Contract_Number_19ZA6018C0012_for_Internet_Services.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 - The Schedule

SF 1449 cover sheet

Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number 19ZA6018R0003, Prices, Block 23

Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number 19ZA6018R0003, Schedule Of Supplies/Services, Block 20 Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Section 2 - Contract Clauses

Contract Clauses

Addendum to Contract Clauses - FAR and DOSAR Clauses not Prescribed in Part 12

Contract Number 19ZA6018C0012 for Internet Services

SECTION 1 - THE SCHEDULE

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449, RFQ NUMBER 19ZA6018R0003,

PRICES BLOCK 23

I. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Contractor shall complete all work, including furnishing all labor, material, equipment, and services, unless otherwise specified herein, required under this contract for stated services within the time specified herein. The price listed below shall include all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. In consideration of satisfactory performance of all scheduled services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price for all services.

II. BASE PERIOD

The contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the contract award and a notice to proceed with four (4), option years.

1. The Contractor shall furnish all engineering, labor, tools, equipment, materials, supplies and services to provide the required circuit as specified under Section 1, hereof:

2. Prices. In consideration of satisfactory performance of the services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price (FFP) per month as stated in the schedule below in U. S. dollars or local currency. Carrier shall be responsible for payment end-to-end circuit billing.

2.1. VALUE ADDED TAX

VALUE ADDED TAX. Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or Invoices because the U.S. Embassy has a tax exemption certificate from the host government.

2.2. The firm fixed-prices are in Zambian Kwacha.

BASE YEAR: SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2018 TO AUGUST 31ST 2019

Contract

Line

Item # Description of Services

Number of

Months Monthly Price

Total Firm-Fixed Price

1.0

USG Circuit A1 Option 1:

Internet Connectivity

Services for US Embassy

Lusaka OpenNet VPN

Dedicated Internet

Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space

(14 usable addresses).

12 K20,979.87 K251,758.44

1.1.

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

40 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A1.1.1

+ 40 Mbps)

(12 x 40) K2,307.99 K1,107,835.20

1.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

2.0

USG Circuit A1 Option 2:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 36,864

Kbits/sec (36Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K74,943.79 K899,325.48

(6 usable addresses).

2.1.

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

14 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (36

Mbps from line item A1.2.1

+ 14 Mbps)

(12 x 14) K2,081.77 K349,737.36

2.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

3.0

Circuit A2: Internet

Connectivity Services for

US Embassy Lusaka DTS-

PO/CTF VPN

minimum bidirectional throughput of 8,192 Kbits/sec

(8 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

12 K19,067.40 K228,808.80

3.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

42 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (8

Mbps from line item A2.1+

42 Mbps)

(12 x 42) K2,383.43 K1,201,248.72

3.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

4.0

Circuit A3: Internet

Connectivity Services for

US Embassy Lusaka

AIDNET VPN

minimum bidirectional throughput of 16Mbits/sec plus one /30 and one /29 subnet of publicly routable

IPV4 address space.

12 K36,927.79 K443,133.48

4.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

38 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A3.1 +

38 Mbps)

(12 x 38) K2,307.99 K1,052,443.44

4.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

5.0

Circuit A4: Internet

Connectivity Services for

US CDC VPN

minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10 Mbit/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K23,077.89 K276,934.68

5.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

10 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A4.1 +

40 Mbps)

(12 x 40) K2,081.78 K999,254.40

5.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

6.0

Circuit B1: Internet

Connectivity Services for

US Embassy Lusaka State

Department DIN minimum bidirectional throughput of 6,144 Kbits/sec

(6Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

12 K14,699.13 K176,389.56

6.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

44 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (6

Mbps from line item B1.1

+19 Mbps)

(12x19) K2,081.77 K474,643.56

6.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

7.0

Circuit B2: Internet

Connectivity Services for

USAID DIN

minimum bidirectional throughput of 4,096 Kbits/sec

(4 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K10,052.86 K120,634.32

7.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item B2.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K2,081.77 K524,606.04

7.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

8.0

Circuit B3: Internet

US CDC DIN

minimum bidirectional throughput of 1,024 Kbits/sec

(1 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K2,715.37 K32,584.44

8.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

24 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (1

Mbps from line item B3.1 +

24Mbps)

(12x24) K2,081.77 K599,549.76

8.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

9.0

Circuit C1: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and

Ambassador’s Residence

Point to Point Data Circuit with a minimum bidirectional throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,842.49 K34,109.88

