Issue link: https://read.uberflip.com/i/1520247
4 The service provider shall deliver reports detailing budget analysis, schedule report (actual vs. proposed), summary of major accomplishments and problems, discussion of relevant legal issues, and planning. Work Description The offeror must answer all questions and request for specificity. All responses must reflect current capabilities. All specifications incorporating "shall," "must," etc., are requirements, and failure to comply with these must be specifically noted as exceptions. All specifications incorporating "may," "should," desires," etc., are highly desirable features. In the case of a specific requirement not followed by a request for an explanation, Proposer must explicitly affirm that the proposed system or component meets that requirement. Simply taking exception to a requirement without providing an explanation, and where appropriate an alternative, may result in the rejection of proposal. Proposer shall provide a list of all exceptions taken to this RFP. Proposed alternative language, if appropriate, should be incorporated in the response to each requirement. Proposer must provide copies of end devices' (meters or MIUs) LoRaWAN Certification documentation along with manufacturers' specifications or comparable technical documentation for proposed equipment, devices, and hardware. These documents must be provided as an attachment to the proposal and shall not be counted as part of the 85-page limitation on the length of the proposal. The following sections detail the work description to cover in the proposal. Overall System Characteristics [COMPANY] recognizes the benefits of using the LoRaWAN standard for its AMI system, whose features, characteristics, and performance result from the interaction of components and are to be addressed in this section. Individual component requirements and characteristics are to be addressed in response to the appropriate sections following this one. The Proposer is advised to read the entire RFP first and minimize repetition to the greatest extent possible. Mode of Operation Describe the AMI system's normal mode of operation (i.e., for obtaining periodic readings, for billing, and for other purposes). Describe in detail the sequence of steps by which the system components interact to deliver readings to [COMPANY]'s billing office. Provide a schematic or flow diagram depicting the system's normal mode of operation. Describe the communications between system components, including whether they are normally two-way or one-way, and whether meter readings transmitted using LoRaWAN from the MIUs are time synchronized (and if so, how they are synchronized). Meter Reading Interval [COMPANY] requires use of LoRaWAN-Certified end devices (meters or MIUs) as part of its system in which MIUs transmit one reading per day containing a data packet with twenty-four (24) hourly readings. What is the default interval for transmitting readings to the data collector? Indicate how many new and repeated readings for a meter are transmitted at one time. Indicate how more frequent transmissions affect battery life and warranty. Changing Meter Reading Interval