HC101325QA193.v3.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL8211

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 3/5/2025

SUBJECT: HC101325QA193

A. TYPE ACTION: REAWARD

1. PURPOSE: 1. SUBMIT A QUOTE TO PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN A CHANNELIZED

OC-12 (622.08MB) BETWEEN (BLDG) 2401, (ROOM) COMM, CAMP FEDERAL LANE, SEYMOUR

JOHNSON AFB, NC(SYMJHAFB/CCI) AND (BLDG) 1-1434, (ROOM) 6, 3338 SCOTT STREET,

FT LIBERTY, NC (FTLIBRTY/CCI) FOR 60 MONTHS WITH NO BASIC TERMINATION LIABILITY

(BTL).

2. CONTRACTORS MUST ADDRESS TESTING & ACCEPTANCE COMPLIANCE IN PROPOSAL/

QUOTE WITH UNDERSTAND/WILL COMPLY.

3. CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND ADDRESSING ALL TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SOLICITATION. CONTRACTORS MUST ALSO READ AND COMPLY

DITCO ADDITIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TEXT (DATT) AND FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION (FAR) CLAUSES AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS IN DATT 4, 7, 52 AND

53 AND OTHER THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.

4. THE SERVICE DATE TO BE MET IS: 03 AUG 25

5. 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 DATT 42 FOR FAILURE TO MEETCONTRACTUAL SERVICE

DATE.

6. QUOTES MUST INCLUDE AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW CIRCUIT WILL BE

INSTALLED. I.E. NAME AND INFORMATION ABOUT SUB-ONTRACTOR/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).

7. ESTABLISH TSP: TSP0F671J-01

8. THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOLICITATION

HC101325QA192/SG05FEB259211.

9. TESTING & ACCEPTANCE - PARAMETERS:

1) VENDOR MUST DELIVER OC-12 SERVICE 2W (UNPROTECTED) FROM LOCATION STATED

IN PARAGRAPH 3. 2) REQUEST VENDOR PROVIDE LIGHT LEVEL READINGS (DB LOSS) ON

EXTENSION FROM THE COMMERCIAL POP TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY

POINT (SDP) AT BOTH LOCATIONS. LIGHT LEVELS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO -10 TO -18. 3)

HC101325QA193

VENDOR MUST CONDUCT WALK-THROUGH SITE SURVEY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AT

ALL TERMINATING GOVERNMENT LOCATIONS. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT

WITH POC'S 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT

BOTH USER LOCATIONS. 4) VENDOR MUST CONTACT IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE

TO ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION AND ACTIVATION PROCESS FOR TURN-UP OR

ANY SITE CONTACT ISSUES. 5) INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE: IAW THE UNIQUE

INSTALLATION FACTORS IN PARAGRAPH 3. 6) VENDOR REQUIRED TO HAVE CIRCUIT

VISIBILITY TO ASSIST IN ANY CIRCUIT OUTAGES. 7) VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK

OPERATIONS CENTER. 8) REQUEST ONE-HOUR RESPONSE TIME TURN-AROUND TO

REPAIR ONCE TROUBLE-CALL HAS BEEN REPORTED. 9) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FIBER TERMINATION: OPTICAL, SINGLE MODE, 1310NM PHYSICAL TERMINATION: SC/SC

CONNECTORS FRAME FORMAT: STS-12 RATE: PLUS OR MINUS 20 PPM CHANNELIZATION

REQUIRED: NO CONCATENATION REQUIRED: NO GFE CLOCKING: VENDOR ESFU (OR

EQUIVALENT) NOT TO BE ENGINEERED INTO CIRCUIT. 10) NO NETWORK INTERFACE

UNIT 11) DEDICATED PATH 12) LINE MUST REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL AND AVAILABLE

TO USERS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, AT LEAST 99.5% OR BETTER. 13)

