B08_140G0219R0009_Attch_1_PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

USGS Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) and Caribbean Network Communication

Performance-based Work Statement (PWS)

1. Introduction

1.1. USGS Mission:

The US Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) and Global Seismographic Network (GSN) Projects have a requirement for robust, secure, two-way communications with remote ground motion monitoring stations distributed throughout the contiguous United States, Alaska, and the Caribbean. Refer to Attachment 1 for a picture of a “typical” station. The physical locations of Caribbean stations are: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Panama, Grenada, Turks and Caicos, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Jamaica, Baja Mexico, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and 12 sites in Puerto Rico. The current communications network is a system of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -based, and dedicated hub services. ANSS and GSN host equipment is located at the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) in Golden, CO. The ANSS and GSN application involves mission-critical earthquake monitoring with life-safety implications. The purpose of the communication network is to transmit continuous data collected from these remote stations to Golden, Colorado, in near real-time for the purpose of earthquake detection and notification.

The USGS has a requirement to purchase satellite communication services as described in the task descriptions below in Section 2. These services shall include remote station hardware (if GFE cannot be utilized), two-way satellite communication service, a contractor supplied satellite hub, and secure data transfer to the NEIC.

1.2. Currently Operating Seismic Communications System (“network”):

The USGS, ANSS and GSN currently operate a network in support of its mission. This requirement contains all the capabilities of the existing network, and requirements that exceed the capabilities of the existing network. The following information describes the essential characteristics and components of the existing network. See ANSS BACKBONE AND CARIBBEAN STATION LOCATIONS, for an overall outline of network geographical requirements. See USGS US AND CARIBBEAN SATELLITE NETWORK, for an overall outline of the existing system.

1.2.1. This network includes bidirectional VSATs which are co-located with 86 currently operating seismograph stations. The VSATs are used to:

• Transmit continuous, real-time data from the on-site equipment to NEIC.

• Download operating software from NEIC hosts to on-site equipment, and

• Monitor and control on-site equipment.

1.2.2. Each station configuration is comprised of:

• One to three 3-component sets of seismometers, which detect ground motion,

• One or two data acquisition systems (DAS) which digitize the output from the seismometer, compress the data, and send it to the NEIC hosts, and

• One communication system (VSAT) providing bi-directional connectivity to NEIC.

Some stations have additional low-data-rate geophysical sensors which only contribute a small fraction of the overall data transmitted from a station.

1.2.3. Each station or “site” is provided with the following:

• Stations within the United States primarily have A/C mains power

• Three stations within the US and three out of 10 Caribbean stations are completely solar powered,

• A 12-volt, 24-volt, or 48-volt battery/battery charger subsystem, and

• An electronics enclosure that is dry, but not heated or cooled, etc.

Operating conditions vary between -20 degrees centigrade and 50 degrees centigrade.

Sites are typically remote and unmanned. See ANSS BACKBONE AND CARIBBEAN STATION LOCATIONS, for latitude and longitude for each site.

1.2.4. Data traffic for this network can be summarized as follows:

• Average traffic rate from the remote sites is 3 kilobit per second (kbps) transmitted continuously with the ability to transmit at double that rate during high traffic periods (large earthquake occurrence or following a communications outage).

• All sites transmit simultaneously, and

• Average traffic rate to the remote sites is low. Software image uploads to the remote sites are infrequent. In practice, a 56 kbps common out route has been found to be adequate.

1.2.5. Average data rates for the current network are as follows:

• Download traffic (outbound) is estimated to average less than 1 bits per second (bps),

• Console traffic (inbound) is estimated to average 5 bps. Command traffic (outbound) is negligible,

• Data traffic (inbound) is estimated to average 4000 bps (high rate data channels only), and

• Individual remote sites have average data rates that range from 2400-6100 bps.

Most stations average 2400-4000 bps, but there are a limited number of sites which have higher than average data transfer rates (4000-6000 bps). These stations tend to have multiple DAS units and multiple seismometers. These stations are NEW, CCM, COR, WVT, WCI, SSPA, DWPF, GOGA, DGMT, WRAK, WMOK, JFWS, EYMN, and SLBS.

