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PWS-Version 1.0 Dated: 12 Feb 2019 Goodfellow AFB, TX
PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
Local Telecommunication Services (LTS)
VERSION: 1.0
DATE: 12 February 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 3 |
| 1.1. Objective | 3 |
| 1.2. Background | 3 |
| 2. SCOPE | 3 |
| 2.1. Outages | 4 |
| 2.2. Services Summary | 6 |
| 3. GOVERNMENT PROVIDED SPACE AND SERVICES | 7 |
| 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS | 8 |
| 4.1. Personnel | 8 |
| 4.2. Government Emergency Telecommunications Service | 8 |
4.3. Interconnection Agreements, and Installation and Cutover Plans….………..8
4.4. Safety, Health and Fire Protection Requirements……………………………..9
4.5. Manpower Reporting……………………………………………………………..9
| 5. APPENDICES | 10 |
| APPENDIX 1 – SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS | 10 |
| APPENDIX 2 - DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS | 24 |
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Objective
This requirement will provide essential Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) and features supporting Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX. Site specific equipment connectivity requirements are identified in Appendix 1, along with required features. This LTS will support the installation 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year (24/7/365).
1.2. Background
Historically, the 38th Contracting Squadron (38 CONS) acquired local TS on behalf of its customer sites using a Government-driven Statement of Work (SOW), which limited the contractor to providing services using legacy systems and equipment. Local TS does not include long-distance or Defense Switching Network (DSN) services, which are beyond the scope of this action. Due to changes in technology, equipment, and processes, it has become evident that the Government should acquire these services in a performance-based manner, consistent with the principles contained in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 63-138 “Acquisition of Services.” These services are considered Information Technology (IT) In Accordance With (IAW) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 239.74 “Telecommunications Services.” The requirement herein represents the site’s performance-based requirements for local “dial-tone” and ancillary services as defined herein. As a part of the new process, the Air Force (AF) encourages the Contractor to identify or suggest improvements to existing LTS processes, operating procedures, systems, or applications to the Contracting Officer (CO).
2. SCOPE
The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, facilities, materials, and services needed to perform and provide local access to the designated circuit demarcation point(s) identified in Appendix 1 to this PWS. These services shall include any equipment, wiring, or infrastructure to ensure the Contractor’s proposed solution is compatible with the Government’s current infrastructure without additional Government expense. Access to the local exchange shall also include operator assistance functions. These services shall not include residential or business services for non-Government entities or Government contractors. The Contractor shall follow all Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Public Utility Commission (PUC), Department of Defense (DoD), AF, and industry standards for this requirement.
The Contractor shall provide and install transmission equipment and cables for local exchange access and transport service circuits to the Government-provided floor space at the Government demarcation location(s) identified in Appendix 1. The Contractor shall connect to Government-provided power connection points and termination frames. The Contractor shall coordinate with the Government Point of Contact (POC) (primary and alternate names, emails, and telephone numbers shall be provided by the Government No Later Than (NLT) five days after contract award) prior to any installation. The Government does not authorize aerial cable installations.
2.1 Outages
2.1.1. Scheduled Outage. The Contractor shall notify the Government POC of any scheduled outage that will affect any telecommunication service. The Contractor shall inform the Government POC NLT 30 days prior to the scheduled outage. The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation for the outage to include the amount of downtime and end users affected. The Contractor shall notify the Government POC via email of the need for any scheduled service outages. Such outages shall be scheduled to minimize inconvenience to users. The Government POC must release all affected equipment and circuits prior to any service disruption. The Contractor shall follow procedures identified below for outages. In all cases, notification shall include:
| • | Reason for interruption; |
| • | Duration; |
| • | Start and stop times; |
| • | Affected equipment, lines, and buildings; and |
| • | Restoration action (what service was impacted and how service was restored) |
2.1.2. Unscheduled Outages. If multiple facilities, areas, primary trunks, or cables/fibers are impacted, the Government POC shall assign the category of the outage and establish the repair priority. The Contractor shall notify the Government POC verbally of problem(s) and follow-up with documentation via email within time specified for each outage type.
