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Attachment 6 - RFP Questions Amend 0001
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RFP Responses with Amend 001
| PRAWS RFP Question Format | ||||||||||
| Line ID | Offeror Name | Comment Number | Document (PWS, Eval Factors etc.) | Page Reference | Paragraph Reference | Section, Text, | ||||
| or Terminology in Question | Question, Comment or Other Observations | Government Response | RFP Change Required? | |||||||
| 1 | PWS | 6 | 6.2.1.2 | Facility Leases | ….the contractor, in cooperation with the Government, shall timely renegotiate or negotiate each lease. Please clarify the government's role in the leases if the contractor is expected to be financialy responsible for the leases. | The Contractor is financially responsible for the leases. | No | |||
| 2 | PWS | 6 | 6.2.1.2 | Facility Leases | Will the government provide details for each of the existing leases as to content/scope? [floor space, power, etc.] | Floor space and power are the responsibility of the Contractor. This should be coordianted with the commercial facility. | No | |||
| 3 | PWS | 8 | 6.3.2.3 | maintenance office | is the voice, data, e-mail, and fax capability provided by government or contractor? | The communication capabilities are to be provided by the Contractor within commercial facilities. | Yes | |||
| 4 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3 | maintenance | Will a detailed equipment list be provided for each PRAWS site, including the warehouse spares inventory? | Yes, equipment list of current inventory will be provided to include spares. | Yes | |||
| 5 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.2 | end of life / end of support equipment items | How will the government address equipment that is end of life and end of support? What responsibility does the contractor have for those items? | The Government will provide replacements for end of life equipment - Contractor will schedule the installation and install EOL equipment. | Yes | |||
| 6 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.2 | power backup systems | Will the government provide additional clarity on the number and type of backup systems? | The offeror is responsible for providing adequate facilities include uninterrupted power, environmental conditioning, and required physical security to ensure the Government equipment operates per its specifications. The Government will provide a list of equipment to be maintained. | Yes | |||
| 7 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.3 | spares | How many spares are presently allocated for each site? | See response to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 8 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.3 | The contractor shall maintain the GFE spares…Future spares and all expendable items will be the responsibility of the contractor. | Without current information on spares inventories, this is difficult to provide FFP pricing. | See response to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 9 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.3 | The contractor shall maintain the GFE spares…Future spares and all expendable items will be the responsibility of the contractor. | What responsibility will the contractor have for future spares including spares for items refurbished or replaced under future technology refreshment? | The Government will provide the spares as GFE to be shipped to the Contractor as needed. The Contractor can provide sparing recommendations based on site locations. The Contractor shall provide a Maintenance Plan outlining two (2) types of maintenance support; Corrective and Preventative. | Yes | |||
| 10 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.7 | maintenance inventory | Will the government provide a current inventory report as a baseline to support FFP pricing ? | Yes, see response to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 11 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.1 | Structural Analyses | Who performs the Structural Analyses of towers today? Will the government provide a sample? | The incubment performs the structure analysis of the towers today. The quarterly antenna inspection report is a Contractor-determined format, no sample at this time. | No | |||
| 12 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.1 | Tower maintenance | Please define the scope of "tower maintenance" under this contract with respect to "acceptable to the government at all times" | 6.3.4.1 The Contractor shall maintain the Government PRAWS owned antennas and antenna towers in a state of preservation and structural integrity acceptable to the Government at all times. This shall include painting, monitoring structural integrity and cross member replacements (hardware). All lights and operating devices shall be maintained in continuous working order on Government provided towers. The antennas and towers shall be maintained, at a minimum, to the same level of condition as noted at contract award. The Contractor shall be responsible for material costs and structural engineering costs. | Yes | |||
| 13 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.1 | Table 6-3 | Can the government provide more detail in the type of towers listed ? | Equipment list will provide additional detail. | Yes | |||
| 14 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.4 | System Power Requirements | Are there listings of non-government and government owned facilities absent from the RFP? | Additional facilities added to include Coast Guard sites. | Yes | |||
| 15 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.4 | Ft Allen backup power | Will the government provide additional clarity on the scope of maintenance on the backup generator system? | The Contractor preventive maintenance plan shall include generator run test schedules, quarterly maintenance and semi-annual load tests at full load capacity at FT. Allen. | Yes | |||
