SAQMMA15R0277-A001_QandA.pdf

Questions and Answers for SAQMMA15R0277

1. Q: Is this a follow-on requirement? If so, could you please provide the incumbent contract number for this opportunity? If not, is this a new requirement?

A: This is a new requirement.

2. Q: Section L – please advise if a date is scheduled for the organized site visit?

A: No site visit will be conducted prior to contract award. The winning contractor must request and coordinate site visit with the Contracting Officer Representative.

3. Q: Performance Period – Section F indicate 45 and 95 days for supply and install while the announcement state 6 months. Please indicate us the performance duration for this contract.

A: See revised RFP for performance duration.

4. Q: Magnitude of the Project?

A: Between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

5. Q: The SF 1442 form indicates that no Bid Guarantee is required. However the below yellow highlighted excerpt is taken from the solicitation document and alludes to a requirement for a bid bond or letter from financial institution.

Yet – the proposal instructions in the solicitation do not indicate that any of this documentation is required.

Have the ability to obtain a performance and guarantee bond and a payment bond, or to post adequate performance security, such as irrevocable letters of credit or guarantees issued by a reputable financial institution;

A: There is no form of bid guarantee required. The yellow highlights refer to performance and payment (to subcontractors) guarantee.

6. Q: It is our understanding that there is a list of approved barrier manufacturers whose product would be valid for this effort. Could the Government please provide a list of wedge barriers with make and model numbers that would be acceptable equipment for the “New Electro-Mechanical” wedge barrier for this project?”

A: The two barriers approved by DS and meet OBO requirements are: HD 300 EM Phalanx Electro-Mechanical power system make by Delta Scientific Corporation, and the RSS-2000 wedge barrier made by RSSI Barriers, LLC.

7. Q: Are the three lanes collocated with each other?

A: All three barriers are located at American Center, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, and New Delhi, India. Within this compound, these barriers are at Main Entry, Main Exit and Rear

CAC.

8. Q: Will the EPU be located within 75’ (23 meters) of the barriers?

A: Yes

9. Q: What power do they have available currently? We require either 240V/1 phase, 208V/3 phase or 480V/3 phase.

A: Electric Motors must be 440VAC, 3 Phase, 50HZ and 220VAC, 1 Phase, 50HZ.

10. Q: What is the distance between the EPUs and the Control Panels (CAC and Post)?

A: The estimated distances are as follows:

Main Entry CAC and Post 1: 200 feet Main Exit CAC and Post 1: 200 feet Rear CAC and Post 1: 400 feet

11. Q: What are the individual road widths and is there any curbing as well? We need the dimensions from curb to curb.

A: The barrier portion of the arrest system shall be capable of protecting up to 11 to 12.75

ft. wide (3.3 to 3.82 meter) driveway or garage ramp. Curbing may exist.

12. Q: When is the site visit planed ?

13. Q: Section L.6 indicates that a site visit will be organized but indicates the date as TBD. Has a date for the site visit been confirmed?

14. Q: The Scope of Work indicates (Section 3.2.6 and 4.5) indicates that the unit will be connected to an existing fiber system. Please provide details of the existing fiber system that the new barrier is to be tied into, or specify the media converter that will be required. Please also confirm the point of origin at which the existing fiber system will be tied into.

A: The contractor must install new Fiber/fiber modules to control the barrier from Post 1.

It will not be tied up to any existing fiber trunk or modules.

The Contractor shall provide all rack mounted panels, power supplies, media converters, and fittings required for the fiber conversion for each barrier.

15. Q: Please provide the roadway width at each of the three proposed locations for the purposes of calculating the width of the vehicle barrier that will be required.

A: Please see the attached drawings.

16. Q: Section 4.4 and 4.5 indicates that the vehicle barrier control panels will be rack mounted at both the CAC’s and Post 1. Please confirm that there is space available in the existing rack to install the new control panels.

A: Yes.

17. Q: Please confirm if on-site lay down area will be provided for shipping containers.

A: Yes.

18. Q: Section 3.2.10 indicates that the drainage water piping for the new vehicle barrier is to be connected to the nearest existing water drainage or sewer system. Please identify the location of the existing drainage system that is to be tied into.

A: Please see the attached drawings.

19. Q: The Scope of Work indicates that the new vehicle barrier system is to be an electro-mechanical system (the existing vehicle barrier is a hydraulic system). Will a hydraulic system be considered as an acceptable alternative for the vehicle barrier system?

A: No.

20. Q: Is it acceptable if our selected subcontractor is not a US citizen?

A: Yes; however, the Prime contractor must be present on site during working hours.