2.1.3. Outage Procedures. The Contractor shall follow procedures identified below for outages. In all cases, notification shall include:
| • | Reason for interruption; |
| • | Duration; |
| • | Start and stop times; |
| • | Affected equipment, lines, and buildings; and |
| • | Restoration action (what service was impacted and how service was restored) |
2.1.4. Outage Priority, Restoration of Service, and Maintenance. The Contractor shall respond and restore service outages. From the time of receipt of the notification, the Contractor shall respond and coordinate with the Government POC within the time limits indicated below. For mission-essential functions, the Government POC shall identify and prioritize the essential contractor services. The Contractor shall prioritize and perform restorations IAW the Telecommunications Services Priority (TSP) and Restoration Priority List (RPL), which are provided by the Government POC. In the event that the Contractor anticipates not being able to perform any of the essential contractor services (i.e. beyond the Contractor’s control) IAW the TSP and RPL during a crisis situation, the Contractor shall notify the Government POC as expeditiously as possible and use its best efforts to cooperate with the Government in the Government’s efforts to maintain the continuity of operations. If the Government POC determines that the outage restoration time frames cannot be met for other non-mission essential functions, the Government POC can declare any outage restoration priority level as catastrophic to emergency to serious to routine if the outage significantly affects the mission of the Government.
2.1.4.1. Catastrophic Outage. A catastrophic outages demands immediate attention, such as a total loss of service, loss of network control, and loss of call processing capability to 95% or more of equipped lines and/or trunks. The Government POC can declare any outage as a catastrophic outage if the outage significantly affects the mission of the Government. A catastrophic outage is normally a sudden and widespread disaster stemming from the result of a man made or natural disaster in which property and site network infrastructure are completely destroyed. Restore service time will be determined from the time the Contractor responds to the Government’s notification IAW the local TSP and RPL requirements. The Contractor must advise the Government POC of their restoration procedures for the base in a catastrophic situation. The Contractor shall respond to the outage NLT one hour of receipt of notification by the Government POC and advise the Government POC of its restoration procedures for a catastrophic situation. The Contractor shall provide the Government POC with updates NLT every four hours on the status of restoration actions.
2.1.4.2. Emergency Outage. An emergency outage demands rapid action. The Government POC can declare any outage as an emergency outage if an outage significantly affects the mission of the Government. Emergency is defined by the Government as any outage that severely hampers the Air Force mission and can be restored within the restoration parameters. The Contractor shall respond to the outage NLT one hour of receipt of notification by the Government POC. The Contractor shall restore service NLT eight hours from the time the Contractor responds to the Government notification.
2.1.4.3. Serious Outage. A serious outage demands timely action, as such as degraded service or a fault condition that makes the system perform at a level less than that for which it is designed; condition discovered in automatic routing which has not shown in the operation of the equipment, but requires attention. The Government POC can declare any outage as a serious outage if an outage significantly affects the mission of the Government. The Contractor shall respond to the outage NLT one hour of receipt of notification by the Government POC. The Contractor shall restore service NLT 24 hours from the time the Contractor responds to the Government notification.
2.1.4.4. Routine Outage. A routine outage minimally disrupts service to property, equipment, and site infrastructure. The Government POC can declare any outage as a routine outage if an outage does not seriously affect the mission, but does hamper day-to-day operation of the Government installation. The Contractor shall respond to the outage NLT one hour of receipt of notification by the Government POC. The Contractor shall restore service NLT two calendar days from the time the Contractor responds to the Government’s notification.
