTOR: Cannon #MS27467T9B98P or equivalent |
BACKSHELL: Cannon #M85049/49‐2‐8W or equivalent BEND RELIEF extend out past the saddle clamp.
PIN A: + VDC
PIN B: (Ground)
| PIN C: (Ground) | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - AERPS Cable End requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |||
| 33 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Item A Cable End | Proper Power Adapter tip for ITEM A with | ||
| appropriate input power requirements (voltage & Amperage) | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Item A Cable End requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. | |||
| 34 | Minimum Technical and Functional Specifications - SOW Table 2 - Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Total Cable Length | From AERPS receptacle to tablet computer: Twelve (12) feet minimum. | Can your Firm meet the Item B Specifications, DC to DC Converter - Total Cable Length requirements stated in Table 2 of the SOW? If no, please explain. |
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