CB18-RFQ0010amend001_Network_Design_RFQ.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

05/16/2018

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CB2018-0146

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

AOCBOCODE

Acquisitions Office Congressional Budget Office FHOB 2nd & D Streets, SW Acquisitions@cbo.gov Washington, DC 20515

6. ISSUED BY CODE7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CB18-RFQ0010

CODE FACILITY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X)

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

04/27/2018

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended, Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning __1__copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Project Title: Data Center Network Design & Implementation Services

Purpose of Amendment: This amendment (1) incorporates the answers to questions from offerors; and (2) extends the due date for offers. See the pages accompanying this amendment for the Q&A document.

Change to Offer Due Date: The offer due date is hereby extended from May 18, 2018 to May 23, 2018. The time for receipt of offers remains 5:00pm Eastern Time.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

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Questions and Answers for Data Center Network Design & Implementation Services Solicitation No. CB18-RFQ0010

May 16, 2018

Preface: Many answers in this document direct offerors to the SOW for the high-level requirements for preparing their offer. This is due to a concern regarding providing information that is considered sensitive outside the agency. Offerors are encouraged to prepare their offer based on their assumptions from and experience with similar projects. Detailed information in regard to CBO’s network and security will be provided to the Contractor after award.

Questions regarding SOW ¶3.2 BACKGROUND and Task 1

Question 1: What WAN service will be providing the dedicated private connections between CBO’s existing data centers (FD and ACF)? Have these circuits already been ordered? If so, when is the estimated availability?

Answer: IP, MPLS, MPLS based VPN, IPSEC, OSPF, AWS/Azure, and BGP. Data circuits are being acquired under a separate contract that is currently being competed (Solicitation No. CB18-RFQ0006). The delivery timeframe for the new circuits is within 45 days of contract award which is estimated to be mid-June 2018.

Question 2: What are the campus requirements for the new data center?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 3: What are the ACF network requirements for the new data center?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 4: What are CBO’s security requirements that need to be met in the network architecture redesign? Can you provide a copy of your security policies?

Answer: CBO’s security requirements and a copy of the security policies will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 5: What are CBO’s AWS Cloud requirements that need to be met in the network architecture redesign? Can you provide a copy of your AWS use policies?

Answer: CBO’s Cloud requirement and a copy of the AWS Cloud use security policies will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 6: What are CBO’s internal air gap network requirements that need to be met in the network architecture redesign?

Answer: CBO’s air gap network’s requirement will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 7: What are CBO’s wireless network requirements that need to be met in the network architecture redesign?

Answer: CBO’s wireless network offers private WIFI for staff only and public WIFI for guests for data, video, email, etc. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

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Question 8: Will you provide the existing detailed network diagrams, data center diagrams, and associated documentation as part of this RFQ process?

Answer: No. This information will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 9: What is the target start and completion date(s) of this project?

Answer: The period of performance is estimated to be 6 months, from June 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. (See RFQ §1, Line Item 1)

Questions regarding SOW Task 2

Question 10: What are the symptoms of the network performance issues that need to be diagnosed and resolved?

Answer: To be determined.

Questions regarding SOW Task 3

Question 11: What is CBO’s network security model?

Answer: Security architecture and security monitoring are outside the scope of work of this contract. Once the contract is awarded, information will be available and shared with the contractor on an as-needed basis.

Question 12: What is CBO’s network security architecture?

Answer: See answer to Question 11.

Question 13: What are the current and specific security threats and attacks that need to be addressed?

Answer: See answer to Question 11.

Question 14: What tools and processes are used for security monitoring?

Answer: See answer to Question 11.

Question 15: What does CBO use now for network systems security controls and system monitoring?

Answer: See answer to Question 11.

Questions regarding SOW Task 4

Question 16: What are the requirements for the new data center?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 17: What process should be used to evaluate a cost-effective design?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

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Question 18: What is CBO’s current network architecture?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 19: Are there any known issues that need to be resolved? If so, please describe.

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 20: What are the requirements for interconnecting the sites with private connections?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 21: Who are CBO’s approved ISP providers? What are each site’s Internet connectivity requirements?

Answer: A private DWDM circuit connecting CBO’s FHOB and ACF datacenters is provided through a contract with Verizon. The agency’s primary Internet connectivity is provided by Level 3 Communications/CenturyLink at FHOB with backup connectivity at ACF. The new data center will have four 1Gbps point-to-point redundant circuits and two dedicated 1Gbps private connections.

Question 22: What are the requirements for redesigning the FD and ACF data centers?

to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 23: What are the plans for the new security stack?

Answer: See the SOW for top level requirements. Detailed requirements will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

Question 24: What is CBO’s existing Cloud services/applications architecture?

Questions regarding SOW Task 5

Question 25: What newly acquired network equipment needs to be implemented?

Answer: Cisco ASR 1001-x, Cisco VPN 5545, Cisco WLC 5520 and 2500, Cisco WS-

3850, Cisco Catalyst 9300.

Question 26: When will the new data center be available for the equipment implementation?

Answer: June or July 2018.

Question 27: What are the requirements/plans for wireless access at the new data center?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 28: What are the requirements/plans for remote access at the new data center?

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Question 29: What are the requirements/plans for security monitoring systems, network monitoring systems, and network alert systems at the new data center?

Question 30: What process or standard does CBO use to rate a fast network?

Answer: It depends on the location. The standards are 10 G DWDM, 10 G LAN backbone, 1 G user desktop, 1 G AWS, and 1 G user internet. CBO routinely uses its network and security monitoring systems to gauge and monitor the network speed and performance.

Question 31: Are there specific standards to be followed in developing the detailed network diagrams, data center diagrams, and associated documentation?

Answer: Please refer to the Cisco networking diagram standards, for layer1 – 4.

Question 32: Is there a defined schedule for the implementation based on CBO’s availability?

Answer: June through August 2018.

Questions regarding SOW Task 6

Question 33: What are the requirements for the failover testing?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 34: What are the requirements for VSS in the network architecture?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 35: What are the requirements for EIGRP, RIP, BGP, IBGP, and OSPF in the network architecture?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 36: What are the requirements for MPLS in the network architecture?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 37: What are the requirements for IPv6 in the network architecture?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 38: What are the requirements for Cloud networking and Multi-Cloud solutions in the network architecture?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 39: What groups or organization will be providing the technical requirements for the network design?

Answer: To be determined.

Question 40: Is there a defined schedule for the failover testing based on CBO’s availability?

Answer: To be determined.

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Pricing Questions

Question 41: Is this expected to be a Time and Materials (T&M) contract based on the labor rates and estimated effort for the respective tasks, T&M Not to Exceed (T&M NTE), OR a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) bid?

Answer: The contract will be a Time and Materials contract with a Not to Exceed ceiling.

(See RFQ §2 ¶2.8 clause CBO 232-07, Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts; and RFQ §1 Line Item 1 description.)