9.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C1.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K710.62 K179,762.24

9.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K.0.00

10.0

Circuit C2: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and Deputy throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,842.49 K34,109.88

10.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C2.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K710.63 K179,078.76

10.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

11.0

Circuit C3: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and Leopards Hill

Business Park throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,842.49 K34,109.88

11.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C3.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K710.62 K179,076.24

11.2 Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

12.0 Circuit C4: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and CDC Zambia

Point to Point Data Circuit with a minimum bidirectional throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,842.49 K34,109.88

12.1 1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C4.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K710.62 K179,076.24

12.2

Initial Installation (once off) K0.00 K0.00

SUB-TOTAL K9,592,320.68

GRAND TOTAL FOR BASE YEAR K9,592,320.68

OPTION YEAR 1: SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2019 TO AUGUST 31ST 2020

Item # Description of Services

Number of

USG Circuit A1 Option 1:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K20,245.57 K242,946.84

1.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

40 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

K2,227.21 K1,069,060.80

2.0

USG Circuit A1 Option 2:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 36,864

Kbits/sec (36Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K72,320.76 K867,849.12

2.1 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

14 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (36

K2,008.91 K337,496.88

3.0

Circuit A2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 8,192 Kbits/sec

(8 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K18,400.04 K220,800.48

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

42 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (8

K2,300.01 K1,159,205.04

4.0

Circuit A3: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 16Mbits/sec plus one /30 and one /29

12 K35,635.32 K427,623.84 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

38 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A3.1 +

38 Mbps)

(12 x 38) K2,227.21 K1,015,607.76

5.0

Circuit A4: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10 Mbit/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space

(6 usable addresses).

12 K22,270.16 K267,241.92

5.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

10 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A4.1 +

40 Mbps)

(12 x 40) K2,008.92 K964,281.60

6.0

Circuit B1: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 6,144 Kbits/sec

(6Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K14,184.66 K170,215.92

6.1 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

44 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (6

Mbps from line item B1.1

+19 Mbps)

(12x19) K2,008.91 K458,031.48

7.0

Circuit B2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 4,096 Kbits/sec

(4 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K9,701.01 K116,412.12

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item B2.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K2,008.91 K506,245.32

8.0

Circuit B3: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 1,024 Kbits/sec

(1 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K2,620.33 K31,443.96

8.1 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

24 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (1

Mbps from line item B3.1 +

24Mbps)

(12x24) K2,008.91 K578,566.08

9.0

Circuit C1: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,743.00 K32,916.00

9.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C1.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K685.75 K172,809.00

10.0

Circuit C2: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,743.00 K32,916.00

10.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C2.1 +

21 Mbps)

K685.76 K172,811.52

11.0

Circuit C3: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,743.00 K32,916.00

11.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C3.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K685.75 K172,809.00

12.0 Circuit C4: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and CDC Zambia

Point to Point Data Circuit with a minimum bidirectional throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,743.00 K32,916.00

12.1 1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C4.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K685.75 K172,809.00

SUB-TOTAL K9,255,931.68

GRAND TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR 1 K9,255,931.68

OPTION YEAR 2: SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020 TO AUGUST 31ST 2021

Item # Description of Services

Number of

USG Circuit A1 Option 1:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K19,536.98 K234,443.76

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

40 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

K2,149.26 K1,031,644.80

2.0

USG Circuit A1 Option 2:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 36,864

Kbits/sec (36Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K69,789.53 K837,474.36 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

14 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (36

K1,938.60 K325,684.80

3.0

Circuit A2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 8,192 Kbits/sec

(8 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K17,756.04 K213,072.48

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

42 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (8

K2,219.51 K1,118,633.04

4.0

Circuit A3: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 16Mbits/sec plus one /30 and one /29

12 K34,388.08 K412,657.01 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

38 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A3.1 +

38 Mbps)

(12 x 38) K2,149.26 K980,062.56

5.0

Circuit A4: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10 Mbit/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space

(6 usable addresses).

