VPMS Questions and Answers.pdf

Solicitation No. N32253-24-Q-0017, Replacement of Radios for Wireless Connection to VPMS

Questions and Answers

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Question Government Response

1 General question Will drawings or pictures of each location be provided prior to submitting proposal?

Due to Pearl Harbor security policy no images or drawings will be shared prior to award.

2 General question Will access to a lift be provided by the government or does the contractor need to provide?

Contractor will provide this equipment.

3 General question Are there any requirements for the outages?

See PWS 3.2.5 All worksites have a breaker located on site within easy control of the workers. Power can be secured to make worksite safe and not impact surrounding work areas.

4 General question

Will new mounting hardware be provided with each of the radios or does this need to be included in the proposal?

Mounting hardware should be included within the items packaging. If additional parts are necessary, see PWS

3.3.2.

5 Section 3.2.6

Section 3.2.6 states that “Successful replacement of the radios will be confirmed by camera availability on the

Government network”. Are there any additional post testing plans to follow upon completion of each radio?

The contractor will be working with CNRH N6 who will set up communications and allow the contractor to

“ping” the CCTV system and verify comms and camera monitoring capabilities (PTZ/Infrared, etc.), with the N6 servers. Once the cameras and radios are installed and fully function tested to all government specifications the contractor is done with the installation at that location.

6 General question Does any cabling need to be replaced. If so, what are the requirements?

In the event cabling needs to be replaced and is not included in item packaging, see PWS 3.3.2.

7 General question If any of the cabling or connectors need to be replaced, will this work be furnished by the government?

In the event that cabling needs to be replaced and is not included in item packaging, see PWS 3.3.2.

8 Section 3.1.2

Section 3.1.2 states that PoE injector will be provided and section 3.3.4 states that 21 PoE injectors need to be procured? Are the PoE’s provided by government or contractor?

The PoE injectors have been procured by the government.

9 Section 2.1

Section 2.1 states 26 radios to be replaced at 17 various locations yet Section 3.3.4 states that 21 PoE injectors need to be procured? Confirming quantity of PoE’s needed.

The quantity of PoE injectors have been confirmed to be

10 General question

Will the contractor receive all programed radios at the beginning or throughout the approximate 12-week time frame?

Each radio installation site is assigned a group number.

Those radios associated with that group will be programmed and the contractor will then receive that grouping for installation. The 26 radios cannot be programmed all at once.

11 General question Is traffic control needed for any of the light poles and if so, who will provide?

If traffic control is needed in an area, the contractor should provide the necessary personnel. Note: speed limit in work areas is not higher than 25 mph and traffic flow will be light. In the event an emergency occurs that requires Fire Dept or Medical service response, contractors should be prepared to secure work quickly to allow for first responder response.

12 General question Will site-visits be available?

Site Visit is scheduled for 01.10.2024 see “Site Visit

Information” for more detail and RSVP information.

13 General question What is the approximate distance between poles/ work areas?

Work areas are primarily on building or poles. Distances between the 17 worksites vary but are on average approximately 750 feet apart.

14 General question Will there be space and parking enough for a boom lift?

There is sufficient space for a boom lift to perform work. Necessary precautions and traffic control should be provided by the contractor.

Parking for the boom lift should be coordinated with the contractor and TPOC.