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The following items are applicable to this modification:

AMEND13

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Part I

Questions received in response to Solicitation N00189-13-R-Z065:

NOTE: PART I IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT BECOME PART OF THE SOLICITATION. THE CONTENT OF PART I DOES NOT AMEND THE CONTENTS OF THE SOLICITATION. SEE PART II FOR REVISIONS TO THE SOLICITATION.

1. Question: Please supply a wiring diagram of the “Circuit Breaker Box” referenced on Drawing # G525359 Detail G-G Sheet 1 of 6 and Sheet 5 of 6?

Response: A wiring diagram of the “Circuit Breaker Box” is not available. However, five new drawings (G340174 Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, G340557- Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, G315826 - Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, G539688 – Transmit Control Cable Entry Requirements, and G539689 – Receive Control Cable Entry Requirements) that provide additional information are enclosed. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 2.1. The Government does not intend to provide any additional drawings.

2. Question: Where does the “Electric Heater Unit” in the “Equipment Controller Group” Receive Controller gets its power from where? Drawing# G525359 Sheet 1 of 6.

Response: The power for the Electric Heater Unit is at the vendor’s discretion where and how they run the cables for the power.

3. Question: In reference to SOW Section 3.2.3.17 Tempest Requirements, can you please provide the relevant physical security requirements of NACSIM 5203 that would apply to the shelter design. Our research has shown these documents are classified.

Response: See Part II of this amendment which deletes the Tempest requirements in section 3.2.3.17 of the PWS.

4. Question: You revised in Amendment # 4, 3.2.3.17 to read: Tempest requirements. Where noted on enclosure requirements drawings G525359 (Receive Site Monitor) and G525356 (Transmit Site Monitor), enclosures shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the physical security requirements of NACSIM 5203. I do not see this requirement noted on either of these two drawings?

Response: See Part II of this amendment which deletes the Tempest requirements in section 3.2.3.17 of the PWS.

5. Question: You revised in Amendment #4, 3.3.1.1 Power Entry Filters to read: The resultant contractor is responsible for providing an enclosure with all the applicable RFI Filter area entry and penetrations in accordance with the drawings attached hereto. The Government will be responsible for acquiring and installing the power entry filters separately for this procurement. To properly shield against EMI/RFI the filters that are placed inside the shelter have to be housed inside the shelter in a “dirty side” “clean side” filter enclosure that is tied into the shielding of the shelter. With that said how do we design and manufacture this enclosure “integral to the shelter” without knowing the size, quantity and mounting requirements for the filters? Also, on drawings G525359/G525356 they say the filters are installed and wired by the enclosure manufacturer?

Response: The contractor shall follow the drawings (G340174 – Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, G340557 - Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, and G315826 - Filter, Radio Frequency Interference) on proper mounting of the EMI/RFI filters. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1

6. Question: 3.3.1.2 – “RFI Filters that meet the electrical requirements of Part No. G315826, G340174, G340557 and G340175 shall be provided and installed.”

a. Can you please provide more information on the part numbers listed above? This information should include RFI Filter manufacture, filter type, number of lines, amperage, voltage, transient protection devices, etc.

Response: The RFI filters will be required to meet the electrical and shielding requirements of the shelter.

7. Question: What is the “Gross Weight” requirement for each of the 10 shelters? We understand that the “Tare Weight” (empty weight) requirement of each of the shelters is 7,000lbs. But the fully loaded weight requirement “Gross Weight” is needed for each shelter in order to ensure the design integrity for shock, lift, transportability, etc. What is the fully loaded weight requirement for each of the 10 shelters?

Response: With the Transmit Site Monitor and Receive Site Monitors each shelter has a gross weight of 17,000 lbs, assuming an empty weight of 5,300 lbs each. The Transmit shelter has a gross weight of 16,000 lbs with an empty weight of 5300 lbs, and the receive shelter has a gross weight of 9,000 lbs with an assumed empty weight of 3,200 lbs. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.8.

8. Question: 3.2.3.5 – “Four heavy-duty, reinforced forklift pockets shall be provided within the floor area of the unit.”

a. Can you please provide locations for the forklift pockets for each of the types of shelters?

Response: The forklift pockets will be on the sides of the shelter at the standard forklift distance from each other. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.2.3.5

b. Can you please provide the total weight of the shelters so the forklift pockets can be correctly engineered?

Response: See question number 7.

9. Question: 3.2.3.5 – “The unit shall be designed to permit movement by an overhead crane. Such movement shall be accomplished via four harness connection points on the roof that is able to withstand the fully loaded weight of the shelter.”

a. Can you please provide the total weight for each of the different types of shelters so four (4) attachment points can be correctly engineered?

Response: See question number 7.