| 16 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.4 | non-government installations | Define AC power requirements at non-government faciliities. | Equipment list will clarify. | Yes | |||
| 17 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.6 | UPS | Will the government provide a listing of UPS capacity, type, age for pricing purposes? | UPS capacity and type will be listed with the equipment list, not age. | Yes | |||
| 18 | PWS | 13 | 8 | optional services | How does the government propose to calculate reductions in contract price for activity related to unpriced optional services? | Any Government request to be made under Task 5 will be negotiated and mutually agreed upon via contract modification. | No | |||
| 19 | PWS | 14 | 6.5.2 | travel | Is estimated travel to be priced, or will the government provide a "plug number" for proposal purposes? | Travel is not to be priced during the RFP. Travel is associated with 6.5 Task 5- Optional Services. Travel is a cost-reimbursable CLIN that will be authorized on an “as needed” basis and will be issued by contract modification(s) to cover the necessary travel cost to support this contract. | No | |||
| 20 | PWS | 21 | 14.h | SCRM | Is the SCRM Plan to be delivered within the Technical Volume page count? | The SCRM plan will not be considered as part of the Technical Volume page count and can be delivered as a separate attachment. | No | |||
| 21 | PWS | 6.3.2.9 | Appendix B | Appendix B lists standards and specifications - was an equipment listing intended as part of this Appendix? | Yes, see response to comment #4. | Yes | ||||
| 22 | Section L | 3 of 8 | 2.2.1 | Executive Summary | If the proposal includes an executive summary, is that included in the Tech Volume page count limit? | Yes, the executive summary is not required and would count against the volume that inlcudes it. | No | |||
| 23 | Section L | 3 of 8 | 2.2.2 | font size | What is the allowed font size for plain text not in tables, etc? | Per Section L, 2.2.2.1, font size shall be no smaller than 10 point Times New Roman or Arial Narrow. | No | |||
| 24 | PWS | 2 of 22 | 6 | frequency band | What frequency band is being used at present and is the government using multiple bands? | Equipment list will clarify. | Yes | |||
| 25 | PWS | 2 of 22 | 6 | parabolic dish antenas, wave guides | What size of parabolic dish antennas and size of wave guides are being used? How old is the equipment? | Equipment list will clarify, with exception to the equipment age. | Yes | |||
| 26 | PWS | 2 of 22 | 6 | equipment brands and models | Will the government provide the brand and model of all equipment being used, current and old? Harris/Farinon? Promina Multiplexer? | To be provided with equipment list | Yes | |||
| 27 | PWS | 2 of 22 | 6 | network downtime | What is the allowable downtime for the network and expected turnaround time for repair and restoration of service? | Reference Section 7 Performance Standards of the PWS. The Availability Objective of 99.95% as calculated in Section 3.2 the FRS. The network must be available 99.5% of the time. If repairs take longer than 24 hours and it is not due to the negligence of the government a credit of 1/30 monthly maintenance charges will be taken from the contractor. | No | |||
| 28 | PWS | 7 of 22 | 6.3 | Tower maintenance | Can the government provide tower height? How are sites accessed and with what types of transport? | Tower height will be provided in equipment list. Access to sites is determined by the Contractor. | Yes | |||
| 29 | PWS | 7 of 22 | 6.3 | Equipment replacement | If equipment is no longer supported by the manufacturer, does the government allow the contractor to replace with equipment from a new manufacturer? | Contractor shall notify the Government and the Government will identify replacement. | No | |||
| 30 | PWS | 7 of 22 | 6.3 | Equipment replacement | Does the contractor provide new equipment replacement if spares are not onsite? | The Government will provide spares for GFE. | No | |||
| 31 | PWS | 10 of 22 | 6.3.3.1.3 | Spares | Will the government provide a list of available spares? | See response to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 32 | PWS | 7 of 22 | 6.3 | Preventative maintenance | Is there a required PMI schedule per site per year? | Yes, see 6.3.3.1.5 The Contractor’s preventive maintenance plan shall include a preventive maintenance inspection schedule for each site on the network. | Yes | |||
| 33 | PWS | 7 of 22 | 6.3 | System failure | How often does the government experience failure on the system network? | Unkwnown | No | |||
| 34 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3 | maintenance | Will a detailed equipment list be provided for each PRAWS site, including the warehouse spares inventory? | See resposne to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 35 | PWS | 6 | 6.2.1.2 | Facility Leases | "….the contractor, in cooperation with the Government, shall timely renegotiate or negotiate each lease." Please clarify the government's role in the leases if the contractor is expected to be financialy responsible for the leases. | See response to comment #1. | No | |||
| 36 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.2 | end of life / end of support equipment items | How will the government address equipment that is end of life and end of support? What responsibility does the contractor have for those items? | See response to comment #5. | Yes | |||
| 37 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.3 | spares | How many spares are presently allocated for each site? | See response to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 38 | PWS | 8 | 6.3.2.3 | maintenance office | is the voice, data, e-mail, and fax capability provided by government or contractor? | See response to comment #3. | Yes | |||
