HC101320QB002.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 6/4/2020

SUBJECT: HC101320QB002

A. TYPE ACTION: REAWARD

1. PURPOSE: SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A 10GB ETHERNET

OVER OTN (OTU-2) BETWEEN BLDG 196, ROOM 220, 1325 10TH STREET SE, WASHINGTON

NAVY YARD, DC AND BLDG 9800, ROOM M2AB104-3, 9800 SAVAGE ROAD FORT GEORGE G

MEADE, MD.

- CONTRACTORS SHALL PROVIDE ETHERNET FRAME SIZE CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT

MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT (MTU) OF 9000 (BYTES) JUMBO FRAMES.

- CONTRACTORS SHALL MEET RTD OF 10 MILLISECONDS OR LESS 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: 26 OCT 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

HC101320QB003/TSR RU23MA206649 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM SOLICITATION HC101320QB003/TSR RU23MA206649; MEANING THE PHYSICAL

HC101320QB002

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 HC101320QB003/TSR RU23MA206649.

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: TSP0GRHPY-01

12. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT OF A CURRENT SERVICE, LEVC000090EBM.

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.

13. *******NO EXTENSIONS TO THE QUOTE DEADLINE OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE

APPROVED*******

14. CIRCUIT SPECIFICATION:

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

EXTENSION FROM COMMERCIAL POP TO THE 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.

THE VENDOR MUST TERMINATE 10GB ETHERNET SERVICE AT SERVICE DELIVERY

LOCATIONS, IAW UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS.

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

BOTH LOCATIONS.

THE 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. THE 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.

1. CIRCUIT REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:

(A) THE 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. 10 GB ETHERNET - LAN PHY

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

(B) 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.

(C) COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR): 10GB.

(D) ETHERNET FRAME SIZE WILL BE CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION

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

(E) NO NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT, DEDICATED PATH.

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

ETHERNET SERVICE ACTIVATION. SIMPLE CIR VALIDATION TEST WITH EMIX PATTERN

ADDFH. NOTE: ETHERNET FRAME SIZE DESIGNATOR 'H' (PHYSICAL MTU) IS EQUAL TO 9000

BYTES.

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

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

(H) 1 HOUR RESPONSE TIME TO RESPOND TO CUSTOMER UPON RECEIPT 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) TELECOM PROVIDER MUST MAINTAIN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND

ADMINISTRATION MONITORING OF ETHERNET CIRCUIT.

If there are more than two locations, their information will be found in Attachment B to this Order.

B. ALLA NUMBER:

C. TSP AUTHORIZATION CODE/RESTORATION CODE: TSP0GRHPY-01

D. DEMANDER'S CODE:

E. SERVICE DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 10/26/2020

F. TYPE OF CIRCUIT:

1. BANDWIDTH/DATA RATE: 10 Gigabit

2. SIGNALING MODE: No Signaling

G. LOCATION OF TERMINATION A:

1. ADDRESS: 196, 1325 10TH STREET SE, WASHINGTONNAVY YARD, WASHINGTON DC

20374-5070

2. ROOM: 220

H. LOCAL PART A:

1. EXTENSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: All facilities between vendor's commercial communications interface point and termination location shall be provided by vendor. All cables shall be run in accordance with local site standards

2. INTERFACE: GIGABIT ETHERNET ELECTRICAL: 10GBASE-LR PHYSICAL: LC

3. DEMARK: BLDG 196, RM 220, 1325 10TH STREET SE, WASHINGTON NAVY

YARD, WASHINGTON DC 20374-5070

4. NPA/NXX: 202/685

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS: (1) FIBER CABLE, ON-BASE, SINGLE-MODE, 1310NM,

NDW N6 PERSONNEL

(2) FIBER CABLE X-CONNECT, IN-HOUSE, INSIDE WIRE, SINGLE-MODE, 1310NM, DISA

(3) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE

AMPLIFYING INFO:

A. NDW N6 PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF

SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM LINE SIDE OF SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH

PANEL BLDG 196, ROOM 220 TO LINE SIDE OF SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH

PANEL 196, ROOM 220.