2.2. Services Summary
2.2.1. Services Summary (SS)
Performance Element Number Performance Objective
| PWS Paragraph |
| Performance Threshold |
| 1 |
| Perform and provide local access at the designated circuit demarcation points identified in Appendix 1 to this PWS. |
| 2 |
| Continuous operation local phone service 24/7/365 with 99.9% availability |
| 2 |
| Inform the Government POC NLT 30 days in advance of scheduled outage providing a detailed explanation for the outage. |
| 2.1.1 |
| Timely and detailed notification provided 100% of time |
| 3 |
| Responds and restores Catastrophic Priority service outages IAW PWS, TSP, and RPL as coordinated with the Government POC. |
| 2.1.4 and 2.1.4.1 |
| Timely response to notification and timely restoration of services provided 100% of the time |
| 4 |
| Respond and restore Emergency Priority service outages IAW PWS, TSP, and RPL as coordinated with the Government POC. |
| 2.1.4 and 2.1.4.2 |
| Timely response to notification and timely restoration of services provided 100% of the time |
| 5 |
| Respond and restore Serious Priority service outages IAW PWS, TSP, and RPL as coordinated with the Government POC. |
| 2.1.4 and 2.1.4.3 |
| Timely response to notification and timely restoration of services provided 100% of the time |
| 6 |
| Respond and restore Routine service outages IAW PWS, TSP, and RPL as coordinated with the Government POC. |
| 2.1.4 and 2.1.4.4 |
| Timely response to notification and timely restoration of services provided 100% of the time |
2.2.2. Inspection
The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. The Government has the right to inspect all services identified within the contract (SS and Non-SS items), to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract.
2.2.3. Grade of Service
Locations carrying contracted voice grade which is packetized for transport across an IP, MPLS, or other IXC system require grade of service (GoS), implemented as quality of service (QoS), to ensure that end-to-end per-call latency and packet jitter remain within ITU standards. This requirement is applicable to VoIP traffic, video traffic, or other real-time traffic that has been identified and contracted for an elevated GoS. Vendor will ensure QoS end to end including through sub-contracted external LEC/CLEC facilities; implementation strategies that may include Committed Access Rates (CAR), Expedited Forwarding (EF), and traffic shaping determined by customer marked DSCP packets or pre-contracted data flows.
3. GOVERNMENT PROVIDED SPACE AND SERVICES
3.1. The Contractor shall secure Government facilities, equipment, and materials before leaving a facility. The Contractor shall safeguard the Government provided facilities and material contained therein.
3.2. The Government will provide space for one (1) relay rack in building 146, 19 to 23 inches wide by 7 feet tall, as ceiling heights permit, for the installation of the Contractor’s provided transmission equipment. The floor space shall be coordinated with the Government POC to accommodate Contractor-provided relay rack(s), at each demarcation point. Space is available for relay rack(s) for Contractor equipment in the demarcation point.
3.3. The Government will provide sufficient environmental controls to maintain humidity and temperature within the Contractor’s equipment operating specifications. In addition, the Government will provide primary and emergency conditioned power sources to operate the Contractor’s equipment within manufacturer’s specifications.
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4.1. Personnel
The Contractor is solely responsible for ensuring sufficient personnel are assigned to this requirement. Appropriate personnel shall possess the qualifications and certifications to perform the requirements listed herein. These qualifications and certifications shall include those required by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to maintain, install, and/or operate the equipment covered by this contract.
4.2. Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS)
GETS will be used in an emergency or crisis situation when the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is congested and the probability of completing a call over normal telecommunication means has significantly decreased. The Contractor must have NPA (710) in the switch to allow access to the GETS line assigned to a specific site. Authorized users are provided access to an emergency service by dialing 0/1+710-NXX-XXXX. The 710 NPA provides access to a tariffed service of the GETS interexchange carriers and the call is billed to the United States Government.
4.3. Interconnection Agreements, and Installation and Cutover Plans In the event the award is made to a non-incumbent contractor, the incoming Contractor shall submit all Interconnection Agreements (IAs) via link, or as an addendum, to the Government with their quote. The addendum is not included in the technical quote and no page limitations apply to this submittal. Additionally, if providing a quote as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) for any and/or all services, provide documented evidence of IAs and/or leasing agreements relevant to this effort.
