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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 21,1999 PSA#2329

Naval Research Laboratory, Code 3220, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20375-5326

60 -- BLOWN OPTICAL FIBER DATA ACQUISITION AND VIDEO NETWORK FOR THE EX-USS SHADWELL SOL N00173-99-R-JR02 POC Jerry Riles, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.JR, (202) 767-2120, Wayne Carrington, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: click here, RILES@CONTRACTS.NRL.NAVY.MIL. This is modification 02 to the combined synopsis/solicitation number N00173-99-R-JR02, issued by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) on 01 March 1999 and modified on 24 March 1999, for the acquisition of engineering design and installation of a blown optical fiber (BOF) network aboard its full-scale fire research and damage control RDT&E platform, the ex-USS Shadwell, located in Mobile, AL. This modification is issued to revise solicitation requirements and respond to questions submitted by interested parties. The following changes are made to the solicitation: 1. Node Room 2 was incorrectly listed. The correct compartment description is: "Node Room 2: 01-22-23 01 Level Starboard" 2. Node Room 8 has been changed. It is located on the 2nd Deck aft of Frame 64 (180 feet feet aft of Node Room 7). "Node Room 8: 2-64-2 2nd Deck Port Wing Wall" 3. A new Node Room 10 has been added on the 4th Deck starboard side with the description: "Node Room 10: 4-22-1 4th Deck Starboard" Revised scale drawings to reflect these changes are available for downloading and review via the internet at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm, reference RFP Number N00173-99-R-JR02. The following are responses to questions against the solicitation: Question 1. Is this installation to be IT-21 compliant? Answer: IT-21 compliance is not required. The Shadwell is not a commissioned ship, and is exempt from this requirement. Question 2. Other than OEM warranties, will extended warranties be required? Answer: Extended warranties are not required. Question 3. Will quotes for On-Site Technical Assistance, upgrades or maintenance be requested for some period after the installation is complete? Answer: Quotes for on-site technical assistance, upgrades or maintenance are not required or requested. Question 4. What NRL standards or requirements must be adhered to during the installation? Answer: The RFP lists all of the required standards/requirements. Plus an On-Site Requirements document will be made a part of the resulting contract.Question 5: Should the BOF be commercial or the maritime-recommended product? Answer: Commercial grade BOF is acceptable. Question 6: What are the brand name, model, and connectivity standards for the video equipment? What are the locations and density of the video sound equipment, and is the video equipment permanently mounted? Answer: Video encoder equipment must accept NTSC composite video inputs. Cameras and microphones used on the Shadwell are portable and are relocated to provide coverage for the particular test being conducted. The contractor is not required to provide connectivity to the camera/ microphone, only to provide an interface in the node rooms to connect these devices to the network. Question 7: Current IT-21 standards call for ST-125 Stainless Steel Fiber Optic connectors to be used on all shipboard fiber optic backbones. Is this standard being specified for this bid? Answer: ST-125 Stainless Steel Fiber Optic connectors are required. Question 8: Will each of the seven cell tube bundles bepopulated and each fiber connectorized? How many strands of fiber (6,18, etc) are specified for each of the seven tubes? To what standard must the cables be marked/tagged? GSO, JMCIS, or IT-21? Answer: All seven cells in the tube cable need not be populated. Cells may be left empty if they are not required to meet the connectivity and spares requirements. All fibers must be connectorized. There is no specification for the number of fibers in each cell. There is no specific requirement for cable marking; good commercial practice is acceptable. Question 9: Are there any existing video encoders? Are they to be provided by the contractor? If encoders exist, will the Government provide the protocols? Answer: There are no existing video encoders, switches, or routers. The contractor must provide this equipment. There is no specific requirement for equipment mounting; good commercial practice is acceptable. Question 10. Is there a minimum configuration specified? Answer: No minimum system configuration is specifiedfor the workstation. It must be able to display the encoded video in real time. Question 11. Are there existing cables to be removed from the MCTs? Are the MCTs sealed for watertight integrity? Will they require sealing on completion of installation? Answer: The MCTs will be prepared by NRL personnel before installation to provide enough room for the tube cable. NRL will also seal the MCTs after installation. The contractor will not need to remove any cables from the MCTs. Question 12: Can NRL identify three each 20-Amp circuits per Node Room? Will an emergency cut-off switch (rotary snap switch) be required for each of the node rooms as part of the power modification? The IT-21 power requirements specify that shipboard rack mounted UPS (APC-1400) will be used. Is shipboard UPS or generic/commercial UPS units directed? Answer: No power modifications will be made by the contractor. NRL will provide power to support the node room requirements. Commercial UPSs are acceptable. Three 20-amp circuits per node roomcan be provided if necessary. Question 13: How many Operational Computer, Scientific Data Collection, and Real Time Video system drops or connections will be connected within each node room? Answer: Each node room must provide at least 16 10/100BaseT Ethernet autosensing RJ-45 ports for connection to shipboard equipment and computer systems. Each node room must provide at least one 1.5 Mbps MPEG1 (or better) video encoder to convert composite video to Ethernet data. Question 14: Will Isolation Tranformers be required for the electronic equipment(s) even though the UPS provide isolation and filtering? Location? Provided by? Answer: Isolation transformers are not required. Question 15: User Manuals and Technical documentation