HC101322QA347-0001.v1 (1).pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 5/17/2022

SUBJECT: HC101322QA347-0001 Amend: 0001

A. TYPE ACTION: ADMIN AMEND

1. PURPOSE: ********AMENDMENT IS ISSUE TO CHANGE BLOCK 10 - TESTING

REQUIREMENTS - TO: TESTING REQUIREMENTS: SEE PURPOSE STATMENT AND BLOCK 5.

DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS: YES. ALL ELSE REMAINS UNCHANGED *******

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

BETWEEN (BLDG) 542; (RM) 127; 560 EIELSON STREET, GRAND FORKS AFB, ND 58205

(GRFRKAFB/CC2) AND (BLDG) 730; (RM) 132; 84 NORTH ASPEN STREET, BUCKLEY SFB, CO

80011-9518 (BCKLYSFB/CCI) FOR 60 MONTHS WITH NO BASIC TERMINATION LIABILITY (BTL).

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: 30 sep 2022 (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.

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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

HC101322QA327/TSR SG04APR227288 AND MUST BE ENGINEERED AND PROVISIONED

TOTALLY DIVERSE END TO END FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS

(SDP) FROM TSR SG04APR227288; 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 SG04APR227288.

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: TSP0FDYNB-01

14.THE TELECOM PROVIDER MUST PROVIDE DITCO COLOR POWERPOINT DRAWI NGS

FOR TECHNICAL REVIEW SHOWING THE ROUTES FROM THE COMMERCIAL D EMARCS

TO THE SUPPORTING CENTRAL OFFICES AND/OR WIRING CENTERS. DRAWINGS MUST

INCLUDE SEPARATION DISTANCES BETWEEN DIVERSE REQUIR EMENTS, TOTAL FIBER

MILES AND ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD), AND FIBER R OUTES RED LINED END TO END SO

THE GOVERNMENT CAN CONFIRM PHYSICAL END TO END DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ARE MET. ADDITIONALLY, THE VE NDOR IS TO PROVIDE DITCO WITH DETAILED CIRCUIT/

PATH CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAMS, IN KMZ OR KML FORMAT, IDENTIFYING ALL POINTS

OF PRESENC E (POP) FOR EVALUATION AND AS A FINAL RECORD OF THE INSTALLED

PA TH. SITE SURVEYS ARE AUTHORIZED AT BOTH GOVERNMENT SITES. SINGLE MODE

FIBER MUST BE ENGINEERED/PROVISIONED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT

CAN CHANGE/REVISE CHANNELIZATION WITHOUT TELECOM PROVIDER INTERVENTION.

L. REMARKS CONTINUED: A. NOTE 1 (JITTER): IN A STEADY-STATE CONDITION, THE

PATTERN OF SYNCHRONOUS TRANSPORT SIGNAL (STS) POINTER ADJUSTMENTS, SDN

TO SDN (END-TO-END THROUGH THE SERVICE PROVIDED NETWORK OUTPUTS), SHALL

BE NO MORE STRESSFUL (I.E., CREATE MORE JITTER THROUGH THE DESYNCHRONIZER

AS DESCRIBED IN TABLE 6 OF ANSI T1.105.03-1994) THAN THE POINTER ADJUSTMENT

SEQUENCE IN FIGURE 5 OF ANSI T1.105.03-1994. DURING TRANSIENT EVENTS (WHICH

SHALL OCCUR NO MORE THAN 2 TIMES PER DAY), THE PATTERN OF STS POINTER

ADJUSTMENTS, SDN TO SDN (END-TO-END THROUGH THE SERVICE PROVIDED NETWORK

OUTPUTS), SHALL BE FOUR OR LESS PER HOUR. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM TIME

INTERVAL ERROR (MTIE) OVER A PERIOD OF S SECONDS, OR WANDER, SHALL NOT

EXCEED (.01S + 10000) NANOSECONDS FOR VALUES OF S GREATER THAN 10,000. B.

WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICES: WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICES

FOR RATES OF 10GBPS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS

G.709(03/2003), G.707(12/03), G.957(03/06), G.692(10/98) & TELCORDIA GR253-IE4. THE

PROVIDED WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICE SHALL NOT INHIBIT GOVERNMENT

OPERATION OF UNDERLYING PROTOCOLS AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SUCH AS, BUT

NOT LIMITED TO, SONET/SDH, IP, ATM, GIGABIT ETHERNET, AND ENCRYPTION. THE

WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION SERVICE PROVIDED SHALL PASS ALL PAYLOAD, PATH

AND LINE OVERHEAD BYTES TRANSPARENTLY (UNTOUCHED/UNALTERED) AND WITHOUT

MONITORING SDP TO SDP. THERE SHALL NOT BE ANY LINE TERMINATING EQUIPMENT

(LTE) BETWEEN SDP AND SDP. C. SINGLE MODE FIBER MUST BE TERMINATED TO THE LINE

SIDE OF THE FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED IN THE DISA IE1 PROVIDED

MSPP SUITE AT HOMSTEAD ARB, FL, AND THE FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL

INSTALLED IN THE DISA IE1 PROVIDED ODXC SUITE INSTALLED AT MIAMI NAP. M. REMARKS

CONTINUED: D. THE TELECOM PROVIDER MUST CONTACT DISA GOC TIER-II ENGINEERING

UPON RECEIPT OF A VALID TSO TO ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION AND ACTIVATION

PROCESS. PRI POC: DISA GLOBAL CASA INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION LEASE BB

TEAM PHONE: (C) 618-418-9813, (D) 418-9813 EMAIL: DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.CASA-

INFRASTRUCTURE-INTEGRATION-L EASE-BB-T@MAIL.MIL. ALT POC: ORGANIZATIONAL

NUMBER (CASA RF CIRCU IT ACTIVATIONS) PHONE: (C) 618-418-8691, (D) 418-8691 EMAIL:

DISA .SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.RF-CIRCUIT-ACTIVATIONS@MAIL.MIL 12. ONCE TELECOM

PROVIDER HAS COMPLETED INSIDE WIRING FROM THEIR FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL

INSTALLED IN THEIR DWDM EQUIPMENT SUITE TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY

POINT (SDP) AT EACH LOCATION, THEY MUST ENSURE THE LIGHT LEVEL READINGS (DB

LOSS) ARE ADJUSTED TO READ -3 TO -9 LOSS. ADDITIONALLY, THESE LEVELS MUST BE

DOCUMENTED ON THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION (NOC) SENT TO DITCO. ***THE VENDOR

MUST TERMINATE SINGLE MODE FIBER AT BOTH LOCATIONS IAW UNIQUE INSTALLATION

FACTORS.

THE SINGLE MODE FIBER MUST PASS A DOCUMENTED SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR END TO

END TEST IAW ITU STANDARD M.2101 PRIOR TO TURN-UP TO THE GOVERNMENT. ANY

ADDRESSEE ON THE (TSO) WILL NOTIFY ALL ADDRESSEES IMMEDIATELY BY MESSAGE

IDENTIFYING ANY ISSUES, PROBLEMS, OR SITUATIONS WHICH MAY PREVENT OR DELAY

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ORDER (TSO). ALL

STATIONS WILL REVIEW THE CONFIGURATION, EQUIPMENT, CONTACT NUMBERS AND

ADDRESSES CONTAINED IN THIS (TSO) AND PROVIDE UPDATES TO ORIGINATOR OF (TSO)

ANY ERRORS SO THAT SUBSEQUENT (TSOS) MAY BE UPDATED. O. FACILITY SECURITY

ACCESS REQUIREMENT: (SP D) ESCORT REQUIRED;

CIRCUIT REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS: (A) FIBER TERMINATION: SINGLE-

MODE INTERFACE REQUIREMENT/INTERFACE DATA RATE: LINE CODING, FRAME FORMAT,

PHYSICAL CONNECTOR, 10 GBPS, NRZ, SCRAMBLED PER ANSI T1.104-1991 (R2003).

ALL OPTIONS DEFINED SC CONNECTOR, SINGLE-MODE FIBER PER ANSI T1.105.06-2002

(SR-0, SR-1, IR-1, IR-2, LR-1, LR-2, LR-3). (B) LINE MUST REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL

AND AVAILABLE TO USERS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, AT LEAST

