CEG_Region_4_Sources_Sought_for_FBO.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for Commercial

Ethernet Gateway (CEG) – Continental United States (CONUS) Region Four - Virginia

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

DISA/DITCO-SCOTT

2300 EAST DRIVE

BLDG 3600

SCOTT AFB IL 62225-540618a

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Businesses, HUBZone and Woman Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products and/or services.

The DISA Infrastructure Directorate (IE) is seeking information for potential sources who can install and manage multiple Ethernet Gateways that connect the Department of

Defense Information Network (DODIN) to the Commercial Service Provider’s (CSP) owned and managed network. Once the gateways are operational, the CSP will then provision ethernet virtual connections (EVC) services to DoD locations and route that traffic across the CSP’s owned and operated network to/from the DODIN via the CEG.

This requirement is for DoD sites in the Commonwealth of Virginia (CEG Region 4). A

Request for Proposal is expected to be released in late October.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY

THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A

RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY

FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

In May 2016 the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) directed the DoD to migrate to Ethernet-based services to reduce TELECOM costs. Since that time DISA has been modernizing the DODIN to facilitate EVC’s to that network and enable the replacement of legacy point-to-point Public Switched Telephone Network

(PSTN), time division multiplexing (TDM)-based circuits.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

In order to meet the CEG requirements, please describe your experience with the following:

Establish and maintain Commercial Ethernet Gateways (CEG) from the

Commercial Service Provider’s (CSP) owned, leased and operated network(s) to the DODIN at a minimum of two CEG DISN Core Sites. CEGs will employ virtualization using virtual local area network (VLAN)(802.1Q) between the

DISN Joint Provider Edge Router (J-PE) and the Service Provider’s PE routers using, diverse, high bandwidth links. The CSP’s CEG design must meet the performance and availability requirements in the CEG Design Document.

Provision > 1Gb connections at specified DOD Customer Access Sites to the

CSPs Ethernet Network and perform functional and performance testing to demonstrate compliance with DISA CEG design requirements. The Contractor must be able to support up to 100GB connections when they are ordered. There will be approximately 135 access sites in Region 4.

A Draft PWS which includes the CEG Design Document is attached.

CEG Region Four

PWS- 15 OCT 19 CLEAN.docx

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Offerors must operate their own network infrastructure and offer MEF-defined Carrier

Ethernet Services that are currently part of their Service Catalog. Offerors must be able to support the entire region using predominantly (>50%) their own infrastructure and resources.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 517311 (https://www.naics.com/search/), with the corresponding size standard of not more than 1500 employees (https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards). This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the

Page 3 of 4 Pages following criteria ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

To assist DISA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing

(JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged

Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone and Women-owned Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed

JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications.

Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with the

Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative and their business title;

3) Type of Small Business;

4) CAGE Code;

5) Your contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and/or service, to include ENCORE III, SETI, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT, VETS, STARS II, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (including applicable

SIN(s)), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT 31 October

2019 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to nicole.m.schomaker.civ@mail.mil.

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical

Description.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.

All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

All government and contractor personnel reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and

Page 4 of 4 Pages protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC

423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.