Attachment IV_Q A_ Secondary Crash Network_RAF Lakenheath and Mildenhall.pdf

Questions & Answers

Secondary Crash Network at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall Solicitation No. FA558720Q1076 and FA5587Q201078

Q1: Both requirements documents say that the product must be on the DISA APL, is this necessary since the requirement is a stand-alone system not connected to the phone system at all and therefore does not require JITC approval?

A1: No, the DISA APL is NOT required on the stand-alone system.

Q2: Both sites are using fiber. Lakenheath looks like they will put a fiber patch panel very close to our rack, but the requirements for Mildenhall specify the contractor will do some fiber installation and termination work. Paragraph 3.1.1.1 states:

"The Contractor shall EFI&T 48 SM fibers within the Contractor’s cabinet to the Governments Core Node Room on the roof of B 669. The approximate distance is 250 feet. The Contractor shall terminate these 48 SM fibers to Contractor EFI&T 48 port SC connector Fiber Optic Patch Panels (FOPP). The Contractor shall EFI&T the FOPPs to be installed in their 42U cabinet and the matching one in the Core Node room in Cabinet 2."

A2: (Per PWS Para 3.1.1 the vendor’s equipment will be installed in the Government provided “new 24U cabinet to house the Contractor’s EFI&T SCN equipment and terminate fiber optic and CAT 5e cables. The Government shall provide a duplex 220 VAC, 50 Hz power Type G outlet and ground point for the SCN cabinet. “Do not include a cabinet for Lakenheath’s installation/solicitation. That would be an unnecessary cost.)

Q3: Do you have other options for the fiber termination at this site?

A3: Please see the edits below made to the PWS verbiage regarding these changes, which answers question number 3.

3.1.1. B 669, Base Ops: The SCN Initiator Console shall be installed in B 669, Base Ops station. The Core Equipment supporting the SCN shall be installed in the Communications room in Room WX2 approximately 200’ down the hall from Base Ops. The Government shall provide a new 42U cabinet to house the Contractor’s EFI&T SCN equipment and terminate fiber optic and CAT 5e cables. The Government shall provide a duplex 220 VAC, 50 Hz power Type G outlet and ground point for the SCN cabinet. The Contractor is responsible for providing the power cables between their equipment and the Government provided power outlet. The Contractor shall EFI&T all Core equipment, patching, and fiber cabling, and a communications punch down block or CAT 5e patch panel, for copper termination, within the Government provided 42U cabinet. All Contractor installed cables shall be supported at a minimum of every 18” to Contractor EFI&T cable tray work and/or Panduit, and/or Government furniture. The Government shall provide all outside plant and premise wiring to/at the Subscriber locations.

3.1.1.1. All SCN drops (except for Weather and the Fire department which are in B 669 also) will be ran on Single Mode (SM) Fiber Optic cable. 48 SM fibers shall be Government provided, within the 42U cabinet, for the Contractor to use to reach the drop locations, B 669’s Core Node room. These 48 SM fibers shall be terminated to a Government provided 48 Port Fiber Optic Patch Panel (FOPP) with Snap Twist (ST) Connectors. The Contractor shall EFI&T appropriate length SM patch cables from their equipment to this FOPP and at each drop location. Each drop location has 2 each spare SM fibers e/w ST Connectors within that facilities’ FOPP. The Contractor shall EFI&T 48 SM fibers within the Contractor’s cabinet to the Governments Core Node Room on the roof of B 669. The approximate distance is 250 feet. The Contractor shall terminate these 48 SM fibers to Contractor EFI&T 48 port SC connector Fiber Optic Patch Panels (FOPP). The Contractor shall EFI&T the FOPPs to be installed in their 42U cabinet and the matching one in the Core Node room in Cabinet 2. The Contractor EFI&T Core Node Cabinet 2, 48 port FOPP’s shall be the demarcation point for all (external to B 669) SCN drops. The Government shall provide all fiber cross connects to the SCN drop building’s FOPP. The exception is the two B 669 drops: Fire Department and Weather. The Contractor shall EFI&T these drops with new CAT 5e premise wiring from the Government their 42U cabinet to Contractor EFI&T CAT 5e outlets at the Weather Counter and the Fire Department Dispatch desk. The Contractor EFI&T CAT 5e cables shall terminate to a Contractor EFI&T CAT 5e Patch Panel that is installed in the Government ir 42U provided cabinet.

3.1.1.2 The Contractor shall EFI&T the SCN Initiator Console as directed by Base Operations Personnel.

The Initiator Console shall set on the existing Base Ops counter/work station. The SCN Core shall be sized for one Initiator Console and up to Eighteen Subscriber users. The Contractor shall EFI&T 10 Push to Talk (PTT) head sets and two PTT handsets for the Initiator Console. The Contractor shall EFI&T all communication’s cabling back to the Government ir 42U cabinet in WX2.

3.1.8. The Contractor shall EFI&T an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) for the SCN Core Equipment. This UPS shall be installed in the bottom of the Government B 669 Contractor EFI&T 42 U Cabinet. All SCN power modules shall terminate to this UPS. The Contractor shall EFI&T a “Computer UPS” for the Base Ops Initiator Console and ensure it is powered via this UPS.

3.1.9. The Contractor shall EFI&T a Voice Recorder to provide recording capability for the SCN, capable of recording up to 24 hours of conversation. The Voice Recorder shall record all SCN conversations. It is suggested the Voice Recorder be installed in the Government B 669 Contractor’s 42U EFI&T cabinet. The Contractor shall EFI&T a Voice Recorder control position within the B 669, Base Ops area. This shall be computer based and directly cabled to the Voice Recorder. It shall provide Recorder Administration and voice recording retrieval and playback. There will be Government provided 220 VAC, 50 Hz Type G outlets available for the Voice Recorder Administration Position and desk space. If the SCN Initiator Console can accomplish this function, then the Contractor shall state this in their proposal and no Recorder Administration position shall be required.

3.1.10. The Contractor shall EFI&T a modem nest in the B 669 Government their B 669 42U cabinet for each non-CAT 6 SCN drop. For the drop location building comm rooms, the Contractor shall EFI&T fiber modems. At each Table 1 location, the Government shall provide 220 VAC, 50 Hz outlet in the site’s Communication Room for the Contractor’s EFI&T fiber modem. The fiber modem’s installation location shall be coordinated with the GR. The Contractor shall EFI&T the CAT 5e patch cord from their fiber modem to the Government’s Communication Room’s CAT 5e patch Panel. The Contractor shall EFI&T the CAT 5e patch cord from their SCN PTT phone to the Government’s CAT 5e outlet, in the room the Government designates for the drop phone. The Contractor shall coordinate the installation and testing of these phones/cross connections with the GR.

Q4: The PWS specifies dedicated UPS for the core SCN equipment and initiator console. What is the required run time for each UPS?

A4: 15 minutes is acceptable.

Q5: Will decommissioning and de-installation of the legacy SCN be required at Lakenheath and Mildenhall?

A5: No, contractor is not required to decommission/de-install existing SCN systems.