Questions_and_Answers_1.docx

Questions and Answers:

Question 1: Was the total for CCTV contract awarded per year or the award price was for the four years total?

Answer 1: The total awarded contract price is the total of all years of the contract.

Question 2: Please provide details of proposed site visit.

Aanswer 2: A site visit has not been deemed necessary. All equipment provided in the PWS should be enough information to create a proposal.

Question 3: Terms of previous awards.

Answer 3: The terms of previous contract awards will not be released. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request would need to be submitted to release that information.

Question 4: Definition of what constitutes “spare parts for use with maintenance calls” Answer 4: Spare parts are defined as any parts that need to be replaced in order to ensure the entire CCTV system is fully operational. This includes any parts that need replaced up to replacement of defective pieces of equipment.

Question 5: Section 1.5 describes a list of deliverables which is the CCTV equipment as part of this contract. Can the US Govt confirm that this equipment list is the equipment to be maintained and not physically delivered as in accordance with Section 6.9 that explains that any equipment will be GFE?

Answer 5: Section 1.5 has been removed with the addition of equipment in paragraph 1.2. The equipment in paragraph 1.2 is the list of equipment to be maintained and not physically delivered as all equipment to be maintained is Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).

Question 6: In reference to PWS Section 1.8: System Description’s and Analysis: Will the information contained in this section be provided by the US Govt?

Answer 6: The data package is information that will need to be obtained by the contractor in conjunction with the customer in the performance of the contract. It will need to be modified to add any changes over the course of the contract so that an accurate picture of the CCTV system is is maintained at all times.

Question 7: In reference to CLIN 0002 and CLIN 0006 Emergency Call Outs: Do the numbers 4, refer to the predicted number of Emergency call outs for which costs are requested? If so after the 4th call can additional Emergency call outs be charged at a fixed call out fee, plus Time and Material basis above the FFP in the CLIN?

Answer 7: The number 4 refers to the maximum anticipated number of call outs anticipated per year for emergencies. Please price these CLINs in accordance with PWS paragraph 6.2. Pricing for anything above that number will not be evaluated in the proposal process.

Question 8: In reference to CLIN 0003 and CLIN 0007: Do the numbers 24 & 30 refer to the predicted number of Additional Service call outs for which costs are requested? If so after the 24th or 30th call can additional Emergency call outs be charged at a fixed call out fee, plus Time and Material basis above the FFP in the CLIN?

Answer 8: The numbers 24 and 30 refer to the anticipated number of additional service call outs per year. Please price these CLINs in accordance with paragraph 6.3 of the PWS. Pricing for anything above those numbers will not be evaluated in the proposal process.

Question 9: In reference to CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0008: Does the number of spare parts refer to consumables such as fan blades, filters and cleaning material?

Answer 9: Spare parts are defined as any parts that need to be replaced in order to ensure the entire CCTV system is fully operational. This includes any parts that need replaced up to replacement of defective pieces of equipment.