12 K21,490.70 K257,888.40

5.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

10 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A4.1 +

40 Mbps)

(12 x 40) K1,938.61 K930,532.80

6.0

Circuit B1: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 6,144 Kbits/sec

(6Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K13,688.20 K164,258.40 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

44 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (6

Mbps from line item B1.1

+19 Mbps)

(12x19) K1,938.60 K442,000.80

7.0

Circuit B2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 4,096 Kbits/sec

(4 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K9,361.47 K112,337.64

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item B2.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K1,938.60 K488,527.20

8.0

Circuit B3: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 1,024 Kbits/sec

(1 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K2,528.62 K30,343.44 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

24 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (1

Mbps from line item B3.1 +

24Mbps)

(12x24) K1,938.60 K558,316.80

9.0

Circuit C1: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,647.00 K31,764.00

9.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C1.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K661.75 K166,761.00

10.0

Circuit C2: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,647.00 K31,764.00

10.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C2.1 +

21 Mbps)

K661.76 K166,763.52

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,647.00 K31,764.00

11.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C3.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K661.76 K166,763.52

12.0 Circuit C4: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and CDC Zambia

Point to Point Data Circuit with a minimum bidirectional throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,647.00 K31,764.00

12.1 1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C4.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K661.76 K166,763.52

SUB-TOTAL K8,931,985.85

GRAND TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR 2 K8,931,985.85

OPTION YEAR 3: SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021 TO AUGUST 31ST 2022

Item # Description of Services

Number of

USG Circuit A1 Option 1:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K18,853.19 K226,238.28

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

40 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

K2,074.04 K995,539.20

2.0

USG Circuit A1 Option 2:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 36,864

Kbits/sec (36Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K67,346.90 K808,162.80 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

14 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (36

K1,870.75 K314,286.00

3.0

Circuit A2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 8,192 Kbits/sec

(8 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K17,134.58 K205,614.96

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

42 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (8

K2,141.83 K1,079,482.32

4.0

Circuit A3: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 16Mbits/sec plus one /30 and one /29

12 K33,184.50 K398,214.00 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

38 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A3.1 +

38 Mbps)

(12 x 38) K2,074.04 K945,762.24

5.0

Circuit A4: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10 Mbit/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space

(6 usable addresses).

12 K20,738.53 K248,862.36

5.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

10 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A4.1 +

40 Mbps)

(12 x 40) K1,870.76 K897,964.80

6.0

Circuit B1: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 6,144 Kbits/sec

(6Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K13,209.11 K158,509.32 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

44 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (6

Mbps from line item B1.1

+19 Mbps)

(12x19) K1,870.75 K426,531.00

7.0

Circuit B2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 4,096 Kbits/sec

(4 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K9,033.82 K108,405.84

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item B2.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K1,870.75 K471,429.00

8.0

Circuit B3: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 1,024 Kbits/sec

(1 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K2,440.12 K29,281.44 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

24 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (1

Mbps from line item B3.1 +

24Mbps)

(12x24) K1,870.75 K538,776.00

9.0

Circuit C1: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,554.36 K30,652.32

9.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C1.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K638.59 K160,924.68

10.0

Circuit C2: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,554.36 K30,652.32

10.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C2.1 +

21 Mbps)

K638.60 K160,927.20

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,554.36 K30,652.32

11.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C3.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K638.60 K160,927.20

12.0 Circuit C4: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and CDC Zambia

Point to Point Data Circuit with a minimum bidirectional throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,554.36 K30,652.32

12.1 1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C4.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K638.60 K160,927.20

SUB-TOTAL

K8,619,375.12

GRAND TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR 3

K8,619,375.12

OPTION YEAR 4: SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022 TO AUGUST 31ST 2023

Item # Description of Services

Number of

USG Circuit A1 Option 1:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K18,193.33 K218,319.96

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

40 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

K2,001.41 K960,676.80

2.0

USG Circuit A1 Option 2:

Internet Connectivity minimum bidirectional throughput of 36,864

Kbits/sec (36Mbits/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly

12 K64,989.76 K779,877.12 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

14 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (36

K1,805.27 K303,285.36

3.0

Circuit A2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 8,192 Kbits/sec

(8 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K16,534.87 K198,418.44

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

42 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (8

K2,066.87 K1,041,702.48

4.0

Circuit A3: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 16Mbits/sec plus one /30 and one /29

12 K32,023.04 K384,276.48 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

38 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A3.1 +

38 Mbps)

(12 x 38) K2,001.45 K912,661.20

5.0

Circuit A4: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240

Kbits/sec (10 Mbit/sec) plus

/29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space

(6 usable addresses).

