HC101317QA944-0002.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 10/13/2017

SUBJECT: HC101317QA944-0002 Amend: 0002

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO:

1. EXTEND THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE.

RECAP

1. SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A LEASED 1.0GBE

(GIGABIT ETHERNET) IP BACKBONE CIRCUIT BETWEEN DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER

TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 31A, ROOM R109, 217 DELL RANGE BLVD,

CHEYENNE, WY., AND DISA IE1 PROVIDED CISCO ASR-9010 ROUTER

(UJEWBCK040) BLDG 430, ROOM 105, 18300 EAST CRESTED BUTTE AVENUE,

BUCKLEY AFB, CO.

2. EACH CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND COMPLYING WITH ALL

TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THIS SOLICITATION, TO INCLUDE READING AND

AGREEING WITH THE STANDARD PROVISIONS, ATTACHMENTS LISTING SPECIFIC

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, PRICE QUOTE REQUIREMENTS, AND REQUESTED

SERVICE DATE. FAILURE TO READ AND ADHERE TO ANY PORTION OF THE

INQUIRY SHALL RENDER THE QUOTE NON-COMPLIANT AND RESULT IN IT BEING

EXCLUDED FROM EVALUATION AND AWARD.

3. THE SERVICE DATE TO BE MET IS: 2 FEB 18 SIP. THE GOVERNMENT ASSUMES

THAT CONTRACTORS HAVE CONSIDERED ALL ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THE

SERVICE DATE. THE GOVERNMENT MAY CANCEL, TERMINATE, OR REQUEST

CONSIDERATION IAW STANDARD PROVISION 42 FOR FAILURE TO MEET

CONTRACTUAL SERVICE DATE OR COMPLY WITH ANY CONTRACT TERMS OR

CONDITIONS.

4. CONTRACTORS SHALL SUBMIT QUOTES IAW STANDARD PROVISION 04. QUOTES

SHALL INCLUDE SUFFICIENT DETAIL FOR EFFECTIVE EVALUATION AND SHOULD

NOT SIMPLY REPHRASE OR RESTATE THE GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS. RATHER,

THEY MUST PROVIDE CONVINCING RATIONALE TO ADDRESS HOW THE CONTRACTOR

INTENDS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION, NO

TERMS OR CONDITIONS PLACED UPON THE GOVERNMENT, NOR ASSUMPTIONS WILL

BE ACCEPTED. RESPONSES TO CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT

QUESTIONS AND REQUEST CLARIFICATIONS OF THE REQUIREMENT (S) BEFORE

SUBMITTING QUOTES. QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CONTRACT

SPECIALIST AND CONTRACTING OFFICER DURING THE SOLICITATION PHASE ONLY,

AND RESPONSES FOR ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WILL BE POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS.

5. THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOLICITATION

HC101317QA944-0002

HC101317QB098/TSR RU15FEB175102.

6. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0GL3HM-01

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

3. TSR NUMBER: RU15FEB175107A

4. CCSD: XXXXBWZ3

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Christopher OConnor christopher.t.oconnor2.civ@mail.mil

Paul A. Heard

DITCO Contracting Officer

Unless otherwise specified, all other terms and conditions are unchanged.

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

Sep 25, 2017 4:00:00 PM CDT

To:

Nov 13, 2017 4:00:00 PM CST

Attachments Begin After This Page.

CIRCUIT PARAMETERS FOR SOLICITATION HC101317QA944

CIRCUIT REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:

(A) FIBER TERMINATION: FRAME FORMAT: 1.0GB ETHERNET

(OPITCAL HANDOFF-1000BASE-LX-SINGLE MODE FIBER), 802.3Z, 1310NM. "SC"

CONNECTORS.

(B) COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR)-1.0GB.

(C) 1.0GB ETHERNET FRAMING REQUIRED AT COMMERCIAL DEMARC AT THE A

AND Z LOCATIONS.

(D) NO NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT, DEDICATED PATH.