B. DISA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND GSM-O FOR MAINTENANCE OF ALL

SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM SITE PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL TO DROP SIDE OF

COMMERCIAL VENDOR'S FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL 196, ROOM 220.

C. DISA ENSURE CIRCUIT GETS TAGGED WITH VENDOR'S LONG HUAL CIRCUIT ID AND

LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER CIRCUIT NO. AS APPLICABLE AT DROP SIDE OF SITE

PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL 196, ROOM 220.

D. VENDOR TERMINATE 10GB LAN PHY INTERFACE TO THE DROP SIDE OF VENDOR'S FIBER

DISTRIBUTION PANEL (FDP) INSTALLED IN THEIR EQUIPMENT SUITE 196, ROOM 220.

E. TELECOM VENDOR'S RESPONSIBLITY STOPS AT THE COMMERCIAL DEMARC. NO INSIDE

WIRE REQUIRED.

F. CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH VENDOR'S LONG HUAL CIRCUIT ID AND LOCAL

EXCHANGE CARRIER CIRCUIT NO. AS APPLICABLE AT DROP SIDE OF THEIR POINT OF

PRESENCE (FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL) 196, ROOM 220. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST

SHOW SITE PERSONNEL LISTED ON THIS ORDER THE EXACT TERMINATION POINT WHEN

CIRCUIT INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.

G. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH POC'S LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS

IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO SITE SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: CPIWI-YES/CPIWM-YES

7. CONTACT: PRI: RAY THOMAS, D224-1267, C703-614-1267 OR

C202-685-1064, (CELL)571-465-6854 *OFF PREMISE-LOCATED

AT THE PENTAGON*

EMAIL: RAY.THOMAS@USMC.MIL

ALT: MIKE TOMLINSON, D224-5349, C703-614-5349 OR

C202-685-1064, (CELL)571-465-6586 *OFF PREMISE-LOCATED

AT THE PENTAGON*

EMAIL: MICHAEL.P.TOMLINSON.CTR@USMC.MIL

ALT: DONALD GREEN, D223-5627, C703-693-5627,

(CELL)571-465-6856 *OFF PREMISE-LOCATED AT THE PENTAGON*

EMAIL: DONALD.GREEN1@USMC.MIL

ALT: EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS, HQMC IT CENTER WATCH

OFFICER, C703-695-0459

ORG EMAIL: HQMC_ARI_NSC@USMC.MIL

I. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT A: COMMERCIAL DEMARC

J. LOCATION OF TERMINATION B:

1. ADDRESS: BLDG 9800, OPS2A BLDG, 9800 SAVAGE ROAD,FT GEORGE G MEADE, MD

20755-6000

2. ROOM: 2AB104-3

K. LOCAL PART B:

1. EXTENSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: All facilities between vendor's commercial communications interface point and termination location shall be provided by vendor. All cables shall be run in accordance with local site standards

2. INTERFACE: GIGABIT ETHERNET ELECTRICAL: 10GBASE-LR PHYSICAL: LC

3. DEMARK: BLDG 9800, OPS2A BLDG, RM 2AB104-3, 9800 SAVAGE ROAD, FT

GEORGE G MEADE, MD 20755-6000

4. NPA/NXX:301/677

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS: (1) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE

(2) FIBER CABLE X-CONNECT, IN-HOUSE, INSIDE WIRE, SINGLE-MODE, 1310NM, TELCO

AMPLIFYING INFO:

A. VENDOR TERMINATE 10GB LAN PHY INTERFACE TO THE DROP SIDE OF VENDOR'S FIBER

DISTRIBUTION PANEL (FDP) INSTALLED IN THEIR EQUIPMENT SUITE BLDG 9800, ROOM

M2AB104.

B. VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE

MODE FIBER FROM DROP SIDE OF COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE FIBER

DISTRIBUTION PANEL BLDG 9800, ROOM M2AB104 TO LINE SIDE OF DISA IE1 PROVIDED

FIBER TERMINATING PANEL IN CISCO ASR-9010 ROUTER SUITE (UJEWMEA030) BLDG

9800, ROOM M2AB104. COORDINATE TYPE CONNECTORS FOR TERMINATION TO DISA IE1

PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL.

C. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE WITH GOVERNMENT SITE PERSONNEL TO CONDUCT WALK

THROUGH SITE SURVEY FOR THE EXACT CABLE FT. FROM THE COMMERCIAL POP (FDP)

INSTALLED IN THEIR EQUIPMENT SUITE TO THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER PATCH ALL IN BLDG

9800, ROOM M2AB104.

D. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM DROP SIDE OF COMMERCIAL POINT

OF PRESENCE (FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL) TO DISA IE1 PROVIDED PATCH PANEL ALL

IN BLDG 9800, ROOM M2AB104 WITHOUT SPLICING AND OR USE OF CONNECTORS TO

CONNECT 2 OR MORE FIBER STRANDS MEANING THE FIBER CANNOT BE BROKEN IN THE

MIDDLE AND MUST BE CONTINUOUS.

E. CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH LOCAL CIRCUIT ID AND LONG HAUL CIRCUIT NO.

AT DROP SIDE OF COMMERCIAL DEMARC AND DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER PATCH

PANEL IN CISCO ASR-9010 ROUTER SUITE (UJEWMEA030) BLDG 9800, ROOM M2AB104.

ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL LISTED ON THIS ORDER THE

EXACTTERMINATION POINT WHEN INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.

F. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH POC'S LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS

IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO SITE SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS.

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: CPIWI-YES/CPIWM-YES

7. CONTACT: PRI: TECH CONTROL (24 HOUR CONTACT), D644-5551,

C301-688-5551

EMAIL: NO ADDRESS ASSIGNED

ALT: CIRCUIT ACTIONS, D644-6063, C301-688-6063

EMAIL: TCOFTMEA@NSA.GOV

ALT: GLOBAL ENTERPRISE COMMAND CENTER (GECC),

D689-3092, C443-479-3091

L. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT B: EQUIPMENT INFORMATION: COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF

PRESENCE

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. DITCO CSA NUMBER:

2. BASIC AGREEMENT NUMBER: TBD

3. TSR NUMBER: RU23MAY206648

4. CCSD: DBH3BXN4

5. DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS: NA

6. LOCATIONS TO BE AVOIDED: N/A

7. TRANSMISSION MEDIA TO BE AVOIDED: N/A

8. NETWORKS TO BE AVOIDED: N/A

9. CIRCUIT PARAMETERS:

10. TESTING REQUIREMENTS: TEST & ACCEPTANCE INSTRUCTIONS: -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. -VENDOR MUST CONTACT DISA GOC TIER-II ENGINEERING 48 HOURS PRIOR

TO BEGINNING THEIR END-TO-END TESTING. -ALL EQUIPMENT AND CIRCUIT PROBLEMS

WILL BE REPORTED BY PHONE TO THE DISA GOC IP BACKBONE ENGINEERING AND

IMPLEMENTATION GROUP. MINIMUM TECH SPECS: SPECIFIC FORMAT TO BE USED IS: LINE

RATE: 10.3125 GIGABITS/S, +- 100 PPM LINE CODE: OPTICAL 1. TEST AND ACCEPTANCE:

THIS CIRCUIT SHALL PASS A FULLY DOCUMENTED, SATISFACTORY, 72 HOUR SOAK

TEST BY DISA GOC. 2. 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 10 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. 3. MEAN TIME TO LOSS OF BIT

COUNT INTEGRITY (MTTLBCI) SHALL BE GREATER THAN 24 HOURS. 4. 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 SDP SITE-

Z. THE RTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10MS 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.

11. GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY: DISA GOC IP B/D312-770-8627,C618-220-8627

12. SECURITY/ REQUIREMENTS:

13. SITE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS: VENDOR MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT WITH POC'S

72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH USER

LOCATIONS.