12 K20,012.68 K240,152.16

5.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

10 Mbps would be required for a total of 50 Mbps (10

Mbps from line item A4.1 +

40 Mbps)

(12 x 40) K1,805.28 K866,534.40

6.0

Circuit B1: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 6,144 Kbits/sec

(6Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K12,746.79 K152,961.48 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

44 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (6

Mbps from line item B1.1

+19 Mbps)

(12x19) K1,805.27 K411,601.56

7.0

Circuit B2: Internet

Connectivity Services for minimum bidirectional throughput of 4,096 Kbits/sec

(4 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4

12 K8,717.64 K104,611.68

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item B2.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K1,805.27 K454,928.04

8.0

Circuit B3: Internet minimum bidirectional throughput of 1,024 Kbits/sec

(1 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable

12 K2,354.72 K28,256.64 monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

24 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (1

Mbps from line item B3.1 +

24Mbps)

(12x24) K1,805.27 K519,917.76

9.0

Circuit C1: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,464.96 K29,579.52

9.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C1.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K616.24 K155,292.48

10.0

Circuit C2: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,464.96 K29,579.52

10.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C2.1 +

21 Mbps)

K616.25 K155,295.00

Circuit between U.S.

throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,464.96 K29,579.52

11.1

1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C3.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K616.25 K155,295.00

12.0 Circuit C4: Point to Point

Circuit between U.S.

Embassy and CDC Zambia

Point to Point Data Circuit with a minimum bidirectional throughput 4,096 Kbit/sec

(4Mbits/sec).

12 K2,464.96 K29,579.52

12.1 1 Mbps increase (state the monthly price per Mbps increase; it is anticipated that an increase of not more than

21 Mbps would be required for a total of 25 Mbps (4

Mbps from line item C4.1 +

21 Mbps)

(12x21) K616.25 K155,295.00

SUB-TOTAL

K8,317,677.12

GRAND TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR 4

K8,317,677.12

GRAND TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE, INCLUDING ALL OPTION YEARS

Base Period Total Price 9,592,320.68

First Option Year Total Price 9,255,931.68

Second Option Year Total Price 8,931,985.85

Third Option Year Total Price 8,619,375.12

Fourth Option Year Total Price 8,317,677.12

GRAND TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

FOR BASE YEAR PLUS ALL OPTION YEARS K44,717,290.45

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449, RFQ NUMBER 19ZA6018R0003

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES, BLOCK 20

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

I. SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of this firm fixed price contract is to obtain Internet Services and Point to Point

Data Connections for the U.S. Embassy and related facilities in Zambia.

The contract shall provide services for connecting the U.S. Embassy Lusaka and remote U.S.

Embassy Annex locations to the public internet and point to point data circuits between the U.S.

Embassy and related locations within Lusaka meeting the specifications and requirements detailed in this technical paper.

THIS IS THE LIST OF REQUIRED SERVICES:

CATEGORY A: Production Internet Connectivity Service in Lusaka, Zambia

Circuit A1 Option 1: Internet Connectivity Services for US Embassy Lusaka OpenNet VPN

CIRCUIT NAME: Internet - US Embassy Lusaka OpenNet VPN Circuit

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240 Kbits/sec (10Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (14 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

DEMARC Room U.S. Embassy Lusaka Eastern end of Kabulonga Road Ibex Hill Lusaka, Zambia

Circuit A1 Option 2: Internet Connectivity Services for US Embassy Lusaka OpenNet VPN

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 36,864 Kbits/sec (36Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

DEMARC Room U.S. Embassy Lusaka Eastern end of Kabulonga Road

Note that depending on pricing and progress on other projects, we intended to award either Circuit A1 Option 1 or Circuit A1 Option 2 – we do not intend to award both simultaneously.

Circuit A2: Internet Connectivity Services for US Embassy Lusaka DTS-PO/CTF VPN

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 8,192 Kbits/sec (8 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

DEMARC Room U.S. Embassy Lusaka Eastern end of Kabulonga Road

Circuit A3: Internet Connectivity Services for US Embassy Lusaka AIDNET VPN

CIRCUIT NAME: Internet - US Embassy Lusaka AIDNET VPN Circuit

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 12,288 Kbits/sec (12Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

DEMARC Room U.S. Embassy Lusaka Eastern end of Kabulonga Road

Circuit A4: Internet Connectivity Services for US CDC VPN

CIRCUIT NAME: Internet – US CDC VPN Circuit

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 10,240 Kbits/sec (10 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

351/4740 Independence Avenue

Woodlands

Lusaka, ZAMBIA

All circuits provided under this category will be used as the main working internet connection for various offices associated with the U.S. Embassy, and as such must be of the highest reliability and quality. The U.S. Embassy requires an overall SLA on these circuits of 99.6% The majority of traffic on these circuits will terminate in the United States and the selected vendor must be able to provide quality routing from Zambia to the United States.