(E) GFE CLOCKING: VENDOR ESFU (OR EQUIVALENT) NOT TO BE ENGINEERED

INTO CIRCUIT.

(F) TESTING CRITERIA: VENDOR MUST TEST THE CIRCUIT END TO END FOR 24

HOURS IAW THE FULL ITU-T.Y.1564 BENCH MARKING METHODOLOGY FOR

NETWORK INTERCONNECT DEVICES STANDARD, AND AT THE COMMITTED

INFORMATION RATE (CIR) IAW ITU-T-Y.1564 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 48

HOURS.

(G) LINE MUST REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL AND AVAILABLE

TO USERS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, AT LEAST 99.5%

OR BETTER.

(H) 1 HOUR RESPONSE TIME TO RESPOND TO CUSTOMER

UPON RECIEPT OF TROUBLE.

(I) VENDOR REQUIRED TO HAVE CIRCUIT VISIBILITY TO ASSIST IN ANY CIRCUIT

OUTAGES.

(J) VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER.

(K) TELECOMM PROVIDER MUST MAINTAIN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND

ADMINISTRATION MONITORING OF ETHERNET CIRCUIT IAW ITU-T-Y.1731.

(L) THE COMMERCIAL CIRCUIT WILL BE ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE

GOVERNMENT BY THE DISA GOC IP BACKBONE ENGINEERING AND

IMPLEMENTATION GROUP, SCOTT AFB, IL; (C) 618-220-8627 (D)

770-8627.

(M) VENDOR MUST PROVIDE:

1. THE LONG HAUL CIRCUIT NO. AND LEC CKT ID'S AS APPLICABLE TO THE DISA

IE161 PROGRAM OFFICE PRIOR TO TURN UP TO THE GOVERNMENT. PRIMARY: RAY

BURKE (301) 225-2550; ALTERNATE: KEN DIEF (301) 225-2416.

2. VENDOR WINNING AWARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND

MAINTENANCE OF 1.0GBE CIRCUIT IAW THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION

FACTORS.

3. INSIDE WIRING IS AUTHORIZED IAW THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

4. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT WITH POC'S 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE

PRIOR TO REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH USER LOCATIONS. IF

UNABLE TO REACH SITE POC'S CONTACT KEN DIEF OR RAY BURKE IMMEDIATELY

FOR ASSISTANCE AT: (301) 225-2416/2550.

5. ALL EQUIPMENT AND CIRCUIT PROBLEMS WILL BE REPORTED BY PHONE TO

THE DISA GOC IP BACKBONE ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION GROUP,

SCOTT AFB, IL.; PRIMARY: (C) 618-220-9950, (D) 770-9950; TOLL FREE: 855-868-9950.

6. DD FORM 1368 WILL BE SUBMITTED ON THIS TRUNK IAW DISAC-DITCO 350-135-

1 BY RNSOC, SCOTT AFB, IL. GUIDANCE ON SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE AT;

CLICK ON "DISA-DITCO CIRCULAR, 350-135-1, DEFENSE COMMERCIAL

COMMUNICATIONS ACQUISITION PROCEDURES."

Testing Requirements for Solicitation HC101317QA944

A. THE COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR) (1.0GBE) WILL REQUIRE VENDOR

TO DELIVER 1.0GB ETHERNET INTERFACE (OPITCAL HANDOFF-1000BASE-LX-

SINGLE MODE FIBER) AT THE DROP SIDE OF THE COMMERCIAL DEMARC'S AT THE

"A" AND "Z" LOCATIONS.

B. TELECOMM PROVIDER MUST PROVIDE TOTAL FIBER MILES AND ROUND TRIP

DELAY (RTD) FROM THE CUSTOMER "A" LOCATION TO THE CUSTOMER "Z"

LOCATION.

