Consolidated Questions_Answers for W912PB-24-Q-3032 UMCS Maintenance Inspection Repair at USAG Ansbach Storck Barracks.pdf
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This document contains consolidated questions and answers related to a Request for Information (RFI) for a Utility Monitoring and Control System (UMCS) maintenance, inspection, and repair contract solicitation number W912PB-24-Q-3032 at USAG Ansbach Storck Barracks.
The key details include:
- Confirmation that 5 years of experience with comparable UMCS hardware/software such as Siemens, Niagara, and Distech can meet the experience requirements.
- Confirmation that required certifications for the specific UMCS manufacturer are available to all bidders.
- Confirmation that software upgrades/patches will be available at fair market prices from the UMCS manufacturer.
- Clarification on the scope of work and pricing for the various contract line items, including recurring software maintenance, control cabinet/plant optimization, and on-call troubleshooting.
- Questions regarding the transition period and availability of historical records/passwords if the incumbent is not selected.
- Confirmation that cyber security knowledge is desirable, but no additional security clearances are required to access the UMCS environment.
- Clarification that the maximum 50 hours per year of on-site troubleshooting does not include travel time.
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RFI # Request for Information for W912PB-24-Q-3032 Reference (Page, Paragraph Section)
Q1
Please confirm that an Acceptable rating for "five (5) years of work experience in this field of work in compliance …..with manufacturer's operating and maintenance instructions" can be demonstrated by the proposer for any comparable UMCS hardware / software platform manufacturer as installed at this site.
Examples of comparable UMCS manufacturers include Siemens, Niagara and Distech.
Subfactor A - Experience, Page 19
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Q2 Please confirm that the required training and resulting certification specified in the RFP for this specific manufacturer is readily offered and available to all responsive proposers.
Subfactor B - Certification, Page 19
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Q3 Please confirm that equal or better certifications from other comparable UMCS manufacturers specified in the RFP can be substituted by a responsive proposer to achieve an Acceptable rating for this subfactor.
Subfactor B - Certification, Page 19
A3
Q4 Please confirm that in the event that specific software upgrades / software patches are required in the execution of this contract, they are available to the successful respondent at a fair and published market price by the existing UMCS manufacturer.
Subfactor B - Certification, Page 19
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Q5 Please confirm that the Subfactor B - Certification requirements are also required for the referenced "Siemens" control system shown in the PWS.
Subfactor B - Certification, Page 19 and PWS Section 1.1
A5 Page 19 Factor 1 – Technical Page 75 Para 1.2 Objectives
A6 Page 19 Factor 1 – Technical Page 75 Para 1.2 Objectives
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Q8 Please confirm that any specific software licensing which may be required in the execution of this contract will meet the Buy American requirements shown.
Page 26 subparagraph (f) Buy American Certificate
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Q9 How long will the transition period be and what can the successful respondent expect from the Incumbent as far as things such as historical records and software passwords should the government select someone other than the Incumbent?
Page 75 Para 1.2 Objectives
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Q10 Please confirm that offerors are to price only CLINs ending in 1 and should not price CLINs ending in 2, 3 or 4 Page 70, Additional Explanation, "- Offerors shall complete and submit the 'Schedule of Supplies/Services' for contract line items 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001."
A10 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.1 UMCS recurring software maintenance
A11 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.1 UMCS recurring software maintenance
A12 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.2 UMCS control cabinet and plant optimization
A13 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.2 UMCS control cabinet and plant optimization
A14 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.3 UMCS on call troubleshooting
A15 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.3 UMCS on call troubleshooting
Q15 Please confirm that PWS Para 5.1.3 is the only scope of work offerors for CLINs ending in 3 and this is labor only (and does not include materials)
Q16 Please confirm that if CLINs ending in 3 are to be priced, offerors should provide only a Labor Rate which the government can apply to on call troubleshooting required for up to a maximum number of 50 hours per year.
D12 Please confirm that CLINs ending in 1 should be priced as a Firm Fixed Price limited to only 80 hours of labor for reocurring software maintenance per year which are divided among the quarters.
Q13 Please confirm that PWS Para 5.1.2 is the only scope of work for CLINs ending in 2
Q14 Please confirm that if CLINs ending in 2 are to be priced, offerors should price as a Firm Fixed Price limited to only 150 hours of labor per year, which are divided among the quarters.
Q6 Will the government evaluate proposals include offeror ability to provide the best cyber security measures in this work to protect against security risks to USAG-Ansbach and to assist the garrison in the implementation
Q7 Please confirm any specific security clearances or security certifications which may be required to access the UMCS hardware / software environment and/or network infrastructure.
Q11 Please confirm that PWS Para 5.1.1 is the only scope of work for CLINs ending in 1
Yes, a well-selected cyber security knowledge is desirable.
No additional certifications are required for the UMCS hardware / software environment and/or network infrastructure.
Yes.
The passwords should be available, some of the programs from the controllers are so old that they are no longer available.
Yes.
the applicant should provide evidence of this experience.
In order to be able to provide the required training, the bidder must contact the manufacturers Siemens or Kieback and Peter and check whether training is possible.
As kieback and peter and siemens are installed on site, the applicant should be familiar with siemens and kieback and peter.
It is common for there to be list prices for updates and software patches.
For the Siemens system there should be a professional experience, a Siemens Desigo CC does not yet exist there, but is in planning.
Yes.
It can be specified as a maintenance flat rate, the other option is 80h per year.
Yes.
It can be specified as a maintenance flat rate, the other option is 150h per year.
Yes.
A16 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.3 UMCS on call troubleshooting
A17 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.4 material
A18 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.4 material
A19 Pages 3-13 SOLICITATION / AWARD INFORMATION AND
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Page 86, Para 5.1.4 material
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Q18 Please confirm that PWS Para 5.1.4 is the only scope of work for CLINs ending in 4
Q19 Please confirm that CLINs ending in 4 will be a ceiling limit for materials only and will be provided by the government upon award
Q20 For CLINs which are materials only or Time and Materials (T&M), how should offerors price a Material Handling Fee in this proposal?
Q17 Please confirm that the maximum 50 hours per year of on-call trouble shooting applies only to hours spent at the site of the UMCS system. In other words, the 50 hours does not include travel time to the site at USAG- Ansbach to start troubleshooting or from the site back to the contractor's place of work at the conclusion of a
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
The material should be purchased at low cost.
Q21 Will the contract be lead from Grafenwoehr?
Yes.
Site Visit
Q22 What type of contract will this be?
IDIQ
Site Visit
Q23 Will the response to the RFP requires pricing? Site Visit
Q25
Would the government consider waiving the requirement to include Certificate of Training in the proposal for Kieback and Peter Neutrino 9.39.01 not older than two years for each System Administrator as the only Acceptable technical evaluation criteria? Kieback and Peter offer class “AS 47 Bedienerschulung DDC4000 und GLT-Neutrino” periodically throughout the year, but their next available class is not until 17-19 September 2024. In other words, there is no way for any offeror who does not already possess the Certificate of Training to present a technically acceptable offer before the current proposal due date of 26 July 2024.
Certifications
If the training can be carried out during the first quarterly maintenance (i.e. within the first 3 months of the contract), that is fine.
Yes.
Q24 What type of systems are present? Site Visit
A combination of Siemens and Kieback & Peter.
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