QnA_IDS_140F1G23Q0042.txt

Q&A for IDS (140F1G23Q0042)

Inquiry #1

Will cellular backup be required for Ash Meadows Visitor Center?

Answer: No, cellular backup is not required for the Ash Meadows Visitor Center as per the scope of work

What vendor is to be used for the cellular service for that area?

Answer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide the cellular sim card for the panel

Will a cellular antenna extension be required for proper carrier signal?

Answer: YES

Can you provide the model numbers to the existing devices at Ash Meadows Fish Conversation Facility that will connect to the new IDS panel?

Answer: Do not have current model number of existing devices the panel is (Security Command)

Are the current devices at the Ash Meadows Fish Conversation Facility wireless or hard-wired? Answer: The current devices are hard wired

Will a floor plan be provided for the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility?

Answer: Not currently available

Will there be a security clearance required on this contract for this work?

Answer: No

Will the security panels require encryption?

Answer: No

Inquiry #2 Given the size of the install, would the government consider purchasing this off of a GSA schedule utilizing a govt purchase card as it seems that this work may be able to fit below the micro-purchase threshold?

Answer: Under FAR PART 8 we cannot consider a open market quote over a GSA Schedule. If a requisition requires a (1) ITPA (Information Technology Procurement Approval) which in this case it did, then a gov't purchase card cannot be used because it's (2) recorded property and therefore requires a contract.

Would the government be interested in a larger BPA-type offering that would provide enterprise standardization and admin control at more locations?

Answer: Not at this time

Would the government be interested in a FedRAMP cloud solution?

Answer: Not at this time