C. VENDOR MUST DELIVER 1.0GBE CIRCUIT 2W (UNPROTECTED) FROM COML

DEMARC TO GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINT AT THE "Z" BOTH

LOCATION. FOR THE "A" LOCATION TELECOMM PROVIDER MUST

TERMINATE CIRCUIT TO THE DROP SIDE OF THE THEIR OR LOCAL ACCESS

PROVIDER'S FDP INSTALLED IN THEIR EQUIPMENT SUITE, MUST TAG THE CIRCUIT

WITH LONG HAUL CKT ID AND LEC CKT NO AS APPLICABLE.

D. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE LIGHT LEVEL READINGS (DB LOSS) ON EXTENSION

FROM COMMERCIAL POP TO GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) AT

THE "Z" LOCATION PRIOR TO CIRCUIT TURN UP TO THE GOVERNMENT ENSURING

LEVELS ARE WITHIN SPECS. LIGHT LEVELS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO -5 TO -13.

E. VENDOR MUST CONDUCT WALK-THROUGH SITE SURVEY PRIOR TO

INSTALLATION AT THE "Z" LOCATION ONLY.

F. VENDOR MUST CONTACT DISA GOC IP BACKBONE ENGINEERING AND

IMPLEMENTATION GROUP UPON RECEIPT OF A VALID TSO TO ESTABLISH THE

COORDINATION AND ACTIVATION PROCESS. (C) 618-220-8627 (D) 770-8627; 10.

PROVIDER MUST CONDUCT A SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR TEST FROM THE DROP SIDE

OF THEIR OR LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FDP INSTALLED IN THEIR

EQUIPMENT SUITE AT THE "A" LOCATION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S SDP

AT THE "Z" LOCATION AND MUST INCLUDE THE EXTENSION BETWEEN

THE COMMERCIAL DEMARC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S SDP AT THE "Z"

LOCATION. VENDOR MUST ENSURE A TEST SET IS PLACED AT THE DROP

SIDE OF TELECOMM PROVIDER'S OR LOCAL ACCESS PROVIDERS FDP AS

APPLICABLE AT THE "A" LOCATION AND A SECOND TEST SET AT THE

END OF THE FIBER JUMPERS TO BE USED FOR TERMINATION TO THE

GOVERNMENT'S SDP AT THE "Z" LOCATION. TESTING MUST BE

SATISFACTORY PRIOR TO TURN OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR

ACCEPTANCE TESTING. TESTING CRITERIA; VENDOR MUST TEST THE

CIRCUIT FOR 24 HOURS IAW THE FULL ITU-T.Y.1564 BENCH MARKING

METHODOLOGY FOR NETWORK INTERCONNECT DEVICES STANDARD, AND AT

THE COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR) IAW ITU-T-Y.1564 FOR AN

ADDITIONAL 48 HOURS.

G. MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; SPECIFIC FORMAT TO BE USED IS:;

LINE RATE: 1.0709 GIGABITS/S, +- 100 PPM; LINE CODE: OPTIC.

H. TEST AND ACCEPTANCE: 1.0GB ETHERNET CIRCUITS SHALL PASS A

FULLY DOCUMENTED SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR SOAK TEST BY DISA GOC

AT SCOTT AFB, IL; PRIMARY: (C) 618-229-8691 (D) 779-8691;

I. TESTING PARAMETERS AND THRESHOLDS: THE FOLLOWING TESTING

PARAMETERS SHALL BE MEASURED DURING TEST AND ACCEPTANCE

TESTING; ERROR PERFORMANCE SHALL BE MEASURED AND RECORDED

OVER THE DURATION OF THE CONTIGUOUS 72 HOUR TESTING INTERVAL

AND SHALL BE MEASURED AND RECORDED PER DEFINITION IN

ITU-T.Y.1564.

J. ERROR PERFORMANCE: ERROR PERFORMANCE SHALL

BE BETTER THAN THE FOLLOWING PARAMETER THRESHOLDS TO BE

ACCEPTABLE; AVAILABILITY SHALL BE GREATER THAN 99.5% OR

BETTER; FRAME LOSS SHALL BE EQUAL TO ZERO WHEN TESTING AT

1.0 GIGABIT HIGHEST FRAME RATE, AND SHALL MEET ITU-T.Y.1564

STANDARDS; JITTER SHALL BE LESS THAN 3 MSEC; DELAY SHALL BE

BETTER THAN 10 MSEC.