14. DITCO STANDARD PROVISIONS: Incorporated in full text below

V. QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME (MM/DD/YYYY): 7/06/2020 12:00 PM America/Chicago

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Edward Midkiff

618-418-6481

Edward.w.midkiff.civ@mail.mil

Angelina Hutson

DITCO Contracting Officer

618-418-6496 angelina.hutson.civ@mail.mil

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Included Clauses

G1 - Points of Contact - JUL 2018 Contracting Officer

Name:

Organization/Office Symbol: Phone No.:

E-Mail Address:

Contract Specialist

Name:

COR/Mission Partner Point of Contact (Note: To be filled in upon contract award) Name:

Contractor Point of Contact Contractor Legal Business Name: DUNS:

CAGE CODE: Contractor POC: E-Mail Address: Phone Number: Fax Number:

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Standard Provisions

252.204-7016 - Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation - DEC 2019

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, covered defense telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM)

(https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered defense telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(End of provision)

252.204-7017 - Prohibition on the Acquisiton of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation - DEC 2019 The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at

252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) Definitions. Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, covered mission, critical technology, and substantial or essential component, as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] will [ ] will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer;

product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

252.204-7018 - Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services - DEC 2019

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services means--

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities;

(2) Telecommunications services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(3) Telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Covered foreign country means--

(1) The People's Republic of China; or

(2) The Russian Federation.

Covered missions means--

(1) The nuclear deterrence mission of DoD, including with respect to nuclear command, control, and communications, integrated tactical warning and attack assessment, and continuity of Government; or

(2) The homeland defense mission of DoD, including with respect to ballistic missile defense.

"Critical technology" means--

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms

Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration

Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled--

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part

73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50

U.S.C. 4817).

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91), the contractor shall not provide to the Government any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless the covered defense telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 204.2104.

(c) Procedures. The Contractor shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service, to carry out covered missions, that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Reporting.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered defense telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, the Contractor shall report at https://dibnet.dod.mil the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of a covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause)

252.225-7974 - Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

(Deviation 2020-O0005) - FEB 2020

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

"Agency or instrumentality of the government of Venezuela" means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 28 U.S.C. 1603(b), with each reference in such section to "a foreign state" deemed to be a reference to "Venezuela."

"Business operations" means engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.

"Government of Venezuela" means the government of any political subdivision of Venezuela, and any agency or instrumentality of the government of Venezuela.

"Person" means--

(1) A natural person, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group;

(2) Any governmental entity or instrumentality of a government, including a multilateral development institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3)); and

(3) Any successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary of, or any entity under common ownership or control with, any entity described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition.

(b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 890 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), contracting officers are prohibited from entering into a contract for the procurement of products or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of

Venezuela by the United States Government, unless the person has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that the Offeror--

(1) Does not have any business operations with an authority of the Maduro regime or the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the United States Government; or

(2) Has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

(End of provision)

52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment - DEC 2019 The Offeror shall not complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications

Equipment or Services-Representation, or in paragraph (v) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and

Certifications-Commercial Items.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services", "critical technology", and "substantial or essential component" have the meanings provided in clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition. Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Contractors are not prohibited from providing--

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements;

or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM)

(https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ] will, [ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will" provide covered telecommunications equipment or services", the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer--

(1) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand; model number, such as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);

(2) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b) of this provision;

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known); and

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

52.204-25 - Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment - AUG 2019

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Covered foreign country means The People's Republic of China.

Covered telecommunications equipment or services means--

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications

Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of

Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Critical technology means--

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms

Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration

Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled--

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part

73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50

U.S.C. 4817).

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(b) Prohibition. Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in Federal Acquisition Regulation 4.2104.

(c) Exceptions. This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing--

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(d) Reporting requirement. (1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the Contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the Contracting Officer, unless elsewhere in this contract are established procedures for reporting the information; in the case of the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the Contracting Officer(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code

(if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause)

STANDARD PROVISION - 01 - DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT - AUG 2017

To be eligible to receive any Order or Circuit Demand resulting from this Inquiry, Contractor/Telecommunication Provider (TP) shall have a DITCO Basic Agreement (BA) signed by both the Government and the Contractor. See Federal Acquisition

Regulation 16.702 -- Basic Agreements. DITCO BA contains additional terms and conditions that shall be incorporated into any

Order or Circuit Demand by reference. Contractor/TP shall identify its assigned DITCO BA number (e.g., HC10XXXXHXXXX) and agreement date in its quote. Contractors/TPs that do not have a current DITCO BA must execute one with the appropriate

