COTS VoIP VCS

This revision provides a new file, 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001 v2, which corrects typos in the previous files (posted yesterday as attachment 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001 and this morning as attachment 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001). The initial files .  The FAA's responses to the questions, provided in the initial file (ref. pages 2 - 7 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document), was unreadable.  The new file, 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001 v2, is readable.  

The revisions are administrative in nature and a SIR amendment will not be issued. 

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Apr 29, 2020 08:23 am EDT - This revision provides a new file, 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001 v1, which corrects typos in the initial file (posted yesterday as attachment 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001). The initial file, Item #1 shown below, was correctly provided through the notice description but the file document included typos.  The initial file has been removed from the announcement. 

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Apr 28, 2020 11:23 am EDT - Please refer to SIR Amendment 0001, attached. In summary, Amendment 0001:
1.  Revises the response due date of the original solicitation from May 5, 2020 to May 19, 2020.

2.  Provides FAA responses to the questions submitted by industry (ref. pages 2 - 7 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document).

3. In response to the questions, sections of the solicitation have been revised. The revised solicitation is provided and supersedes the original. For industry's benefit, the FAA is providing the document titled "Changes Identified 693KA8-20-0428"; this document, which includes the final updated solicitation, ent. (ref. pages 8 - 64 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document).

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues this Screening Information Request (SIR) Number 693KA8-20-R-00006, COTS VoIP VCS, for the procurement of small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs), and supporting services, as detailed in the attached.

The FAA requires small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs) and supporting services. The FAA anticipates up to seven (7) contract awards resulting from this solicitation; quantity of one (1) VCS per award. The FAA will use the COTS VCS to conduct market research for future VoICE VCS acquisitions. The FAA will not use the COTS VCS to test or otherwise certify the ability of the vendors’ COTS product to meet current FAA requirements and will not use this activity as a down-select for future VoICE acquisitions.  The FAA is interested in COTS products that have been deployed and used for Air traffic control.  The FAA is not interested in prototype systems or software.

This is a request for proposal and submissions must be submitted in accordance with the SIR. This procurement is considered a noncomplex requirement and will be procured through a simplified purchase method (Acquisition Management System (AMS) Procurement Guidance T3.2.2.5, Commercial and/or Simplified Purchase Method.

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this SIR to the Contracting Officer via email no later than April 14, 2020, 5:00pm ET. All responses to the questions will be made in writing and included in an amendment to the SIR.

For informational purposes, this procurement is one (1) of the NAS VoICE Acquisition and Market Research Activities referenced in Notice Id #693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2, National Airspace System VoICE Notice #2 (notice link: 693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2) .

Please note the FAR references cited in beta.SAM are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS). For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in this acquisition.

This revision provides a new file, 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001 v1, which corrects typos in the initial file (posted yesterday as attachment 693KA8-20-R-00006 Amendment 0001). The initial file, Item #1 shown below, was correctly provided through the notice description but the file document included typos.  The initial file has been removed from the announcement. 

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Please refer to SIR Amendment 0001, attached. In summary, Amendment 0001:
1.  Revises the response due date of the original solicitation from May 5, 2020 to May 19, 2020.

2.  Provides FAA responses to the questions submitted by industry (ref. pages 2 - 7 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document).

3. In response to the questions, sections of the solicitation have been revised. The revised solicitation is provided and supersedes the original. For industry's benefit, the FAA is providing the document titled "Changes Identified 693KA8-20-0428"; this document, which includes the final updated solicitation, ent. (ref. pages 8 - 64 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document).

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues this Screening Information Request (SIR) Number 693KA8-20-R-00006, COTS VoIP VCS, for the procurement of small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs), and supporting services, as detailed in the attached.

The FAA requires small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs) and supporting services. The FAA anticipates up to seven (7) contract awards resulting from this solicitation; quantity of one (1) VCS per award. The FAA will use the COTS VCS to conduct market research for future VoICE VCS acquisitions. The FAA will not use the COTS VCS to test or otherwise certify the ability of the vendors’ COTS product to meet current FAA requirements and will not use this activity as a down-select for future VoICE acquisitions.  The FAA is interested in COTS products that have been deployed and used for Air traffic control.  The FAA is not interested in prototype systems or software.

