Maintenance Agreement on Distributed Antenna System

The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions asked by interested vendors. Below you will find the questions with the corresponding answers. Q: Carriers: Which carriers are on the system, How are they feeding it, Where is the point of demarcation of responsibility on the carrier interface? A: All carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless) are fed via donor antenna. Point of demarcation is at the carrier repeater. Q: Spares:Are there spares there or do we need to include them in our proposal and if yes, can we get a list of what they have? Do we need to carry the cost of replacement equipment or materials of just labor? A: No spares are available. Vendor is to provide replacement equipment Q: Is there or will/can there be remote connectivity for monitoring? A: No remote connectivity is allowed. Q: Is there any past performance records that we can see to understand the historical level of effort and types of issues encountered? A: No past performance records are available. Q: Are all the antennas mounted indoors and below ceiling grid levels? A: Yes Q: 1. Please provide a copy of the as-build drawings or a bill of materials of the entire system so we can determine the type, model number and quantity of components to be maintained as part of this contract 2. Which cellular carriers are being served by the existing DAS 3. What type of signal source does each carrier use (Off-air repeater or Base Station) 4. How old is the system or when was the current DAS installation completed? 5. Task 1, Item 9. How do equipment costs get handled when repair or replacement of hardware is necessary for reasons other than the listed (i.e. Failure for no apparent reason) 6. Task 3. Does the government currently have executed re-transmission agreements with the cellular carriers serviced by the existing DAS? A:The DAS currently installed on the USUHS campus is a neutral host Andrews/CommScope solution. The DAS has approximately 77 antennas, 38 remote units and provides coverage in 10 buildings and parking areas. The Andrews/CommScope equipment utilized a Node A unit, ION-B shelves and ION-B slave units. System Design documentation will be provided upon contract award. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.