DITCO Office prior to submitting any quotes. The Contractor/TP must provide the following organizational information as registered in System of Award Management (SAM):

Legal Business Name

Address

DUNS

CAGE

Phone and FAX number

POC if different from the POC for Government Business as indicated in your SAM registration

Name and title of organization official to sign the Basic Agreement

DITCO Europe Basic Agreements: Contractor/TPs must obtain a blank BA from the Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition

System (IDEAS) Contractor web site under references tab https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor.html; complete it with their organizational information, sign, and return BA to the following applicable email address for signature before submitting any quotes. Any questions concerning the DITCO Europe BA may be emailed to disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil, and any questions concerning the DITCO SWA BA may be emailed to disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl52@mail.mil.

DITCO U.S. Basic Agreements: Contractor/TPs should review the template of the DITCO US BA located on the above website and email their organizational information as registered in SAM.gov to email address disa.scott.ditco.mbx.basic-agreements@mail.mil. DITCO-Scott will validate the Contractor/TP organizational information, process a new BA and send it to the Contractor/TP for final review and completion of blocks 30a, 30b, and 30c of the BA document (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial items (SF 1449)). The BA must be signed and returned before submitting any quotes. Any questions concerning the DITCO U.S. BA may be emailed to the above address.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND," and provide the

Contractor/TP's current BA number and execution date.

STANDARD PROVISION - 02 - UNDERSTANDING OF DITCO IQO ACQUISITION

DESKBOOK - APR 2019

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) acknowledges it has read and understands the current published "DITCO

Inquiry/Quote/Order (IQO) Acquisition Deskbook" version 7.1 available from the Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition

System (IDEAS) Contractor web site https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor/vendorreference.html. Contractor agrees that the most recent Standard Provisions as set forth in this order take precedent over any conflicting terms and conditions in the BA.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND."

STANDARD PROVISION - 03 - TARIFF INFORMATION - AUG 2015

A. The prices agreed upon at time of award shall be the prices the Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall have filed or may file in applicable tariffs with appropriate regulatory authority.

B. The Contractor/TP shall indicate whether service will be provided under a filed tariff or a tariff to be filed with the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) or Public Utilities Commission (PUC) as applicable.

(1) If the prices contained in the Contractor/TP’s quote are under existing tariffs, these prices shall be footnoted to indicate the applicable tariff, section, paragraphs(s) and page number(s) with their revision number.

(2) If the prices contained in the Contractor/TP’s quote are not filed tariffs, state whether they are to be added to

Contractor/TP's existing tariffs (provide tariff number).

(3) If the prices are to be filed as a special tariff, a copy of the proposed special tariff shall be provided to DITCO electronically along with the quote or, in the event that it cannot be provided, the proposed special tariff page(s) shall be sent separately to the

DITCO Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer. Absence of the special tariff page(s) with the quote shall not be considered as non-responsive; however, page(s) should be received within five days after receipt of the quote.

C. Any tariff that contains a provision with a minimum service period will not be allowed. Quotes containing tariffs with such a minimum service period must have that period portion of the tariff waved in order to be considered for evaluation.

D. Any quote which contains a rate reduction from the existing approved rate must include a statement as to which rate will apply (i.e., for billing purposes) effective on the date of service. No further documentation is required if the reduced rate will be filed in a tariff beginning on the service date. If, however, the reduced rate cannot be billed until after regulatory authority approval, the quote should state 1) by what date the company would expect to obtain approval (and commensurate billing begin) and 2) what assurance can be provided to suggest the validity of that projected bill.

E. Should an Order be issued based on a quote containing a proposed rate reduction from the existing tariff (domestic or foreign) and that proposed rate reduction is later disapproved, resulting in that quote no longer being low, the government has the right to cancel/terminate the Order at no costs to the Government.

F. In advance of any tariff change applicable to this contract, the Contractor shall provide electronic notification, with the tariff transmittal and accompanying pages, to the DITCO Tariff Team at disa.scott.ditco.mbx.tariffs@mail.mil, subject line: Tariff

Transmittal for Continental United States (CONUS) requirements or to the DITCO Contracting Office at disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil,subject line: Tariff Transmittal for OCONUS requirements.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND/WILL COMPLY” and provide requested tariff documents with the quote including the name of the foreign telecommunications provider with whom contractor has an operating agreement, if applicable.

