2nd round Q and A_HT0014-24-R-0025.pdf

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERES FOR HT0014-24-R-0025 AFTER SITE VISIT

1. Will the Government be providing an extension?

Proposal was extended to 9/6/24 2:00pm.

2. According to the DAS Instruc ons to Offerors document, the page limit for the Technical

Approach is only 3 pages; however, the SOW requirements are quite extensive. Could you please confirm the page limit for the Technical Approach?

Please adjust the Technical Approach limit to NTE 15 pages.

3. The CLIN structure requires separate pricing for WRNMMC and Dalecarlia. However, we are unable to determine from the a ached revised PWS “PART 7, Appendix F Current Equipment

Loca ons and Inventory” which buildings correspond to each loca on. Could the government please provide clarifica on on this?

the Inventory in Appendix F is all WRNMMC. We provided the type and amount of equipment in Dalecarlia in the answers to the previous ques ons, (Dalecarlia has 2 Comba repeaters, 1 Node A repeater, and a Corning Mobile Access Head End with one remote.)

There is only one building with 4 floors in Dalecarlia. We don’t have the detailed loca on informa on.

4. Please confirm if each building (for both sites) that has DAS equipment included in this O&M?

Some of the buildings at WRNMMC don’t have DAS. There is only one building with 4 floors in Dalecarlia. The loca ons of the equipment at WRNMMC are in the Appendix F.

5. The SOW states: "The hardware associated with the Solu on shall be replaced and upgraded as necessary to prevent obsolescence and maintain full performance, availability, security, DHA

RMF compliance, func onality, and compa bility with industry standards. Any and all expense related to the replacement and technical refresh of system hardware shall be en rely the responsibility of the Contractor. Contractor’s hardware maintenance plans shall include a con ngency back-out plan in case of failures." Would the Government please clarify how they intend to pay the contractor for this repair service or the cost of the equipment replacement?

(clarity added to PWS with tracked for the following. Sec on 5.1.9)

a. Replacement for devices that fail a er the PWS Baseline Survey (completed in first 30 days) shall be the responsibility of the contractor for the period of the contract. “All solu on elements iden fied in the baseline survey as opera onal to manufacturer’s specifica on shall be considered Contractor’s maintenance responsibility. Responsibility shall commence upon WRNMMC acceptance of survey results, or on the third business day following assessment submi al, whichever occurs first. Any non-opera onal, End of

Life, or End of Support status pertaining to the DAS system that is discovered via the baseline survey, and not already discernable from the inventory documenta on provided with this PWS package, shall be remediated by the government under a separate contract ac on. The Contractor will have the opportunity to complete a post-remedia on survey to document and confirm acceptability.”

b. Refresh of equipment that is required due to unforeseen OEM End of Life/End of

Support announcements a er contract award will be procured under a separate contract ac on. The contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance of such equipment a er comple on of that contract ac on, regardless of what vendor provides or installs the equipment.”

6. Could the government please provide clarifica on on the age of the equipment, excluding the items that were recently installed?

We can’t provide the age of the equipment. However, the details about the viability of the current equipment shall be verified by the Contractor during the Baseline Survey, and the

Contractor will not be responsible for non-viable equipment un l the government has remediated the issues as appropriate.

7. How will the material requirements and equipment on the contract be supported, will the contractor purchase and bill the customer or will the government purchase and the contractor maintain the inventory.

The inventory that is already in place was purchased by the government. Any replacements under the O&M and Warranty will need to be purchased by the contractor at no addi onal cost to the government, with the excep on of any equipment to be remediated by the

Government as a result of the Contractor’s Baseline Survey. Any expansion with addi onal quan ty of equipment will be handled under a separate procurement.

8. From the previous QA, it appears that some systems have been updated. Could the government please clarify the age of this equipment and confirm whether it remains under the manufacturer's warranty and is included in a service contract?

See the answers to ques ons 5, 6, and 7 above.

9. Can the Government validate that billing per month will be a Firm Fixed Price per month (Total cost per year/12)?

Invoice will be equal monthly installment for all CLINs except for CLIN 0005, one me transi on CLIN.

10. Will the government be providing a copy of the updated BOM and designs?

Copies of any available designs and floorplans, etc. will be provided to the awardee a er contract award.