Kentucky Army National Guard Central Monitoring Services for IDS Vaults

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Amendment # 1 - Responses to RFIs

1. Are you maintaining your own receiver onsite? - No, we do not have our own receiver.


2. What alarm panels are being utilized? - ELK


3. Is there an individual Uplink for every panel? - Yes


4. Is there any encryption enable? - No, not at this time.


5. Do we need to include labor & driving time to go to each location to reprogram the panels with the account numbers & receiver numbers or do we just provide account numbers, and receiver numbers and someone else performs the programming? - No we program our own panels


6. On the uplink cellular devices, who is responsible for paying the monthly fees associated with them? Are they all up to date (4G, 5G, LTE?) - The monitoring provider is responsible, it should be included in the quote.


7. Do we need to include any labor/travel time to go to each location to test devices & verify proper signals are being reported, or is there someone else who does this? - No, we have personnel that do the travel and testing.


8. On the Central Station Monitoring Agreement paperwork, will we have to travel to each location to get them filled out & signed, or is there a single point of contact who can help with the dispatch numbers, contact list, and passcodes and sign them? - Yes, there are a few individuals who manage this program and you will work directly with.


9. Is there an incumbent for this project? – Fire Protection Services

Notice to Offerors

Solicitation number: W912KZ-25-Q-A004 is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Kentucky Army National Guard Intrusion Detection System, Electronic Security Systems (IDS/ESS).

1.1 General

This is a solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR subpart 12.203 and FAR subpart 13.106.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. The contractor is responsible for all costs related to making the property available for use, such as payment of all transportation, installation or rehabilitation costs.

Offerors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov as of the date that quotes are due. Offerors must maintain a current registration in SAM for the entire duration of the contract through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

Offerors shall ensure all representations and certifications are current in SAM as a condition of award.

1.2 Set Aside

Total small business set-aside under North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS) code 561621 Security System Services (Except Locksmiths) with a small business size standard of $25 million.

Any awards resulting from this solicitation will be made using a cascading set-aside order of precedence as follows:

In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.502-2 Total Small Business Set-Aside Procedures, any awards under this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis first to small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-2.

1.3 Quote Preparation Instructions:

To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of Quotes, offerors shall adhere to the following instructions in preparing their quote. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offeror being ineligible for award. Offerors shall clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide a complete accompanying rationale. Quoted Pricing shall be quoted per panel pricing, not location, due to some locations having multiple panels.

1.4 Basis of Award.

Pricing submitted by each vendor will be evaluated to ensure that the proposal provided by the contractor quotes the requirement in its entirety. Any proposal submitted by the contractor that does not meet the requirement, shall not be considered for award by the Contracting Officer. A single firm fixed price award shall be made on the basis of Lowest Price, the Government will evaluated pricing by totaling the price to include base plus all option. The Government intends to award without discussions.

Contracting Office : USPFO for Kentucky

Primary POC: Devona Jones Jackson (Dee Dee)

devona.j.jackson.civ@army.mil

502-607-1912

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