Attachment 1 - Answers to Questions.pdf

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Internet Services (Executive Residences) Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
19GH1023Q0043
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Department of State

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This document contains answers to questions regarding a solicitation for internet services for executive residences at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana. The solicitation seeks a Layer 3 MPLS pipe with redundant fiber optic infrastructure and both optical and electrical ports to provide dedicated internet access of 20Mbps and 10Mbps to be split using a FortiGate firewall. The deadline for submitting questions was August 4, 2023. The residences are located at Independence Avenue addresses 38 and 44. The service is required to have channel state inspection and immediate backup connectivity.

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Answers to Questions Solicitation Number 19GH1023Q0043

Project: Internet Services Executive Residences (U.S. Embassy Accra, Ghana) Deadline for submission of questions is August 04, 2023 COB

1. Kindly provide location of the residences (GPS co-ordinates and physical address)

GPRS coordinates & Physical Address :

a. 5.56807, -0.19193 for DCR #38 Independence Ave

b. 5.570119, -0.190748 for CMR #44 Independence Avenue

2. Please confirm if your preference for the MPLS service is for an L2 or L3 pipe L3 pipe

3. We can provide a CPE with an optical port. standard port is single mode Yes, provided source has ethernet port as well.

4. Kindly confirm if you require both optical and electrical ports Yes

5. Kindly clarify the following statement:

“The ISP shall install a redundant cable or Fiber Optic infrastructure known as backup line with channel state inspection mechanism, in order to verify service connectivity and provide immediate lease line backup connectivity services to the Embassy” Redundant path must be provided.

6. Will the US Embassy be willing to accept a 50MB dedicated Internet Service that will be split into three (two 20MB and one 10MB) using a FortiGate firewall device at the termination location?

Yes, provided each path is provisioned for a /28 subnet in addition to the preference for the MPLS service is L3 pipe.

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