10. 3.2.3.11 – “Openings shall be provided in the enclosure as shown on the requirements drawings listed in paragraph 2.1.”

a. Is there a schedule of opens for each of the different shelter configurations?

Response: There is no schedule of openings at this time.

11. 3.2.3.12 – “Insert shall be capable of supporting the equipment when subjected to the shock values of paragraph 3.6.11 without permanent damage or deformation.”

a. Can you provide list of equipment, mounting holes and approximant weight for each type of shelter configuration so the attachment points can be correctly engineered.

Response: See question number 7.

12. Section 3.2.2 – “The weight of the enclosure as furnished to this specification shall not exceed 7000 pounds.”

a. Does this requirement apply to each of the individual shelter requirements regardless of the length, i.e. 12 ft or 20 ft?

Response: The requirement for 7000 lbs applies regardless of the length of the shelter. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.2.2.

b. Question: Does this requirement apply to each of the individual shelter units such as Transmit Site Monitor and the Receive Site Monitor where there are multiple shelters that make up the final configuration?

Response: Concerning the transmit site monitor and the receive site monitor, the weight limit applies only to the individual shelter and not the shelter complex. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.2.2.

c. Question: Can the weight of the enclosure be increased? There may be some cost benefit by increasing the weight so the structure to gain better environmental and structural performance of the shelter, which could result in a longer life expectancy of the shelter.

Response: The government does not intend to increase the allowable weight

13. Question :Is the weight of the shelters based on finished deliverable weight or on the weight of the shelter prior to addition of the TEMPEST materials used to RF harden the shelter? Is the finished deliverable weight negotiable within the confines of meeting MIL SPECs for lifting and transportation limitations of similar structures?

Response: The weight is based upon finished deliverable weight with all contractor furnished equipment installed. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.2.2.

14 Question: You answered in Amendment #4 that the joining corridor used on drawing (G525356) and (G525359) is required to be stored in one of the enclosure group shelters. Does it just have to fit in the shelter or does it have to be permanently affixed in it for shipping?

Response: The corridor has to be able to be stored safely within a shelter during transport but does not require a permanent fixture within the shelter. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.8.

15. Question: Would it be possible to designate what pieces of equipment specified in all the 5 drawings are required to be sourced and installed by the enclosure manufacturer and which ones are not? I believe the drawings are not clear enough on this matter. (i.e. electronic cabinets, module racks, power filters, amplifier racks, equipment racks, ECU, UPS, shelving, junction boxes, power distribution panels, HVAC, cabinet heaters, Halon system, fire alarms, etc., etc.)

Response: The vendor shall be responsible for the electronic cabinet, wiring, filters covering air conditioning and grill ducts, electric outlets, fire alarms, EMI filters covering air conditioning openings and dampener openings, and FM 200 system. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.3.1.

16. You answered in Amendment #4 that all design and development costs for the 10 different shelters should be rolled into the unit pricing. Should all the 3rd party testing cost be rolled into the unit cost also?

Response: Third party testing is not required by the Government but if the contractor chooses to use third party testing, it shall be included in the price.

17. The SOW requires that the shelters meet a multitude of requirements (i.e. wall loads, door loads, TEMPEST, altitude, fire detection/suppression system, environmental conditions (temperature, sunshine, wind loads, sand, shock, etc.), electromagnetic radiation, transportability, etc.). Will 3rd party testing certification be required for each of these items for each shelter and/or shelter system? If not which requirements will require 3rd party testing certification?

Response: Third party certification will not be required.

18. On drawings G525118/G525356/G525359 it states that a number of pieces of equipment (i.e. uninterrupted power supply, cell watch, air conditioners, etc.) are to be supplied by Raytheon and wired and installed by the enclosure manufacturer. Is this going to be the case in this procurement?

Response: There will be no GFE or equipment supplied by Raytheon for this contract. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

19. On drawings G525358 and G525357 it stated that the incoming 300A power will be “externally protected.” What is meant by this statement and what is it protecting against?

Response: The 300A will be externally protected from RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) and environmental conditions.

20. On drawings G525358 and G525357 it states in note #1 that the location of lighting, fixtures and routing will be approved by Raytheon. Is that still going to be the case for this procurement?

Response: The location of all lighting, fixtures, and routing should be noted in the preliminary design and ensure the routing does not interfere with current equipment. Approvals from Raytheon are not required. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

21. The tolerance for the large quantity of insert placements in the shelters is either +/- .015” or +/- .020”. This very tight for placement and/or alignment once the shelter is completely assembled. Our prior experience is that match drilling utilizing the equipment and racks is the only way to guarantee placement and/or alignment. Would the Government be open to supply these items to the equipment manufacturer to install?

Response: No. At this time the government will not consider increasing the tolerances and the government is unable to supply the equipment and racks during manufacturing.

