HC101319QB141-0001.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 8/6/2020

SUBJECT: HC101319QB141-0001 Amend: 0001

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF AMEND 0001 IS TO UPDATE THE SERVICE DATE TO 22

DEC 2020 AND THE QUOTE DUE DATE TO 24 AUG 2020.

ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME.

SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A CHANNELIZED OC-12 (622.08MB)

BETWEEN BLDG 9, SERVER ROOM, 85 HASE ROAD, FORT STEWART, GA., AND BLDG 919,

2ND FLOOR TELCO ROOM, 919 LANGLEY STREET, JACKSONVILLE NAS, FL.

- THIS REQUIREMENTS HAS THE BELOW MANDATORY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

- SEE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS FOR EXTENSION INSIDE WIRING REQUIREMENTS

TASKED TO BE COMPLETED BY WINNING TELECOM PROVIDER.

GOVERNMENT REQUIRED CHANNELIZATION:

9 STS-1'S (TIMESLOTS 1-9)

1 STS-3C (TIMESLOTS 10-12)

- CONTRACTORS MUST COMPLY WITH TESTING & ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

2. CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND ADDRESSING ALL TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SOLICITATION, READING AND AGREEING WITH THE STANDARD

PROVISIONS, PROVIDE PRICE QUOTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD PROVISION 4,

AND MEET THE REQUESTED SERVICE DATE.

3. THE SERVICE DATE TO BE MET IS: 29 OCT 20 (SIP) TO COMPLY WITH PROCUREMENT

ACQUISITION LEAD TIME (PALT) FOR THIS TIPE OF SERVICE. THE GOVERNMENT ASSUMES

THAT CONTRACTORS HAVE CONSIDERED ALL ISSUES THAT MAY DELAY THE DELIVERY

OF SERVICE ON REQUESTED SERVICE DATE AND 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 MUST ENSURE THAT QUOTES SHALL INCLUDE SUFFICIENT DETAIL

FOR EFFECTIVE EVALUATION AND SHOULD NOT SIMPLY REPHRASE OR RESTATE THE

GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS. RATHER, CONTRACTORS MUST PROVIDE CONVINCING

RATIONALE TO ADDRESS HOW THEY INTEND TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT.

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5. QUOTES MUST BE UPLOADED TO IDEAS. GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR

MISSING OR OVERLOOKED QUOTES.

6. TELECOM PROVIDER MUST PROVIDE DITCO COLOR POWERPOINT DRAWINGS FOR

TECHNICAL REVIEW SHOWING THE ROUTES FROM THE COMMERCIAL DEMARCS TO THE

SUPPORTING CENTRAL OFFICES AND OR WIRING CENTERS. DRAWINGS ALSO TO INCLUDE

TOTAL FIBER MILES AND ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD). ADDITIONALLY MUST PROVIDE COLOR

CODED MAPS AND MUST BE RED LINED SHOWING HOW THE CIRCUIT WILL BE ROUTED END

TO END FROM THE CUSTOMER A LOCATION TO THE CUSTOMER Z LOCATION.

7. THIS IS A REAWARD/REPLACEMENT OF A CURRENT SERVICE, ASTI000017EBM. IF THE

INCUMBENT QUOTE IS EVALUATED AS THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICABLE ACCEPTABLE,

THE CURRENT CSA WILL BE ADMINSTRATIVELY DISCONTINUED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF

INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR RECEIVING AWARD. THE DISCONTINUE DATE OF OLD CSA WILL

BE THE DAY PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF NEW CSA.

8. CIRCUIT PARAMETERS:

1) VENDOR MUST DELIVER OC-12 SERVICE 2W (UNPROTECTED) FROM LOCATION STATED

IN PARAGRAPH 3.

2) REQUEST VENDOR PROVIDE LIGHT LEVEL READINGS (DB LOSS) ON EXTENSION FROM

THE COMMERCIAL POP TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) AT BOTH

LOCATIONS. LIGHT LEVELS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO -10 TO -18.

3) VENDOR MUST CONDUCT WALK-THROUGH SITE SURVEY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AT

ALL TERMINATING GOVERNMENT LOCATIONS. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT

WITH POC'S 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH

USER LOCATIONS.

4) VENDOR MUST CONTACT IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH THE

COORDINATION AND ACTIVATION PROCESS FOR TURN-UP OR ANY SITE CONTACT ISSUES.

5) INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE: IAW THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS IN

PARAGRAPH 3.

6) VENDOR REQUIRED TO HAVE CIRCUIT VISIBILITY TO ASSIST IN ANY CIRCUIT OUTAGES.

7) VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER.

8) REQUEST ONE-HOUR RESPONSE TIME TURN-AROUND TO REPAIR ONCE TROUBLE-CALL

HAS BEEN REPORTED.

9) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FIBER TERMINATION: OPTICAL, SINGLE MODE, 1310NM

PHYSICAL TERMINATION: SC/SC CONNECTORS

FRAME FORMAT: STS-12

RATE: PLUS OR MINUS 20 PPM

CHANNELIZATION REQUIRED: NO

CONCATENATION REQUIRED: NO

GFE CLOCKING: VENDOR ESFU (OR EQUIVALENT) NOT TO BE ENGINEERED INTO CIRCUIT.

10) NO NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT

11) DEDICATED PATH

12) LINE MUST REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL AND AVAILABLE TO USERS 24 HOURS A DAY,

SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, AT LEAST 99.5% OR BETTER.

13) TESTING PARAMETERS AND THRESHOLDS: ERROR PERFORMANCE (AVAILABILITY,

SES, DM, EFS) AND LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY 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 RECOMMENDATION G.826 AND M.2100.

14) ERROR PERFORMANCE SHALL BE BETTER THAN THE FOLLOWING PARAMETER

THRESHOLDS TO BE ACCEPTABLE: AVAILABILITY SHALL BE GREATER THAN 99.5% OR

BETTER SEVERELY ERRORED SECONDS (SES) SHALL BE LESS THAN 0.02% DEGRADED

MINUTES (DM) SHALL BE LESS THAN 0.2% ERROR FREE SECONDS (EFS) SHALL BE

GREATER THAN 99%

15) LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (LBCI): LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY SHALL BE

MONITORED ONLY BY THE FOLLOWING METHOD: USING TEST EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN

DETECT AND MEASURE THE OCCURRENCE OF THE INSERTION OR DELETION OF ONE

OR MORE BITS INTO THE DIGITAL BIT STREAM, ON MANY MANUFACTURERS BERT TEST

EQUIPMENT THIS IS MONITORED USING THE "PATTERN SLIP" PARAMETER WHERE EVERY

OCCURRENCE OF A PATTERN SLIP "EVENT" MARKS THE OCCURRENCE OF A LBCI (RATHER

THAN THE RAW TOTAL NUMBER OF PATTERN SLIPS ACCUMULATED OVER A TESTING

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

THAN 24 HOURS.

ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD): UP TO 500 AIR-MILES THE RTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL

TO (10) MILLISECONDS. ABOVE 500 AIR-MILES THERTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL

TO 1 MILLISECOND DELAY PER (120 ROUND TRIP)/(60 ONE WAY) AIR-MILES. THE VENDOR'S

FDP INSTALLED IN THEIR COMMERCIAL SUITE.

VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL LISTED ON THIS ORDER THE EXACT TERMINATION

POINT WHEN SERVICE IS COMPLETE.

VENDOR MUST CONDUCT A SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR END TO END TEST IAW ITU

STANDARD M.2101 PRIOR TO TURN OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE

TESTING. THE END TO END TEST WILL NOT BE COMPLETED WITH LOOPS.

THE VENDOR TEST SET/SETS MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRINT OR ELECTRONICALLY

OUTPUT THE TEST RESULTS AND THOSE RESULTS MUST BE E-MAILED TO THE ACCEPTING

AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW.

FAILURE TO READ AND ADDRESS ANY OF THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SERVICE

DATE REQUESTED IN THIS INQUIRY SHALL RENDER THE QUOTE NON-COMPLIANT AND

RESULT IN IT BEING EXCLUDED FROM EVALUATION AND AWARD.

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

3. TSR NUMBER: SG12JUL196246

4. CCSD: DIYU6UDH

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Edward Midkiff

618-418-6481

Edward.w.midkiff.civ@mail.mil

Angelina Hutson

DITCO Contracting Officer

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

Paragraph E.SERVICE DATE change from:

Oct 29, 2020

To:

Dec 22, 2020

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

Jun 30, 2020 12:00:00 PM CDT

To:

Aug 24, 2020 12:00:00 PM CDT