Industry Questions and Answers N0018926Q0037-0002.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document from a federal contract solicitation addressing clarifications on a weather radar system procurement for the United States Naval Academy (USNA).
The document addresses six key inquiries regarding the procurement requirements. Question 1 confirms that a 20-meter cable set is correct per CLIN 0002 of the combined synopsis solicitation. Question 2 clarifies that while a Japanese weather radar server brand (WRServer1) is referenced, there is no intent to limit source proposals; acceptable systems must produce and store data in accessible file formats similar to NEXRAD Level-II or netCDF and allow changes to scanning strategies such as different volume coverage patterns. Question 3 confirms the system only needs to operate within the storage space and power provided by USNA. Question 4 indicates that network support will be provided by USNA as the primary additional resource available to contractors. Question 5 specifies that any system connecting to the USNA network must be compatible with US Navy IT Protocols and require SafeConnect authentication, with further specifications available from the USNA IT Department (syshelp@usna.edu or 410-293-3500). Question 6 addresses small business verification, clarifying that this procurement is not set aside for small business and that the contracting department will verify contractor business size using the SBA small business search tool. All answers are attributed to either the Customer or Contracting Department as the responsible party.
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NUMBER QUESTION ANSWER RESPONSIBILITY
1 Currently we have the 20-meter cable set listed in the quote, can you confirm if this is correct?
20-meter cable is correct.
See CLIN 0002 in the combined synopsis solicitation for reference.
Customer
2 The listed server in CLIN0004 is the brand name referring to the weather radar server of a Japanese Weather
Radar Manufacturer.
o Could you please provide additional information on the server requirements and software functionality?
o Or is the intent in this listing to limit the sources / systems which may be proposed and only systems a WRServer1 will be considered?
There is no intent to limit the sources/systems proposed in this listing.
Software/server shall be able to produce/store data in accessible file formats similar to NEXRAD Level-II or netCDF. System shall be able to allow changes to scanning strategies, such as different volume coverage patterns.
Customer
3 To satisfy this requirement, the system only needs to operate within the storage space and power provided by the USNA.
Is that correct?
Correct, the system only needs to operate within the storage space and power provided by the USNA
Customer
4 Could you please provide a list of any additional supplies, software and systems currently owned by the USNA which will be provided and considered when evaluating the proposed system’s ability to be operated and maintained?
Network support will be provided by USNA.
Customer
5 Could you please provide the USNA IT specifications mentioned?
Anything that connects to USNA network shall be compatible with the US Navy IT Protocols. Computers accessing the network require SafeConnect (a network access and compliance tool) to authenticate. The USNA IT Department can be reached at syshelp@usna.edu or at
410-293-3500 for further specifications regarding network IT protocols.
Customer
6 How will the agency verify the offeror is a small business and performing the majority of the effort vs. simply selling a larger foreign company’s product and services?
Per the solicitation, this requirement is not set aside for small business.
Contracting department will verify contractor business size by using the SBA small business search.
Contracting mailto:syshelp@usna.edu
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