22. Will the motor operated air dampers specified on drawings G525357 and G525358 be supplied or specified in order to mate with the external Government supplied HVAC units?

Response: The government does not have a specific part number required for the air dampers. The contractor is to use best engineering judgment.

23. What exactly is the Tempest Requirements in section 3.2.3.17? Is NACSIM 5203 available?

Response: See Part II of this amendment which deletes the Tempest requirements in section 3.2.3.17 of the PWS.

24. 3.2.3 – “The enclosure shall provide environmental, physical and electromagnetic protection for all installed equipment.”

a. What are the electromagnetic requirements for this solicitation?

Response: Refer to the reliability requirement within specifications which can be found in PWS Section 3.7.11

b. Is it a MIL-STD such as MIL-STD-188-125-2 or an NSA Specification or a Tempest Specification? Please provide some additional information.

Response: See Part II of this amendment which deletes the Tempest requirements in section 3.2.3.17 of the PWS.

c. What are the testing requirements verify the performance for the electromagnetic protection?

Response: The government will perform electromagnetic testing. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

d. Does this testing need to be completed by a third party company or can the shelter manufacture complete the testing to verify the performance of the electromagnetic protection?

Response: No 3rd party testing certification is required.

25. 3.2.3.2 – “It shall be capable of supporting a point load of 125 lb/in2 and concentrated loads.

b. What is the size (sq in) and location of the point loads for each of the shelter types? This is required for the shelter design as well as the evaluation of the shock requirements listed in section 3.6.11.

Response: The entire floor shall be capable of holding the required loads.

26. 3.2.3.3 – “The roof of the unit shall be capable of supporting a uniformly distributed load of not less than 660 pounds on the area of 24 inches x 12 inches.”

a. What is the deflection tolerance to be used for the structural design?

Response: The government does not have a deflection tolerance for the roof of the shelter. The Government suggests using best industry common practices as a guide.

27. 3.2.3.17 – “Vinyl flooring shall be provided on enclosure floors.”

a. Can you please provide a specification or type of vinyl floor covering to be used?

Response: Section 3.2.3.16 of the PWS, the government recommends commercial grade and the flooring shall be capable of a 20 year life. The Government shall approve the flooring prior to install. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.2.3.16.

28. 3.3.9 – “A transformer shall be furnished and installed for the Operations enclosure listed in paragraph 3.1.1.”

a. Can you please clarify paragraph 3.1.1? Reference to this paragraph cannot be found. It goes from paragraph 3.1 to paragraph 3.2.

Response: The requirement was removed in prior amendment

29. 3.5 – “An OCC Site central annuciator panel shall be provided similar to the Transmitter Site and Receiver Site annuciator panels except that it shall be located in Interface Enclosure.”

a. What is “An OCC Site?” Please provide some additional clarification.

Response: The procurement does not involve an OCC, therefore the requirement is removed. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.5.

30. 3.5.1.4.e – “Panels shall be marked in accordance with Appendix A “Module Function Identification”.

a. Please provide Appendix A.

Response: The requirement is removed. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.5.1.4.

31. 3.9.2 – “Drawings which are to be used as a basis for fabrication of the shielded enclosure shall be developed by the contractor and provided to the Government for review and approval at time of delivery for only the first unit of each of the enclosure types identified in paragraph 3.2.1.”

a. Is the contractor release to begin production on the first unit or subsequent units without coordination with the Government/Customer and prior engineering approvals? Past project experience normally includes a design development phase for each of the units to engineer and manufacture prototype unit. This unit or units would be tested to verify compliance with the requirements of this specification. Additional units would be produced in accordance with the approved design standards of the prototype model. Please clarify the approval and testing process.

Response: The Government can provide clarifications during development if required. The government will perform all acceptance testing. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

Questions referring to Drawings

Questions referring to Drawing G525118 – RFI’s

32. DWG G525118 – Sheet 1 – Note 7 – “Inserts must support the equipment weights shown through the shock and vibration requirements of Raytheon Drawing 6525310 without permanent deformation.”

a. Please provide Raytheon Drawing 6525310.

Response: The information contained within drawing G525310 is incorporated within the specifications.

PWS Change: No

33. DWG G525118 – Sheet 1 – Note 9 – “Air Conditioner shown for Reference Only. Unit will be purchased and installed by Raytheon Co.”

a. Are the air conditioners provided by Raytheon Co. or are they to be included in this SOW by the shelter manufacture?

Response: The air conditioners will be installed by the government and are not part of this solicitation.

PWS Change: No

34. DWG G525118 – Sheet 1 –

a. What is this item?

Response: The diagram is the Receive Enclosure and the item that is being pointed to is a foot hole, which is not required within the procurement.

