HC101321QA046-0001.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 5/5/2021

SUBJECT: HC101321QA046-0001 Amend: 0001

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF AMEND 0001 IS TO CLARIFY THAT THIS REQUIREMENT

IS A START VICE REAWARD BECAUSE OF THE REQUIRED CHANGE TO ETHERNET OVER

OTU-2.

VENDORS MUST UPDATE QUOTES AND MAPS TO REFLECT COMPLIANCE WITH THE

CORRECT CIRCUIT SPECIFICATIONS.

THE QUOTE DUE DATE IS UPDATED TO 12 MAY 2021.

ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME.

SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A 10GBE OVER OTN (OTU-2)

SERVICE BETWEEN BLDG 54, RM 5478, 8000 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, DEFENSE

GENERAL SUPPLY CT, VA 23297 AND BLDG 246, RM 210, 9800 FLAGLER RD, FORT BELVOIR,

VA 22060.

-THE COMMITTED INFORMATION RATE (CIR) WILL BE 10.3125GB AND REQUIRES THE

VENDOR TO DELIVER A 10GB ETHERNET LAN PHY INTERFACE AT THE DROP SIDE OF THE

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

2. CONTRACTORS MUST ADDRESS IN QUOTES COMPLIANCE WITH TESTING AND

ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS WITH “UNDERSTAND AND WILL COMPLY.”

3. TESTING & ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COORDINATED WITH GOVERNMENT

POC AT BOTH LOCATIONS BEFORE NOTICE OF COMPLETION IS SUBMITTED TO DITCO.

4. 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.

5. THE SERVICE DATE TO BE MET IS: 20 SEP 21 (SIP) TO COMPLY WITH PROCUREMENT

ACQUISITION LEAD TIME (PALT) FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.

6. CONTRACTORS MUST CONSIDER ALL ISSUES THAT MAY DELAY THE DELIVERY OF

CIRCUIT ON APPROVED SERVICE DATE. THE GOVERNMENT MAY CANCEL, TERMINATE,

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OR REQUEST CONSIDERATION IAW STANDARD PROVISION 42 FOR FAILURE TO MEET

CONTRACTUAL SERVICE.

7. QUOTES MUST INCLUDE NAME AND INFORMATION ABOUT SUB-CONTRACTOR/LONG

HAUL PROVIDER/OTHER CARRIER INSTALLING CIRCUIT IS ON NET/OFF NET, RTD, JUMBO

FRAMING, TESTING AND OTHER APPLICABLE TECHNICAL INFORMATION. FURTHERMORE,

IF A BUILD IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL, VENDOR MUST INDICATE THE SCOPE OF THE BUILD

(LENGTH, BURIED/AERIAL, TRENCHING/DIRECTIONAL BORING, NEW CONDUIT, ETC.)

VENDOR MUST ALSO INDICATE IF SITE POC (S) HAVE ADVISED THAT PERMISSION FOR

BUILD AT SITE (S) WILL BE GRANTED, AND IF SITE (S) HAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE, POWER

AND HVAC CAPACITY TO SUPPORT VENDOR EQUIPMENT AND CABLING. MAPS/BLOCK

DIAGRAMS ARE AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION.

8. QUOTES MUST BE UPLOADED TO IDEAS. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE

FOR MISSING OR OVERLOOKED QUOTES. CONTRACTORS ARE INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT

QUESTIONS AND REQUEST CLARIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENT (S) BEFORE SUBMITTING

QUOTES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION, NO TERMS OR CONDITIONS PLACED UPON

THE GOVERNMENT, NOR ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

9. THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOLICITATION

HC101321QA111 / TSR RU08OCT206804 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM SOLICITATION HC101321QA111 / TSR RU08OCT206804; 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 HC101321QA111 / TSR

RU08OCT206804.

10. 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.

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

SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL POCS AT EACH GOVERNMENT

SITE.

12. AWARDS OF DIVERSE REQUIREMENTS WILL ONLY BE SPLIT BETWEEN TWO

CONTRACTORS IF THE DIVERSITY, RTD, SERVICE DATE AND LOWEST PRICE

REQUIREMENTS ARE PRESERVED.

13. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0H3K75-01

14. 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 BI-DIRECTIONALLY 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.

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

-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.

-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 RECEIPT OF TROUBLE.

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

-VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER.

-TELECOM 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 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, SCOTT AFB, IL. PRIMARY:

(C) 618-418-9950, (D) 418-9950 TOLL FREE: 855-868-9950.

-DD FORM 1368 WILL BE SUBMITTED ON THIS TRUNK IAW DISAC-DITCO 350-135-1 BY

RNSOC, SCOTT AFB, IL. GUIDANCE ON SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE AT . CLICK ON "DISA-

DITCO CIRCULAR, 350-135-1, DEFENSE COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS ACQUISITION

PROCEDURES."

MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

SPECIFIC FORMAT TO BE USED IS:

LINE RATE: 10.3125 GIGABITS/S, +- 100 PPM

LINE CODE: OPTICAL

-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.

-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. DELAY SHALL BE BETTER THAN 10 MSEC.

-MEAN TIME TO LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (MTTLBCI) SHALL BE GREATER THAN 24

HOURS.

-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.

15. THIS IS A REAWARD/REPLACEMENT OF A CURRENT SERVICE, CCGI000022EBM.

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: RU08OCT206803

4. CCSD: DBH3BBHB

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:

RU08OCT206803A

To:

RU08OCT206803

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

May 3, 2021 12:00:00 PM CDT

To:

May 12, 2021 12:00:00 PM CDT