FA564120SC001 - Questions and Answers - 16 Jul 20.pdf

USAFE ATLAS III – Q&A

16 July 2020

AOI # Question # Question/Comment Answers n/a 1.

Will innovative solutions and gap closers be considered that are not directly in line with the specified AOI's?

No, at this time USAFE-AFAFRICA is only seeking solutions pertaining to the published

Areas of Interests (AOIs). However, the list of AOIs appended to this solicitation has been updated to include two additional areas identified by USAFE-AFAFRICA– see Attachment 1

Areas of Interest (Rev 1 – dated 16 July) for more information. Given these additional AOIs and a variety of questions received from offerors unanswered at this time, the deadline for receipt of white papers will be extended to 7 Aug 2020.

1 1.

Given the geographic location in Europe and current restrictions for

Americans traveling from the US to Europe, would it be acceptable to leverage foreign (NATO country) experts with relevant experience in the stated problem set?

Yes, utilization of foreign experts with relevant experience is acceptable.

4 1.

Is this a single requirement or are they mutually exclusive?

Government response pending…

2.

Is the RF restriction for within the AOC, or does that apply to the publishing of the ATO as well?

Government response pending…

3. Can the ATO be sent out through SIPR via a JREAP-C pipeline? Government response pending…

4.

The CSO mentions “the AOC requires a long range wireless communications system”. Please specify what is meant by long-range?

Government response pending…

5.

For long range, are you expecting terrestrial only, ground to air, or both?

Government response pending…

6. What is meant by “long range” telecom? Government response pending…

7. Long-range terrestrial or aerial? (airplane-ground links) Government response pending…

8.

While it is clear there is interest in long range wireless communications (WAN), is there also interest in local wireless communication capabilities (LAN)?

USAFE ATLAS III – Q&A

16 July 2020

9.

Is the topic about “projecting no more than 25-50ft” a concern about the LAN encroaching on host nation service provider spectrum and/or a concern about LPI/LPD and EW threat?

Government response pending…

Is the “projecting no more than 25-50ft” a concern about the WAN, connection between LAN in one or more buildings/facilities?

Government response pending…

Regarding “non-RF transmission”, is it possible to bring an RF solution with very low LPI/LPD characteristics that meets the 25 to

50ft requirement?