35. DWG G525118 – Sheet 2 – Is the Halon System replaced with FM200?

Response: The Halon System has been replaced with an FM200 © system

36. DWG G525118 – Sheet 2 Section K-K – Is Plate Module MTG – PLG525670-50 by the Shelter Manufacture? If yes, please provide additional detail.

Response: The module is supplied by the government after delivery.

37. DWG G525118 – Sheet 3 Section A-A – Please provide additional information on the power filter, such as manufacture, model, amperage, voltage, number of conductors, etc.

Response: The government has attached the power filter drawings (G340174 – Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, G340557 - Filter, Radio Frequency Interference, and G315826 - Filter, Radio Frequency Interference). No additional information is available to be provided. It is noted that it is the government’s responsibility to install and procure the power entry filters. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 2.1

38. DWG G525118 – Sheet 4 Detail N – Is the cable entry panel by the shelter manufacture or is the manufacture supposed to furnish a blank opening with temporary weather cover and the removable panel is by others. If the panel is by the shelter manufacture are the connectors provide by shelter manufacture or by others? If the shelter manufacture is to provide the connectors please provide the manufacture, type and model of each connector.

Response: The connector belongs to NSN 6150-01-561-4736. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.7.3.

Questions referring to Drawing G525356 RFI’s

39. Sheet 1 – Note 1 – Please provide DWG G525360.

Response: The information contained within drawing G525360 has been incorporated within the specifications

40. Sheet 1 – Note 3 – “UPS and Cell watch Equipment provide by Raytheon Co., Installed and wired by enclosure MFR.”

a. Is the UPS provide by the Raytheon and Installed by enclosure MFR? Or is all work associated with the UPS excluded from this SOW? If UPS has already been selected please provide so the UPS Mounting can be engineered to meet the requirements of this SOW.

Response: There will be no GFE items from Raytheon or the Government during this procurement.

41. Sheet 1 – “Cable Entry Junction Box; Arrestor and FLT by Enclosure MFR. See G539689.” Please provide document G539689. There are no details on the Cable Entry. Is the shelter manufacture required to provide this as part of the SOW?

Response: The government does not have any additional information concerning the cable entry but has attached the drawing, G539689 - Receive Control Cable Entry Requirements. The contractor shall provide the cable entry opening. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 2.1

42. Sheet 1 – Please provide the manufacture and model for the Electric Unit Heater.

Response: The government will procure the Electric Unit Heater and install the EUH.

43. Sheet 2 – View A-A – Please provide the Manufacture and Model for the Air Conditioning Units. The air conditioner units installed at the location of the thermostats? Please provide location for each of the four (4) air conditioning units. Do the HVAC units provide heat? The drawings do not indicate a source of heat in main enclosure area? How is this provided?

Response: The government will install the HVAC during installation, the HVAC systems do not provide heat only cooling. The shelters do not require any heating because of the thermal generation of the installed electronics.

44. Sheet 4 – Electrical Plan – Please provide manufacture, make and model for the AC RFI Filters.

Response: The government does not have a specified manufacture, make, and\or model for the filters, only that they meet the requirements contained within the rest of the shelter, there shall not be more than a 10% drop in air velocity within all wind speeds up to an average of 12,500 CFM and has to maintain the 80 dB shielding. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.4.1.

45. Is the Hanlon System replaced with FM200 as indicated by the SOW?

Response: Yes, the Halon system has been replaced with an FM200 system

46. How does the Fire Protection System (FM200) get from the Entry vestibule to the main equipment room? If this system piped after all off the modules are deployed and installed in the field or is there another method?

Response: The vendor designs the Fire Protection System. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

Questions referring to Drawing G525357

47. Sheet 1 – Please provide manufacture, make and model for the AC RFI Filters.

Response: The government does not have a specified manufacture, make, and\or model for the filters, only that they meet the requirements contained within the rest of the shelter.

48. Sheet 1 – Please provide the HVAC Requirements for this shelter.

Response: The procurement does not require the contractor to provide any new HVAC units. The government will install the legacy HVAC units during installation.

49. Sheet 1 – Please provide the air tight divider requirements for this shelter.

Response: The government does not have an air tight divider requirement.

50. Sheet 1 – Please provide clarification on what ECH-1, ECH-2 and ECH-3 are.

Response: See sheet 4 for additional information.

51. Sheet 2 – Please provide the Connector Interface requirements for this shelter. Is the shelter manufacture supposed to provide the opening with removable shipping panel and the connector interface is by others?

Response: The connector is contained within NSN 6150-01-561-4736. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.7.3.

Questions referring to Drawing G525358

52. Sheet 1 – Please provide manufacture, make and model for the AC RFI Filters.

Response: The government does not have a specified manufacture, make, and\or model for the filters, only that they meet the requirements contained within the rest of the shelter.