The average cumulative data rate of additional geophysical sensors is estimated to be 300 bps.

1.2.6. Service level for the aggregate seismic network is as follows:

• Very high availability for the aggregate of subsystems common to all stations (including communications). For example, target availability for central seismic processing equipment is 99.98%. However, communications availability is lower for any one path, and

• Average station uptime target is 90%. That is, no more than 10% of all stations should be down at any one time on the average due to any cause.

1.2.7. Individual station performance is as follows:

• Negligible bit error rate, and

• Stations maintenance visits are made every two years on the average.

2. Functional Tasks/Requirements:

2.1. Satellite Services Specifications

The contractor shall allocate at least three visible IP address per remote location (six including the VSAT modem is desired) and shall be responsible for all routing configuration and IP addressing assigned to the network.

Contractor shall support up to four ports (simultaneous network socket connections) connected concurrently.

Contractor shall support http, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) in a manner that is transparent to the Government.

(Note that TCP connections are initiated from both the NEIC and the remote VSAT. Currently all UDP sessions are initiated from the NEIC.)

Contractor shall support an average inbound continuous data transfer rate of at least 6400 bps per site and a peak inbound continuous data transfer rate of at least 9600 bps per site.

Contractor shall support instantaneous data transfer rates of at least 32kbps from remote sites to the hub(s).

The system shall be two-way, enabling software downloads and commands back to the remote stations for equipment maintenance and monitoring. Outbound (hub to site) connection shall support instantaneous data transfer rates of at least 56kbps.

The contractor shall make available at least one test circuit per communication technology proposed to enable testing and simulations upon the Government’s requests.

Provisioning of licensing shall be supplied by the contractor.

Multiple satellite coverage is required for continuity of operations. The contractor shall provide service multiple satellites.

The satellites shall be situated at longitudes that optimize line-of-sight from current station locations.

Currently used satellites are listed in ANSS BACKBONE AND CARIBBEAN STATION LOCATIONS. Satellites shall be visible and provide service coverage at the U. S. Geological Survey, Seismological Laboratory, in Albuquerque, NM.

2.2 – Equipment including Dishes, Antennas, Radios, and Modems:

The contractor shall utilize existing GFE station dishes, modems, and transceivers. See Attachment 3:

ANSS BACKBONE AND CARIBBEAN NETWORK EXISTING EQUIPMENT.

If new station equipment is required, the cost of equipment shall be included in the proposal. The cost of replacement equipment shall be given in the provided spreadsheet in Schedule B.

Satellites within the US shall not require dishes or antennas larger than 0.98 meters - with the exception of the Alaska sites which may require 1.2 meter antennas. Caribbean sites may utilize larger dishes if needed, or use existing Government supplied 2.4 M dish (See attachment 3).

VSATs shall be sufficiently reliable to support target up time and maintenance schedules so that they require no less than two years before station maintenance visits.

Contractor shall include pricing for optional antennas with deicing in Schedule B. Deicing is currently utilized at five sites.

Operation from 12, 24, or 48 Direct Current Volt (VDC) is required

The USGS requires low power consumption, with the VSAT communication hardware not exceeding 50 Watts average consumption.

The connection between the VSAT modem and the seismograph station equipment shall be by means of a 10baseT port (i.e., an RJ-45 connector).

VSAT’s shall operate at temperatures between -20 and 50 degrees Centigrade.

The expected service life of the VSAT modem or alternate communication device shall be at least 5 years.

If new communications equipment is proposed, the USGS requires a minimum four-week, on-site test at the USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory done by USGS personnel to verify compatibility and performance of the proposed equipment.

2.1.1: Equipment Installation Training

The contractor shall provide training for Government and Government contract personnel to (1) install VSATs or alternate communication devices and (2) diagnose common failure modes. The training shall occur within the first three months of the transition period, and shall take place at the Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory.

2.3 – Communication Hub and Backhaul Specifications:

The contractor shall provide, manage, and maintain satellite hub services. One satellite hub facility is required, but multiple hubs are desired for greater redundancy.

The backhaul between the Contractor’s hub and the NEIC shall be implemented as follows:

• The contractor shall accept a Government furnished leased line or host a connection to a Government supplied VPN in their facility to transport the data after it is landed at the teleport and provide hosting for any required equipment when requested.

