HC101319QB213-0001.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 8/12/2020

SUBJECT: HC101319QB213-0001 Amend: 0001

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF AMEND 0001 IS TO CORRECT THE DIVERSE SOLICITATION

NUMBER TO BE COORDINATED WITH IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE PURPOSE STATEMENT TO

READ HC101320QA856 VICE HC101319QA856.

ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME.

SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A 2.5GB WAVE BETWEEN THE

BLDG 430, ROOM 124, 3100 MCKINLEY AVENUE, DES MOINES, IA. 50321 AND BLDG 1575,

ROOM C-1B, 103 WEST LOSEY STREET, SCOTT AFB, IL 62225.

THIS REQUIREMENTS HAS THE BELOW MANDATORY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

-CONTRACTORS MUST COMPLY WITH TESTING & ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

2. CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND ADDRESSING ALL TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INQUIRY/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: 22 JAN 20 (SIP) TO COMPLY WITH PROCUREMENT

ACQUISITION LEAD TIME (PALT) FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. ANY CHANGES TO THE

ORIGINAL SERVICE DATE WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA AMENDMENT TO THE SOLICITATION AND

POSTED TO FBO. THE GOVERNMENT ASSUMES THAT CONTRACTORS HAVE CONSIDERED

ALL ISSUES THAT MAY DELAY THE DELIVERY OF CIRCUIT ON REQUESTED SERVICE

DATE. THE GOVERNMENT MAY CANCEL, TERMINATE, OR REQUEST CONSIDERATION IAW

STANDARD PROVISION 42 FOR FAILURE TO MEET CONTRACTUAL SERVICE.

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. IN RESPONSE

TO THIS SOLICITATION, NO TERMS OR CONDITIONS PLACED UPON THE GOVERNMENT,

NOR ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. CONTRACTORS ARE INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT

QUESTIONS AND REQUEST CLARIFICATIONS OF THE REQUIREMENT (S) BEFORE

SUBMITTING QUOTES. QUOTES MUST BE UPLOADED TO IDEAS.

5. THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOLICITATION

HC101320QA856 /TSR SG13MAR206403 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

HC101319QB213-0001

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM SOLICITATION HC101320QA856 /TSR SG13MAR206403; MEANING THE PHYSICAL

PATHS ARE TOTALLY SEPARATE INCLUDING MAN HOLES, CONDUIT, CENTRAL OFFICE

LOCATIONS, AND FIBER BUILDS. ADDITIONALLY AS A MINIMUM MUST HAVE 50 METERS

PHYSICAL SEPARATION FROM SOLICITATION HC101320QA856 /TSR SG13MAR206403.

6. TO DETERMINE THE AWARDEE(S) OF DIVERSE REQUIREMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL

FIRST EVALUATE THE LOWEST PRICED SOLUTION FOR EACH SOLICITATION. IF THOSE

TWO SOLUTIONS ARE DIVERSE FROM EACH OTHER AND MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS,

AWARD WILL BE MADE TO THE CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTORS THAT PROPOSED

THE TWO SOLUTIONS. IF THE TWO LOWEST PRICED SOLUTIONS ARE NOT AWARDABLE

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DIVERSE FROM EACH OTHER OR DO NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS,

THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE THE NEXT LOWEST PRICED COMBINATION FOR

BOTH SOLICITATIONS UNTIL IT DETERMINES THE LOWEST PRICED COMBINATION THAT

MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS. AWARDS WILL BE MAKE AS A PAIR TO ONE CONTRACTOR

ONLY OR SPLIT THE AWARD BETWEEN TWO CONTRACTORS THAT MEET ALL TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS, REQUESTED SERVICE DATE AND PROPOSE THE LOWEST PRICE.

7. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE COLOR POWERPOINT DRAWINGS SHOWING THE ROUTES

FROM THE COMMERCIAL DEMARKS TO THE SUPPORTING CENTRAL OFFICES AND/OR

WIRING CENTERS, ENSURING THE PHYSICAL END TO END DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS ARE

BEING MET. DRAWINGS MUST INCLUDE SEPARATION DISTANCES, TOTAL FIBER MILES

AND ROUND TRIP DELAY BASED ON ACTUAL DISTANCE IN MILES. REFER TO STANDARD

PROVISION 39 FOR SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. SAMPLE DRAWINGS

INCLUDED WITH INQUIRY/SOLICITATION SHALL BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE

REQUIRED TECHNICAL INFORMATION. MAPS AND DRAWINGS WITH ERRORS, MISMATCH

INFORMATION, MISSING RTD, AND NOT ENOUGH DETAIL TO DETERMINE DIVERSITY

THROUHGOUT THE FIBER PATH WILL BE FOUND TECHNICALLY DEFFICIENT AND WILL NOT

BE ACCEPTED.