These circuits shall confirm to the following minimum specifications:

A1 - Service Quality

The Vendor shall provide high quality, direct and unfiltered access to the public internet over the requested circuits with the following characteristics:

A1.1 Handoff

The circuit handoff from the provider to the U.S. Embassy should be Category 5e or better copper Ethernet terminated as RJ45. Port speeds (10/100) and duplex (simplex/duplex) for the handoff should be set to auto negotiate.

A1.2 Latency to the US

The circuits in this category must provide an average Round Trip Time (RTT) latency of 300ms or less to ASN 6966 as tested from the customer handoff to IP address 169.252.4.21 over a total of 1000 packets on an unloaded circuit.

A1.3 Latency within Zambia

The circuits in this category must provide an average Round Trip Time (RTT) latency of 20ms or less to a recognized public peering point (such as ZambiaIXP) within Zambia for interconnection with other local ISPs.

A1.4 Packet Loss

The circuits in this category must provide for a packet loss of 0.0% (no packets lost out of 1000) to ASN 6966 as tested from the customer handoff to IP address 169.252.4.21 over a total of 1000 packets on an unloaded circuit.

A1.5 Bandwidth

The circuit’s bandwidth is the amount or volume of data that may be sent through the circuit, measured in kilobits per second (Kbps), without distortion. Required bandwidth is to be symmetric/bidirectional and should provide equal upload and download speeds. Circuit should be able to achieve full quoted speed to a variety of standard internet speed test services in the

United States.

A1.6 Data Transfer Limits

The circuits provided under this category must operate without any data volume transfer limits, caps, or quotas. The only limitation on circuit throughput should be the quoted bandwidth of the circuit.

A1.7 Contention Ratio

Bandwidth for this circuit should be available at the quoted rate – or a contention ratio of 1:1.

Bandwidth sharing or oversubscription is not acceptable on these circuits.

A1.8 Service Availability

Circuits provided under this category must operate on a 24x7x365 basis, subject to the SLAs detailed within this document.

A2 – Addressability, Routing and Filtering

A2.1 IPV4 Addressing

The Vendor shall provide direct IPV4 connectivity with the number of usable static, public IP address specified in each circuit description.

A2.2 CIDR Subnetting

IP Addresses should be organized into a dedicated CIDR Subnet of the size indicated in the circuit description, and not comingled or bulk-subnetted in with other customers.

A2.3 Network Address Translation

Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection must NOT, repeat, NOT use Network Address

Translation (NAT).

A2.4 Reverse DNS

Provider shall, if requested, provide custom reverse DNS PTR records for the usable customer

IP addresses provided for these circuits.

A2.5 Routing

The circuit provider must have a direct interconnection (on either a Peering or Transit basis) with a major Internet Service Provider in the United States (Eg: AT&T, CenturyLink/Level3, Verizon, GTT, Sprint, HE).

A2.6 Filtering

The circuit must permit the transit of all standard Internet Protocol (IP) protocols including but not limited to, User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Internet

Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) to transit without filters or proxies. Unfiltered access to the Internet is required without ISP firewall blocking.

Filters or sniffers must not be established, connected, or introduced by the ISP for any Embassy channels. If there are any existing filters, sniffers, restrictions, or proxies, they must be identified, and removed prior lease line circuit installation.

A2.7 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Traffic

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit installation of Customer VPN encryption devices on

A2.8 Additional Subnet for Circuit A3

For circuit A3 only, USAID intends to operate its own edge router beyond the ISP’s handoff and will require one fully routable /30 subnet to address that router. Further USAID equipment located behind their edge router will require a separate fully routable /29 subnet. The ISP should be prepared to work with USAID technical staff in order to configure the necessary routing for these subnets.