• As a backup backhaul connection, a contractor-supplied point-to-point satellite link at NEIC.

• The system shall behave as a private network from NEIC through the hub to the remote stations.

The contractor shall include two additional backhauls (VPN connections), one at the Denver Federal Center and another at the University of California Berkeley campus.

The connection from hub(s) to the backhaul locations shall be via a Government supplied private circuit which will connect to a GFE router hosted by the contractor at the contractor’s hub(s).

The USGS requests the option of adding up to 10 additional satellite connections . The contractor shall provide a price per new connection in Line Item 00020 in Schedule B – Supplies and Services

The contractor shall assure the Hub provides ample internet bandwidth for the Government to receive all 88 stations over the open internet. The USGS reserves the right to add or remove individual sites from the list given in Attachment 2 if the USGS mission requires it.

A public Internet backhaul can be used initially to facilitate the rapid roll out of the VSATs or alternate communication devices.

The Contactor backhaul solutions shall support at least 512 kbps outbound (total bandwidth from all contractor hubs to NEIC) expandable to 768 kbps and at least 56 kbps inbound (NEIC to hub(s)).

The contractor shall provide a Hub facility with climate control, backup power and security to protect Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).

The contractor shall perform routine maintenance, as needed, of the GFE located at the Hub facility(ies) to include programming changes and removal and replacement of faulty equipment.

2.4 – System Operation Specifications:

2.4.1 – System Availability Specifications

Hub availability shall be at least 99.9% of every 24-hour period

VSAT or alternate communication device availability shall be at least 98% of every 24-hour period.

Packet transmission latencies shall average no more than 5 seconds and shall not exceed 60 seconds when Government equipment operates within negotiated data rate limits -except for periods of unavoidable throughput degradation (e.g., rain fade, sun outs, etc.).

The bit error rate shall be no greater than 10-9 (corrected) while a socket is connected.

It is desired that the system include the ability to access a back-up hub location in the event of catastrophic failure of the primary hub

The USGS desires the capability of controlling the signal power. However, note that the USGS will consider automated signal power.

2.4.2 – System Customer Support Specifications:

Network Operations Center (NOC) commissioning telephone support shall be provided 24 hours per day, 7 days/week during the installation period.

The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that interference with adjacent satellites (due to pointing errors), cross polarization interference (polarization error), and power settings comply with FCC regulations and for ensuring an acceptable quality of service.

The contractor shall provide a transition plan which will allow for a smooth transition from the current system (described in section 1.2) to the contractors proposed communication system. If the transition plan requires site visits by USGS personnel to install new equipment, then the cost of these visits by USGS personnel will be taken into consideration when evaluating proposals. Refer to the clause entitled Price Proposal Evaluations. The transition plan must also allow at least 6 months for USGS personnel to visit all sites if site visits are required.

The contractor shall provide 24 hour 7 days per week (24/7) monitoring of Hub facilities.

The contractor shall provide 24x7x365 Network Operations Center (NOC) telephone support to resolve quality of service problems affecting substantial portions of the Government network.

For Caribbean sites, the contractor shall remotely troubleshoot problems at remote stations in cooperation with designated operators in Spanish and English languages and provide a report to the USGS COR and coordinate further action with the COR and their network management team.

The contractor shall provide NOC support for diagnosing VSAT or alternate communication device problems from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

The contractor shall support remote restart of “hung” VSAT or other communication device systems to restore service as needed.

The contractor shall allow Government and Government contract personnel to perform VSAT maintenance on a “box swap” basis for the antenna mounted and/or indoor electronics packages through a spares pool that is maintained at the USGS site with an inventory level of approximately 10% of installed equipment.

Contractor shall provide a service by which the USGS will be able to monitor individual station and whole network performance as well as independently commission and decommission site equipment.

The contractor shall verify the failure of individual stations within 24 hours and major network outages within one hour of notification.

Any service interruption shall be acknowledged by the contractor within six hours of notification by the Government. An interruption that is not related to GFE shall be resolved by the contractor within 24 hour.