TESTING PARAMETERS AND THRESHOLDS: ERROR PERFORMANCE (AVAILABILITY, SES,

DM, EFS) AND LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY SHALL BE MEASURED AND RECORDED

OVER THE DURATION OF THE CONTIGUOUS 72 HOUR TESTING INTERVAL AND SHALL

BE MEASURED AND RECORDED PER DEFINITION IN ITU RECOMMENDATION G.826 AND

M.2100. ERROR PERFORMANCE SHALL BE BETTER THAN THE FOLLOWING PARAMETER

THRESHOLDS TO BE ACCEPTABLE: AVAILABILITY SHALL BE GREATER THAN 99.5% OR

BETTER SEVERELY ERRORED SECONDS (SES) SHALL BE LESS THAN 0.02% DEGRADED

MINUTES (DM) SHALL BE LESS THAN 0.2% ERROR FREE SECONDS (EFS) SHALL BE

GREATER THAN 99% 15) LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (LBCI): LOSS OF BIT COUNT

INTEGRITY SHALL BE MONITORED ONLY BY THE FOLLOWING METHOD: USING TEST

EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN DETECT AND MEASURE THE OCCURRENCE OF THE INSERTION

OR DELETION OF ONE OR MORE BITS INTO THE DIGITAL BIT STREAM, ON MANY

MANUFACTURERS BERT TEST EQUIPMENT THIS IS MONITORED USING THE "PATTERN

SLIP" PARAMETER WHERE EVERY OCCURRENCE OF A PATTERN SLIP "EVENT" MARKS

THE OCCURRENCE OF A LBCI (RATHER THAN THE RAW TOTAL NUMBER OF PATTERN

SLIPS ACCUMULATED OVER A TESTING INTERVAL) MEAN TIME TO LOSS OF BIT COUNT

INTEGRITY (MTTLBCI) SHALL BE GREATER THAN 24 HOURS. ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD):

UP TO 500 AIR-MILES THE RTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO (10) MILLISECONDS.

ABOVE 500 AIR-MILES THE RTD SHALL BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1 MILLISECOND

DELAY PER (120 ROUND TRIP)/(60 ONE WAY) AIR-MILES. THE VENDOR'S FDP INSTALLED

IN THEIR COMMERCIAL SUITE. VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL LISTED ON THIS

ORDER THE EXACT TERMINATION POINT WHEN SERVICE IS COMPLETE. VENDOR MUST

CONDUCT A SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR END TO END TEST IAW ITU STANDARD M.2101 PRIOR

TO TURN OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTING. THE END TO END TEST

WILL NOT BE COMPLETED WITH LOOPS. THE VENDOR TEST SET/SETS MUST HAVE THE

ABILITY TO PRINT OR ELECTRONICALLY OUTPUT THE TEST RESULTS AND THOSE RESULTS

MUST BE E-MAILED TO THE ACCEPTING AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW. ALL EQUIPMENT AND

CIRCUIT PROBLEMS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE CONUS IP BACKBONE E&I GROUP: (C)

618-418-9950 TOLL FREE: 855-868-9950 VENDOR MUST PROVIDE THE LONG HAUL CIRCUIT

NO. AND LEC CKT ID PRIOR TO TURN UP TO THE GOVERNMENT. S. COMPLETION REPORT:

(1) STATION DESIGNATED IN PARAGRAPH 2H AS CCO/CMO WILL SUBMIT COMPLETION

REPORT IAW DISAC 310-130-1, SUPP 1, 2, 3 FORMAT OR DISAC 310-70-1. REPORT WILL

BE ADDRESSED TO ORIGINATOR AND ALL ADDRESSEES OF THIS (TSO). (2) STATIONS

IN PARA 3 OF THIS (TSO) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING IN-STATION DETAILS AND

FORWARDING THE CORRECT INFORMATION, IF ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED, TO THE

CCO/CMO DESIGNATED IN PARA 2H. THE CCO/CMO WILL SUBMIT CORRECTIONS TO DISA

VIA "EXCEPTION REPORT" IAW DISAC 310-130-1, CHAP 2. T.

