QA_2_FA520925Q0056_20250904.pdf

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Question & Answer (2) As of 04 Sep 2025

Solicitation No. FA520925Q0056

Avigilon Surveillance System, Yokota Air Base, Japan

No. 1

Question: To support the integration with the existing Motorola Radios, is the US Air Force providing the donor radio?

Answer: No.

No. 2

Question: To support the integration with the existing Motorola Radios, does the US Air Force currently have all required licensing and hardware except for licensing to integrate with ACC?

No. 3

Question: To support camera installation at the various identified locations, is there existing network connectivity available, i.e. fiber optic cabling, to transmit and receive between remote locations and the new Avigilon head end system?

Answer: All locations for the camera install have an existing fiber cable. All cameras will be tapping into the same fiber that the existing cameras are using to have a feed be able to reach back to Bldg. 210.

No. 4

Question: Will the new Avigilon system reside on the US Air Force network or stand-alone network?

a. If on the US Air Force network, is there sufficient PoE network ports available for use at each location?

b. If stand alone network, is the contractor required to provide, install, and configure PoE network switches to support each location?

Answer: The Avigilon surveillance system will be its own stand-alone system. All cameras will be tapping into the same fiber that the existing cameras are using to have a feed be able to reach back to Bldg.

210.

No. 5

Question: Will the awarded contractor be issued SOFA status?

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No. 6

Question: The Evaluation Factors for Award includes a Geographical Qualification Requirement. Can you please provide justification from the FAR / DFAR or from SOFA agreements for this limitation? It seems like it would be to the government’s advantage to have US based contractors, who plan a short deployment for this project, to compete?

Answer: In accordance with FAR 5.202(a)(12), the proposed contract action is by a Defense agency and the proposed contract action will be made and performed outside the United States and its outlying areas, and only local sources will be solicited.

No. 7 (NEW)

Question: Does the Government have the preferred locations to install the Avigilon cameras for each location?

Answer: Please see the attached slides of each location. The slides may provide a better understanding of locations that could be possible to have the cameras installed.

No. 8 (NEW)

Question: When selecting an NVR, could you please confirm the following points if you have any specific requirements?

- Format: Please advise if the Government has any requirements, such as H.265.

- Camera resolution: Please advise if the Government has any requirements, such as 2048x1536?

- Frame rate setting: Please advise if the Government has any requirements, such as 15fps or

30fps?

- Recording method (continuous recording or event recording)

- Recording period: Is the Government aware of 90 days of continuous recording?

- Redundancy: Please confirm if the Government has a RAID6 or similar configuration.

Answer: As far as camera resolution and frame rate setting, the Government requests the cameras be able to provide and support the mission with the best quality for capturing the footage.

Recording method: Continuous recording Recording period: Keep all footage for 30 days continuously recording

No. 9 (NEW)

Question: Is it correct that the Government has an existing network with cameras and are considering Avigilon when it comes time to upgrade?

Answer: The Government does not have Avigilon cameras already installed. The Avigilon surveillance system must be stand alone.

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