HC101320QA041-0002.v1.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 1/14/2020

SUBJECT: HC101320QA041-0002 Amend: 0002

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: AMEND 0002 ISSUED TO UPDATE THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE TO 31 JAN 20.

THE SERVICE DATE CHANGES TO 30 JUN 20.

1. SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A 10GBE (GIGABIT ETHERNET)

OVER OTN (OTU-2) COMMERCIAL LEASE BETWEEN BLDG 12953, RM 0720, DRAPER ARMY

NATIONAL GUARD, 12953 MINUTE MAN DR., DRAPER, UT AND BLDG 730 RM 132, 84 NORTH

ASPEN STREET, BUCKLEY AFB, CO.

THE COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR) (10GBE) WILL REQUIRE VENDOR TO DELIVER

10GB ETHERNET LAN PHY INTERFACE AT THE DROP SIDE OF THE COMMERCIAL DEMARC'S

AT THE "A" AND "Z" LOCATIONS.

CONTRACTORS SHALL MEET RTD OF 10 MILLISECONDS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT

MISSION. IF THE RTD CHANGES IT WOULD BE NOTIFIED VIA AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION.

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: 30 JUN 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.

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5. THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOLICITATION

HC101320QA040/TSR RU05SEP196374 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM TSR RU05SEP196374; 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 TSR RU05SEP196374.

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:

THE DISA ACTIVATIONS TEAM.

11. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0JYQV7-01

VENDOR MUST PROVIDE LIGHT LEVEL READINGS (SIGNAL STRENGTH IN DBM) ON

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

AT THE "A" AND "Z" LOCATION PRIOR TO CIRCUIT TURN OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT

ENSURING LEVELS ARE WITHIN SPECS.

LIGHT LEVELS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO -3 TO -9 DBM.

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

"A" AND "Z" LOCATIONS.

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) 618-418-8627 (D) 418-8627

PROVIDER MUST CONDUCT A SATISFACTORY 24-HOUR TEST FROM THE DROP SIDE OF

THEIR OR LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FDP INSTALLED IN THEIR EQUIPMENT SUITE AT

THE "A" LOCATION TO THEIR OR LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS FDP INSTALLED IN THEIR

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

THE COMMERCIAL DEMARC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S SDP. VENDOR MUST ENSURE TEST

SETS ARE PLACED AT THE DROP SIDE AT THE "A" LOCATION AND AT THE "Z" LOCATION.

TESTING MUST BE SATISFACTORY PRIOR TO TURN OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR

ACCEPTANCE TESTING.

1. CIRCUIT REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:

VENDOR PROVIDED 10G ETHERNET SIGNAL TO THE DISA ROUTERS.

10GIGABIT ETHERNET OVER OTN (OTU2), OTU2 CIRCUIT WILL CARRY 10GBE LAN PHY

PAYLOAD, THE VENDOR WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PAYLOAD STRUCTURE IDENTIFIER

(PSI) BYTE IN COLUMN 15, ROW 4 OF THE OTU2 FRAME CAN TRANSPORT VALUE 0X09

BIDIRECTIONALLY ERROR FREE.

REFERENCE: PARA 17.4.1, ITU-T G.709/Y.1331 (06/2016) MAPPING OF GFP FRAMES INTO AN

EXTENDED OPU2 PAYLOAD AREA. 10GIGABIT ETHERNET - LAN PHY INTERFACE REQUIRED

AT COMMERCIAL DEMARC AT THE "A" AND "Z "LOCATIONS.

FIBER TERMINATION: FRAME FORMAT: 10GB ETHERNET (OPTICAL HANDOFF-10GB

ETHERNET-LAN-PHY-SINGLE MODE FIBER), 1310NM. "SC" OR "LC" CONNECTORS AS

DETERMINED BY SITE SURVEY. NOTE: WHEN EXTENDED REACH OPTICS ARE USED

THAT CHANGE THE TX/RX WAVELENGTH OF THE OPTIC, THE VENDOR WILL NOTIFY THE

GOVERNMENT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DELIVERY.

COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR): 10GB

ETHERNET FRAME SIZE WILL BE CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION

UNIT (MTU) OF 9000 OCTETS (BYTES) JUMBO FRAMES.

NO NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT, DEDICATED PATH

TESTING CRITERIA: VENDOR MUST TEST THE CIRCUIT FOR 24 HOURS IAW ITU-T.Y.1564

(02/2016) ETHERNET SERVICE ACTIVATION

SIMPLE CIR VALIDATION TEST WITH EMIX PATTERN ADDFH. NOTE: ETHERNET FRAME SIZE

DESIGNATOR 'H' (PHYSICAL MTU) IS EQUAL TO 9000 BYTES.

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

SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, MONTHLY PERFORMANCE OF 99.5% AVAILABILITY OR BETTER.

1 HOUR RESPONSE TIME TO RESPOND TO CUSTOMER UPON RECIEPT OF TROUBLE.

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

VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER.

TELECOMM PROVIDER MUST MAINTAIN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND

ADMINISTRATION MONITORING OF ETHERNET CIRCUIT.

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)

618-418-8627 (D) 418-8627.

VENDOR MUST PROVIDE:

VENDOR WINNING AWARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF

THE SERVICE IAW THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

INSIDE WIRING IS AUTHORIZED IAW THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

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

REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH USER LOCATIONS.

IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE: FOR DISN CORE / DEDICATED / NIPRNET / SIPRNET /

VPN CIRCUIT ACTIVATION ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION INQUIRIES/

SCHEDULING, CONTACT THE DISA GLOBAL RF ACTIVATIONS TEAM VIA EMAIL,

DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.RF-CIRCUIT-ACTIVATIONS@MAIL.MIL, OR CALL DSN 418-8627;

COML 618-418-8627.

IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE CONTINUED: FOR CIRCUIT INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE

WITH THE COMMERCIAL LEASED PATH, CONTACT DCP COMMERICIAL ACTIVATION TEAM

(CAT) AT D312-850-0820, C614-692-0820

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: RU04SEP196372

4. CCSD: BE76

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Jennifer Voss

618-418-6641 jennifer.n.voss.civ@mail.mil

Angelina Hutson

DITCO Contracting Officer

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

Paragraph E.SERVICE DATE change from:

Jun 5, 2020

To:

Jun 30, 2020

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

Jan 6, 2020 12:30:00 PM CST

To:

Jan 31, 2020 12:30:00 PM CST