A3 – International Connectivity

A3.1 Overland Connectivity

The circuits in this category must be supported by a minimum of two (2) fully diverse fiber optic connections from Zambia to regional undersea cables. To be considered fully diverse, the routing of these overland cables must not exit from Zambia into the same neighboring country. Please provide a detailed map of these connections in your proposal, along with a table indicating (a) Owner/Operator of the physical cable (list all, if multiple segments) (b) circuit speed (c) current average circuit utilization (d) primary or backup route.

A3.2 Undersea Connectivity

The circuits in this category must be supported by a minimum of two (2) fully diverse undersea fiber optic cables with geographically diverse routing and landing points. Please list the undersea cables in your proposals, and if you have an ownership stake or direct contract the cable consortium or if you contract with a third party (please identify them in your proposal) for access to the undersea cable.

A4 – Last Mile Connectivity

A4.1 Fiber Optic Primary Connection to the Service Location

The primary delivery path for the circuit must be fiber optic cable from the provider’s hub in

Lusaka to the US Embassy (for circuits A1, A2 and A3) and CDC (for Circuit A4). Please provide in your response a map of the route these cables will take from your Lusaka hub to the service location, including details on any intermediate points of presence.

A4.2 Ownership & Installation of Primary Fiber Optic Cable

Please provide details on who will own and do the physical install the Fiber Optic Cable discussed in your response to A4.1 – either your organization, or a subcontractor (please identify the subcontractor).

A4.3 Maintenance, Testing and Repair of Primary Fiber Optic Cable

Please provided details on your Maintenance, Testing and Repair capabilities for the cable discussed in your response to A4.1 – do you conduct this type of work in house, or do you rely on a subcontractor (please identify the subcontractor) to perform this work?

A4.4 Secondary Path to the Service Location

The circuits in this category must be supported by a secondary path from the provider’s hub in

Lusaka to the US Embassy (for circuits A1, A2 and A3) and CDC (circuit A4). This connection may be either fiber optic cable (preferred) or a point to point wireless link. The routing of this connection must be fully diversified from the primary connection discussed in A4.1. Please provide in your response a map of the route this secondary path will take from your Lusaka hub to the service location, including details on any intermediate points of presence.

A4.5 Secondary Path Equipment Details

If the Secondary Path is to be delivered over a point to point wireless link, please include details on the hardware brand and model of radio to be used, connection type and requirements between indoor and outdoor units, the frequency band and licensing information you propose to use and the gps coordinates of the far end tower, ownership information for that tower and means of connectivity (fiber, radio, etc) from the tower to your network hub. A response to this question is not required if you are not proposing to use point to point wireless as the format for your secondary connection.

A4.6 Ownership & Installation of Secondary Path

Please provide details on who will own and do the physical install components (fiber optic cable, or point to point radio) discussed in your response to A4.4 – either your organization, or a subcontractor (please identify the subcontractor).

A4.7 Maintenance, Testing and Repair of Secondary Path

Please provided details on your Maintenance, Testing and Repair capabilities for the connection discussed in your response to A4.4 – do you conduct this type of work in house, or do you rely on a subcontractor (please identify the subcontractor) to perform this work?

A5 - Monitoring, Alerting & Service Advisories

A5.1 Uptime Monitoring & Alerting

The service provider will continuously monitor the condition and performance of the circuits provided to the US Embassy, and collect, log and make this data accessible in real time to the

U.S. Embassy through a web based portal.

A5.2 Alerting & Notification for Unplanned Degradation or Failure

The service provider will provide notification within 5 minutes of any degradation or failure of the circuit via email, SMS or voice call to identified points of contact on 24x7x365 basis. This includes notifications due to degradation or failure of either last mile, regional or international link, including notices of loss of redundancy and restoration of service.

A5.3 Service Advisories for Planned Events

The service provider will provide notification to identified points of contact in advance during business hours via email of any planned network maintenance, repairs or upgrades that would impact the circuit or decrease its redundancy.

A6 –Support, Maintenance and Repair

A6.1 Network Operations & Contact Center

The vendor must maintain a 24x7x365 support operation (such as a Network Operations Center) that is immediately reachable by local telephone and email to request general network status, report outages, or to request circuit specific support, troubleshooting or repair services.

A6.2 Support & Technical Personnel

The vendor must have adequate and competent technical support, field support and engineering resources to configure, maintain and repair the circuits under this agreement. Please detail your capabilities in this area and identify any subcontractors used (for example, for fiber optic repairs) or if resources are managed in house.