7) ***ATTENTION SEYMOUR JOHNSON LOCATION*** DIVERSITY IS NOT REQUIRED. 8)

THE TELECOM PROVIDER MUST PROVIDE DITCO COLOR POWERPOINT DRAW INGS FOR

TECHNICAL REVIEW SHOWING THE ROUTE FROM THE COMMERCIAL D EMARCS TO THE

SUPPORTING CENTRAL OFFICES AND/OR WIRING CENTERS. D RAWINGS MUST INCLUDE

TOTAL FIBER MILES AND ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD) . ADDITIONALLY, THE VENDOR IS TO

PROVIDE DITCO WITH DETAILED CIRC UIT/PATH CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAMS, IN KMZ OR KML

FORMAT, IDENTIFYING ALL POINTS OF PRESENCE (POP) FOR PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND

AS A FI NAL RECORD OF THE INSTALLED PATH. THESE DIAGRAMS MUST BE PROVIDE D TO

DISA HQ IE16 (DISA.MEADE.IE.MBX.IE16-PROVISIONING-TEAM@MAIL. MIL) FOR HISTORICAL

PURPOSES. 8. SITE SURVEYS ARE AUTHORIZED AT BOTH GOVERNMENT SITES.

1) VENDOR MUST MEET SVC DATE. 2) CIRCUIT REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:

(A) FIBER TERMINATION: FRAME FORMAT: STS-12, 1310NM RATE: PLUS OR MINUS 20 PPM

(B) GOVERNMENT PROPOSED CHANNELIZATION: 9 STS-1S (TIMESLOTS 1-9) 1 STS-3CS

(TIMESLOTS 10-12) (C) LINE MUST REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL AND AVAILABLE TO

USERS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, AT LEAST 99.5% OF THE TIME OR IAW

THE APPROVED TARIFFS. (D) ONE-HOUR RESPONSE TIME TURN-AROUND MUST OCCUR

TO REPAIR ONCE TROUBLE-CALL HAS BEEN REPORTED. (E) GFE CLOCKING: VENDOR

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

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

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

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

UTILIZING A 2E23 TEST PATTERN IAW ANSI STANDARD T1.514. ADDITIONALLY, VENDOR

MUST CONDUCT SATISFACTORY CONTINUITY CHECKS AND INITIAL 15 MINUTE END TO

END TEST ON EACH STS-1. AFTER COMPLETION OF CONTINUITY CHECKS AND INITIAL

TESTING, VENDOR MUST COMPLETE A SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR END TO END TEST ON THE

FIRST STS-1 (TIME-SLOT NUMBER 1) END TO END PRIOR TO TURNING OVER THE OC-12 TO

THE ACCEPTING AUTHORITY. THE VENDOR TEST SET/SETS MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO

PRINT THE TEST RESULTS AND THOSE RESULTS MUST BE E-MAILED TO THE ACCEPTING

AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW. (K) VENDOR MUST HAVE A 24X7 NETWORK OPERATIONAL

CENTER. (L) OC-12 SERVICE 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 CIRCUI T ACTIVATIONS) PHONE: (C) 618-418-8691, (D) 418-8691 EMAIL:

DISA. SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.RF-CIRCUIT-ACTIVATIONS@MAIL.MIL (M) 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. 3) VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION

AND MAINTENANCE OF OC-12 SERVICE IAW UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS. 4) INSIDE

WIRING IS AUTHORIZED IAW WITH THE UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS. 5) VENDOR

MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT WITH POC'S 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO REQUIRING

ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH USER LOCATIONS. 6) 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. 7) DD FORM 1368 WILL BE SUBMITTED ON THIS TRUNK IAW THE

"PROCUREMENT GUIDE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS" BY THE STATION DESIGNATED AS

CCO/CMO. GUIDANCE ON SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DITCO.DISA.MIL/

DOCS/PROCUREMENTGUIDEFORTELECOMM UNICATIONS.PDF

MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIFIC FORMAT TO BE USED IS: LINE RATE:

622.08MB/S 20 PPM. LINE CODE: OPTIC FRAME FORMAT: SONET/STS-12 1) TEST AND

ACCEPTANCE: FIBER OPTIC OC-12 CIRCUITS SHALL PASS A FULLY DOCUMENTED

SATISFACTORY 72 HOUR SOAK TEST BY THE GOC AT SCOTT AFB, IL. PRIMARY: (C)

618-418-8691 (D) 418-8691. 2) TESTING PARAMETERS AND THRESHOLDS: THE FOLLOWING

TESTING PARAMETERS SHALL BE MEASURED DURING TEST AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING.

