Attachment 0003 - RFQ Questions_Answers RIA Dive.xlsx

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Amendment 0002 - DES Fire Diving Equipment
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W519TC-26-Q-A177
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This file is a Questions and Answers document for the RFQ W519TC-26-Q-A177 regarding diving equipment procurement. The document provides formal responses to vendor questions submitted during the solicitation period for integrated diving equipment required by the Public Safety Dive Team at US Army Garrison, Rock Island Arsenal. As a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, this firm-fixed-price RFQ seeks brand-new, unused diving equipment in original manufacturer packaging with a minimum one-year commercial warranty. The requirement emphasizes that all proposed items must function as a seamless, integrated system with absolute, verified interoperability. Award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quote. The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) is the contracting agency. The solicitation closing date was extended to September 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time per Amendment 0001, with Amendment 0002 providing the vendor Q&A responses. The questions and answers address clarifications regarding equipment specifications, interoperability requirements, and other technical or administrative matters relevant to offerors preparing their quotes.

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QuestionAnswer
Full Face Mask
a. There are a variety of Full Face Mask; Which do you want?OTS Guardian
i. Guardian (OTS)Yes
ii. Spectrum (OTS) You can use the regulator of your choiceNO
iii. Divator (Interspiro) (AMU List Approved)NO
iv. Surface Supplied Mod-1 (Kirby Morgan)yes
1. Do you need positive pressure or non-positive pressure?Positive Pressure
2. Do you need the ABV/Hatch installed?Yes
Communication modules
a. OTS or AMRON?OTS
b. How many divers off of the comm box?both
c. Tethered or WirelessWireless
d. Surface Station connection (Hi-Use or Marsh Marine)High Use
e. Combo Box required? (Comms and Air Control)Yes

Surface communication (See above)

Communications Umbilical/Tether Line
a. Surface and Diver connection (Comms)Yes
b. Surface and Diver connection (Umbilical (Air)Yes
c. Length of Umbilical200
d. Floating or Non-FloatingFloating
e. What cabling is required (i.e, Air, Comms, Pnuemo and Strength)?Yes, All
f. Pigtail LengthManufacturers Recommendation
Dry Suits
a. Is this solely protection against the cold or is there a requirement for HAZMAT protection?Contaminated Water/ hazmat protection
Dive Computers
a. Is this wrist or console?Wrist
b. Pressure/Depth requirement?Both
Dive Knife
a. Titanium or SSTitanium
b. Point – example (Blunt tip)?Blunt
Search Reels
a. Circular/Jacstay Main Search Reels – Length of line?150'-200'
Storage Container
a. Is this waterproof?yes
b. What is the liter requirement?100-120 and 40-60
c. What will this be used for?Primary Dive Equipment and electronics, comms, full Face Masks
Underwater ROV
a. What are the parameters/specifications+ for the ROV?Tethered low/ zero visibility, thrusters, surface live view/ recording. Rugged case, imaging sonar.
Drop Camera System
a. What are the parameters/specifications+ for the Drop Camera?low/ zero visibility, lighting, tether, surface monitor, recording capability
b. Will this be a camera in a watertight/proof container?yes
Underwater Camera
a. What are the parameters/specifications+ for the underwater camera?compact 4K low visibility camera

We need to know what is in a ‘lift bag set’. (1) 50lb, (1) 100lb, (2)250, (2) 500lb bags with appropriate fittings, dump valves, rated lifting slings/ straps and connecting hardware rated .

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