Additional Final Questions and Answers for FICS.docx

Questions and Answers for: W91CRB-23-R-5011 (FICS) DATE 1 August 2023

40. Ref: Q&A dated 10 JUL 2023, Items 38 and 39

Question: Answers to questions 38 and 39 regarding “Skinny Client Control Protocol” dictate a specific vendor (Cisco) protocol that does not allow for advances in the industry or competitive solutions.

We recommend changing the wording in the requirement from “and” to “or” as highlighted below:

The IP-PBX Switch shall support the Session Initiation Protocol (support both TCP/UDP SIP trunk standards), H.323 protocol, Media Control Protocol (MGCP), and or Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) standards for audio-visual sessions on the packet.

This will allow offerors to provide the best solution for the Government.

Response: The Government has revised the Statement of Work (SOW) to read “or”. Revised Attachment 0001 posted to SAM.gov.

41. Ref: Ref: Q&A dated 10 JUL 2023, Items 8 Question: For Question 8, the response given by the USG agreed to the suggestion of including a fully Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with the proposal, not included in the page count, with a limit of 5 pages for the I MS. However, Section L doesn't mention these additional 5 pages. We recommend revising Section L to reflect a technical volume page limit of 60 pages plus an additional 5 pages for the IMS.

Response: The pages required for IMS will not be counted towards the 5 page limit.

42. Ref: Q&A dated 10 JUL 2023, Item 12 Question: Regarding Question 12, the response given by the USG to the contract warranty requirement post Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) suggests the need to amend SOW paragraph 13, subparagraph f, specifying that restoral occurs after Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) rather than OT&E.

Response: The 2-year warranty starts after the DT&E is completed per the answer dated 10 JUL 2023, Item 12. The FICS SOW, Attachment 0001 is revised to reflect the above.

43. Ref: Q&A dated 10 JUL 2023, Item 18 Question: Pertaining to Question 18, the response given by the USG to the FICS Network Management System readiness requirement suggests a revision to Para 2.2.11 of the SOW. As of now, this revision isn't reflected in the document.

Response: The FICS SOW, Attachment 0001 is revised

44. Ref: Q&A dated 10 JUL 2023, Item 12 Question: In response to Question 25, the government outlined the CLIN mapping to SOW requirements. In the interest of clarity and completeness, we suggest aggregating the SOW mapping to include all current and previous SOW mapping clarifications. The final CLIN to SOW mapping should reflect as follows:

• CLIN 0001 - Hardware: As per SOW paragraphs 2 - 2.3.6 and 18.0 and 19.0

• CLIN 0002 - Program Management: As per SOW paragraphs 3 - 7 and 20.0

• CLIN 0003 - Support Services: As per SOW paragraphs 11, 11.1, 11.2, 15 and 12.0

• CLIN 0004 - Fielding: As per SOW paragraphs 10.1, 13 and 9.0

• CLIN 0005- Training: As per SOW paragraphs 8-8.4 and 17.0 Response: Revisions to solicitation CLIN mapping has been made. Please see the revised version of the solicitation posted to SAM.gov.