Question:
Where can we submit the response to Radio Infrastructure component outlined on Page 43 of the Section B SOA document?

Answered on 10/Apr/2025 03:12 PM:


Question:

Where can we submit the response to Radio Infrastructure component outlined on Page 43 of the Section B SOA document?



Answer:

Page 43 is part of Part A of the Requirements document – Depending if the response relates to supply of equipment or services will determine the proper response schedule that is required. Refer to below.

• Build and Construct - Part B

• Install/fit out and/or commission of:

- Equipment racks - Part B

- Power supply – Part A (radio equipment)

- Air conditioning – Part B

- Antenna rigging – Part B (build / design)

- Ventilation design - Part B

• Support Services - both Part A & B – depending if equipment related or is a build design concept


Note: Addendum 1 - QPS19553 Response Schedule Part B V2.0 - Supplier Capability tab updated.

Question:
Can we submit only relevant tabs applicable to Products and Services provided? What other pages/tabs do we add information to, and do we leave all the other pages/tabs blank?

Answered on 14/Apr/2025 03:36 PM:


Question:

Can we submit only relevant tabs applicable to Products and Services provided? What other pages/tabs do we add information to, and do we leave all the other pages/tabs blank?

Answer:

All suppliers should only supply for the tabs relevant.



Submission for Part A and/or Part B required.



Below are the Response Submission documents required,



1.
Section C ITO Response Schedule - All Suppliers regardless of specialised area.

2.
Section C ITO Response Schedule – Attachment 3 Third Party ICT Cloud Computing – Only if applicable products offered.

3.
Section C ITO Response Schedule - Attachment 4 Third Party ICT COTS Solution - Only if applicable products offered.

4.
Response Schedule Part A (Excel Attachment) – Suppliers can submit responses to applicable items supplied. Responses to all questions in applicable responding tab must be fully complete.

5.
Response Schedule Part A (Excel Attachment) Support and Supplier Capability tabs - All suppliers must complete Support and Supplier Capability tabs.

6.
Response Schedule Part B (Excel Attachment) - All suppliers must complete Support and Supplier Capability tabs.

7.
Pricing Schedule Part A (Excel Attachment) - All suppliers responding to Part A.

8.
Pricing Schedule Part B (Excel Attachment) - All suppliers responding to Part B.

Question:
Question:

1 - What are the detailed specifications for radio equipment including coupling/antennas? We require detailed specifications.

Answered on 15/Apr/2025 11:55 AM:


Question:

What are the detailed specifications for the radio equipment including coupling/antennas? We require detailed specifications.

Answer:

We need list of your products (Product Catalogue) listed in ITO response. Access to Product Information Sheets or Specifications required on Customer's request.

Question:
Good morning,

Given the current Easter and School holidays are having impacts on resource availability, will QPS consider an additional extension to allow respondants to prepare responses in full?

Thanks for your consideration.

Answered on 16/Apr/2025 02:02 PM:


Answer:

Public holidays already considered in the timeline.

We can extend the ITO Close by one day to Wednesday 14 May 2025 2:00PM AEST.

Question:
Pricing Schedule Part A asks for radio and hardware pricing in year 1-5. Is it mandatory that pricing be provided out to 5 years? Can the tender be responded to without giving pricing for all hardware/Software/Services options?

Answered on 15/Apr/2025 12:10 PM:


Answer:

Pricing required for 5 years.

You can submit a price review mechanism as part of the pricing response for consideration.

Pricing response is mandatory for the applicable Products and/or Services offered by each Supplier.

For example: You don't need to include equipment price if you are not offering any equipment.

Question:
Will you look a Mission Critical Services such as MCX (MCPTT) and Devices that interoperate into your existing LMR network?

Answered on 15/Apr/2025 03:02 PM:


Answer:

Yes, we'll consider Mission Critical Services such as MCX (MCPTT) and Devices that interoperate into existing LMR network.

Question:
In QPS19553_Response_Schedule_Part_A_V1.0 and QPS19553_Response_Schedule_Part_B_V1.0 the Supplier Capability worksheets and Response Criteria are identical in both. Can you confirm? The Response Criteria in Part B don't appear to be applicable to Engineering, Planning and Design Services.

Answered on 16/Apr/2025 03:16 PM:


Answer:

Response Schedule Part B - Supplier Capability tab updated (addendum 2).

Suppliers can attach any additional supporting documents as part of ITO submission.

Please download updated Part B Response Schedule - Addendum 2.

Question:
The "Price Variation" section of ITO Section B document indicates price as having to be held for 12 months and then the ability to vary once per year thereafter exists. How can suppliers be expected to offer pricing for 5 years when it is up for variation each year and varied by a dynamic amount that at present is unknown?

Answered on 15/Apr/2025 03:21 PM:


Answer:

Pricing required for 5 years to evaluate ITO.

You can submit a price review mechanism as part of the pricing response.