2.5. Functional Performance Standard, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), and Method of Monitoring:

Functional Performance Standard

Minimum Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

Method of Monitoring

Satellite Services Specifications (2.1)

At least three static IP address per site Ports connected concurrently Transparent support. average inbound continuous data transfer rate of at least 6400 bps per site and a peak inbound continuous data transfer rate of at least 9600 bps per site.

Contractor shall support instantaneous data transfer rates of at least 32kbps from remote sites to the hub(s).

The system shall be two-way, enabling software downloads and commands back to the remote stations for equipment maintenance and monitoring. Outbound (hub to site) connection shall support instantaneous data transfer rates of at least 56kbps.

COR review or customer feedback

Equipment including Dishes, Antennas, Radios, and Modems (2.2) power consumption and operation within temperature parameters physical connections and dimensions as specified.

COR review

Communication Hub and Backhaul (2.3)

The contractor shall provide, manage, and maintain satellite hub services.

COR review

The Contactor backhaul solutions shall support at least 512 kbps outbound (total bandwidth from all contractor hubs to NEIC) expandable to 768 kbps and at least 56 kbps inbound (NEIC to hub(s)).

The contractor shall provide a Hub facility with climate control, backup power and security to protect Government Furnished Equipment

(GFE).

System Availability (2.4.1) Hub availability shall be at least 99.9% of every 24-hour period

VSAT or alternate communication device availability shall be at least 98% of every 24-hour period.

Packet transmission latencies shall average no more than 5 seconds and shall not exceed 60 seconds.

The bit error rate shall be no greater than 10-9 (corrected) while a socket is connected.

COR review

System Customer Support (2.4.2)

24x7x365 NOC telephone support.

Hubs available and in communication 99.9% of every 24-hour period Device availability 90% of every 24-hour period Packet transmission latency standard met 100% Minimum bit error rate met service life of at least five years met NOC support during business hours Remote restart available Remote commissioning & decommissioning available if included.

COR review or customer feedback

3. Contract Deliverables:

3.1. Deliverable One – A Fully Functioning New System.

Contractor shall deliver a fully functioning new system, taking into account the period of time needed to install the new network and hubs, including the transitioning period. This system shall meet all functional and technical tasks/requirements as stated in this contract, which will include this PWS, with the contractor’s final technical proposal incorporated by reference.

3.2 Deliverable Two – A Transition Plan.

The contractor shall provide a transition plan with their proposal, which will allow for a smooth transition from the current system to the contractor’s proposed communication system. The transition plan must also allow at least 6 months for USGS personnel to visit all sites if site visits are required.

3.3. Deliverable Three – Monthly Detailed Invoices.

Contractor shall submit monthly invoices which accurately describe the work performed.

3.4. Deliverable Four – Quarterly Written Reports.

Contractor shall provide brief written quarterly reports to the COR. These reports shall discuss work addressed during the previous quarter, progress made, problems encountered, and work remaining to be done. The required work will be updated and specific deadlines restated by the COR, as necessary.

3.5. Deliverable Five – Configuration Documentation.

The contractor shall create Data Transmission Plans and document satellite modem and router configurations. These shall be provided to the Government within 10 days of configuration change.

3.6 Deliverable Six – IP traffic Statistics.

The contractor shall maintain monthly statistics of IP traffic, and allow customer connectivity to management ports on selected devices as necessary to assure complete access to Government data from customer qualified personnel. These shall be provided to the Government upon request.

3.7. Deliverable Seven – Training

Contractor shall provide training for Government and Government contract personnel to (1) install VSATs or alternate communication devices and (2) diagnose common failure modes. The training shall occur within the first three months of the transition period, and shall take place at the Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory. .

FISMA

Work Statement Attachment - Information Technology Security Requirements Summary

1. Background Investigation N/A

2. Non-disclosure Agreement

Prior to receiving access to USGS computers, contractor employees shall be required to sign nondisclosure or other system security agreements, depending on the systems to be used and level of access granted. The required non-disclosure agreement will be similar to Attachment 4 but may be customized as needed to reflect the data involved. Restrictions on use, duplication and disclosure of sensitive and proprietary data are covered in clause GS1405.