53. Sheet 1 – Please provide the HVAC Requirements for this shelter.

Response: The procurement does not require the contractor to provide any new HVAC units. The government will install the legacy HVAC units during installation.

54. Sheet 1 – Please provide the air tight divider requirements for this shelter.

Response: The government does not have an air tight divider requirement.

55. Sheet 1 – Please provide clarification on what ECH-1, ECH-2 and ECH-3 are.

Response: See sheet 4 for additional information. The Government currently does not have additional information beyond what is provided in sheet 4.

56. Sheet 2 – Please provide the Connector Interface requirements for this shelter. Is the shelter manufacture supposed to provide the opening with removable shipping panel and the connector interface is by others?

Response: The vendor shall supply the shipping panels and connector interface for the power distribution panel from NSN 6150-01-561-4736. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.7.3.

Questions referring to Drawing G525359

57. Sheet 1 – Note 1 – Please provide DWG G525360.

Response: The information contained within drawing G525360 is contained within the specifications.

58. Sheet 1 – Note 3 – “UPS and Cell watch Equipment provide by Raytheon Co., Installed and wired by enclosure MFR.”

a. Is the UPS provide by the Raytheon and Installed by enclosure MFR? Or is all work associated with the UPS excluded from this SOW? If UPS has already been selected please provide so the UPS Mounting can be engineered to meet the requirements of this SOW

Response: The UPS will be installed by the government after shelter delivery.

59. Sheet 1 – “Cable Entry Junction Box; Arrestor and FLT by Enclosure MFR. See G539689.” Please provide document G539689. There are no details on the Cable Entry. Is the shelter manufacture required to provide this as part of the SOW?

Response: Drawing G539689 – Receive Control Cable Entry Requirements is attached.

The government does not have any additional information concerning the cable entry beyond what is provided in drawing G539689. The shelter manufacturer shall provide the cable entry area on the shelter and the ability to mount the equipment. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 2.1

60. Sheet 1 – Please provide the manufacture and model for the Electric Unit Heater.

Response: The government will supply the EUH after shelter delivery.

61. Sheet 2 – View A-A – Please provide the Manufacture and Model for the Air Conditioning Units. The air conditioner units installed at the location of the thermostats? Please provide location for each of the five (5) air conditioning units. Do the HVAC units provide heat? The drawings do not indicate a source of heat in main enclosure area? How is this provided?

Response: The government will install the HVAC during installation, the HVAC systems do not provide heat only cooling. The shelters do not require any heating because of the thermal generation of the installed electronics.

62. Is the Hanlon System replaced with FM200 as indicated by the SOW?

Response: Correct, the Halon system has been replaced with an FM200 system

63. How does the Fire Protection System (FM200) get from the Entry vestibule to the main equipment room? If this system piped after all off the modules are deployed and installed in the field or is there another method?

Response: The vendor designs the Fire Protection System using industry practices. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

64. Sheet 4 – Electrical Plan – Please provide manufacture, make and model for the AC RFI Filters.

Response: The government does not have a specified manufacture, make, and\or model for the filters, only that they meet the requirements contained within the rest of the shelter.

65. The height of the shelter in the SOW is listed at 8 feet, this is a nonstandard height for units of this type and would involve custom design and fabrication. This drives up both cost and delivery times. Military and Industry Standards (ISO) for this type of shelters is listed as a height of 8'6". A height of 8'6" is accepted on all military aircraft capable of transportation these type of shelters. Is the height requirement exact, of will the current standard of 8'6" be acceptable for a COTS product?

Response: It is not the government’s intent to have shelters exceeding 8 feet high.

66. In reviewing the details of the drawing packages there is considerably more to the electrical systems included on the drawings than is addressed in the SOW. The commercial power would need to come in thru the EMI filter. Normally that filter is outside of the RF enclosure not inside as shown on the drawings. It defeats the purpose of the filter if it located inside of the RF barrier. Will the containers need to have the EMI filter installed inside the container or will the Government provide the EMI Filter and installation after delivery of the shelters.

Response: The government will provide the power entry filter, and install after delivery.

67. The drawings indicate an inline battery powered UPS backup system in the electrical portion of the drawings. The UPS system is a standalone backup system. As such, is the UPS part of this container RFQ or will that system be installed after the shelters are delivered?

Response: The UPS will be installed by the government after shelter delivery.

68. If the UPS system needs to be part of this RFQ can you please provide specifications and drawings for the required system.

Response: The UPS is not part of the RFQ and will be installed by the government after delivery.

