Q and A 9-17-21.docx

Q: Will you be providing drawings for us to get footages of the required fiber runs?

A: Attached to this response. Primary buildings are circled in red and core buildings have orange squares.

Q: Are the pathways (underground conduits) for the fiber install already in place?

A: Pathways to be used are existing and fiber will be installed in parallel to systems already in place.

Q: What are the lengths of the runs noted in the SOW?

#172 and 5 core sites identified below utilizing 24 strands of Single Mode fiber.

(1) Building #172 and Building #210

(2) Building #172 and Building #211

(3) Building #172 and Building #219

(4) Building #172 and Building #223

(5) Building #172 and Building #331

#350 and 5 core sites identified below utilizing 24 strands of Single Mode fiber.

(1) Building #350 and Building #210

(2) Building #350 and Building #211

(3) Building #350 and Building #219

(4) Building #350 and Building #223

(5) Building #350 and Building #331 A: Pull distances have not been determined. See attached drawings/map for footage determination.

Q: Can the government provide a base map with the associated buildings identified?

A: Attached to this response.

Q: What connector type is required (SC, LC, ST)?

A: Termination standard requested will be SC-APC.

Q: Do we need to charge you Sales Tax on this project?

A: No. The government cannot pay sales tax. Additionally, no sales tax is collected in the state of Oregon.

Q: Can you provide how much fiber cable is needed for this project?

A: Length of pull will be determined by maps/drawings provided.

Q: The SOW states to procure/install 24 strands of fiber for bldg. #172 and 24 strands for #350. How many pairs of fiber per core site?

A: Request is for 24 strands of fiber pulled from the primary buildings (#172 and #350) to each of the core buildings

Q: Can you provide the make and model of all the switches in each building to spec out the SFPs? Do they all match?

A: Switches have not been procured at this time and will be installed by the government at a later time.

Q: Are there enough SFP slots in each switch to land fiber?

A: Contractor will provide termination in patch panel only. Connections to SFP/Switches will be done by the government at a later time.

Q: By my count, the project will need a minimum of 20 SFPs to run 1 pair of fiber to each building. Is the contractor to provide the SFPs?

A: Contractor will provide termination in patch panel only. Connections to SFP/Switches will be done by the government at a later date.

Q: Is the contractor also to procure the patch panel for each building?

A: Yes.