3. Training N/A

4. Personnel Changes N/A

5. Contractor Location N/A

6. Applicable Standards N/A

7. Security Categorization

8. Property Rights

9. Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) N/A

10. Certification & Accreditation N/A

11. Internet Logon Banner N/A

12. Incident Reporting N/A

13. Quality Control All software and hardware shall be free of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horse programs, worms, spyware, etc.

14. Self Assessment N/A

15. Vulnerability Analysis N/A

16. Logon Banner N/A

17. Security Controls N/A

18. Contingency Plan N/A

Adding and Deleting Equipment Goods and Services.

The Government reserves the right to add or delete individual pieces of equipment and/or services by unilateral modification to the contract for goods/services listed on Price Schedule; or by bilateral modification to the contract, by mutual agreement with the Contractor, for goods/services, within scope, not listed on Price Schedule.

Adding Items. Service for an added piece of equipment shall begin on the date that the Contracting Officer unilaterally orders or bilaterally agrees to the terms; the service cost, the first calendar month’s invoice, shall begin on the first day of the first month following the date the Contracting Officer issued the modification to add the item. The added items service pricing shall not exceed the Contractor's standard catalog or market price, less any discounts provided under this contract or mutually determined to be fair and reasonable.

Deleting Items. Service for a deleted piece of equipment shall end on the date that the Contracting Officer orders the deletion; the service cost, the final invoice, shall end on the last day of the same calendar month that the Contracting Officer issued the modification to delete the item.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

The contractor shall be responsible for quality control if goods/services delivered/performed. The contractor shall complete its quality control measures before delivering results to the Government’s Technical Liaison (TL), Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), or Task Order Manager

(TOM).

The Government will be responsible for quality assurance, and will measure performance using the Functional Performance Standard, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), and Method of Monitoring given in section 2.5.

• The COR will inspect all materials and products delivered to the Government under this contract to determine that

(1) the materials and products are complete physically and technically, and are fully functional, and

(2) that the documentation is adequate.

If the materials or products are deemed unacceptable, the COR will provide information detailing the shortcomings. Contractor will be given two weeks from the date of the COR’s memorandum to correct all shortcomings. Corrections shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

The government operates network monitoring software that computes metrics on data latency and network outages. These metrics will be used by the COR to evaluate individual site performance as well as the performance of the system as a whole. If more than half of the sites at a time are out of service for more than 24-hours, the government may seek and equitable adjustment in the services cost.

In addition, this information may be used for the Contractor’s performance rating assessments.