Cutover for this site is: 30 days. The Contractor shall develop an initial Installation and Cutover Plan for submittal to the Government with their technical quote. A final plan may be requested by the Government and shall be provided NLT five working days after contract award. This plan shall include installation of the initial required services for cutover of LTS requirements, along with the recommended time frame to complete the cutover process. The Contractor shall coordinate deviations from the proposed installation plan with the Government POC prior to any work commencing in the affected area. The Contractor shall ensure that all circuits, equipment, and service provided by the incumbent, under the prior contract, are disconnected/discontinued upon successful cutover. At this point, the Contractor shall inform the Government POC that the previous provider’s equipment is no longer needed and may be removed by the previous provider. Any omissions or discrepancies in the installation/cutover plans do not relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to install, cutover, and perform all services identified in this requirement. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to resolve any issues associated with these efforts within a time agreed upon by the Government POC and the contractor.
4.3.1. Installation and Cutover Plan Content. The Installation and Cutover Plan(s) shall contain, at a minimum, the following site specific information:
a. Conditions/Support required prior to the start of cutover and installation;
b. Detailed installation schedule listing all actions/events that must occur for successful cutover of all items identified in Appendix 1;
c. Awardee responsibilities for cutover and installation;
d. Government responsibilities for cutover and installation;
e. Dialing tests to ensure ported numbers operate and access to the GETS;
f. Service routing diagram (reference Appendix Diagrams 1 and 2 for examples) and/or service routing description; and
g. Detailed description of new equipment to be installed and location/floor plan (to include space required).
4.4. Safety, Health and Fire Protection Requirements
The Contractor shall follow local procedures established by the local safety and health offices. Reference the instructions in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 29, Part 1926.58, Appendix G for proximate to asbestos containing materials. The Contractor shall record and report to the CSO all available facts relating to each instance of accidental damage to Government property or injury to either Contractor or Government personnel.
4.5. Manpower Reporting
The Contractor shall report ALL Contractor labor hours (including subcontractors) required for performance of services provided under this contract. The Contractor shall completely fill in all required data fields using the Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (eCMRA) following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the PoP during each Government FY, which runs Oct 1 through Sep 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported NLT Oct 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018. Contractors shall direct questions to the AF Support Desk. Information is considered to be proprietary in nature when the contract number and Contractor identity are associated with the direct labor hours and dollars. At no time will any data be released to the public with the Contractor name and contract number associated with the data. Data for AF service requirements must be inputted into the AF eCMRA site. However, user manuals for Government and Contractors are available at the Army CMRA website.
5. APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 – SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
5.1. Required Services and Features
The Contractor shall provide the following Government line of local commercial communications services for Goodfellow AFB at cutover. Innovative technical solutions are encouraged but must be compatible with the current requirement that is listed in the remainder of this Appendix. The quantity of these initial service requirements will be incorporated into the Pricing Schedule. The installation service requirement will be identified here in Appendix 1 and in the Pricing Schedule.
The Government telephone switching system is identified as a MLS 100 with the SE 09 software version, and the switching system is located in Building 146, 161 Valiant Street, San Angelo, TX 76908-4413
Cutover for this site is: ___30____ days. A cutover plan shall be submitted to the Government with their proposal and a final plan shall be provided NLT five days after contract award.
The Government Communication Services Officer (CSO) and Technical Representative shall be identified at the post award conference and updates provided to the contractor as required by the CO.
5.2. Direct-Inward-Dialing (DID) Directory Numbers.
| NPA- NXX-XXXX |
| DID Directory Numbers |
| (325) 654-1000 to 2009 |
| 1010 |
| (325) 654-2230 to 2259 |
| 30 |
| (325) 654-3000 to 5999 |
| 3000 |
| (325) 654-7000 to 7009 |
| 10 |
| (325) 654-6000 to 6799 |
| 800 |
| TOTAL |
| 4850 |
5.3. Exchange and Access Lines. N/A
5.3.1. Commercial Subscriber Lines.
The number of Commercial Subscriber Lines (CSL) is: 9.
