HC101321QA459-0002.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 8/20/2021

SUBJECT: HC101321QA459-0002 Amend: 0002

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: ******AMENDMENT 00002 ISSUED TO EXTEND PROPSAL DUE DATE TO 27

AUG 2021. ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME. **********

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

CIRCUIT USING IQO BETWEEN BLDG 656, COMPUTE ROOM, 37 QUEBEC ST. DEVENS, MA

AND BLDG 2B, COMPUTER ROOM, 700 ROBINS AVENUE; PHILADELPHIA, PA

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: 29 NOV 2021 (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,

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

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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

HC101321QA460/TSR RU14JUN217203 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM TSR RU14JUN217203; 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 RU14JUN217203.

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. TSP: TSP0L7DA1-01

14.THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED TOTALLY DIVERSE

END TO END TO GOVERNMENT'S SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS (SDP'S) FROM CJON:

SF14JUN218142, MEANING THAT PHYSICAL PATHS ARE TOTALLY SEPARATE INCLUDING

MAN HOLES, CONDUIT, (CENTRAL OFFICE LOCATIONS), AND FIBER BUILDS. THE TELECOM

PROVIDER MUST PROVIDE DITCO COLOR POWERPOINT DRAWINGS FOR TECHNICAL

REVIEW SHOWING THE ROUTES FROM THE COMMERCIAL DEMARCS TO THE M. CIRCUIT

SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED: SUPPORTING CENTRAL OFFICES AND/OR WIRING CENTERS.

DRAWINGS MUST INCLUDE SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN DIVERSE REQUIREMENTS,

TOTAL FIBER MILES AND ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD), AND FIBER ROUTES RED LINED

END TO END SO THE GOVERNMENT CAN CONFIRM PHYSICAL END TO END DIVERSITY

REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. ADDITIONALLY, THE VENDOR IS TO PROVIDE DITCO WITH

DETAILED CIRCUIT/PATH CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAMS, IN KMZ OR KML FORMAT, IDENTIFYING

ALL POINTS OF PRESENCE (POP) FOR EVALUATION AND AS A FINAL RECORD OF THE

INSTALLED PATH. 8. 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. 9. THE VENDOR MUST TERMINATE 10GB

ETHERNET SERVICE AT SERVICE DELIVERY LOCATIONS, IAW UNIQUE INSTALLATION

FACTORS. 10. THE VENDOR MUST CONDUCT WALK-THROUGH SITE SURVEY PRIOR TO

INSTALLATION AT BOTH LOCATIONS. 11. THE VENDOR MUST CONTACT DISA GOC IP

BACKBONE ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION GROUP UPON RECEIPT OF A VALID TSO

TO ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION AND ACTIVATION PROCESS. PHONE: (C) 618-418-8627,

(D) 418-8627. 12. THE VENDOR MUST CONTACT DISA GOC TIER-II ENGINEERING 48 HOURS

PRIOR TO BEGINNING THEIR END-TO-END TESTING. PHONE: (C) 618-418-8627, (D) 418-8627.

13. 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 N. TEST & ACCEPTANCE INSTRUCTIONS: 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 (CIR) IAW ITU-T-Y.1564.

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 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. O. REMARKS CONTINUED: (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. 5. VENDOR MUST CONTACT DISA GOC

TIER-II ENGINEERING 48 HOURS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THEIR END-TO-END TESTING. 6. 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.

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. DELAY SHALL BE BETTER THAN 10 MSEC. 3. MEAN TIME TO LOSS

OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (MTTLBCI) SHALL P. REMARKS CONTINUED: 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 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 OF A CURRENT SERVICE, (LEVC000111EBM). IF THE INCUMBENT

QUOTE IS EVALUATED AS THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICABLE ACCEPTABLE, THE CURRENT

CSA WILL BE ADMINSTRATIVELY DISCONTINUED USING THE DATE PRIOR TO THE START

DATE OF NEW CSA

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

3. TSR NUMBER: RU16JUN217204

4. CCSD: DIR3B1Z1

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Benjamin Sparlin

618-418-6836 benjamin.r.sparlin.civ@mail.mil

Angelina Hutson

DITCO Contracting Officer

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

Paragraph V.QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME change from:

Aug 23, 2021 4:00:00 PM CDT

To:

Aug 27, 2021 4:00:00 PM CDT