Attachment 2, ANSS BACKBONE AND CARIBBEAN STATION LOCATIONS STATION SITE_NAME LAT LONG Satellite 1 ANWB Wooly Bob, Antigua and Barbuda 17.6685 -61.7855 SatMex6 2 BBGH Gun Hill, Barbados 13.1434 -59.5588 SatMex6 3 GTBY Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 19.9268 -75.1108 SatMex6 4 SDDR Presa de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic 18.9821 -71.2878 SatMex6 5 GRGR Grenville, Grenada 12.1324 -61.654 SatMex6 6 TGUH Tegucigalpa, Honduras 14.057 -87.273 SatMex6 7 MTDJ Mount Denham, Jamaica 18.226 -77.5345 SatMex6 8 SLBS Sierra la Laguna Baja Sur, Mexico 23.6856 -109.942 SatMex6 9 BCIP Isla Barro Colorado, Panama 9.1665 -79.8373 SatMex6 10 GRTK Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 21.5113 -71.1344 SatMex6 11 ACSO Alum Creek State Park, OH, USA 40.2318 -82.9833 Hor-1 12 AGMN Agassiz Wildlife Refuge, MN, USA 48.2978 -95.8619 G-16 13 AHID Auburn Hatchery, ID, USA 42.7654 -111.1004 Hor-1 14 AMTX Amarillo, TX, USA 34.8837 -101.6808 Hor-1 15 BINY Binghamton, NY, USA 42.1993 -75.9861 G-16 16 BK Berkeley, CA USA 37.8741 -122.2592 Hor-1 17 BLA Blacksburg, VA, USA 37.2113 -80.421 Hor-1 18 BMO Blue Mountain. OR, USA 44.8525 -117.306 G-16 19 BOZ Bozeman, MT, USA 45.647 -111.6296 G-16 20 BRAL Brewton, AL, USA 31.011 -87.0568 Hor-1 21 BW06 Boulder, WY (PDAR site 6) 42.7667 -109.5582 G-16 22 CCM Cathedral Cave, MO, USA 38.0557 -91.2446 G-16 23 CNNC Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, NC, USA 35.2393 -77.8901 G-16 24 COR Corvallis, OR, USA 44.5857 -123.3032 Hor-1 25 COWI Conover, WI, USA 46.1003 -89.1369 Hor-1 26 DGMT Dagmar, MT, USA 48.4702 -104.1959 G-16 27 DUG Dugway, UT, USA 40.195 -112.8133 Hor-1 28 DWPF Disney Wilderness Preserve, FL, USA 28.1102 -81.4327 Hor-1 29 EGAK Eagle, AK, USA 64.7774 -141.1581 Hor-1 30 EGMT Eagleton, MT, USA 48.024 -109.7547 Hor-1 31 ELK Elko, NV, USA 40.7448 -115.2388 G-16 32 EYMN Ely, MN, USA 47.9462 -91.495 G-16 33 FLWY Flagg Ranch, WY, USA 44.0827 -110.6993 G-16 34 GOGA Godfrey, GA, USA 33.4112 -83.4666 Hor-1 35 HAWA Hanford, WA, USA 46.3925 -119.5326 Hor-1 36 HLID Hailey, ID, USA 43.5625 -114.4138 G-16 37 HWUT Hardware Ranch, UT, USA 41.6069 -111.5652 Hor-1 38 ISCO Idaho Springs, CO, USA 39.7997 -105.613 G-16 39 JCT Junction City, TX, USA 30.4794 -99.8022 Hor-1 40 JFWS Jewell Farm, WI, USA 42.9143 -90.2481 Hor-1 41 KVTX Kingsville, TX, USA 27.5459 -97.8929 Hor-1

42 LAO LASA Array, MT, USA 46.6885 -106.2231 G-16 43 LBNH Lisbon, NH, USA 44.2401 -71.9259 G-16 44 LKWY Lake, WY, USA 44.5652 -110.4 Hor-1 45 LONY Lake Ozonia, NY, USA 44.6197 -74.5829 G-16 46 LRAL Lakeview Retreat, AL, USA 33.0348 -86.9978 G-16 47 MCWV Mont Chateau, WV, USA 39.6581 -79.8456 G-16 48 MIAR Mount Ida, AR, USA 34.5457 -93.58 G-16 49 MNTX Cornudas Mountains, TX, USA 31.6985 -105.3821 Hor-1 50 MOD Modoc Plateau, CA, USA 41.9024 -120.3029 G-16 51 MSO Missoula, MT,USA 46.8293 -113.9406 G-16 52 MVCO Mesa Verde National Park, CO, USA 37.2103 -108.4986 Hor-1 53 NEIC Golden, CO USA 39.74924 -105.2199 Hor-1 54 NEW Newport, WA, USA 48.2633 -117.12 G-16 55 NHSC New Hope, SC, USA 33.1067 -80.1778 G-16 56 OXF Oxford, MS, USA 34.5118 -89.4092 G-16 57 PKME Peaks-Kenny St Pk, ME, USA 45.2644 -69.2917 G-16 58 PLAL Pickwick Lake, AL, USA 34.9824 -88.0755 G-16 59 RLMT Red Lodge, MT, USA 45.1221 -109.2673 Hor-1 60 RSSD Black Hills, SD, USA 44.12042 -104.0362 Hor-1 61 SCIA State Center, IA, USA 41.9069 -93.2153 Hor-1 62 SDCO Great Sand Dunes Natl Park, CO, USA 37.7546 -105.5012 Hor-1 63 SSPA Standing Stone, PA, USA 40.6401 -77.8914 G-16 64 TPNV Topopah Spring, NV, USA 36.9484 -116.2487 G-16 65 TZTN Tazewell, TN, USA 36.5439 -83.549 G-16 66 VBMS Vicksburg, MS, USA 32.2185 -90.5177 G-16 67 WCI Wyandotte Cave, IN, USA 38.229 -86.294 G-16 68 WMOK Wichita Mountains, OK, USA 34.7379 -98.781 G-16 69 WRAK Wrangell, AK, USA 56.42 -132.35 Hor-1 70 WUAZ Wupatki National Monument, AZ, USA 35.5169 -111.3739 Hor-1 71 WVOR Wild Horse Valley, OR, USA 42.4339 -118.6367 Hor-1 72 WVT Waverly, TX, USA 36.13 -87.83 G-16 73 USGSPRS1 Puerto Rico TBD

