299 NOS EoL Workstations RFIs.xlsx
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- 299 NOSS EoL Workstations
- Solicitation number
- W50S7X26Q0025
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Department of the Army National Guard
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This is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document clarifying salient characteristics and specifications for solicitation W50S7X26Q0025, issued by the Kansas Air National Guard for 299 Network Operations Squadron End-of-Life Workstations procurement. The Q&A addresses eight key clarification requests from vendors regarding three line items: 30 office desktops (CLIN 0001), 10 performance desktops (CLIN 0002), and 4 semi-rugged notebook computers (CLIN 0003).
Critical clarifications include: for CLIN 0003, wireless card physical removal/disabled takes precedence over 802.11ax wireless networking requirements; fiber-optic gigabit ethernet is preferred for CLIN 0001 but copper RJ-45 is acceptable as an alternative; Windows Enterprise and Microsoft Office will be government-furnished; integrated GPUs meeting the 9,500 G3D PassMark score satisfy CLIN 0003 requirements without requiring discrete graphics; and "or equal" offerings meeting other salient characteristics are acceptable. Most significantly, the government corrected the performance specifications for CLIN 0003 semi-rugged notebooks, establishing CPU PassMark requirements of approximately 14,000–19,000 (not 38,000) and G3D Mark of approximately 2,500–4,000 (not 9,500). The specification was based on the Dell Pro Rugged 14 semi-rugged laptop. There is no specific reference system for the performance metrics. Delivery is required 60 days from award to McConnell AFB, Kansas.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| W50S7X26Q0025 Provisions and Clauses.pdf | ||
| Salient Characteristics NOSS EoL Workstations.rtf | RTF text file | |
| Combined Synopsis Solicitation NOSS EoL workstations.pdf |
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| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | CLIN 0003 salient characteristics call for both 802.11ax wireless networking AND the wireless card physically removed/disabled. Those two requirements conflict - which governs? | Wireless card physically removed/disabled. |
| 2 | CLIN 0001 specifies a "Gigabit Ethernet NIC PCI-E MM 1000BASE-SX LC" - that's multimode fiber. No major OEM (Dell, HPE) offers a factory-integrated fiber NIC on an office-class desktop; standard is copper RJ-45, with fiber only available as a third-party add-in card. Will copper Gigabit Ethernet satisfy this requirement, or is fiber a hard requirement? | Fiber cared preferred, but 299 NOS can procure those later if still needed |
| 3 | Is Windows Enterprise + MS Office government-furnished, or does that need to be priced into our quote? OEM desktop configurators offer Windows 11 Pro as the standard commercial SKU - Enterprise typically comes through your own volume licensing agreement. | Windows Enterprise + MS Office government-furnished (299 NOS will install government operating system) |
| 4 | Does the G3D PassMark score of 9,500 requirement for CLIN 0003 require a discrete GPU, or will an integrated GPU that achieves 9,500 or higher satisfy the requirement? | Does not require a discrete GPU and integrated GPU that achieves 9,500 or higher will satisfy the requirement |
| 5 | Will the Government consider an "or equal" offering for CLIN 0003 that meets all other salient characteristics but proposes the highest-performing semi-rugged notebook platform currently available in commercial distribution, even if it does not simultaneously meet both the CPU PassMark (38,000) and G3D PassMark (9,500) thresholds? | An equal offering will satisfy this requirement. |
| 6 | Alternatively, is the Government open to receiving clarification on whether the CPU PassMark and GPU G3D PassMark requirements for CLIN 0003 were intended to reflect the performance level of a specific reference system, and if so, what that reference system is? | There was not a specific reference system |
| 7 | Can you tell us which model Semi-Rugged Notebook this specification was based on. Even with AI assistance we can’t find a model that matches this specification. | Based off the Dell Pro Rugged 14 semi-rugged laptop |
| 8 | Line Item 3 lists a CPU PassMark score of 38,000 or higher and a G3D score of 9,500 or higher, the same minimums as Line Item 2, the Performance Desktop. Please confirm those two minimums are intended for the semi-rugged notebook, or state the intended minimums for that line item. | The semi-rugged notebooks will not require the same as the performance desktop. |
| • | CPU PassMark: ~14,000 to 19,000 |
| • | G3D Mark: ~2,500 to 4,000 |
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