RFI Modification Addendum (3) Vendor Q&A.xml

sarahe.smith Durbin, Lana C (CHFS OATS) 2 0 2019-03-07T14:25:00Z 2019-03-07T14:37:00Z 2019-03-07T14:37:00Z 3 769 4387 Commonwealth of Kentucky 36 10 5146 16 CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION # RF I 72 1 1 9 000000 20 ADDENDUM NO. THREE ( 3 ) Dylan Curry, Purchasing Agent II CHFS Division of Procurement and Grant Oversight Commodities Acquisition Branch 275 East Main Street, 4E- C Frankfort, KY 40621 Phone: (502) 564-7736 Fax: (502) 564-5531 Dylan.Curry @ky.gov MODIFICATION ISSUED 03/07 /2019 . BIDDER SHALL CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AND SHALL BECOME BINDING UPON THE CONTRACT ISSUED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION. Question#1 Can you provide more details on the on your NaI crystals with regard to resolution, age, PMT, MCA, connector interface, etc…? Resolution is listed as 7.04 and dated 2013 on one detector. Th ere are PMTs but no MCAs. O ther questions sho uld be answered by the pictures in: RFI Modifi cation (3) Attachments A, B, C Question#2 Is there an MCA included with your gamma detectors? NO Question#3 Can you provide detailed specifications on the MCA provided with the NAI Crystals? NA Question#4 If there is no MCA provided, please provide details on the PMT interface Q uestions sho uld be answered by the pictures in: RFI Modification (3) Attachment A, B, C Question#5 Are there detection requirement and/or sensitivity requirements as in ANSI 42.43? Products s hould meet ANSI 42.43 standards Question#6 Is there any shielding material available to the vendors? if so, please describe the shielding material specifications? NO Question#7 Would the state of KY consider retaining the unused Gas at their own facility instead of having the vendor provide a credit for the excess gas? NO Question#8 The RFI states all of the proposed solutions must be currently available - without knowing the form factor and interfaces of the detectors we do not have enough information to know if the solution is currently available. Please see pictures in: RFI Modification (3) Attachment A,B,C,D & E Question#9 Please provide details on the type and form factor of the HE3 tubes Q uestions sho uld be answered by the pictures in: RFI Mo dification (3) Attachment D & E Question#10 Does KY intend on providing the vendor with the moderator materials normally included in an HE3 Neutron Detector? NO Question#11 Can you clarify more fully the conditions where the following statement may apply to this solicitation? "Possible conditions may include that all work and data products will be owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and will be produced and delivered free of licensing restrictions or any other encumbrance that may impede or otherwise restrict the free distribution thereof, whether in part or in full. The Commonwealth shall not disclose any portions of the proposals prior to contract award to anyone outside the Commonwealth, representatives of the agency for whose benefit the contract is proposed, representatives of the Federal Government, if required, and the members of the evaluation committees. After a contract is awarded in whole or in part, the Commonwealth shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose all proposal data submitted by Vendors in response to this RFI as a matter of public record. Any and all documents submitted by a Vendor in response to the RFI shall be available for public inspection after contract award . No such documents shall be exempt from disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act regardless of the vendor’s designation of the information contained therein as proprietary , confidential, or otherwise. Therefore, the Commonwealth will not redact or withhold any documents submitted in response to the RFI if a request to inspect these records is made. The Commonwealth of Kentucky shall have the right to use all system ideas, or adaptations of those ideas, contained in any proposal received in response to this RFI. Selection or rejections of the proposal will not affect this right. Question#12 Regarding the timing of the oral presentations - how likely is it that the intended week of March 25th will be adhered to? If possible, we are also entertaining dates in April, please provide dates you may be available in mid-April and we will reach out after the RFI has closed to schedule Question#13 The RFI states the laptop should come with a docking station - is there a specific type of laptop of docking station the State prefers? Does the State intend the vendor to supply the docking station and vehicle mount? Not that I know of. Yes, provide docking stations for each laptop. RFI does not specify a vehicle mount. Question#14 The RFI refers to 1900000020 and 1900000019. Please confirm the solicitation number is 1900000020. Procurement posted a Modification Addendum to address on 3/1/19 No other changes have been made to the RFI. END OF ADDENDUM Vendor acknowledges the above modification. Failure to acknowledge a modification shall cause the bid to be considered non-responsive, unless waived in accordance with 200 KAR 5:306 (7). Acknowledgement of the most recent modification shall constitute acknowledgement of all prior modifications. Signature Date