69. The following questions apply only if the UPS System is part of the container RFQ.

Response: The UPS is not part of the procurement package, thus the subparts (a-d) of this question are not applicable to the procurement.

a. For the UPS System, at the bare minimum, we need to know the total voltage draw on the system and the required system run time on battery power?

b. Would the battery run time requirement be based upon either, 100% of load, or only specific critical loads which would determine number of batteries required.

c. Based on the wiring drawings, it appears the UPS back up would have to support AC systems as well as the equipment. Can we confirm this? What exactly what is the UPS System expected to power?

d. In the drawings It appears all power in the units with UPS systems

(359 and 356) have the UPS System is in line with all of the equipment on the power distribution circuits . What are the specifications for UPS by bypass controller which initiates switch over to battery backup power during interruption of commercial power.

70. Is the shelter manufacturer responsible for final installation and assembly of the shelters at the end user delivery sites?

Response: The contractor is not required to assemble the shelters on site. The contractor shall provide any site preparation requirements within the solicitation. The government will unload, install, and verify functionality of the shelter. If the shelter requires special assembly instructions, the vendor shall include shelter assembly instructions within already required technical documentation. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.1.

71. Who is responsible for onsite placement, assembly and basic operational activation of the shelter systems such as power and fire suppression?

Response: The Government is responsible.

72. Who is responsible for unloading and placement of the shelters at the end user sites?

Response: The Government is responsible.

73. What GFE equipment will be available to place the shelter modules in place at the sites i.e. forklifts or cranes?

Response: The government is responsible for shelter placement but will utilize cranes and forklifts.

74. If the manufacturer is expected to assemble the shelter complexes on site will they be responsible for rental of heavy lifting equipment?

Response: No, the government will assemble the complexes and is responsible for the equipment.

75. If the shelter manufacturer Is not responsible for onsite installation is the shelter manufacturer expected to attend and assist with any government testing after assembly at the user sites?

Response: The shelter manufacturer is not expected to attend or assist with any Government testing after assembly at the user sites.

76. Is it acceptable to the government to have the multiple shelter modules welded together once they have been assembled at the delivery sites?

Response: It is not the intention of the government to have multiple shelters welded together.

77. Who is responsible for site preparation prior to shelter placement at the user site?

Response: The government is responsible for all site preparation. If the shelter requires special assembly and\or site preparation instructions, the contractor shall include shelter assembly instructions and site requirements within already required technical documentation.

78. Will the shelters be placed on a GFE prepared concrete pad or will they be deployed directly on the ground?

Response: The shelters will be placed on GFE prepared concrete pads

79. This question is based on contracting office answers to question #6, #9 and #16 of amendment 0005. The SOW and drawings do not provide the specifications of the equipment that the government is going to install after the shelters are delivered. It is assumed then, the enclosure provider will work closely with the Government and/or Raytheon after contract award and during the enclosure design phase, at which time the missing specifications will be provided (i.e. sizes, weights, space claims, mounting arrangements, power requirements, wiring requirements, etc.) for the items like ECU’s, UPS, filters, cell watch equipment, racks, shelves, etc.?

Response: Please reference the drawings for any required equipment specifications that the Government will install. The Government does not have any additional specifications that are not covered within the drawings.

80. Once populated with government furnished equipment at the final destination, will the shelters ever be moved or relocated with the equipment installed?

Response: It is the government’s intent to relocate or transport the shelters with the equipment installed with minimal shelter preparations.

81. The specification makes no mention of a “Main & Reserve” system which uses a Main cylinder for discharge of FM200 agent and a Reserve cylinder which is switched over after the first 9Main) cylinder has discharged. So the Reserve cylinder is a back up. Enclosures G525118 drawing shows a main/reserve transfer switch that is only used to main/reserve applications. The drawing also shows two (2) cylinders in a small enclosure that doesn’t need more than a single cylinder for a “Main” only application.

Response: The vendor shall design and install the FM200 system in accordance with PWS Section 3.5 requirements.

82. Enclosures G525356 & G525359 both have two (2) doors leading from the shelters. The drawings do not show a manual pull station or any alarms at the door locations along the bottom of the shelters. The specifications (3.5.1.3.) states that a manual release be located at each door leading from the protected space. Should there be a manual release added to the door on the bottom of each of the two above enclosures?

Response: The vendor shall install a manual release to the doors. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.2.3.6.

83. The solicitation appears to contemplate an ID/IQ contract which has a 60-month ordering period. Only one price can be entered per sub-CLIN. This means that an offeror’s price for each sub-CLIN will apply for the entire 60 months. This methodology will impose significant risk on prospective contractors. Will you amend the solicitation to provide (for example) for five 12-month ordering periods so that an offeror can account for the almost certain labor and material cost increases which will occur over the five-year contract term? If the 60-month ordering period is broken down into five (or fewer) ordering periods, clause 52.216-19 will be affected.

Response: No, the Government will not change the ordering period. The current contract structure is required in order to meet the Government’s needs.

