SBS0026_QA_AMD05_Redacted.pdf

Question # RFP Page RFP Section/ Paragraph

CLIN/

Clause/Appendix/Attachm ent/Other Questions/Comments/Recommendations Government Response

1 14 6.2.2.3.3 Global Modernization Service Level Requirements: Will the government please confirm that the threshold and objective requirements must be duplex to meet the 512 Kbps and 1024 Kbps?

The Government confirms these should be full duplex. The PWS has been updated for clarity.

CLIN 0052A/B/C

CLIN 0053A/B/C

Will the Government add "duplex" to the data rate specification for CLINs 0052A/B/C and 0053 A/B/C?

See above response.

3 44 L.4.2.1 Will the Government please confirm that Supply Chain Agreements are required from satellite operators for both the sustainment and modernization solutions and that the Agreements should be valid for the life of the contract/Task Order rather than for the 240 days after proposal submission specified in L5.2?

For the purposes of proposal evaluation Supply Chain Agreements should align with the proposal validity period specified in Section L.5.2.

4 CLIN 0027A

Will the Government update the unit for this CLIN to MB? Overages are not charged by the minute for standard IP services.

The Government has updated the CLIN unit in Attachment 1.

5 6.1.4.2.3

Is it safe to assume that all the GFE terminations at MDPs will all use either Fiber (SFP) or Copper (RJ45) Interfaces?

Yes.

6.5, 6.9, 6.3.4,

6.3.6.1 Attachment 1 - Section B Pricing

Worksheet AMD04

CLINs x0082-x0085 refer to Program Management, IA Support, FSR Support, and Operations Support.

For the Base Period (Modernized and Sustainment) and Option Period 1, these CLINs have a Unit of "Each" which infers a service. For the remaining periods, Option Period 2-4, these CLINs have a Unit of "FTE". Can the Government please confirm which Unit they would like priced as an FTE and a service are not typically interchangeable.

The Government has updated Attachment 1 for clarity.