Tab 10 Open Market Questions and Answers

QUESTIONS

1. Who manufactures the NCS Flex-11 cabinet? A part number or vendor contact would help.
Contact information off their website.
Contact NCS
Mailing Address:
NCS Technologies, Inc.
9601 Discovery Blvd.
Manassas, VA 20109
Phone: (703) 743-8500 or 1-888-746-4627
Main Fax: (703) 743-8659
Sales: (703) 743-8500
Warranty/Tech Support:
(888) 746-4627, Option 4, or online: Request Support.
Media/Analysts:
Mike Turicchi, (703) 743-8521
Map:

2. Would an equivalent cabinet from another manufacturer be accepted if it meets the listed specs?
This custom solution was created for this specific need/use case. 3. Is this hardware delivery only, or does the award include installation at MSFC? Delivery Only
4. Does the CITM authorization require anything from the vendor?

Unsure, would expect it to go through all normal procurement/SCRM processes 5. Do you need manufacturer authorization letters for the Corning and Black Box items? Corning is just fiber cables
Black Box - Unsure, would expect it to go through all normal procurement/SCRM processes

1. Closing time: The System for Award Management notice lists October 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. America/Chicago, while page 3 of the Request for Quotation lists 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Which time governs? Please state the applicable Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset as well.
a. Closing time is 10/29 @3pm CST
2. Classification: Page 3 and the notice list North American Industry Classification System code 312111, Soft Drink Manufacturing. Please confirm the intended code and corresponding small-business size standard for this cabinet and accessories requirement.
a. I am unsure on this – The vendor for the cabinet is NCS Technologies, Inc. beyond that, it is unknown to me. It is a essentially a cabinet with fans, power distribution, and cables.
3. Cabinet configuration: Please confirm the required drawer count per cabinet and provide the configuration identifier, drawing or detailed specification for the customized Flex-11 that an equivalent must satisfy, beyond the characteristics already listed in the Statement of Work.
4. Jumper allocation: The Statement of Work lists eleven Corning 050502T5120003M cables as installed in each drawer. Is eleven the total quantity for both cabinets, or eleven per cabinet? Please identify the intended drawer/link allocation. We are only ordering 1 cabinet, 22 total cables installed, Believe it is 2 per drawer. MultiMode LC/LC connections 5. Optical links: For the seventeen Black Box extender kits, please specify the required link