84. Several drawings called out in the SOW, Section 3.3. Electrical, 3.3.1.1. Power Entry Filters, were not included in the initial post. In early correspondence, the offeror requested that drawings G315826, G340174, G340557, and G340175 be posted for download. Can you tell me, will this request be addressed in a future amendment.

Response: The government has enclosed the drawings G340174, G340557, and G315826. Drawing G340175 is not relevant to the instant procurement. The Government does not intend to provide additional drawings. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraphs 2.1 and 3.1.

85. To clarify, there will be no GFE supplied nor expected to be installed by the awarded supplier. Provisions for mounting of or installation of GFE supplied equipment will be part of the awarded supplier’s work scope and following award, collaboratively the Government and the successful supplier will coordinate the required provisioning/modifications to support the GFE equipment installation. This applies to Environmental Control Units (ECU’s), Power Entry Filters, UPS’s, and cell watch equipment. Is this a correct interpretation? And if so, how would the successful awarded supplier perform both electrical and RFI acceptance testing of the shelters amiss these components?

Response: That is the correct interpretation that there will be no GFE supplied and the scope of work will be to work with the government on proper mounting of equipment. The government will perform the acceptance testing.

86. Clarification to Government response to Question 14, Amendment 0004 Part I and Part II, Item 4, relative to Tempest – Have reviewed both Receiver Site and Transmitter Site Monitor Shelter Complex Group drawings and find no callout for this requirement. “Enclosures shall be designed and constructed in accordance with physical security requirements of NACSIM 5203 in particular, the specification section that defines “Physical security requirements”

Response: See Part II of this amendment which deletes the Tempest requirements in section 3.2.3.17 of the PWS.

87. Electromagnetic/RFI Shielding – In 3.7.10 it states that “The enclosure shall be designed and constructed so as to maximize the EMI shielding from external radiation for installed equipment, minimum attenuation of electric fielded as specified in Figure 3, E-Field Shielding of 80dB and magnetic fields as specific in Figure 4, H-Field Shielding requirements.” It is believed that these values are performance value specifications of the power entry filters and not that of a Shelter Systems’ level requirement. The existing shelter’s mechanical and electrical architecture whether stand alone or in the complexed configuration including shelter bridge kits (where shelters are joined side by side) and adjoining RFI-shielding corridors were designed, built and tested to provide a minimum of 60dB RFI-Shielding attenuation over 150 KHz to 10GHz for electric and magnetic fields and plane waves when measured IAW MIL-STD-285. Although possible to increase EMI\RFI shielding effectiveness of fixed wall shelters to 80dB, this would require a total shelter redesign of the mechanical and electrical system architecture plus require higher cost EMI\EMI filtering component costs to do so. In addition, the technology does not currently exist for shielding complex-able shelters or its ancillary equipment, RFI-shielded corridors or shelter bridge kits to higher than 60dB attenuation. Please advise or confirm as to whether the currently designed shelters 60dB RFI/EMI shielding Effectiveness level is acceptable for the requested ROTHR replacement shelters.

Response: The government is not aware of the current shelters not providing the specified dB rating. However, the receive shelter (G525118) has a magnetic field shielding requirement of 40 dB and a shielding effectiveness for the electrical field of 60 dB between 50k and 100M HZ. See Part II of this amendment for revisions to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements at paragraph 3.7.11.

Part II

Solicitation N00189-13-R-Z065 is hereby amended as follows:

1. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.8.and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.8 TRANSPORTABILITY

The configuration shall conform to the dimensional requirements of MIL-STD-1366E.

During transport the Transmit Site Monitor and Receive Site Monitors have approximately 12,500 pounds of installed equipment while the transmit shelter has approximately 11,000 lbs of installed equipment and the receive shelters have approximately 6,500 lbs of installed equipment.

During transport the shelter complex corridors have to be stored safely without damage to the corridor, shelter, or equipment.

2. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.3.1 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.3.1 Power Entry and Distribution System

The resultant contractor shall be responsible for developing the electronic cabinet, wiring, electrical outlets, fire alarms, and FM 200 Waterless Fire Suppression system design.

2. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.1 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.1

GENERAL

The enclosure shall be a shielded enclosure for electronic equipment. The principal functions of the enclosure are to provide equipment protection from natural environments and to provide physical security for the installed equipment. In addition to the basic structure, the enclosure shall be furnished with the electrical equipment, the mechanical equipment, fire detection and suppression system and all other features as defined in this specification.

The contractor is not required to assemble the shelters on site. The contractor shall provide any site preparation requirements within the solicitation. The government will unload, install, and verify functionality and perform acceptance testing of the shelter. If the shelter requires special assembly and\or site preparation instructions, the vendor shall include shelter assembly instructions and site requirements within already required technical documentation. The government authorizes the vendor to witness the assembly, installation, acceptance testing, and verification of the shelter but does not intend to require the vendor to attend or have any third party certifications.

