HC101320QB268-0002.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 10/1/2020

SUBJECT: HC101320QB268-0002 Amend: 0002

A. TYPE ACTION: AMEND

1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF AMEND 0002 IS TO CHANGE THE COMMERCIAL

DEMARCATION POINT AT ROBINS AFB (LOCATION Z) TO BUILDING 228 VICE 214.

THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO IDENTIFY ROBINS AFB

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIBER CONNECTION BETWEEN BLDG 228 AND BLDG 214.

THE QUOTE DUE DATE HAS BEEN UDPATED TO 15 OCT 2020.

THE SERVICE DATE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO 15 FEB 2021 TO COMPLY WITH PROCUREMENT

ACQUISITION LEAD TIMES FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.

**THE COORDINATED REQUIREMENT, HC101320QB267, IS BEING AMENDED TO UPDATE THE

SERIVCE DATE AND QUOTE DUE DATE ONLY**

ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME.

THE PURPOSE OF AMEND 0001 IS TO EXTEND THE QUOTE DUE DATE TO 25 SEP 2020.

ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME.

SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A 10GB ETHERNET SERVICE

BETWEEN BLDG 102, RM 142, SWITCH ROOM, 102 BRISCOE DRIVE, MCGHEE TYSON ANG

BASE, LOUISVILLE, TN 37777(CCI) AND 214, FRAME ROOM, FL 1, 150 RICHARD RAY BLVD,

ROBINS AFB, GA 31098-1607(CCI).

- CONTRACTORS SHALL PROVIDE ETHERNET FRAME SIZE CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT

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

- CONTRACTORS SHALL MEET RTD OF 15 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

HC101320QB268-0002

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: 15 FEB 21 (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

HC101320QB267 / TSR RU16JUL206705 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM SOLICITATION HC101320QB267 / TSR RU16JUL206705; 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 HC101320QB267 / TSR RU16JUL206705.

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 Global < disa.scott.global.mbx.casa-infrastructure-integration-lease-bb-t@mail.mil>

11. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0KL8XQ-01

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 REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:

(A) 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.

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

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

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

(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 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. NOTE:

ETHERNET FRAME SIZE DESIGNATOR 'H' (MTU) IS EQUAL TO 9000 BYTES.

(G) 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.

(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. M. REMARKS

CONTINUED:

(K) TELECOMM PROVIDER MUST MAINTAIN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND

ADMINISTRATION MONITORING OF ETHERNET CIRCUIT.

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

2. VENDOR WINNING AWARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF

THE SERVICE 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.

MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: 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 AT SCOTT AFB, IL. PRIMARY: (C)

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

2. 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 10 GIGABIT HIGHEST FRAME RATE, AND SHALL MEET ITU-T-Y.1564

STANDARDS. JITTER SHALL BE LESS THAN 3 MSEC. N. REMARKS CONTINUED: 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 SERVICE DELIVERY POINT (SDP) SITE-Z. THE RTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR

EQUAL TO 15 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.

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

3. TSR NUMBER: RU22JUL206706

4. CCSD: DIR3BEH8

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:

Jan 22, 2021

To:

Feb 15, 2021

Paragraph M.3.TSR NUMBER change from:

RU22JUL206706A

RU22JUL206706

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

Sep 25, 2020 12:00:00 PM CDT

Oct 15, 2020 12:00:00 PM CDT

Location B, UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS change from:

(1) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE

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

AMPLIFYING INFO:

A. VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM THE DROP

SIDE OF COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL BLDG 214, FRAME ROOM TO LINE

SIDE OF DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED IN CISCO ASR-9010 ROUTER SUITE

(UJEWROB040) BLDG 214, FRAME ROOM. TERMINATE WITH "SC" CONNECTORS TO DISA PROVIDED FIBER

TERMINATING PATCH PANEL.

B. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM THE DISA PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL TO THE DROP SIDE

OF THEIR POP/FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL 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.

C. 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) BLDG 214, FRAME

ROOM. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL LISTED ON THIS ORDER THE EXACT TERMINATION

POINT WHEN CIRCUIT INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.

D. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH POC'S LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO

SITE SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS.

(1) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE

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

(3) FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL (SITE PROVIDED)

(4) FIBER CABLE, ON-BASE, SINGLE-MODE, 1310NM, ROBINS AFB PERSONNEL

AMPLIFYING INFO:

A. VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM COMMERCIAL

FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL BLDG 228, ROOM 128 TO DROP SIDE OF SITE PROVIDED

FIBER TERMINATING PANEL BLDG 228, ROOM 128. COORDINATE TYPE CONNECTORS FOR TERMINATION TO SITE

PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL.

B. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE WITH GOVERNMENT SITE PERSONNEL TO CONDUCT WALK THROUGH SITE

SURVEY FOR THE EXACT CABLE FT. FROM COMMERCIAL POP (FDP) INSTALLED IN THEIR EQUIPMENT SUITE TO

SITE PROVIDED FIBER PATCH ALL IN BLDG 228, ROOM 128.

C. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM DROP SIDE OF COMMERCIAL POINT OF PRESENCE (FIBER

DISTRIBUTION PANEL) TO GOVERNMENT SITE PATCH PANEL ALL IN BLDG 228, ROOM 128 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.

D. CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH LOCAL CIRCUIT ID AND LONG HAUL CIRCUIT NO. AT DROP SIDE OF

COMMERCIAL DEMARC AND SITE PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL BLDG 228, ROOM 128. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR

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

COMPLETE.

E. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH POC'S LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO

SITE SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS.

F. ROBINS AFB PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER

FROM LINE SIDE OF SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 228, ROOM 128 TO LINE SIDE OF SITE

PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 214, ROOM FRAME.