A6.3 Ticketing System

The Vendor must operate a ticketing system to track the status of service requests and provide summaries of the status of service tickets on request of the U.S. Embassy. The ability for the U.S.

Embassy to update tickets via email and access to a web portal allowing updates or visibility into ticket status is strongly preferred. Please provide details in your proposal of your capabilities in this area.

A7 – Service Level Agreement (SLA)

A7.1 Circuit Availability

The circuit must have an overall availability, in conformance with the Service Quality indicators detailed in A1, of 99.6% when calculated on the basis of a calendar month. This translates to no more than 3 hours of downtime or performance degradation in any given month. Please detail your plans to meet this part of the SLA.

A7.2 Technical Support & Repair Availability – Business Hours

During normal business hours, a qualified technician with access to the necessary resources and system to troubleshoot circuits under this agreement should be available with a delay of no more than 10 minutes via telephone or email, and within 90 minutes for onsite response within Lusaka.

This includes troubleshooting and repair of fiber optic cable breaks. Please detail your plans to meet this part of the SLA.

A7.3 Technical Support & Repair Availability – Off Hours

Outside of normal business hours, a qualified technician with access to the resources and systems necessary to troubleshoot circuits under this agreement should be available with a delay of no more than 30 minutes via telephone or email, and within 120 minutes for onsite response within Lusaka. This includes troubleshooting and repair of fiber optic cable breaks. Please detail

A8 – Service Installation, Activation and Upgrade

A8.1 Initial Circuit Installation

Circuits procured under the initial award of this contract will be available, with full redundancy, for customer use no later than 30 days of contract signing, or at a later date designated by the

U.S. Embassy. Please describe your plans to meet this requirement.

A8.2 Circuit Upgradeability

Circuits provided under this contract should be administratively upgradable in 1mbit/sec increments to a minimum of 50mb/sec without needing to replace the underlying hardware.

Please describe your plans to meet this requirement.

A8.3 Modification of Existing Circuits

Future modifications to existing circuits provided under this contract, such as bandwidth increase, additional IP addresses, etc should be activated and available for customer use within

5 business days of a signed amendment of this contract.

A8.4 Installation of New Circuits at an Existing Location

New circuits of this category added to this agreement at the same location of an existing circuit should be activated and available for customer use within 10 business days of a signed amendment of this contract.

A8.5 Installation of New Circuits at an New Location

New circuits of this category added to this agreement at a different location in Lusaka with no existing service from the provider should be activated and available, with full redundancy, for customer use within 30 business days of a signed amendment of this contract.

A8.6 Vendor Installation Responsibilities

The vendor is responsible for the installation, configuration, security patching and life cycle upgrades for all equipment required to deliver these circuits to the Service Location. This includes pulling required cabling from the street to the designated demarcation point, cabling and mounting any point to point wireless equipment, etc.

CATEGORY B: Non-Production Internet Connectivity Services in Lusaka, Zambia

Circuit B1: Internet Connectivity Services for US Embassy Lusaka State Department DIN

CIRCUIT NAME: Internet - US Embassy Lusaka State DIN Circuit

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 6,144 Kbits/sec (6Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

DEMARC Room U.S. Embassy Lusaka Eastern end of Kabulonga Road

Circuit B2: Internet Connectivity Services for US Embassy Lusaka USAID DIN

CIRCUIT NAME: Internet - US Embassy Lusaka USAID DIN Circuit

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 4,096 Kbits/sec (4 Mbits/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

DEMARC Room U.S. Embassy Lusaka Eastern end of Kabulonga Road

Circuit B3: Internet Connectivity Services for US CDC DIN

CIRCUIT NAME: Internet – US CDC DIN Circuit

DESCRIPTION: Dedicated Internet Connectivity with a minimum bidirectional throughput of 1,024 Kbits/sec (1 Mbit/sec) plus /29 subnet of publicly routable IPV4 address space (6 usable addresses).

SERVICE

LOCATION:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

351/4740 Independence Avenue

All circuits provided under this category will be used as lower priority and non-production connection for various offices associated with the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. Embassy requires an overall SLA on these circuits of 99.0% These circuits will carry a mix of local, regional and international traffic, with a strong focus on traffic to the United States.

