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1. May we have the Floor Plans for the buildings showing the Camera Positions and the Dorm Manager’s Office position to calculate CAT6 cabling length requirements?

a. See attachment #5

2. Could we have Pictures of the typical Dome Camera, Bullet Camera and PTZ mounting to factor our mounting accessories?

a. Pictures attached on the last page of this document.

3. The existing monitors in all buildings will be reused as part of the upgrade. May we have Brands and Model of these monitors? How many Monitors per building in the Dorm Manager’s Office are available for reuse?

a. BLDG 700 – Hisense x2 (43A6100UWR(0010)) BLDG 758 – LG x2 (43UM7300PAU) BLDG 613 – Sharp x2 (LC-4BLE653U) BLDG 629 – Hisense (43A6100UWR(0010)), Sharp (LC-40LE83OU) BLDG 630 – Sharp x2 (LC-4BLE653U) BLDG 176 – Hisense x2 (43N3030UWR(1011)) BLDG 177 – LG (43UM7300PAU), Westinghouse (WD40FE2210)

4. Combined Synopsis: Page 2 – “Additionally, other documents listed above submitted to 18CONS/PKA may not be reviewed or accepted”. Kindly clarify. Do you mean we should not provide additional documents (such as Datasheets, etc) beyond the five (5) listed requirements?

a. See FAR 52.211-6 when submitting equal item. Per RFQ instruction, the offeror must provide: (1) Price list, (2) required/ mandatory info, (3) Annual Reps and Certs, (4) Brand name or equal per FAR 52.211-6, and (5) DFAS enrollment form if applicable.

b. 2.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.

(b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must-

(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

(2) Clearly identify the item by-

(i) Brand name, if any; and

(ii) Make or model number;

(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of provision)

5. As part of the Video Analytics, do you also need Facial Recognition?

a. No

6. Do you need License Plate Recognition from the external cameras? If so, how many cameras will need LPR capabilities?

7. Could you please provide all buildings drawing that point out all new cameras location?

a. See attachment #5

8. Is it correct that only PTZ cameras can be rotated 360 degree? (1.1.1)

a. Yes

9. Can the contractor reuse the existing cage located at the outside camera? (1.1.2)

10. Is there a color specification for CAT6 cable? (1.1.2)

11. What is the contract period for maintenance? One year? (1.2.1)

a. 1 year

12. Does the government require to conduct the training under the night time and inclement weather? (4.11.1)

13. As for the requirement of PTZ camera, is redundant solution allowing for24/7 uninterrupted solution mandatory? (3)(iii)

14. I want to make sure if the government is okay with maximum 32 channel for recording. According to the SOW, the requirement of recording system is maximum 32 channel, however 33 new cameras will be installed according to the work description. (4)(i)

a. Maximum 33 channel recording

15. As for the recording system, it stated "redundant solution allowing for 24/7 uninterrupted solution". Is this for the redundant power? (4)(iv)

16. Does this require "Made in America" cameras?

a. No. However, the offeror must comply with the below regulations.

In accordance with FAR 25.701(b), contractors and subcontractors must not acquire any supplies or services from Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Burma, and North Korea. Please refer questions concerning the restrictions to the department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Washington, DC 20220 Telephone number (202) 622-2490.

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020).

This requirement is subject to Trade Agreement Act (TAA). See DFARS

252.225-7002 QUALIFYING COUNTRY SOURCES AS

SUBCONTRACTORS (MAR 2022). Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canda, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

DFARS 252.225-7012 PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC

COMMODITIES (APR 2022). Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canda, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

DFARS 252.225-7020 TRADE AGREEMENTS CERTIFICATE—BASIC

(NOV 2014), the offeror certifies that each end product to be delivered under this contract, is a U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end product.

DFARS 225-7021 TRADE AGREEMENTS—BASIC (JAN 2023). The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end products.

According to DFARS 225.502(c)(i)(E), apply 50 percent evaluation factor to the low foreign offer.

Finally, all products offered must meet or exceed the salient characteristics or specification that were required in the solicitation.

17. Does this require Facial Recognition?

18. Does this require the potential ability to utilize Radio Alerting?

19. Does this require the potential ability to tie into existing Kadena camera systems?

20. Is a video quality of 7-10fps for recordings acceptable?

21. What is the required retention period for CCTV recordings?

a. 30 Days

22. Based on the quality and retention period, Attachment+1_Price+List.xlsx, the quantity of item “4TB HDD” may need to be adjusted. Is it acceptable to change the quantity of this item to meet recording storage requirements?

23. Please confirm that it is the Gov’s intent for the Contractor to reuse all existing monitors and that the Contractor is not responsible if GFE monitors fail in the future.

(1.1.3)

24. Please clarify that the Contractor should provide an Installation Design Plan to identify any GFE that will be used in the project. (1.1.4)

25. Should the quarterly PM visits to check equipment include updating CCTV equipment firmware?

26. During the site visit it was identified that the existing CCTV cabinet is not sufficient or suitable to accommodate the new equipment. Please confirm if a new cabinet for CCTV equipment is required?

a. Yes, please see 1.1.1 and Appendix B in the Statement of Work (SOW)

27. Period of Performance- states that the upgrade shall be completed in 240 days from the date of award. 240 days will most likely not be enough considering current equipment lead times. Confirm if 140 days can be added to the POP to cover the procurement time.

a. Extension will be review on a case-by-case basis. The original period of performance will remain 240 days. IAW FAR 52.212-4(f), The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

Failure to notify the Contracting Officer in writing may result on the rejection of the extension request.

28. The previous installers for the current system did not un-install the old analog systems so there are two systems in most building (analog and digital), except one of the buildings. Sometimes uninstall can be costly to ensure that no other systems are affected. Will the winning industry partner be required to un-install all of the older systems, and if so, the recommendation is to have a diagram to show where the old systems are located (at least the building number should be mentioned).

29. One observation is that the doors at the end of each hallway is without cameras, so existing and new cameras will probably not able to have clear views of the personnel coming into the building. This should have been included in the camera count of each building. Will the end doors be counted in the total camera count/purchase?

30. Will the industry partner be allowed to modify and justify the number of cameras and type cameras since newer cameras can sometime cover more areas with less cost?

31. Will the system be connected to a backup generator for each building, or should UPS be provided in case of power failure? During power failures is when incidents may occur if cameras are not able to function in very low light conditions and if it’s blacked out, no cameras will function well.

32. Will each building be required to have cameras looking at the trash area?

33. Will each building be required to cover the parking lots? In several cases, investigations have been done due to instances in the parking lots.

34. The current cabinets seem too small to hold all the new equipment. Can a comms room or closet be used that can hold a larger standard size cabinet?

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PRIMARY POC:

Sandeep Chhugani

Contract Specialist

18 CONS/PKA

DSN: 634-1292

Base Operator: 098-938-1111 Ext: 634-1292 sandeep.chhugani.jp@us.af.mil

ALTERNATE POC:

Odini Nikolai Ramos, CFCM, CPCM

Supervisory Contract Specialist

18 CONS/PKA

DSN: 634-4789

Base Operator: 098-961-1110 Ext: 634-4789 odini.ramos@us.af.mil mailto:sandeep.chhugani.jp@us.af.mil mailto:odini.ramos@us.af.mil