| (NPA)-NXX-XXX |
| Type |
| Services and |
Optional Features Demarcation
Organization & End Demarcation Location
| (325) 653-3779 |
| Analog |
| Basic Services (BS), Flat Rate (FR), Call Forwarding (CF) |
| Bldg 146 (DCO) |
| 17 TRW/OSI |
Bldg 435
| (325) 658-4162 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR |
| Bldg 146 |
| 17 TRW Command Post Bldg 530 |
| (325) 658-6801 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR |
| Bldg 146 |
| 17 CS/SCOIT |
Bldg 146 (DCO) (TurboLink) Tel Switch Modem Line
| (325) 658-6375 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR |
| Bldg 146 |
| 17 CS/SCOIT |
Bldg 146 (DCO) Tel Switch Modem Line
| (325) 944-1012 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR |
Recreation Camp San Angelo, TX 17 TRW Recreation Camp (Main Desk) Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, TX
| (325) 942-7622 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR, 3rd Party Call Block, 1+Toll Restriction |
| Recreation Camp |
San Angelo, TX 17 TRW Recreation Camp (Pool) Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, TX
| (325) 942-6427 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR |
| Bldg 146 |
| DCO Operator |
Bldg 146 Voice Emergency Line
| (325) 658-1899 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR |
| Bldg 146 |
| 17 CS/SCOIT Telephone Outage Response Line |
| (325) 655-5614 |
| Analog |
| BS, FR, Caller ID (Number Only), 3-Way Calling |
| Bldg 530 |
| Command Post |
Bldg 530 (Roll Over)
5.3.2. Hot Lines. N/A
5.4. Local Exchange and Access Trunks. N/A
5.4.1. Local Exchange Access Analog Trunks. N/A
5.4.2. Local Exchange Access Digital Trunks. N/A
5.4.3. Local Exchange Digital (ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI) Trunks.
The number of Local Exchange Digital PRI Trunks is: 4.
| ISDN PRI Circuit ID |
| D-Channel |
| 2-Way Channel B-Channel Qty & Signaling (PRI Q.931) |
| Demarcation |
PRI #1
2VIPME128023
| 1 |
| 23 |
| Bldg 146 |
PRI #2
2VIPME128025
| 1 |
| 23 |
| Bldg 146 |
PRI #3
2VIPME128034
| 1 |
| 23 |
| Bldg 146 |
PRI #4
2VIPME128037
| 1 |
| 23 |
| Bldg 146 |
5.5. Foreign Exchange (FX) Lines/Trunks.
5.5.1. Analog FX Line/Trunks.
The number of Analog FX Line/Trunks is: 1.
| Circuit Description |
| Type |
| Direction-alization |
| # of Channels |
| Signaling |
| Demarcation |
| Destination |
| Est. Mileage |
| (325) 942-6427 |
| 2 Wire |
Voice
| 2-Way |
| 1 |
| GS |
| DCO Bldg 146 |
| San Angelo West Central Office |
| 10 |
5.5.2. Foreign Exchange Digital Trunks. N/A
5.6. Transport Channels.
The number of Transport Channels is: 2.
| Circuit ID/Name |
| Type |
| Demarcation |
| Destination |
| Estimated Mileage |
| Circuit Description |
| LN# 325 2OS-9436 |
| 2-Wire |
| DCO Bldg 146 |
| Angelo State Univ. (USAF ROTC Dept) |
Rassman Bldg
| 6 |
| Off Base Circuit Extension to DSN Phone |
| LN# 325 FD4-5564 |
| 2-Wire |
| DCO Bldg 146 |
| 1905 S. Concho Dr Lake Nasworthy San Angelo, TX |
| 10.25 |
| Off Base Circuit Extension to DSN Phone |
5.7. Data Point-to-Point Circuits. N/A
5.8. Circuit Extension.
The number of Circuit Extensions is: 1.
| Circuit ID/Name |
| Type |
| Demarcation |
| User’s Location |
| Est. Mileage |
| Circuit Descrip-tion |
| (325) OS0-0033 |
| 2-wire |
| Bldg 146 |
| 279 Kearney Blvd Bldg 310 (Gas Station) Goodfellow AFB |
| <1 |
| On Premise Station Line |
5.9. Public Listings.
The number of Public Listings is: 29.
| Description |
| Qty |
| Public Listing, Government Section |
| 7 |
| Additional Listings |
| 22 |
5.10. Telephone Directories.
Contractor shall provide an electronic telephone directory annually at award, and each subsequent year at the exercise of the option, in .pdf format (Adobe®).