99.5% OR BETTER. (C) ONE-HOUR RESPONSE TIME TURN-AROUND MUST OCCUR TO

REPAIR ONCE TROUBLE-CALL HAS BEEN REPORTED. (D) GFE CLOCKING: VENDOR ESFU

(OR EQUIVALENT) NOT TO BE ENGINEERED INTO CIRCUIT. (E) SINGLE MODE FIBER

TERMINATIONS "SC" CONNECTORS. (F) NO NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT. (G) DEDICATED

PATH. (H) CARRIER REQUIRED TO HAVE CIRCUIT VISIBILITY TO ASSIST IN ANY CIRCUIT

OUTAGES. (I) THE VENDOR MUST CONDUCT A 72 HOUR SATISFACTORY END TO END TEST

ON THE 10 WAVE SERVICE IAW ITU STANDARD M.2101. ADDITIONALLY, THE VENDOR TEST

SET/SETS MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRINT THE TEST RESULTS AND THOSE RESULTS

MUST BE EMAILED TO THE ACCEPTING AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW. (J) VENDOR MUST

HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONAL CENTER. (K) THE COMMERCIAL CIRCUIT WILL BE

ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT BY THE DGOC: PRI POC: DISA GLOBAL

CASA INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION LEASE BB TEAM PHONE: (C) 618-418-9813, (D)

418-9813 EMAIL: DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.CASA-INFRASTRUCTURE-INTEGRATION-L EASE-

BB-T@MAIL.MIL. ALT POC: ORGANIZATIONAL NUMBER (CASA RF CIRCU IT ACTIVATIONS)

PHONE: (C) 618-418-8691, (D) 418-8691 EMAIL: DISA .SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.RF-CIRCUIT-

ACTIVATIONS@MAIL.MIL (L) THE VENDOR MUST PROVIDE THE LONG HAUL CIRCUIT

NUMBER AND THE 1-800 TROUBLE REPORT NUMBER TO THE ACCEPTING AUTHORITY

PRIOR TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTING SERVICE. INSIDE WIRING MUST BE COMPLETED

AND TESTED PROPERLY IAW THE ORDER PRIOR TO TURN-UP TO THE GOVERNMENT. 2.

VENDOR WINNING AWARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF

THE SERVICE IAW THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS. 3. INSIDE WIRING IS AUTHORIZED

IAW WITH 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. FOR UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE OR TO REPORT EQUIPMENT AND/OR

CIRCUIT PROBLEMS INVOLVING DISA PROVIDED TRANSPORT AND/OR EQUIPMENT, PLEASE

CONTACT THE DISN CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER (DCCC) SCOTT AFB, IL. TOLL FREE:

1-855-868-9500, COML: 618-418-9500, DSN: 312-418-9500.

MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIFICATIONS SHALL BE IAW THE IQO

CONTRACT. (**UNIQ INSTALL FACTORS**) (SP A) CH PANEL BLDG 59, ROOM 13 TO

THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 149,

ROOM 125, USING EXISTING ON-BASE SINGLE-MODE FIBER. (SP C) PROVIDED FIBER

TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 1575, ROOM C-1B TO LINE SIDE OF SITE PROVIDED

FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 5160, ROOM 1022. (SP D) ER PATCH PANEL

BLDG 5160, ROOM 1022 AND LINE SIDE OF DISA PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH

PANEL BLDG 5160, ROOM 1022. R. REMARKS CONTINUED: F. DISA IE4 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

INSTALLATION AND GSM-O FOR MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM DROP SIDE

OF DISA IE1 PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL INSTALLED IN ODXC SUITE TO

OPTICAL INTERFACE CARD INSTALLED IN ODXC. TERMINATE WITH "SC" CONNECTORS. G.

DISA IE4 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND GSM-O FOR MAINTENANCE OF ODXC,

OPTICAL INTERFACE CARD BLDG 5160, ROOM 1022.

DIVERSITY/AVOIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS: DIVERSITY IS REQUIRED. THE VENDORS

MUST PROVIDE MAPS AND DRAWINGS PER STANDARD PROVISIONS. DIVERSITY

IS DEFINED AS 50 METER/164 FEET SEPARATION WITH NO COMMON CONDUITS,

MANHOLES, FACILITY ENTRANCES AND POWER. V. IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE:

IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE: CONTACT DSN 312-418-8627, CMCL 001-618-418-8627.

FOR EMAIL SUPPORT, PLEASE CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE TEAM BELOW: DEDICATED/

NIPRNET/SIPRNET/VPN SERVICE ACTIVATIONS: EMAIL: DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.RF-

CIRCUIT-ACTIVATIONS@MAIL.MIL.

15. THIS IS A REAWARD OF A CURRENT SERVICE, (CSA#GGTG 000271EBM). 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.

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: SG04APR227285A

4. CCSD: DIYU6M34

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 M.5.DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS change from:

NA

To:

YES