QUESTIONS and ANSWERS.pdf

QUESTIONS / ANSWERS

(From Site Visit on July 20TH @ 1:00 PM)

1. What is the specific Make & Model# for the existing Video Projector Screen?

Gerriets Revue Front and Rear Projection Screen with a front projection gain value of

0.67. Size: 54’(W) x 26’(H).

2. Are all control and signal lines already in place from the Front of House Mix Position to the Projection Booth?

No, that's what the fiber runs are for. You supply the fiber and Ike Hall Staff will run it.

3. Do any cables runs need to be replaced or installed? No.

4. Exactly how many cables and or fiber lines are required to be installed with this installation?

The contractor will supply the fiber cables as specified in the SOW (see Section 6 and 7). The Eisenhower Hall Theatre staff will pull the cable from FOH to Projection booth and Stage Right. All other miscellaneous cables (however many are needed to make the system function) are the contractor’s responsibility to supply and install.

5. Does the runway space needed to install additional connections between front of house mix and projection booth (if required) exist?

The conduit does exist. If for some unforeseen reason, additional cables needs to be run to any of the locations, then the Eisenhower Hall Staff will pull the additional cable.

The Contractor will supply the cable and the Eisenhower House Staff will run it.

6. We have a booth to screen distance. Is there an "official" lens to screen distance the end user is working with?

No, and that is for the contractor to figure out.

7. Are there scaled architectural drawings of the Auditorium available?

Architectural drawings will be posted with the Solicitation / RFQ. However, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to figure out all of the calculations and measurements to determine offset and correct lens. That’s why you were required to bring whatever tools you needed to help you make that assessment when you attended the Site Visit.

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8. Can you confirm if the required video inputs to the video Processor/Switcher are as follows? Front of House: 4 HD-SDI inputs, 1 HDMI input Stage Right: 4 HD- SDI inputs. If this is not correct, can you please clarify how many inputs of each type are needed at each location?

This configuration is correct.

9. Has the proposed equipment been reviewed and recommended by an Audio / Video professional? Has the projector brightness been confirmed based on screen size, throw distance, and ambient lighting?

West Point has an in-house Audio / Video design team (VIOS) that is taking responsibility for this design.

10. Can you share existing architectural drawings, conduit risers, and as-built drawings of the existing Audio / Video System?

These drawings will be posted up online for all to view.

11. Do you have one line drawings of the proposed new equipment? No.

12. Do we need to pull cable to any locations other than the projection booth, FOH rack position, Stage Right rack position?

The Audio / Video contractor shall furnish and terminate the fiber. West Point will be responsible for any cable pulls.

13. There is a note for four 50' premade SDI cables, what are these for?

Connections from stage devices to the stage rack?

These are for stage devices to stage rack.

14. What if any OFE / Existing equipment will the new equipment interface with?

The existing system is going to be gutted and we do not yet have any information as to what will be going in. The Audio / Video contractor will not have to make these connections.

15. On the Razer Laptops - do we need to supply any software other than Windows 10 and Barco software? No.

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16. Is there a control system in place that needs to control the projector and new video switcher, or are we just in charge of setting up the Barco controller? If yes do you have the uncompiled code?

There is no control system, only the Barco controller.

17. Confirm Non-Union Labor

Labor does not have to be union, but West Point has minimum wage requirements.

Consult the Federal Acquisition Regulation and attached Clauses for info.

18. Confirm Tax-Exempt Status

All federal government agencies and DoD installations are tax-exempt from Federal / State / Local taxes including Federal Excise taxes. The exemption is governed by Federal Government Entities Tax Exemption US Statute 4, USC Section 107 Title 26 - IRS Code Section 4293. The United States Military Academy at West Point is a federal government agency - and - a DoD installation. Therefore, we are officially a tax-exempt agency of the US Federal Government.

The Federal Government does not use tax exempt forms... we use the Standard Form 1449 (SF1449), Department of Defense Form 1155 (DD1155), or Standard Form 44 (SF44)... these are the Contracts / Purchase Orders that Contractors receive when we finalize a purchase.

19. Is 220V power in place in the projection booth for the projector? Yes.

20. Will the network switches interface with West Point network or are they for connection between Audio / Video devices only? If yes, will West Point handle any special configuration requirements?

This will be standalone. No connection to the West Point network.

21. Will the glass in the projector booth be removed?

The glass is going to remain in place unless it is interfering with the image from the projector. If that is the case, it will be removed by West Point.

22. Please confirm project timeline.

The Contractor that is selected for the project will be notified once the work begins.