The government will have final approval of the design prior to manufacturing of the shelters. There will be no GFE equipment provided during the contract period and the government will install all GFE items after shelter delivery to include the HVAC, UPS, power entry filters (drawings G340174, G340557, and G315826), equipment, electronic racks, and other equipment.

3. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.2.2 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.2.2 Weight

The gross weight of the empty enclosure, excluding all GFE electronics, as furnished to this specification shall not exceed 7000 pounds, regardless of length. The enclosure shall be constructed for minimum weight consistent with other requirements. The gross weight shall not include equipment furnished by the Contractor, or any subsequent Government installed equipment after delivery. The weight limit applies to the all the individual shelters including the individual shelters that form the shelter complexes (Transmit Site Monitor and Receive Site Monitor).

3. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.2.3.5 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.2.3.5 Forklift and Crane Capability

The unit shall be designed to permit movement by a forklift truck. Such movement shall be accomplished from either side of the unit without jeopardizing its structural integrity. Four heavy-duty, reinforced forklift pockets shall be provided within the floor area of the unit. The bottom side of each pocket may be left open; however, if it is left open, a minimum of five retainers, of sufficient strength, shall be provided across the bottom to prevent the unit from tipping off the forklift tines. The forklift pockets shall be on the sides of the shelter at the standard forklift distance from each other.

4. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.2.3.16and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.2.3.16 Floor Coverings

Vinyl flooring shall be provided on enclosure floors and shall be capable of a 20 year life span. Colors shall be approved by the government prior to installation.

5. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.5 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.5

FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION SYSTEM

Each area shall provide for both automatic and manual agent release with abort features. The vendor shall design and install an FM200 fire suppression system.

This system shall contain charged FM 200 © storage containers, piping, nozzles, control panels, electrical work, manual pull station, and ABORT switches, annunciators, alarms, time delays, and any and all pertinent equipment necessary for a complete and operational system as specified in accordance with NFPA 2001-2012 Edition.

Central annunciator panels shall be provided in the transmitter control and receiver control enclosures and shall be capable of monitoring and identifying fire alarms.

a.

Fire alarms shall include visual and audible signals with a silence switch.

b.

This unit shall include a 24 volt battery standby unit with battery charger and battery test switch.

6. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.5.1.4 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.5.1.4 Control Unit

A control unit shall be provided to perform the functions necessary to operate the detection alarm and release of FM 200 © in each of the protected areas of a single control unit and for several areas grouped together.

a.

A Control Unit shall supervise the detection, alarm, release, and storage system so that, should a fault occur, a visible and audible signal will be generated and a system trouble signal shall be transmitted locally.

b.

A “Trouble Silence” switch in a ring-back circuit shall be provided to silence the audible trouble alarm, but the trouble lamp shall remain lit until the trouble is corrected. A trouble lamp shall be provided for each supervised circuit so that the source of trouble can be readily determined.

c.

Each Control Unit shall include a 24 volt battery standby unit with charger and battery test switch. In the event of a loss of rectified power to the Control Unit, visual and audible trouble signals shall be activated and the Control Unit shall operate on battery power until normal power is restored. Battery requirements shall be ten ampere hours.

d.

The Control Unit shall supervise all circuitry for ground fault so that, should a fault occur, a visible and audible signal will be generated.

7. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.7.3 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.7.3 Interchangeability Interchangeability shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-454B, Guideline 7. This requirement does not apply to commercial off-the-shelf equipment procured and used intact, except that such equipment with the same model or part number, or both, shall be mechanically and electrically interchangeable. The electrical connections shall be capable of being connected to NSN 6150-01-561-4736 for the shelters.

8. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.2.3.6 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.2.3.6 Doors

Doors shall be provided as part of the enclosure in accordance with individual requirements.

All structural parts of exterior doors must be contained within the established dimensions.

The Transmit Site Monitor door (G525324, Page 1, L-L) must contain a government approved cipher lock and a manual release on the inside of the door.

The Receive Site Monitor door (G525355, Page 1, B-B) must contain a government approved cipher lock and a manual release on the inside of the door.

Doors shall be insulated.

All doors shall be provided with a device to securely hold the door open at its maximum position.

All doors shall be equipped with a closure device.

External doors shall be equipped with drip caps installed directly above the door.

9. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.2.3.17 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following: RESERVED.

10. DELETE the SOW requirements set forth at paragraph 3.4.1 and SUBSTITUTE therefore the following:

3.4.1 Cooling and Heating Penetrations

Inlet and outlet apertures, including air damper, shall be furnished in the enclosures for the installation of air conditioning equipment. The opening shall be designed such that with the ducts or air conditioning unit removed, the shielding integrity of the enclosure is not affected. Waveguide beyond cutoff techniques will be used to protect these penetrations.