K. MEAN TIME TO LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (MTTLBCI) SHALL BE GREATER

THAN 24 HOURS.

L. ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD): THE ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD) FOR THIS

DISA TRANSPORT TRUNK WILL BE MEASURED IN MILLISECONDS FROM

THE CUSTOMERS SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) SITE-A TO THE

CUSTOMERS SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) SITE-Z. THE RTD SHALL

BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 13 MILLISECONDS TO EFFECTIVELY

SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT'S MISSION. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE

RIGHT TO ACCEPT A HIGHER RTD ONLY IF SUPPORTED BY ACTUAL

PHYSICAL FIBER DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO END LOCATIONS. ADDITIONALLY

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT A

PROPOSED PATH IF DEEMED EXCESSIVELY LONG WITHOUT WRITTEN

JUSTIFICATION IN THE PROPOSAL. JUSTIFICATION FOR EXCESSIVE

FIBER MILEAGE COULD BE DIVERSITY/AVOIDANCE REQUIREMENTS,

LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE, AVAILABLE PROVIDERS, GEOGRAPHIC AND

PHYSICAL LIMITATION. THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTING AUTHORITY WILL

CONFIRM THE RTD DURING THE TURN-UP AND TEST PHASE AND IF IT

DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE CONTRACTORS PROPOSAL DISA IE161 WILL

NOTIFY DITCO IMMEDIATELY IN WRITING.

M. ANY ADDRESSEE ON THE TSO WILL NOTIFY ALL ADDRESSEES IMMEDIATELY

BY MESSAGE IDENTIFYING ANY ISSUES, PROBLEMS, OR SITUATIONS WHICH MAY

PREVENT OR DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICE ORDER (TSO). ALL STATIONS WILL REVIEW THE CONFIGURATION,

EQUIPMENT, CONTACT NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES CONTAINED IN THIS TSO AND

PROVIDE UPDATES TO ORIGINATOR OF TSO ANY ERRORS SO THAT SUBSEQUENT

TSOS MAY BE UPDATED.

N. DD FORM 1368: DD FORM 1368'S (MODIFIED USE OF LEASED

COMMUNICATION FACILITIES), OR EMAIL EQUIVALENT, WILL BE

SUBMITTED, AS REQUIRED, ON THIS CIRCUIT IAW DISAC-DITCO 350-135-1

BY THE STATION DESIGNATED IN PARAGRAPH 2H AS CCO/CMO. GUIDANCE

ON SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE AT

HTTP://WWW.DITCO.DISA.MIL/CORPORATELIBRARY/HOME.ASP. CLICK ON

"350-135-1, DEFENSE COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS ACQUISITION

PROCEDURES."

O. IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE: FOR DISN CORE / DEDICATED / NIPRNET /

SIPRNET / VPN CIRCUIT ACTIVATION ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE IMPLEMENTA

TION INQUIRIES/SCHEDULING, CONTACT THE DISA GLOBAL RF ACTIVATIONS

TEAM VIA EMAIL, DISA.SCOTT.CONUS.MBX.RF-CIRCUIT-ACTIVATIONS@MAIL

.MIL, OR CALL DSN 770-8627; COML 618-220-8627. FOR LEASE INSTALLATION

ASSISTANCE, CONTACT THE DISN SERVICE DELIVERY TEAM (DSD) AT

D312-770-9886, C618-220-9886.

P. UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: FOR UNSATISFACTORY

SERVICE OR TO REPORT EQUIPMENT AND/OR CIRCUIT PROBLEMS INVOLVING

DISA PROVIDED TRANSPORT AND/OR EQUIPMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE DISN

CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER (DCCC) SCOTT AFB, IL, TOLL FREE NUMBER IS 1-

844-347-2457 (1-844-DISA HLP) OPTION 2, COML 1-614-692-0032 OPTION 2, DSN 312-

850-0032 OPTION 2.