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Q3. Is there any maintenance/operations support required for acoustic systems or is it limited to the 20 Slocum gliders (in-house maintenance, field support for operations/launch/recovery)?

A3. Maintenance and support will be required across varying requirements as they occur to include all forms of ocean data collection instrumentation support with varying numbers of inventory amounts. Detailed maintenance and operational support requirements will be handled at the task order level. Experience with ocean data collection instrumentation will suffice at the

IDIQ level.

Q4. Acoustic analysis of AN/BL data. Is that task to occur only in-house at Stennis (related to first question)?

A4. All analysis work will be performed at Stennis Space Center, MS due to limits on data distribution.

Q5. Is there info available on the systems that are used to collect the AN/BL acoustic data and native formats of the collected data?

A5. Exact collection systems, instrumentation, and data formats are restricted due to the sensitive nature of data sources.

Q6. Will there be an opportunity for potential bidders to attend an industry day and view the equipment at Stennis?

A6. Currently there is no plan to have an industry day or view any equipment.

Q7. Will Question and Answer period be extended?

A7. The Question and Answer period be extended until 17 May 2019 at 2:00 pm CST.