5.11. Diversity/Diverse Routing. N/A
5.12. E911 Compatibility
The Contractor shall provide configuration diagrams to show access to 911/E911 services, where available, through the local city or county emergency services organization.
911/E911 calls are routed to the Goodfellow AFB Fire Departments alarm center.
5.13. Special Services
Examples of vendor circuit/trunk routing supporting Appendix 1 requirements are provided in the below diagrams 1 and 2. These examples apply to ANG and Government sites with switches and/or PBX configuration, for Traditional Legacy or SIP trunking delivery. The Carrier, if providing a CPE installed digital loop carrier system or other IP based CPE gateway system, will provide the customer with IP, VLAN, routing protocols or other pertinent information to allow the customer to logically interface with the carrier system. The customer owned demarcation device will in most cases consist of an Edge Boundary Controller providing isolation and firewall services. The vendor shall provide a 24/7 capability to monitor the IP connection to the customer gateway equipment, and alert the customer to a link failure; the customer must also have the ability to reach the vendor’s network operations center on a 24/7 basis.
5.14. Service Routing.
Contractor shall submit a service routing diagram (reference Appendix Diagrams 1 and 2 for examples) and/or service routing description in their technical quote. Contractor may provide the requested diagram and legend using these formats or a similar format to be in compliance with paragraph 4.3.1. Submission of a generic diagram or not explaining the service routing may be determined technically unacceptable.
Diagram 1
TRADITIONAL LEGACY
Vendor / Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) / Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) Dial Central Office (DCO) 14980 Telephone
# of PRIs and DIDs # of BRI and CSL Off Premise
Voice Grade Hotline
# of PRIs and DIDs # of BRI and CSL
Remote Switch/PBX Off Govt Quarters 1256 Apple
Main Site DCO 1234 AF Road, Any Base, USA
GOVT SWITCH
GOVT MDF
Police Dept Pump House 2 -Wired Alarm
Outside Local LATA
Medical Facility Foreign Exchange Trunk 4 -Wired Data Foreign City DCO 583 Claire Blvd
Diagram 2
UTILIZING SIP TRUNKING
VENDOR/LEC/ILEC
NETWORK
PRIMultifunction Edge Router
LEC Provided BRILegacy Services & Equipment Edge Boundary Controller (if available)
| CPE | (SIP) |
| GIG | |
| Ether |
Govt Provided
| Unified |
| Communications |
| IP Network |
PWS-Version 1.0 Dated: 12 Feb 2019
Note: The vendor controlled Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) shall be vendor provided. The EBC, if available, shall be Government provided.