This is a request for proposal and submissions must be submitted in accordance with the SIR. This procurement is considered a noncomplex requirement and will be procured through a simplified purchase method (Acquisition Management System (AMS) Procurement Guidance T3.2.2.5, Commercial and/or Simplified Purchase Method.

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this SIR to the Contracting Officer via email no later than April 14, 2020, 5:00pm ET. All responses to the questions will be made in writing and included in an amendment to the SIR.

For informational purposes, this procurement is one (1) of the NAS VoICE Acquisition and Market Research Activities referenced in Notice Id #693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2, National Airspace System VoICE Notice #2 (notice link: 693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2) .

Please note the FAR references cited in beta.SAM are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS). For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in this acquisition.

Please refer to SIR Amendment 0001, attached. In summary, Amendment 0001:
1.  Revises the response due date of the original solicitation from May 5, 2020 to May 19, 2020.

2.  Provides FAA responses to the questions submitted by industry (ref. pages 2 - 7 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document).

3. In response to the questions, sections of the solicitation have been revised. The revised solicitation is provided and supersedes the original. For industry's benefit, the FAA is providing the document titled "Changes Identified 693KA8-20-0428"; this document, which includes the final updated solicitation, ent. (ref. pages 8 - 64 of the SIR Amendment 0001 document).

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues this Screening Information Request (SIR) Number 693KA8-20-R-00006, COTS VoIP VCS, for the procurement of small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs), and supporting services, as detailed in the attached.

The FAA requires small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs) and supporting services. The FAA anticipates up to seven (7) contract awards resulting from this solicitation; quantity of one (1) VCS per award. The FAA will use the COTS VCS to conduct market research for future VoICE VCS acquisitions. The FAA will not use the COTS VCS to test or otherwise certify the ability of the vendors’ COTS product to meet current FAA requirements and will not use this activity as a down-select for future VoICE acquisitions.  The FAA is interested in COTS products that have been deployed and used for Air traffic control.  The FAA is not interested in prototype systems or software.

This is a request for proposal and submissions must be submitted in accordance with the SIR. This procurement is considered a noncomplex requirement and will be procured through a simplified purchase method (Acquisition Management System (AMS) Procurement Guidance T3.2.2.5, Commercial and/or Simplified Purchase Method.

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this SIR to the Contracting Officer via email no later than April 14, 2020, 5:00pm ET. All responses to the questions will be made in writing and included in an amendment to the SIR.

For informational purposes, this procurement is one (1) of the NAS VoICE Acquisition and Market Research Activities referenced in Notice Id #693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2, National Airspace System VoICE Notice #2 (notice link: 693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2) .

Please note the FAR references cited in beta.SAM are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS). For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in this acquisition.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues this Screening Information Request (SIR) Number 693KA8-20-R-00006, COTS VoIP VCS, for the procurement of small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs), and supporting services, as detailed in the attached.

The FAA requires small Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Systems (VCSs) and supporting services. The FAA anticipates up to seven (7) contract awards resulting from this solicitation; quantity of one (1) VCS per award. The FAA will use the COTS VCS to conduct market research for future VoICE VCS acquisitions. The FAA will not use the COTS VCS to test or otherwise certify the ability of the vendors’ COTS product to meet current FAA requirements and will not use this activity as a down-select for future VoICE acquisitions.  The FAA is interested in COTS products that have been deployed and used for Air traffic control.  The FAA is not interested in prototype systems or software.

This is a request for proposal and submissions must be submitted in accordance with the SIR. This procurement is considered a noncomplex requirement and will be procured through a simplified purchase method (Acquisition Management System (AMS) Procurement Guidance T3.2.2.5, Commercial and/or Simplified Purchase Method.

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this SIR to the Contracting Officer via email no later than April 14, 2020, 5:00pm ET. All responses to the questions will be made in writing and included in an amendment to the SIR.

For informational purposes, this procurement is one (1) of the NAS VoICE Acquisition and Market Research Activities referenced in Notice Id #693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2, National Airspace System VoICE Notice #2 (notice link: 693KA8-20-RFI-VoICE-2) .

Please note the FAR references cited in beta.SAM are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS). For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in this acquisition.