| 39 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.1 | Table 6-3 | Can the government provide more detail in the type of towers listed ? | To be provided with equipment list | Yes | |||
| 40 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.3 | "The contractor shall maintain the GFE spares…Future spares and all expendable items will be the responsibility of the contractor." | What responsibility will the contractor have for future spares including spares for items refurbished or replaced under future technology refreshment? | See response to comment #9. | Yes | |||
| 41 | PWS | 6 | 6.2.1.2 | Facility Leases | Will the government provide details for each of the existing leases as to content/scope? [floor space, power, etc.] | See response to comment #2. | No | |||
| 42 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.1 | Structural Analyses | Please provide additional clarity on tower maintenance. What structural changes are expected that require these analyses? | Yes, See 6.3.4.1 The Contractor shall maintain the Government PRAWS owned antennas and antenna towers in a state of preservation and structural integrity acceptable to the Government at all times. This shall include painting, structure analysismonitoring structural integrity and cross member replacements (hardware). A | Yes | |||
| 43 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.3 | "The contractor shall maintain the GFE spares…Future spares and all expendable items will be the responsibility of the contractor." | Will the government provide a listing of current spares? | See response to comment #4. | Yes | |||
| 44 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.1 | Tower maintenance | Please define "acceptable to the government at all times" | See response to comment #12. | Yes | |||
| 45 | PWS | 10 | 6.3.3.1.7 | maintenance inventory | Will the government provide a current inventory report as a baseline to support FFP pricing ? | To be provided with equipment list | Yes | |||
| 46 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.4 | System Power Requirements | Are there listings of non-government and government owned facilities absent from the RFP? | See response to comment #14. | Yes | |||
| 47 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.4 | Ft Allen backup power | Will the government provide additional clarity on the scope of maintenance on the backup generator system? | See response to comment #15. | Yes | |||
| 48 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.6 | UPS | Will the government provide a listing of UPS capacity, type, age for pricing purposes? | Yes, UPS capacity and type will be provided, with the exception to age. | Yes | |||
| 49 | PWS | 13 | 8 | optional services | How would the government calculate reductions to in-scope contract price for activity related to unpriced Task 5 area subjects? | Any Government request to be made under Task 5 will be negotiated and mutually agreed upon via contract modification. | No | |||
| 50 | PWS | 14 | 6.5.2 | travel | is estimated travel to be priced, or will the government provide a "plug number" for proposal purposes? | See response to question #19. | No | |||
| 51 | PWS | 11 | 6.3.4.4 | non-government installations | define AC power requirements at non-government faciliities | See response to question #15. | Yes | |||
| 52 | Section L | 3 of 8 | 2.2.2 | font size | What is the allowed font size for plain text that is not included in tables? | See response to question #23 | No | |||
| 53 | PWS | 21 | 14.h | SCRM | Is this within the page count for the Tech Volume? | No, see response to question #20. | No | |||
| 54 | PWS | 6 | 6.2.1.2 | Table 6.2.1 Facilities Leasing Requirements | Can the Government proved the points of contact for the vednors listed in Table 6.2.1? | No | No | |||
| 55 | PWS | 18 | 12.1 | the company must have a final Secret Facility Clearance (FCL) from the Defense Security Service (DSS) Facility Clearance Branch (FCB) at time of award. | Will the Government consider allowing the awardee to obtain an interim FCL and subsequently obtain the final FCL? | Yes. See Section 12.2.3 which reads in part "The following types of positions require a minimum interim SECRET security clearance and interim IT-II eligibility when performance starts" | No | |||
| 56 | PWS | Final PRAWS hardware inventory | When does the Government anticipate completing the final hardware inventory? | Inventory included in amended RFP. | Yes | |||||
| 57 | PWS | 13 | 6.4.4 | The Contractor shall provide the secure operation of all aspects of the backbone transmission services. This relates to the day-to-day operations of PRAWS service management facilities, and interconnected devices and associated cables and signaling devices. | Can the Government provide a detailed description of current physical and network security systems such as building / antenna physical security and network firewalls, encryption, access control? | No, PWS section removed from requirement. | Yes | |||
| 58 | PWS | 1 | 4 | The DISA Continental United States (CONUS) Global NetOps Support Center (GNSC) exercises Operational Con-trol (OPCON) of all DISN CONUS and PRAWS day-to-day operations, including Information Assurance (IA). | Has the PRAWS completed IA certification in accordance with DoD Instruction 8510.01? | Yes | No | |||
| 59 | PWS | 12 | 6 | Minimum a SECRET clearance | Can the Prime be in a JV agreement approved by SBA to provide the clearance requirement? | Pending legal review | No | |||
| 60 | PWS | 12 | 6 | Minimum a SECRET clearance | Can the Prime submit the sub-contractors clearance to fulfill the requirement? | Pending legal review | No |
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