Question and Answers 3.pdf
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This document provides questions and answers regarding a solicitation for Snyder Fiber Optic Cable. The solicitation seeks a contractor to install 24 strands of single-mode fiber optic cabling between a main site in Snyder, TX and various remote emitter sites, with 50MB bandwidth and 5 phone numbers required at each remote site. Installation will include any necessary hand holes and ducting. Testing and termination are also required. Transition to the new fiber network will begin immediately after installation, though the existing network utilizes copper phone lines. An ombudsman is available to address offeror concerns regarding the acquisition.
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3 September 2020
Question 1: The request states that 50Mbps of dedicated bandwidth is required to each of the remote sites from the main site in Snyder, TX.
If we are sending our crews up there to run 24 strands of single mode from the main facility out to each remote site it would stand to reason that the main site would already have an internet bandwidth pipeline.
If that is the case wouldn’t it be cheaper and more prudent to share that bandwidth with the remote sites via layer 2 connections over the newly installed fiber lines?
In that scenario the connection to-and-from the main sites to the remote sites would only be limited by the type of hardware at each of the sites and overall bandwidth would be dictated by the main backhaul internet connection at the main site (to include any traffic shaping done at the equipment at the main site).
Answer: The bandwidth that exists on the fiber optic line between Dyess AFB and Snyder ESS is on the Air Force Network, and is being managed by RX3 Communications, a subcontractor for AT&T.
Since our Remote Emitter Sites are on an Intra-network with Snyder ESS, and have zero contact with the Air Force Network, the chances for spillage of Unclassified, but Sensitive Data to and from the existing network, could cause a security violation. The bandwidth that is on the Snyder Fiber Optic Upgrade and Maintenance Support contract is for the receiving and transmitting of data, on a Point-to-Point fiber optic cable, that is isolated from the Air Force Network.
BLUF: We can’t use the bandwidth from an Air Force Managed Network with a Non-Air Force Managed Network.
Question 2: Is there is a schedule that would help us and when the network is live?
Answer: The Network is already live, by way of Copper 56K phone lines. As soon as the Fiber is installed the transition will begin. We are not anticipating a long transition period, because air crews still need the equipment to train on, on a daily basis.
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