8. PRE AWARD SITE SURVEYS ARE AUTHORIZED (AT CONTRACTOR EXPENSE) AND

SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL POCS AT EACH GOVERNMENT

SITE. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT AT A MINIMUM, CONTRACTORS CONDUCT PHONE

SURVEYS TO ADEQUATELY ASSESS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN

DETERMINING THEIR PRICE STRATEGY.

9. CONTRACTORS MUST ADDRESS IN QUOTES COMPLIANCE WITH TESTING AND

ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

10. TESTING & ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COORDINATED WITH CUSTOMER

ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY BEFORE NOTICE OF COMPLETION IS SUBMITTED TO DITCO.

FOR DISA REQUIREMENTS THE TESTING AND ACCEPTING AUTHORITY IS:

DISA DSCC IE Mailbox DCP Commercial Activation

11. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0F77HP-01

12. THIS IS A REAWARD OF A CURRENT SERVICE, CTLL000098EBM. IF THE INCUMBENT

QUOTE IS EVALUATED AS THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICABLE ACCEPTABLE, THE CURRENT

CSA WILL BE ADMINSTRATIVELY DISCONTINUED USING THE DATE PRIOR TO THE START

DATE OF NEW CSA.

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.

CIRCUIT SPECIFICATIONS:

A. NOTE 1 (JITTER): IN A STEADY-STATE CONDITION, THE PATTERN OF SYNCHRONOUS

TRANSPORT SIGNAL(STS) POINTER ADJUSTMENTS, SDN TO SDN (END-TO-END THROUGH

THE SERVICE PROVIDED NETWORK OUTPUTS), SHALL BE NO MORE STRESSFUL (I.E.,

CREATE MORE JITTER THROUGH THE DESYNCHRONIZER AS DESCRIBED IN TABLE 6 OF

ANSI T1.105.03-1994) THAN THE POINTER ADJUSTMENT SEQUENCE IN FIGURE 5 OF ANSI

T1.105.03-1994. DURING TRANSIENT EVENTS (WHICH SHALL OCCUR NO MORE THAN 2

TIMES PER DAY), THE PATTERN OF STS POINTER ADJUSTMENTS, SDN TO SDN (END-TO-

END THROUGH THE SERVICE PROVIDED NETWORK OUTPUTS), SHALL BE FOUR OR LESS

PER HOUR. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM TIME INTERVAL ERROR (MTIE) OVER A PERIOD

OF S SECONDS, OR WANDER, SHALL NOT EXCEED (.01S + 10000) NANOSECONDS FOR

VALUES OF S GREATER THAN 10,000.

B. WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICES: WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICES

FOR RATES OF 2.5GBPS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS

G.709(03/2003), G.707(12/03), G.957(03/06), G.692(10/98) & TELCORDIA GR253-IE4. THE

PROVIDED WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICE SHALL NOT INHIBIT GOVERNMENT

OPERATION OF UNDERLYING PROTOCOLS AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SUCH AS, BUT

NOT LIMITED TO, SONET/SDH, IP, ATM, GIGABIT ETHERNET, AND ENCRYPTION. THE

WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICE PROVIDED SHALL PASS ALL PAYLOAD, PATH

AND LINE OVERHEAD BYTES TRANSPARENTLY (UNTOUCHED/UNALTERED) AND WITHOUT

MONITORING SDP TO SDP. THERE SHALL NOT BE ANY LINE TERMINATING EQUIPMENT

(LTE) BETWEEN SDP AND SDP.

C. 2.5GB WAVE SERVICE MUST BE TERMINATED TO THE LINE SIDE OF THE FIBER

TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED IN THE DISA IE1 PROVIDED ODXC SUITE AT

DES MOINES, AND THE FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED IN THE DISA IE1

PROVIDED ODXC SUITE INSTALLED AT SCOTT AFB.

D. THE TELECOM PROVIDER MUST CONTACT DISA GOC TIER-II ENGINEERING UPON

RECEIPT OF A VALID TSO TO ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION AND ACTIVATION PROCESS.

PRI POC: DISA GLOBAL CASA INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION LEASE BB TEAM

PHONE: (C) 618-418-9813, (D) 418-9813

EMAIL: DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.CASA-INFRASTRUCTURE-INTEGRATION-LEASE-BB-

T@MAIL.MIL

ALT POC: ORGANIZATIONAL NUMBER (CASA RF CIRCUIT ACTIVATIONS)

PHONE: (C) 618-418-8691, (D) 418-8691

EMAIL: DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.RF-CIRCUIT-ACTIVATIONS@MAIL.MIL

- ONCE TELECOM PROVIDER HAS COMPLETED INSIDE WIRING FROM THE DWDM

EQUIPMENT SUITE TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) AT EACH

LOCATION, THEY MUST ENSURE THE LIGHT LEVEL READINGS (DB LOSS) ARE ADJUSTED

TO READ -5 TO -13 LOSS. ADDITIONALLY, THESE LEVELS MUST BE DOCUMENTED ON THE

NOTICE OF COMPLETION (NOC) SENT TO DITCO. THE VENDOR MUST TERMINATE 2.5GB

WAVE SERVICE AT BOTH LOCATIONS IAW UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

-THE 2.5GB WAVE SERVICE MUST PASS A DOCUMENTED SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR END TO

END TEST IAW ITU STANDARD M.2101 PRIOR TO TURN UP TO THE GOVERNMENT.