STANDARD PROVISION - 04 - QUOTE PREPARATION - AUG 2017

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall identify their legal business name, basic agreement number, DUNS number and CAGE code on all quotes submitted for consideration. Contractor/ TP quote shall respond to each paragraph of this Inquiry separately and to each subparagraph under section M (additional information) separately if applicable. Contractor/TP shall agree to satisfy all technical aspects of Inquiry. Any technical aspects of Inquiry that Contractor/TP is unable or unwilling to satisfy shall be addressed by Contractor/TP. Contractor/TP shall indicate whether it can provide service within XX days after award. If Contractor/TP cannot meet service date, Contractor/TP shall indicate date that it can provide service. If

Contractor/TP's ability to meet a requested date is dependent upon receipt of an Order or Circuit Demand by a certain date, this condition shall be stated in quote.

All charges quoted shall be understood to be firm fixed price (FFP) for the life of the contract. Firm fixed price quotes must account for all applicable charges (e.g., charges from Subcontractors or other Contractors/TPs, taxes, surcharges, universal service fund, fees, etc.), and these charges may not be billed separately. All charges shall state quantity and costs per unit as non-recurring charges (NRC) and monthly recurring charges (MRC). Charges not included in quote shall not be added to subsequent invoices, and U.S. Government shall not be obligated to pay charges that are not specified in quote and authorized in resultant Order or Circuit Demand. A Contractor's/TP's quote may be determined unacceptable if the quote takes exception to any of the terms of the Inquiry, if the quote fails to meet any requirements, or if the quote presents any ambiguity or uncertainty regarding the Contractor's/TP's intention to meet requirements.

Quotes must clearly state up front whether the quote contains tariff charges. Tariff charges must be listed at time of proposal, all other charges are considered firm fixed price. Charges required by tariffs must be identified in the quote, with the effective date, National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) ; and include the applicable tariff reference by name, section, paragraph, revision number, and effective date of each page. Additionally, any future tariff changes will be electronically submitted, with the tariff transmittal and accompanying pages, to disa.scott.ditco.mbx.tariffs@mail.mil, subject line: tariff transmittal.

All quotes shall be provided in English.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND, WILL COMPLY" and provide the required information with a statement confirming prices are FFP unless explicitly stated on proposal.

STANDARD PROVISION - 12 - ONE-STOP-SHOPPING/END-TO-END SERVICE VS HALF

CIRCUITS NATIONAL AUTHORITY PROCEDURE - AUG 2017

U.S. Government’s preference is to obtain this service on a “One-Stop-Shopping” (OSS) or end-to-end service basis. Under an

OSS or end-to-end arrangement, Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) receiving this contract shall have total responsibility for end-to-end technical sufficiency and invoicing (i.e., end-to-end provisioning, restoral/maintenance, and invoicing) for entire service. Government may consider half circuit quotes when it is unsuccessful in obtaining an OSS/end-to-end quote, when OSS/end-to-end quote charges cannot be determined to be fair and reasonable, or when determined to be in best interest of U.S. Government. Therefore, all Contractors/TPs are advised to submit a half circuit quote in addition to any

OSS/end-to-end quote they provide. All half-circuit quotes must identify Contractor/TP that they have coordinated with to provide complete service, along with agreed upon circuit midpoint.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND,” and identify the coordinating Contractor/TP and the circuit midpoint for half circuit Quotes.

STANDARD PROVISION - 13 - END-TO-END SERVICE - AUG 2015

This telecommunications service shall be provided on an end-to-end basis, to include all facilities required to extend this service from Contractor provided commercial communications interface point to termination location (i.e., inside wire, etc.). Installation, provision, and maintenance of such service extensions shall be provided as firm fixed prices, and be included in Contractor’s quote as non-recurring charge (NRC) and/or monthly recurring charge (MRC), as applicable. Such service extension charges will be considered in the evaluation of quotes.