Questions and Answers 1.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

86TH AIRLIFT WING (USAFE)

15 August 2024

MEMORANDUM FOR INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: 700 CONS/PKA

Kapaun AS, Germany

SUBJECT: Questions and Answers for Solicitation FA561324Q0030

1. Interested parties are provided the following initial questions and answers for the subject solicitation:

Question 1: Will any of the cabling involve outside plant? If so, please provide a site map or overlays with pathways, distances, obstructions, and transition (OSP to ISP) points.

Answer 1: Cabling between the controllers and network switches in the buildings will be required. All work will be inside of the buildings. For cabling details see Statement of Work (Amended)

Question 2: Will there be any wire type change required to accommodate difference between existing connections and new BACNet/IP connections?

Answer 2: Currently no communication cables between the controllers and nearest network switch are installed. It will all be required to be installed new.

Question 3: How much wiring is estimated for reuse, and how much will need to be installed new?

Answer 3: Currently no communication cables between the controllers and nearest network switch is installed. It will all be required to be installed new.

Question 4: What is the manufacturer of the current BACNet controllers and headend/central monitoring system?

Answer 4: The manufacturer of the head end system has yet to be defined. This will be determined on another contract. The current BACNet controllers for all buildings within the SOW are manufactured by Kieback & Peter.

Question 5: Please confirm that testing will only pertain to connectivity. If the Government requires additional testing above and beyond DIN/VDE certification, please specify.

Answer 5: Connectivity and proper data transmission will be required.

Question 6: Do we need to register anywhere so that you know that we want to quote for the contract?

Answer 6: No

Question 7: Is there a certain format for the quote? Does only the solicitation PDF-document need to be filled in? Are other documents requested?

Answer 7: Please see Solicitation Instructions to Offerors – Commerical Items (July 2021). In addition to the filled out SF1449 document, offerors must provide past performance information and a technical approach.

Question 8: How do we submit our quote? Via email to your personal mail address? Or is there an upload link anywhere? If we just send an email, do we get an acknowledgement of receipt?

Answer 8: Please see Solicitation Instructions to Offerors – Commerical Items (July 2021).

Question 9: Is it possible to quote in Euro or just in Dollar?

Answer 9: Quoted amounts need to be in Euro, net prices without tax.

Question 10: In case the contract will be awarded to us: How would we get our payments? How long would it take approximately? If parts of the contract will be done, would it be possible to send partial invoices for those parts?

Answer 10: All contractors are paid through the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) program After you have delivered, and the government has accepted, the contracted product, submit a proper invoice to the billing office specified in the contract to get paid. No partial payments are currently authorized within this solicitation. However, different invoicing arrangement may be discussed on a case by case basis.

Question 11: Block 12 of the solicitation document: which terms are possible here? Just a certain percentage?

Answer 11: Not applicable.

Question 12: Block 17 of the solicitation document: what does “code” and “facility code” mean?

Answer 12: Code refers to your CAGE Code (or NCAGE code if applicable). Facility Code is non-applicable.

Question 13: Block 23 and 24 of the solicitation document: do we need to complete these blocks with the total sum of all CLIN of the schedule or should we leave it empty?

Answer 13: Blocks 19 – 24 do not need to be filled at this time. However, pricing information is required to be entered within the schedule found in Pg 3.

Question 14: Is it possible for you to send me the DoD specific Standards and regulation documents (if possible all the specified documents, especially KMC TIG)

Answer 14: All UFC’s and UFGS’s can be found on https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod

NFPA 101 can be found on nfpa.org.

https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-101-standard-development/101

IBS 2021 can be found on the international code councils’ website.

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2021P2

NIST SP 800-35 can be found on the NIST webpage.

https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final

KMC TIG V2.01 is SOW Attachment 1 – RAB TIG V2.0, available within this solicitation posting.

Question 15: [Ref. SOW 1.1.2] Are Touch-Displays required for the new controllers?

Answer 15: Yes

Question 16: [Ref. SOW 1.1.2] Do existing emergency operating panels in the control cabinet doors need to stay functional with the new controllers or alternatively be replaced by new emergency operating panels with the same functionality?

Answer 16: Replace the new panels with the same functionality.

Question 17: [Ref. SOW 1.1.4] Which functionality is requested for the single room controller (e.g. heating/cooling/ventilation/light/blinds)?

Answer 17: Heating, cooling, 5-step fan control (off, auto, 1, 2, 3).

Question 18: [Ref. SOW 1.1.4] Which type of connection is requested for the single room controller? Also BACnet/IP?

Answer 18: BACnet/IP for the controller to the network. Communication between wall mounted remote control and controller is not defined.

Question 19: [Ref. SOW 1.1.4] Which functionality is requested for the remote control (e.g.

temperature sensor/humidity senor/CO2 sensor/light switch/setpoint setting temperature/setpoint setting ventilation)?

Answer 19: Temperature setpoint, actual temperature, fan speeds.

Question 20: [Ref. SOW 1.1.5] Please specify to which buildings this work is related. All the buildings with the building controllers mentioned in 1.1.2. and 1.1.3., correct?

Answer 20: Correct. No ethernet runs will be required in B3336.

2. Please direct any questions or concerns to Contract Specialist Ms. Cevonia Joshua at cevonia.joshua.1@us.af.mil and the Contracting Officer at christian.leyva_meraz.1@us.af.mil.

CHRISTIAN E. LEYVA MERAZ

Contracting Officer