CIRCUIT REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS: (A) FIBER TERMINATION: SINGLE-

MODE INTERFACE REQUIREMENT/INTERFACE DATA RATE: LINE CODING, FRAME FORMAT,

PHYSICAL CONNECTOR, 2.5 GBPS, NRZ, SCRAMBLED PER ANSI T1.104-1991 (R2003). ALL

OPTIONS DEFINED SC CONNECTOR, SINGLE-MODE FIBER PER ANSI T1.105.06 2002 (SR-0,

SR-1, IR-1, IR-2, LR-1, LR-2, LR-3).

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

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

(C) ONE-HOUR RESPONSE TIME TURN-AROUND MUST OCCUR TO REPAIR ONCE TROUBLE-

CALL HAS BEEN REPORTED.

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

CIRCUIT.

(E) SINGLE MODE FIBER TERMINATIONS "SC" CONNECTORS.

(F) NO NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT.

(G) DEDICATED PATH.

(H) CARRIER REQUIRED TO HAVE CIRCUIT VISIBILITY TO ASSIST IN ANY CIRCUIT OUTAGES.

(I) THE VENDOR MUST CONDUCT A 72 HOUR SATISFACTORY END TO END TEST ON THE 2.5

WAVE SERVICE IAW ITU STANDARD M.2101. ADDITIONALLY, THE VENDOR TEST SET/SETS

MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRINT THE TEST RESULTS AND THOSE RESULTS MUST BE

EMAILED TO THE ACCEPTING AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW.

(J) VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONAL CENTER OF THIS 2.5GB WAVE

SERVICE.

(K) THE COMMERCIAL CIRCUIT WILL BE ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT BY

THE GOC GNOSC.

(L) THE VENDOR MUST PROVIDE THE LONG HAUL CIRCUIT NUMBER AND THE 1-800

TROUBLE REPORT NUMBER TO THE ACCEPTING AUTHORITY PRIOR TO THE GOVERNMENT

ACCEPTING SERVICE. INSIDE WIRING MUST BE COMPLETED AND TESTED PROPERLY IAW

THE ORDER PRIOR TO TURN-UP TO THE GOVERNMENT.

3. VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF 2.5GB WAVE

SERVICE IAW UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

4. INSIDE WIRING IS AUTHORIZED IAW WITH THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

5. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT WITH POC'S 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO

REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH USER LOCATIONS.

MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIFIC FORMAT TO BE USED IS: LINE RATE:

2.5GB. LINE CODE: NRZ. FRAME FORMAT: SCRAMBLED IAW ANSI T1.104-1991 (R2003).

1. TEST AND ACCEPTANCE: FIBER OPTIC 2.5GB WAVE CIRCUITS SHALL PASS A FULLY

DOCUMENTED SATISFACTORY SOAK TEST BY THE GOC GNOSC.

2. THE WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICE PROVIDED SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT/

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION: NON-DIVERSE/NON-PROTECTED AVAILABILITY: GREATER

THAN OR EQUAL TO 99.5% OR BETTER. MONTHLY SHORT INTERRUPTION EVENT COUNT

(SEIC): LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 9%. ERRORED SECONDS (ES): LESS THAN OR EQUAL

TO 0.005%. SEVERELY ERRORED SECONDS (SES): LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.00035.

BACKGROUND BLOCK ERROR RATIO (BBER): LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 X 10-6. BIT COUNT

INTEGRITY (BCI)/PATTERN SLIP (PAT SLIP): LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1 PER 72 HOURS.

JITTER SEE NOTE 1 (JITTER). BER: LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1X10-12. DELAY (ONE WAY): *

LESSER OF 10 MSEC OR (0.01 X D MSEC) * WHERE "D" IS THE SDP TO SDP TRANSMISSION

DISTANCE, MEASURED SHORTEST GREAT CIRCLE, IN KILOMETERS.

3. ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD) FOR THIS DISA TRANSPORT TRUNK WILL BE MEASURED IN

MILLISECONDS FROM THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) SITE-A TO THE

CUSTOMER'S SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) SITE-Z. THE RTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR

EQUAL TO 10 MILLISECONDS TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT'S MISSION.

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. (*UNIQ INSTALL FACTORS*) (SP D) DXC

SWITCH BLDG 1000, ROOM 222/SL1. "SC" TO "SC" CONNECTORS.

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

3. TSR NUMBER: SG19AUG196281

4. CCSD: DIYU6XT2

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 M.3.TSR NUMBER change from:

SG19AUG196281A

To:

SG19AUG196281