These circuits shall confirm to the following minimum specifications:

B1 - Service Quality

The Vendor shall provide high quality, direct and unfiltered access to the public internet over the requested circuits with the following characteristics:

B1.1 Handoff

The circuit handoff from the provider to the U.S. Embassy should be Category 5e or better copper Ethernet terminated as RJ45. Port speeds (10/100) and duplex (full/half) for the handoff should be set to auto negotiate.

B1.2 Latency to the US

The circuits in this category must provide an average Round Trip Time (RTT) latency of 300ms or less to ASN 6966 as tested from the customer handoff to IP address 169.252.4.21 over a total of 1000 packets on an unloaded circuit.

B1.3 Latency within Zambia

The circuits in this category must provide an average Round Trip Time (RTT) latency of 20ms or less to a recognized public peering point (such as ZambiaIXP) within Zambia for interconnection with other local ISPs such.

B1.4 Packet Loss to ASN 6966 as tested from the customer handoff to IP address 169.252.4.21 over a total of 1000 packets on an unloaded circuit.

B1.5 Bandwidth measured in kilobits per second (Kbps), without distortion. Required bandwidth is to be symmetric/bidirectional and should provide equal upload and download speeds. Circuit should be able to achieve full quoted speed to a variety of standard internet speed test services in the

United States.

B1.6 Data Transfer Limits

B1.7 Contention Ratio

Bandwidth for this circuit should be available at the quoted rate – or a contention ratio of 1:1.

Bandwidth sharing or oversubscription is not acceptable on these circuits.

B1.8 Service Availability

B2 – Addressability, Routing and Filtering

B2.1 IPV4 Addressing

The Vendor shall provide direct IPV4 connectivity with the number of usable static, public IP address specified in each circuit description.

B2.2 CIDR Subnetting

IP Addresses should be organized into a dedicated CIDR Subnet of the size indicated in the circuit description, and not comingled or bulk-subnetted in with other customers.

B2.3 Network Address Translation

Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection must NOT, repeat, NOT use Network Address

Translation (NAT).

B2.4 Reverse DNS

Provider shall, if requested, provide custom reverse DNS PTR records for the usable customer IP addresses provided for these circuits.

B2.5 Routing

The circuit provider must have a direct interconnection (on either a Peering or Transit basis) with a major Internet Service Provider in the United States (Eg: AT&T, CenturyLink/Level3, Verizon, GTT, Sprint, HE).

B2.6 Filtering not limited to, User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Internet

Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) to transit without filters or proxies. Unfiltered access to the Internet is required without ISP firewall blocking. Filters or sniffers must not be established, connected, or introduced by the ISP for any Embassy channels.

If there are any existing filters, sniffers, restrictions, or proxies, they must be identified, and removed prior lease line circuit installation.

B2.7 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Traffic

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit installation of Customer VPN encryption devices on

B3 – International Connectivity

B3.1 Overland Connectivity

The circuits in this category must be supported by a minimum of two (2) diverse fiber optic connections from Zambia to regional undersea cables. Please provide a detailed map of these connections in your proposal, along with a table indicating (a) Owner/Operator of the physical cable (list all, if multiple segments) (b) circuit speed (c) current average circuit utilization (d) primary or backup route.

B3.2 Undersea Connectivity

The circuits in this category must be supported by a minimum of two (2) fully diverse undersea fiber optic cables with geographically diverse routing and landing points. Please list the undersea cables in your proposals, and if you have an ownership stake or direct contract the cable consortium or if you contract with a third party (please identify them in your proposal) for access to the undersea cable.

B4 – Last Mile Connectivity

B4.1 Fiber Optic Primary Connection to the Service Location

The primary delivery path for the circuit must be fiber optic cable from the provider’s hub in

Lusaka to the US Embassy (for circuits B1 and B2) and CDC (for Circuits B3). Please provide in your response a map of the route these cables will take from your Lusaka hub to the service location, including details on any intermediate points of presence.

B4.2 Ownership & Installation of Primary Fiber Optic Cable discussed in your response to A4.1 – either your organization, or a subcontractor (please identify the subcontractor).

B4.3 Maintenance, Testing and Repair of Primary Fiber Optic Cable discussed in your response to A4.1 – do you conduct this type of work in house, or do you rely on a subcontractor (please identify the subcontractor) to perform this work?

B4.4 Secondary Path to the Service Location

The U.S. Embassy would prefer, but does not require, a secondary path for this category of circuit.