Question:
Can I please confirm whether the scope of this SOA includes the design supply and install of towers, monopoles or masts as part of the provision of infrastructure referred in section 7, page 43 of Section B: SOA Details?

Answered on 22/Apr/2025 03:34 PM:


Answer:

Yes, as stated in section 7 this SOA also seeks vendors able to design, supply & install radio towers.

Please attach supporting documents in ITO submission.

Question:
Can I please confirm whether it's possible to submit a response for Section 7 (Radio Infrastructure) only?

If so we will complete “RequestDocsQPS19553_SOA_ITO_Section_C_V1.0” however there doesn't appear to be an applicable pricing schedule for this particular scope so can I please confirm the correct approach?

Answered on 23/Apr/2025 03:46 PM:


Answer:

Yes, you can submit responses to applicable tabs in Response Schedules.

Pricing Schedule A - Should be used for supply of materials and related services

Pricing Schedule B - Should be used for supply of services listed under Part B

You can attach supporting documents.

Below are the Response Submission documents required,

1.
Section C ITO Response Schedule - All Suppliers regardless of specialised area.

2.
Section C ITO Response Schedule – Attachment 3 Third Party ICT Cloud Computing – Only if applicable products offered.

3.
Section C ITO Response Schedule - Attachment 4 Third Party ICT COTS Solution - Only if applicable products offered.

4.
Response Schedule Part A (Excel Attachment) – Suppliers can submit responses to applicable items supplied. Responses to all questions in applicable responding tab must be fully complete.

5.
Response Schedule Part A (Excel Attachment) Support and Supplier Capability tabs - All suppliers must complete Support and Supplier Capability tabs.

6.
Response Schedule Part B (Excel Attachment) - All suppliers must complete Support and Supplier Capability tabs.

7.
Pricing Schedule Part A (Excel Attachment) - All suppliers responding to Part A.

8.
Pricing Schedule Part B (Excel Attachment) - All suppliers responding to Part B.

Question:
For the design/supply/install of mobile towers/poles ONLY - ie the primary infrastructure, there is no pricing schedule tab in either Pricing Schedule A or B.

If we want to include pricing for the design/supply/install of a mobile tower only, there is no tab/schedule that suffices.

Answered on 24/Apr/2025 01:27 PM:


Answer:

Purpose of Pricing Schedules are to set the maximum rates for materials and professional services.

Volume of martials and required professional services are subject to Eligible Customer requirements/SOWs sourced under this SOA and will be specified by Eligible Customers when RFQs will be sent.

This SOA ITO Pricing Schedules drafted for all the responses. Not specifically drafted to infrastructure submissions.

You should use Pricing schedule A for supply of materials. ie all the hardware

and

You should use Pricing Schedule B for professional services rates. ie design, engineering, installation etc.

You can propose a price review mechanism if you need to review pricing Annually.

You should include any additional pricing information in additional pricing tab.

Hope above clarifies the response areas for pricing.

Question:
1. Can you please clarify if the scope of Satellite communications is limited exclusively to supporting Radio/PTT over satellite networks, or is the requirement broader to include alternative communications (both voice and data) methods via satellite whenever Radio over VHF/UHF is unavailable?

2. Can you please confirm that part bids be considered (not all technologies/section)?

Answered on 28/Apr/2025 12:54 PM:


Answer:

1. Scope of Satellite communications can include alternate communications methods

2. Yes, we will accept part bids as aware not all vendors may specialise in all equipment.

Question:
Hello, Section A makes reference to various criteria we need to comply with. Do we know the content of those criteria/documents or are those items embedded in the documents you shared?

Under 1.4.3 Mandatory Criteria

Supplier's compliance with Queensland Government:

a) Ethical Supplier Threshold

b) Supplier Code of Conduct

c) Policies that are aimed at promoting Human Rights

Are there any documents from QPS relating to these items?

Thanks.

Answered on 28/Apr/2025 12:56 PM:


Answer:

Plaese respond to below,

a) Ethical Supplier Threshold - Section C Response Schedule - 2.2

b) Supplier Code of Conduct - Section C Response Schedule - 2.3

c) Policies that are aimed at promoting Human Rights - Section C Response Schedule - 6.5

Question:
What is the Operational Concept (OpCons) for the Mesh radios? This is required to ensure that suitable radio solution(s) are quoted.

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 09:58 AM:


Answer:

QPS do not have Mesh solutions currently, so open to all solutions.

Question:
Can QPS please give an indication of the approximate quantities of radio equipment or dollar value of equipment procurement over the 5 year life of the proposed SOA?

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:00 AM:


Answer:

QPS cannot declare budgeted values. Please share the pricing along with volume discounts. Please use Pricing Schedule -Discounts tab for detailing volume discounts.

Question:
What is the Operational Concept (OpCons) for the HF radios (mobile & portable)? This is required to ensure that suitable radio solution(s) are quoted.

