A07_Industry_Q&A_20180830.pdf

As of: 8/30/2018

QUESTION RESPONSE

Can companies from Outside USA can apply for this (like,from India or Canada)?

Foreign Offerors are not precluded from responding to this Request for White Paper

(RWP)

Whether we need to come over there for meetings? Travel may be required

Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA (like, from India or Canada)?

There are no requirements precluding an Offeror from preparing a WP response outside of the U.S. To be considered for Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) the company must meet all requirements in the RWP. Any tasks required for performance under a resulting Agreement shall be accomplished in accordance with the Articles of that Agreement. Any deliverables under a resulting Agreement shall be Buy American Act compliant.

Can we submit the proposals via email?

Required proposal information shall be submitted to the AMRDEC Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) system at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/Welcome.aspx to the attention of lisa.j.yamakawa.civ@mail.mil

Per A07_RWP_IVAS_Announcement, 4.1 number 2, does the government require teaming arrangements to be in place at the time of white paper submission on 7 September or does the government intend to provide input to team structure during white paper evaluation and demonstrations?

The Government requires teaming arrangements to be in place and outlined with the WP submission to ensure all requirements of the RWP are met. The Government does not intend to provide input on team structure during evaluations or demonstrations.

Are any of the cameras mentioned in the presentation shown below, such as those on page 23 (see Industry Day Slides dated 07 August 2018), to be developed/provided by companies submitting proposals, or are they all already under development and will be specified (COTS) or provided (GFE) by the Army.

All cameras sensors for IVAS are being developed under a separate effort through the Sensors Communications Electronics Consortium (SCEC) and will be provided as GFE by the Army.

How do we contact the various companies that participated in the August 7th Industry Day so as to offer our products and services for their use in this program?

The Attendee List from the Industry Day is available on the FBO website under the Industry Day announcement W91CRB-18-Z-0001.

We are also interested in determining if there are other HUD 3.0 cameras - needed but not explicitly mentioned in your presentation - that need development or refinement and we might be able to support

All cameras sensors for IVAS are being developed under a separate effort through the Sensors Communications Electronics Consortium (SCEC).

W91CRB-18-Z-0001, is the Government seeking/accepting submissions that offer a partial solution

The Government is seeking complete solutions; partial solutions will not be considered.

Do you have a process for industry to send questions and receive a response prior to the submission due date?

Questions regarding the objectives or preparation of the White Paper shall be addressed to Lisa J. Yamakawa, Agreements Officer, Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Email: lisa.j.yamakawa.civ@mail.mil. The Government will respond to as many question as possible up until one day prior to the submission deadline. If questions are submitted within the one day time period the Government will answer those additional questions if reasonably possible.

What OTA is this under and who is the consortium lead for the

OTA?

The IVAS Other Transaction Authority (OTA) opportunity is not being released under a consortium.

What is the time frame, in general, the government envisions between the white paper submission and pre-demonstration phase; then between pre-demonstration and the process demonstration phase; and lastly, between the process demonstration phase and the product demonstration phase?

The Government estimates approximately 5-10 business days between white paper submission and pre-demonstration submission deadline and approximately 5 business days between pre-demonstration submission deadline and the process & product demonstration. The process & product demonstration shall occur on the same day and shall not exceed eight (8) hours. These estimates are subject to change.

Can you provide a notional timeline for the IVAS User Assessment (UA) and Verification Event (VE)? Our assumption is that the UA will likely be mid-2019. Is that a likely timeline for UA?

The notional timeline is available on the FBO website under the Industry Day announcement W91CRB-18-Z-0001 on slide 14 of the Industry Day Slides dated 20180810.