APPENDIX 2 - DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS
Table A Definitions
| TERM |
| DEFINITION |
| Appendix 1 |
| Defines the Goodfellow AFB requirements detailing locations on circuit delivery. |
| Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR) |
| The fractionalized amount of calls that make a successful connection to a dialed number, this is divided by the total number of calls placed. (As defined by International Telecommunication Union). |
| Circuit Termination |
| Circuit termination at the Government installation includes the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) for analog signals, metallic cable pairs, Digital Signal Cross-Connect (DSX)-1 patch, cross connect panel(s) for T-1 and/or T-3 circuits, fiber optic patch and cross connect panels for optical interface equipment such as the optical carrier or SONET or MPLS systems, optical multiplexer equipment, and may extend to Cat 3/5/6 RJ-45 jack fields if directed by the Government POC to ensure adequate hand off of the circuit to the Government. Other wall-mounted, punch-down, terminal blocks are used for isolation and termination of Contractor metallic facilities. |
| Communications Focal Point (CFP) |
| A 24/7 Focal Point located on an Air Force Facility that provides one stop notification services and provides reporting and tracking of communications outages to Government users of the communication systems. |
| Commercial Subscriber lines (CSL) |
| A CSL is defined by Government standards as a voice grade subscriber line serving directly from the Contractor’s central office switch to customer’s location. |
| Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) |
| A telephone company that competes with the already established local telephone business by providing its own network and switching. |
| Contractor |
| A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime. |
| Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) |
| Also known as Customer-Provided Equipment is any equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication network at the contractually established demarcation point. The demarcation point contractually separates the customer equipment from the equipment located in either the distribution infrastructure or central office of the communications service provider. Vendor installed CPE devices are fully vendor owned, maintained, and monitored by the Vendor’s management platform. CPE equipment can be powered from the customer source electrical system, but a sufficient emergency power source must be available during periods of customer power interruption for any services contractually requiring a high level of reliability. |
| Customer Service Record (CSR) |
| Report that details the fixed monthly charges billed by the local telephone company. The CSR is composed of computer codes called USOCs, which in turn correspond to a particular tariffed service. |
| Defective Service |
| A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS. |
| Deliverable |
| Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports. |
| Dropped Call Rate (DCR) |
| The fractionalized amount of calls that experience a lost connection after a successful initial call establishment. (As defined by International Telecommunication Union). |
| DS-1 |
| A DS level and framing specification for synchronous digital streams, over circuits in the North American digital transmission hierarchy, at the DS1 transmission rate of 1,544,000 bits per second. DS1 is commonly used to multiplex 24 DS0 channels. Each DS0 channel, originally a digitized voice-grade telephone signal, carries 8000 bytes per second (64,000 bits per second). A DS1 frame includes one byte from each of the 24 DS0 channels and adds one framing bit, making a total of 193 bits per frame at 8000 frames per second. The result is 193*8000 = 1,544,000 bits per second. |
| Edge Boundary Controller (EBC) |
| A customer provided network node device that provides firewall, intrusion detection, routing, QoS, and packet equalization between the Vendors IP Wide Area Network network and the interior customer IP network. The EBC will provide the logical demarcation point between IP SIP delivered services when applicable and will physically interface to the vendor’s CPE Gateway Router device. |
| Extended Area Calling Service |
| A geographic area beyond the local service area to which traffic is classified as local for selected customers, i.e., telephone service that allows subscribers in one exchange to call subscribers of another exchange without a toll charge or for a negotiated fixed rate. |
| Flat Rate |
| A non-fluctuating monthly rate for telephone service in which an unlimited number of local calls can be made without further charge the extent of the contract. The monthly rate is established in the contract. |
| Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) |
| AWhite House-directed emergency phone service provided by the National Communications System (NCS) in the Cyber Security & Communications Division, National Protection and Programs of the Department of Homeland Security. GETS supports Federal, State, local, and tribal Government, industry, and non-Governmental organization (NGO) personnel in performing their National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) missions. GETS provides emergency access and priority processing in the local and long distance segments of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). It is used in an emergency or crisis situation when the PSTN is congested and the probability of completing a call over normal or other alternate tele-communication means has significantly decreased. The servicing LEC must have NPA (710) in the switch to allow access to the GETS line assigned to a specific site. Dialing 0/1+710-NXX-XXXX provides access to an emergency service for authorized users. The 710 NPA provides access to a tariffed service of the GETS interexchange carriers (AT&T, MCI WorldCom, and Sprint) and the call is billed to the U.S. Government. Web link: |