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:02 AM:


Answer:

HF within QPS is currently digital and encrypted so it would need those. Regional vehicles and Communications Centres are fitted with radios with this capability.

Question:
What is the Operational Concept (OpCons) for the repeaters? This is required to ensure that suitable solution(s) are quoted.

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:03 AM:


Answer:

Some analogue still, but moving to P25 conventional, AES encryption, DFSI and low standby power due to some solar sites.

Question:
What is the Operational Concept (OpCons) for the Microwave and IP backhaul radios? This is required to ensure that suitable radio solution(s) are quoted.

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:04 AM:


Answer:

These link radio repeater sites. This varies in distance, so a variety of options or frequencies are considered.

Question:
Please provide an indication of the frequency bands (other than industry standard Wi-Fi) that will be available for Mesh radios to operate, noting that operation in licensed spectrum will provide far greater quality of service?

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:06 AM:


Answer:

Industry standard for Wi-Fi. Since we have no current Mesh solutions we don’t have spectrum licenced for this purpose. We could acquire this depending on what the solution requires.

Question:
What importance does QPS place on Australian industry content of products and services, in particular sovereign Australian designed and manufactured equipment.

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:10 AM:


Answer:

QPS adheres Queensland Procurement Principles and supports Local Buy guidelines through this ITO.

Question:
In the document "QPS19553 Pricing Schedule - Part A" columns G-K, QPS asks for fixed pricing to be provided on a year by year basis. Noting that we live in a period of highly unpredictable inflation, will QPS accept the entry of Year 1 pricing to be adjusted annually commensurate with an appropriate official index such as the ABS Producer Price Index (PPI)?

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:14 AM:


Answer:

We’ll accept annual price reviews. Please specify the price review mechanism in pricing schedule.

Question:
In the document "QPS19553 Pricing Schedule - Part A" columns G-M, year-by-year prices are summed (column L) and combined with GST (column M). Can you explain the purpose of these summed totals?

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:16 AM:


Answer:

Summed totals are to assess the total cost over the 5 year initial SOA period. Evaluation panel will consider total cost for evaluation of submissions.

Question:
In the document "QPS19553_Response_Schedule_Part_A_V1.0", there is no sheet/tab for equipment outlined in Section 6 - "Accessories/Internetworking ancillary" in document "QPS19553_SOA_ITO_Section_B_V1.0". Where should response/compliance information be placed?

Answered on 29/Apr/2025 10:35 AM:


Answer:

Responses / compliance information to be provided in Response Schedule Part A - Tab 14 – Supplier Capability (refer to rows 17-31).

Supplier Capability tab and Support tab requires responses to all questions.

Attach any additional information to submission.

Question:
Hi,

This is regarding MI14 and MI17 (Microwave) in Response Schedule Part A V1.0.

1. What is the existing PSA equipment in QPS?

2. What is the range of power systems used by the PSAs?

Thanks.

Answered on 30/Apr/2025 03:35 PM:


Answer 1:

Microwave - MI14 - Range of products from 8GHz to 80GHz depending on distance and bandwidth requirements.

Microwave - MI17 – All equipment should use Industry Standard protocols for communication between equipment.


Answer 2:

Microwave - Range of power systems is equipment dependent but could be 12v, 24v, 48v or 240v usually. We are working towards -48v at most radio repeater sites.

Question:
Section 6.3 of "QPS19553_SOA_ITO_Section_B_V1.0.docx" indicates that "Devices would need to be compatible with existing and emerging [secure Bluetooth] equipment and would need to retain full functionality". Please indicate the range of Bluetooth devices that radio would need to be compatible with e.g. Bluetooth headset, mobile phone, wireless PTT, Bluetooth speaker, etc? Please provide specific make/models if available.

Answered on 01/May/2025 11:40 AM:


Answer:

Bluetooth headsets and wireless PTT.

Cannot declare specific models.

Question:
Section 6.3 of "QPS19553_SOA_ITO_Section_B_V1.0.docx" indicates that "The [Bluetooth] technologhy would need to be secure and utilise an advanced BT protocol that is free from interference or interception." What Bluetooth types, versions and profiles are supported by existing and future anticipated interfacing equipment e.g. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), A2DP, HFP, HSP, HID, etc.

Answered on 01/May/2025 11:41 AM:


Answer:

Industry Standard protocols as well as what the market dictates.

Question:
With respect to clause 7.7 of SOA Comprehensive Contract Conditions (ICT Products and services), Liquidated Damages are mentioned. What is the normal rate applied?

Answered on 01/May/2025 04:19 PM:


Answer:

To be negotiated and mutually agreed by both parties at Contract stage.

Question:
With respect to clause 10.7 of SOA Comprehensive Contract Conditions (ICT Products and services), Retention of Money is mentioned. What is the normal rate applied?

Answered on 01/May/2025 04:23 PM:


Answer:

To be negotiated and mutually agreed by both parties at Contract stage.