G-16

74 USGSPRS2 Puerto Rico TBD

75 USGSPRS3 Puerto Rico TBD

76 USGSPRS4 Puerto Rico TBD

77 USGSPRS5 Puerto Rico TBD G-16 78 USGSPRS6 Puerto Rico TBD G-16 79 USGSPRS7 Puerto Rico TBD G-16 80 USGSPRS8 Puerto Rico TBD G-16 81 USGSPRS9 Puerto Rico TBD G-16 82 USGSPRS0 Puerto Rico TBD G-16 83 USGSHUMO Puerto Rico TBD G-16 84 USGSMCCM Puerto Rico TBD G-16

85 USGSSMCO Snowmass, CO, USA 39.1776 -106.9739 G-16 86 USGSOGNE R55A, Marlinton, WV, USA 38.2825 -80.1195 G-16 *87 USGSD62A Allagash, ME, USA 47.0819 -69.0501 G-16 *88 USGSE62A Clayton Lake, ME, USA 46.6201 -69.5227 G-16

Note: 87 and 88 would be new lines of service. The USGS currently has 86 active locations.

Attachment 3: ANSS BACKBONE, PUERTO RICO, AND CARIBBEAN NETWORK EXISTING EQUIPMENT

(GFE).

Hub facilities will be provided (GFE) Juniper SSG5 Firewall+VPN network devices.

U.S.:

Stations within the U.S are equipped with:

• Hughes model AN6-098P .98 m Ku-band dish with LNB (HNS P/N 1500320-0006 Rev. C) and Feedhorn (Alaska sites have AN6-120P 1.2 m dish),

• Hughes HNS 1500172-0202 radio (2W) (10 sites have HNS 1503927-0003 radio)

• Hughes HN7700S modem (10 sites have HN9460)

Stations with the equipment above currently utilize service on Galaxy 16 and Horizons 1 (G13) satellites, located at 99 degrees West and 127 degrees West respectively.

Puerto Rico:

Stations within Puerto Rico are equipped with:

• 1.25m dish, ascSignal part no. 3040942

• Hughes HNS 1503927-0003 radio (2W)

• Hughes HN9460 modem

Stations with the equipment above currently utilize service on Galaxy 16

Caribbean:

9 stations are currently equipped with:

· 2.4 meter dish (Prodelin Satellite Dish Series 1251),

· Radio Assembly – MODEL: Hughes 2 W - 2M, Ku, TG – PN: 1503927-0002

· Feedhorn – MODEL: General Dynamics 51 DEG FD HORN (SGL) 920007227-REV. A – PN: 0800-309

· Satellite Modem – Hughes MODEL: HX90 – PN: 1502601-6013

1 CU station (ANWB) is currently equipment with:

· 2.4 meter dish (Prodelin Satellite Dish Series 1251),

· Low Noise Block – MODEL: Hughes LNB HS 10.95-12.75GHz – PN: 1501882-002

· Radio – MODEL: ACTOX 6W Ext. Ku-Band BUC – PN: ABA6KUXF

· Feedhorn – General Dynamics MODEL: 51 DEG FD HORN (SGL) 920007227-REV. A – PN: 0800-309

· Satellite Modem – Hughes MODEL: HX200 – PN: 1501593-0023

The Caribbean sites all point to SatMex-6

USGS US and Caribbean Satellite Network

Internet (VPN connections to backhaul sites)

Remote Sites

Contractor supplied satellite link

Contractor Hub(s)

GFE router

Backup Hub-to-NEIC satellite link

Denver Federal Center

NEIC

Golden, CO

UC

Berkeley