MODIFICATION
N -- Provide and Install PA System
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Little Rock AFB, Contracting Squadron, 642 Thomas Avenue Bldg 642, Little Rock AFB, AR, 72099
- ZIP Code
- 72099
- Solicitation Number
- F03602-02-T-0008
- Response Due
- 6/20/2002
- Point of Contact
- Gwendolyn Davis, Contract Specialist, Phone 501-987-3838, Fax 501-987-8119, - Sue Brett-Farnsworth, Contract Specialist, Phone (501) 987 1028, Fax (501) 987 8119,
- E-Mail Address
-
gwendolyn.davis@littlerock.af.mil, sue.brett-farnsworth@littlerock.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Response to questions: (Most are regarding F03602-02-R-0007 but as the projects are in the same building they may provide guidance for this solicitation as well) The site visit started with a short briefing on how the new facility was going to be used and what our vision for how the new equipment was to be used. We want a state of the art facility to attract visiting dignitaries and high level military leaders. Many of the ideas we plan to implement will be the first time they are implemented by any unit on base. The most unique is the electronic scheduling displays at the Operations desk. We have received comments by the other units that electronic displays for the flight schedule will never work and we will be ripping it out within 6 months and replacing it with the old grease board. All units on base use the old grease board and take over one hour daily to write the new schedule on it with a grease pen. The three Trooper Knock Down displays will allow us to display all our flight data from an Access database and have one unit that will display either data or CATV inputs like local weather radar. Speakers installed in the ceiling grid above the Operations desk will need to be added to allow audio from a CATV source to be heard. All input to the three display units will be controlled from a central point on the duty desk. The Main briefing room will be the largest and most elaborate of the areas needing AV equipment. Three overhead data/video projectors will provide the capability of creating dual 6?x8? images or one 9?x12? image. Lectern, equipment and equipment rack will be of professional quality and designed to meet all the requirements in the statement of work document. Overhead lighting will be controlled by low voltage controls and integrated into the touch screen controller on the lectern. Document camera, dual computer connections and touch screen controls will be routed through an umbilical cable connected to floor mounted connectors in the stage floor. The touch screen will provide custom designed macros to automate lowering the projection screen, setting up the equipment and dimming the lights for different briefing types. The Flight Planning room will have one 50? plasma display to display data and CATV inputs from the base network and closed circuit TV feeds. The commanders? conference room is a scaled down version of the Main briefing room. It will use low voltage screen and lighting controls, RF touch screen controller, rack mounted equipment, data/video projector and floor mounted auxiliary inputs. The Unit Level Learning Center and Maintenance conference rooms will have rack mounted equipment, data/video projector and controlled by a handheld RF controller. Auxiliary inputs will also be available in floor mounted boxes. Q. How many lighting zones do you plan to have in the Main briefing room? A. There are 8 separate zones currently called for in the electrical plan. The general contractor has run the feed for each run into the AV closet next to the stage. The 2 lamps on the stage are not part of the dimming plan and will be switch controlled only. Locations for low voltage controls are also located next to each of the 4 doors. Q. Are there dimmers installed? A. The ballasts in each light are dimming ballasts. All other equipment will be installed by the AV contract. Q. What brand of floor box will be installed in the areas where floor mounted inputs are called for? A. The boxes that will be installed are FSR FL-500 Q. Do you have a preference in touch screen controller? A. We like the style and available options of the AMX products but we can?t require a specific brand if others will fulfill all our control requirements. Q. What is the classification of the areas where the AV equipment will be used? A. The areas are general use areas and will not require any special security enhancements. Q. When is the building scheduled to be ready for the equipment to be installed? A. The current estimate is 01 Nov 02 but we are working with the Army Corp of Engineers to get concurrent access for the AV and PA contractors to complete their work before then. More to follow on this at contract award. Q. Do you need to be able to preview the display data on the scheduling displays behind the duty desk before it is displayed on the screen? A. No Q. Have you looked into using a video wall for the scheduling displays? A. Yes. When we modified the structural designs the video walls required more space than we could get in that area. If current designs will allow a video wall to fit we would consider it a suitable substitution for the Troopers. Q. What is the size of the area available to put the large display screens? A. The area is 174?W x 52?D x 90?H. The space to the right of the display area will have 4 shelves to hold the user supplied computers used to feed the displays. Q. Where is the plasma display going to be mounted? A. It will be mounted on the wall between the two doors at about eye level and viewable from the two data terminals on the counter just below it on either side. Q. How tall is the stage in the Main briefing room? A. 6? Q. Any specific place you want the data/video projectors mounted? A. Electrical provisions are available above the ceiling grid in the center of each room. Actual placement will be based on where the AV contractor feels will provide the best image. Q. What size screens are currently installed? A. The Main briefing room has a 12? x 16? screen on the back wall of the stage. The Commanders and Maintenance conference rooms and the Unit Level Learning center all have 8? x 8? screens. Q. Where do you intend to put the equipment rack in the Unit Level Learning center? A. Since this room does not have an AV closet like the others we will need an equipment rack that is more decorative than the others. It will be placed on the floor in the corner of the room opposite the door. Q. Will other bidders other than those present be considered for contract award? A. Yes. Q. Why did you require a 4 hour service response time? The standard is 24 hours. A. The Main Briefing room is the heart of our operation. We have formation briefings every 4 hours and group training in-between formation briefings. Any long delay will severely impact our operation. This is also the reason we require any equipment needing extended repairs (24hrs or greater) to be swapped out with a comparable unit until ours is repaired and replaced. Q. Will plenum rated cabling be needed? A. Current information says the ceiling is using a ducted return system and will not require plenum rated cabling but we will confirm this with the Corp of Engineers. Q. What other wood products are in use that you would like to match the lectern to? A. The flight planning room across the hall from the Main briefing room has laminated tables with oak trim and rest of the building is using a cherry laminate. We will be able to provide a sample to awarded contractor. Q. Are there any plans to ventilate the area above the displays behind the operations desk? It is solid sheet rock now. A. No. We will have to cut out vents above each display and use a whisper type fan to vent the heat to the open spaces above. Please include this in your designs. Q. Are there any plans to sound proof the back wall of the Main briefing room? It may become an echo source. A. There is nothing planned for sound proofing. If your design calls for sound proofing remember that we have individuals who love to poke holes in soft materials. We would rather see a speaker design that would prevent or reduce the echo effect. Q. Have you considered networking all your displays together? You would have a central point for all data to be distributed to any point that used the touch screen controllers. A. Other than the scheduling displays and the flight planning display none of the other areas need to view the other display information. It sounds like it would be a nice feature to have available however there are several concerns in implementing a networked system. Our research indicates that video over IP is not at a level that would produce a sharp image on a 9? x 12? screen and it introduces a single point of failure for the entire building. Since we did not list this type of equipment in the original statement of work we can?t use it as performance or quality of service feature and the increased cost may put a potential bidder out of consideration during contract award. Faxed or mailed copies of electrical drawings and key measurements are available on request. Documents are legal size so be sure the correct media is available at your location before requesting a faxed set.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
- Zip Code: 72099
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 72099
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