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Additional Questions RFQ-RML-C-180442 NIH Building 40 Room 1207 Main Campus Bethesda Audio Video Telepresence Upgrade

1. May offerors submit the required proof of corporate certifications in an Appendix which would be excluded from page limits?

Appendices are excluded from the Volume I Technical Quote page count.

2. Will the new Crestron touch panels integrate with lighting plus shade control for 1207? If yes, then how many lighting presets and how many shade settings are required?

Room 1207 has no windows and non-controllable lights. If during the renovation controllable lights are added, we will address it at that time. But for now, there are no light nor shade control in the space, so please price for no control.

3. System functionality statement in the Sec 2.3 SOW states that Crestron touch panels will control the Audio Conferencing. During site visit the NIH site technical lead said that Audio Conferencing would be handled through Skype. Also, there are no Tesira phone cards included in the BOM. What is the intended Audio Conferencing capability of the system?

A POTS card has been add to the BOM for the Tesira. Audio only dialing will be done through the touch panels via the Tesira POTS interface. The POTS line will be provided at the equipment rack location by NIAID.

4. In SOW section 1.13, Corporate Certifications, it is stated that the Prime Contractor shall have the following Cisco certifications:

Cisco Master ATP Partner Cisco Premier Certified Partner, Advanced Unified Communications Cisco “Lighthouse” Partner Cisco DMS and MXE Certification

Based on the BOMs for the four projects and attending all site visits, it our understanding that there is no Cisco equipment to be installed in the systems; therefore, there would not seem to be a need for these certifications. Can you clarify?

There is no Cisco on this requirement. NIAID will accept Polycom Certified Partners; and Polycom Certified Videoconferencing Engineer certifications. NIAID also removes the requirement for Microsoft Gold Communications Partner. Reference revised SOW.