for all hardware and software must be provided? What number of copies? Hardcopy and/or electronic? Are the drawing requirements to be MIL-STD or that as reflected in the solicitation and on the NRL web site? OEM manuals will be provided. Are additional training manuals specified? Number of copies? Answer: At least one printed and/or electronic copy of all manuals and drawings must be provided. Drawings need not meet MIL-STD requirements, but the drawings on the NRL Web site are reduced, scanned versions of the original drawings and are not representative of the quality of the drawings required. No additional training manuals (other than OEM manuals) are required. Question 16: At what location will training actually be conducted? If on Government property, will the Government provide a facility? When will training be held (during or at a later date separate from the installation? Answer: One informal training session for five people must be provided aboard the Shadwell after the equipment has been installed and is operational. Training is not expected to take more than two hours, and no additional material (other than the specified technical and user manuals) is required. No follow-on training is required. Question 17: How many video cameras are in the system? How many video cameras are there in each node? Answer: There are no permanently mounted video cameras on the Shadwell. Cameras and microphones used on the Shadwell are portable and are relocated to provide coverage for the particular test being conducted. Each node room must provide at least one 1.5 Mbps MPEG1 (or better) video encoder to convert composite video to Ethernet data. Question 18: Will the contractor be required to supply wiring installation for video cameras and audio feeds? Answer: The contractor is not required to provide connectivity to the camera/microphone, only an interface to connect these devices to the network in the node rooms. Question 19: Will NRL supply drawings showing the location of the multiple Cable Transits (MCTs)? Answer: Yes. Question 20: Can the video encoder be integrated into a rack mounted work station/server computer? Answer: Yes, but the video encoder must be functional from a power-up state without operator intervention. This will generally preclude the use of encoders intended for desktop video applications. Question 21: In which node room will the video display workstation be located? Answer: Node Room 1, the Control Room. Question 22: Which node room is considered to be system hub or main node room? Answer: Either Node Room 1 (Control Room) or Node Room 3 (Primary Instrumentation Room) may be used for this purpose. Question 23: What will be the extent of the actual fiber connections? Answer: Contractors must provide all tube routing boxes, fiber optic interconnections boxes, and all fiber patch cables between the fiber plant and the Gigabit Ethernet switches. Question 24: Is the contractor only responsible for fiber terminal, or beyond? If beyond, what hardware will be GFE, and what will contractor be required to provide? Answer: Contractors must provide more than just the fiber plant. At least 16 10/100BaseT Ethernet autosensing RJ-45 ports are required in each node room. All equipment necessary to interface these ports to the Gigabit Ethernet fiber are to be provided by the contractor. No GFE hardware will be provided. Question 25: Are the cameras and/or microphones already in place? Answer: Cameras and microphones used on the Shadwell are portable and are relocated to provide coverage for the particular test being conducted. Offerors are not required to provide connectivity to the camera/microphone, only an interface to connect these devices to the network in the node rooms. Question 26: Are all peripheral data collection systems, sensors, and machinery controls in place and ready to interface to a network? If so, what type of network interface are they equipped with? Answer: The location and nature of these devices (including audio/video devices) change based on test requirements for any particular test. Connections between the node rooms and these devices will be installed by ship's personnel. Offerors are required to provide at least 16 10/100BaseT Ethernet autosensing RJ-45 ports in each node room for use by these devices. Question 27: What is the medium that will (actual or hypothetical) interface the ships network to the outside world? Answer: The ship has the ability to connect to the outside world via ISDN telephone lines, however there is no requirement in the RFP to provide this. Question 28: Does the intended contract to provide a "workstation" include the data acquisition software and "real time plotting" of sensor data? Answer: No. The workstation must have the ability to decode and display the encoded video that is transmitted over the network, and any management of network equipment must be performed from the workstation. Question 29: Does the proposed deliverable material include the data acquisition hardware or just the interfacing equipment? Answer: There is no requirement for data acquisition hardware or software, only the ability to interface such equipment to the network. Question 30: Will the contractor be allowed to work and extended work day up to 10 hours starting at 0730 daily Monday thru Saturday? Answer: No Question 31: Will government furnished crane support be available to thecontractor? Answer: Yes Question 32: Will government furnished forklift support be available to the contractor? Answer: Yes Question 33: Will the government welding equipment on the Shadwell be available for contractor use? Answer: Yes Original and two (2) copies of the Offerors proposal must be delivered to Contracting Officer, Bldg. 222, Rm. 115A, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 3220:JR, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375-5326, and received no later than 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. on 30 April 1999. The package should be marked RFP N00173-99-R-JR02, Closing Date: 30 April 1999. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Synopsis number JR02. EMAILADD: Contracts.nrl.navy.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto: .sdata">Click here to forward a</A> request via e-mail Cite: (W-259 SN122785) Posted 04/19/99 (W-SN321926). (0109)

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