HC101321QA121-0002.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

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

SUBJECT: HC101321QA121-0002 Amend: 0002

A. TYPE ACTION: AMEND

1. PURPOSE: *****AMEND 0002 IS TO CORRECT THE UNIQUE INSTALL FACTORS FOR BOTH

SITES. IT ALSO REMOVES CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY OF EXTENDING FROM DEMARK

TO SDP AT SCOTT AFB. ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME.*****

*****AMEND 0001 IS TO CORRECT THE DEMARK AT FORT SMITH AR TO BLDG 182, RM 125,

4850 LEIGH AVENUE, FT SMITH, AR 72903(CC2). INSTEAD OF BLDG 208, ROOM 151, 4850

LEIGH AVENUE, FORT SMITH, AR. 72903, UPDATE THE POC AT SCOTT AFB, IL AND UPDATE

THE QUOTE DUE DATE AND SERVICE DATES.

VENDORS THAT HAVE SUBMITTTED PROPOSALS MUST REFRESH THEIR QUOTES WITH THE

UPDATED DEMARK.

ALL ELSE REMAIN THE SAME.*****

1. SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A LEASED 10GB WAVE BETWEEN

BLDG 1575, ROOM C-1B, 103 WEST LOSEY STREET, SCOTT AFB, IL., 62225 AND BLDG 182,

RM 125, 4850 LEIGH AVENUE, FT SMITH, AR 72903(CC2)

- CONTRACTORS SHALL MEET RTD OF 10 MILLISECONDS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT

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

- SEE UNIQUE INSTALL FACTS

- CUSTOMER REQUESTS SOONER IF POSSIBLE SERVICE DATE (SIP)

GOVERNMENT REQUIRED CHANNELIZATION:

- VENDOR QUOTE MUST INCLUDE THE A LOC AND Z LOC LEC’S ALONG WITH THE

VENDOR’S SUB-CONTRACTOR/LONG-HAUL PROVIDER/CARRIERS FOR THE SERVICE

-VENDOR QUOTES MUST INDICATE IF LEC’S ARE CURRENTLY ON-NET OR IF A BUILD IS

REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE.

- IF A BUILD IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE, VENDOR MUST INDICATE THE

SCOPE OF THE BUILD (LENGTH, BURIED/AERIAL, TRENCHING/DIRECTIONAL BORING, NEW

CONDUIT, ETC), AND VENDOR MUST INDICATE IF THE SITE HAS GRANTED PERMISSION

FOR VENDOR TO BUILD INTO THE SITE (MUST ALSO PROVIDE THE SITE POC’S NAME THAT

HC101321QA121-0002

GRANTED PERMISSION) AND HAS SUFFICIENT SPACE, POWER AND HVAC CAPACITY TO

SUPPORT THE VENDOR EQUIPMENT AND CABLING.

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: 15 OCT 2021 (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

HC101321QA123/ TSR SG23DEC206679AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM SOLICITATION HC101321QA123 / TSR SG23DEC206679; 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 / 164 FEET PHYSICAL SEPARATION FROM SOLICITATION HC101321QA123 / TSR

SG23DEC206679

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 MADE 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

THROUGHOUT THE FIBER PATH WILL BE FOUND TECHNICALLY DEFICIENT 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. (IF

WORKING DISA ETHERNET, WAVE, SONET (OC-03 AND HIGHER REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

THE BELOW INFO AND ANY OTHER POC NAMES, PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES

AS THIS MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE)

FOR DISA REQUIREMENTS THE TESTING AND ACCEPTING AUTHORITY IS: DISA DSCC IE

Mailbox DCP Commercial Activation

11. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0KUYB8-01

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

3. TSR NUMBER: SG23DEC206678

4. CCSD: DEDO0J

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Renee Lintz

618-418-6190 renee.a.lintz.civ@mail.mil

Robert E Spencer

DITCO Contracting Officer

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

Paragraph E.SERVICE DATE change from:

Oct 15, 2021

To:

Aug 2, 2021

Paragraph M.3.TSR NUMBER change from:

SG23DEC206678A

SG23DEC206678

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

May 18, 2021 11:00:00 AM CDT

May 18, 2021 4:00:00 PM GMT

Location A, UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS change from:

(1) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE (COMMERCIAL CARRIER SYSTEM)

(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 THE

COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE [FIBER DISTRIBUTION

PANEL (FDP)] BLDG 208, ROOM 151 TO THE LINE SIDE OF

THE DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL

INSTALLED IN THE ODXC SUITE (UODWEBB010) BLDG 182,

ROOM 125. TERMINATE WITH "SC" CONNECTORS TO DISA

PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL.

B. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM THEIR POINT

OF PRESENCE TO THE ODXC SUITE 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. THE CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH THE VENDOR'S CIRCUIT

ID AS APPLICABLE AT THE DROP SIDE OF THEIR POINT OF

PRESENCE (FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL) BLDG 208, ROOM

151. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL

LISTED ON THIS ORDER THE EXACT TERMINATION POINT

WHEN SERVICE IS COMPLETE.

D. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH THE POC'S

LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO

SITE SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS.

A. VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND

MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM THE LINE SIDE OF THE

DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED

IN THE ODXC SUITE (UODWSCO010) BLDG 1575, ROOM C-1B

TO THE DROP SIDE OF THE COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF

PRESENCE [FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL (FDP)] BLDG 1575, ROOM

C-1B "SC" TO "SC" CONNECTORS. SITE WILL COORDINATE AND EXTEND FROM DMARK TO SDP ON BASE FIBER.

B. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM THE DISA

PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANELTO 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. THE LENGTH OF SINGLE MODE FIBER JUMPERS REQUIRED

WILL BE BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE VENDORS POINT OF

PRESENCE.

D. THE CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH THE VENDOR'S CIRCUIT

PRESENCE (FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL) BLDG 1575, ROOM

C-1B. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL

WHEN INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.

E. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH THE POC'S

LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO SITE

SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS

Location B, UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS change from:

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

(2) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE (COMMERCIAL CARRIER SYSTEM)

AMPLIFYING INFO:

A. VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND

MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM THE LINE SIDE OF THE

DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED

IN THE ODXC SUITE (UODWSCO010) BLDG 1575, ROOM C-1B

TO THE DROP SIDE OF THE COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF

PRESENCE [FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL (FDP)] BLDG 1575, ROOM

C-1B "SC" TO "SC" CONNECTORS.

B. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM THE DISA

PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANELTO 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. THE LENGTH OF SINGLE MODE FIBER JUMPERS REQUIRED

WILL BE BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE VENDORS POINT OF

PRESENCE.

D. THE CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH THE VENDOR'S CIRCUIT

PRESENCE (FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL) BLDG 1575, ROOM

C-1B. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL

WHEN INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.

E. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH THE POC'S

LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO SITE

SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS.

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 THE

COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE [FIBER DISTRIBUTION

PANEL (FDP)] BLDG 208, ROOM 151 TO THE LINE SIDE OF

THE DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL

INSTALLED IN THE ODXC SUITE (UODWEBB010) BLDG 182,

ROOM 125. TERMINATE WITH "SC" CONNECTORS TO DISA

PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL.

B. VENDOR MUST PROVIDE FIBER STRANDS FROM THEIR POINT

OF PRESENCE TO THE ODXC SUITE 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. THE CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH THE VENDOR'S CIRCUIT

PRESENCE (FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL) BLDG 208, ROOM

151. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL

WHEN SERVICE IS COMPLETE.

D. VENDOR MUST SCHEDULE/COORDINATE WITH THE POC'S

LISTED ON THIS ORDER 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO

SITE SURVEYS OR INSTALLATIONS.