http://gets.ncs.gov/
| Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) |
| The dominant phone carrier within a geographic area as determined by the FCC Section 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 provided local exchange service to specific area. |
| Interconnection Agreement |
| A business contract between telecommunication organizations for interconnecting their networks and exchanging telecommunication traffic. These agreements are present in both public switched telephone networks and the Internet. |
| Intra LATA |
| Local toll service (also called intra-Local Access and Transport Area (LATA), local long distance, or regional toll service) provides calling within a geographic area known as a LATA. Per-minute toll charges usually apply to these calls. |
| Local Exchange Access and Service Areas |
| Areas shall include the areas/zones coverage as currently defined by the incumbent local service provider(s) and/or the State PUC for the Site and shall be applied under the scope of this contract and provide a list of these local exchange access service areas and any updates as they accrue. When the Contractor provides services to a Government installation, the LATA boundary shall not be limited or restricted to a Contractor’s service area. Connection to intra-LATA exchange areas and with inter-LATA exchange carriers is required. |
| Measured Rate |
| A message rate structure in which the monthly phone line rental includes a fixed rate on calls within a defined area. Measured services are often charged on the number of calls, the time of day, the distance traveled and/or the length of the call. |
| Non-Recurring Charges |
| A one-time fee IAW the established tariff rates at time of award that is associated with adding a local exchange service, including installment, activation and/or equipment. |
| Physical Security |
| Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property. |
| Quality Assurance |
| The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards. |
| Quality Control |
| All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements. |
| Reliability |
| The probability that a system will not fail during a specified period of time. |
| Resilience |
| The ability of a system to recover to its normal operating form after a failure or an outage. |
| Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) |
| A communications protocol for signaling, call setup/teardown, and communication of telephone and Video Real-Time Systems over an IP Based Unified Communication System. (As defined by Internet Assigned Numbers Authority & Request for Comments). |
| Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking |
| A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and streaming media service Based on the SIP by which Internet telephone service providers (ITSPs). |
| SIP Trunk |
| An IP Based virtual connector between Unified Communication Systems designed to transport high-density unicast & multicast telephone/video traffic channels. |
| Traffic Analysis |
| Inference of information from observable characteristics of data flow(s), such as the identities and locations of the source(s) and destinations(s), and the presence, amount, frequency and duration of occurrence. |
TABLE B ACRONYMS:
| ACRONYM |
| EXTENDED |
| AF |
| Air Force |
| AFI |
| Air Force Instruction |
| BRI |
| Basic Rate Interface |
| BS |
| Basic Services |
| BTN |
| Billing Telephone Number |
| CSSR |
| Call Setup Success Rate |
| CFP |
| Communications Focal Point |
| CLEC |
| Competitive Local Exchange Carrier |
| CO |
| Contracting Officer |
| CPE |
| Customer Premise Equipment |
| CSL |
| Commercial Subscriber Lines |
| CSO |
| Communications Services Officer |
| DCO |
| Dial Central Office |
| DCR |
| Dropped Call Rate |
| DFARS |
| Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
| DID |
| Direct In Dial |
| DOD |
| Department of Defense |
| DP |
| Dial Pulse |
| DSN |
| Defense Switching Network |
| DSX |
| Digital Signal Cross-Connect |
| DTMF |
| Dual Tone Multi-Frequency |
| EBC |
| Edge Boundary Controller |
| FCC |
| Federal Communications Commission |
| FD |
| Full Duplex |
| FR |
| Flat Rate |
| FX |
| Foreign Exchange |
| GETS |
| Government Emergency Telecommunications Service |
| GS |
| Ground Start |
| HD |
| Half Duplex |
| IAW |
| In Accordance With |
| IC |
| Incoming |
| ILEC |
| Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier |
| ISDN |
| Integrated Services Digital Network |
| IT |
| Information Technology |
| LATA |
| Local Access Transport Area |
| LS |
| Loop Start |
| LTS |
| Local Telecommunications Services |
| MF |
| Multi-Frequency |
| MDF |
| Main Distribution Frame |
| MR |
| Measured Rate |
| NCS |
| National Communications System |
| NS/EP |
| National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
| NGO |
| Non-Governmental Organization |
| NLT |
| No Later Than |
| OEM |
| Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OG |
| Outgoing |
| POC |
| Point of Contact |
| PRI |
| Primary Rate Interface |
| PUC |
| Public Utility Commission |
| PWS |
| Performance Based Work Statement |
| PSTN |
| Public Switched Telephone Network |
| RPL |
| Restoration Priority List |
| SIP |
| Session Initiation Protocol |
| SS |
| Services Summary |
| TS |
| Telecommunication Services |
| TSP |
| Telecommunications Services Priority |
| WS |
| Wink Start |
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