ERROR PERFORMANCE (AVAILABILITY, SES, DM, EFS) AND LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY

SHALL BE MEASURED AND RECORDED OVER THE DURATION OF THE CONTIGUOUS 72

HOUR TESTING INTERVAL AND SHALL BE MEASURED AND RECORDED PER DEFINITION

IN ITU RECOMMENDATION G.826 AND M.2100. 3) ERROR PERFORMANCE: ERROR

PERFORMANCE SHALL BE BETTER THAN THE FOLLOWING PARAMETER THRESHOLDS TO

BE ACCEPTABLE: AVAILABILITY SHALL BE GREATER THAN 99.5%. SEVERELY ERRORED

SECONDS (SES) SHALL BE LESS THAN 0.02%. DEGRADED MINUTES (DM) SHALL BE LESS

THAN 0.2%. ERROR FREE SECONDS (EFS) SHALL BE GREATER THAN 99%. 4) LOSS OF

BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (LBCI): LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY SHALL BE MONITORED

ONLY BY THE FOLLOWING METHOD: USING TEST EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN DETECT AND

MEASURE THE OCCURRENCE OF THE INSERTION OR DELETION OF ONE OR MORE BITS

INTO THE DIGITAL BIT STREAM, ON MANY MANUFACTURERS BERT TEST EQUIPMENT THIS

IS MONITORED USING THE "PATTERN SLIP" PARAMETER WHERE EVERY OCCURRENCE

OF A PATTERN SLIP "EVENT" MARKS THE OCCURRENCE OF A LBCI (RATHER THAN THE

RAW TOTAL NUMBER OF PATTERN SLIPS ACCUMULATED OVER A TESTING INTERVAL).

X. 5) MEAN TIME TO LOSS OF BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (MTTLBCI) SHALL BE GREATER

THAN 24 HOURS. 6) ROUND TRIP DELAY (RTD) FOR THIS OC-12 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.

10. THE TELECOM PROVIDER MUST PROVIDE DITCO COLOR POWERPOINT DRAW INGS FOR

TECHNICAL REVIEW SHOWING THE ROUTE FROM THE COMMERCIAL D EMARCS TO THE

SUPPORTING CENTRAL OFFICES AND/OR WIRING CENTERS. D RAWINGS MUST INCLUDE

TOTAL FIBER MILES AND ROUND-TRIP DELAY (RTD) . ADDITIONALLY, THE VENDOR IS TO

PROVIDE DITCO WITH DETAILED CIRC UIT/PATH CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAMS, IN KMZ OR KML

FORMAT, IDENTIFYING ALL POINTS OF PRESENCE (POP) FOR PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND

AS A FI NAL RECORD OF THE INSTALLED PATH. THESE DIAGRAMS MUST BE PROVIDED TO

DISA HQ IE16 (DISA.MEADE.IE.MBX.IE16-PROVISIONING-TEAM@MAIL. MIL) FOR EVALUATION

AND APPROVAL.

11. CONTRACTORS MUST COORDINATE THE IMPLEMENTATION, END-TO-END

TESTING, AND 72-HOUR TEST RESULTS WITH THE DISA IMPLEMENTATION TEAM AT

DISA.SCOTT.GLOBAL.MBX.CASA-INFRASTRUCTUREINTEGRATION-LEASE-BB-T@MAIL.MIL.

CONTRACTORS WILL BE GIVEN STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED

TO GET CIRCUIT GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE BEFORE SUBMITTING NOC. USE FOR DISA

WAVE REQUIREMENTS (SG) ONLY

12. QUOTES MUST BE UPLOADED TO IDEAS. GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR

MISSING OR OVERLOOKED QUOTES.

13. THIS IS A REAWARD OF A CURRENT SERVICE, (PTON000048EBM). 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. REMOVE IF PROCESSING A NEW LEASE/START

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.

If there are more than two locations, their information will be found in Attachment B to this Order.

B. ALLA NUMBER:

C. TSP AUTHORIZATION CODE/RESTORATION CODE: TSP0F671J-01

D. DEMANDER'S CODE:

E. SERVICE DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 8/3/2025

F. TYPE OF CIRCUIT:

1. BANDWIDTH/DATA RATE: 622.08 Megabits Per Second

2. SIGNALING MODE: No Signaling

G. LOCATION OF TERMINATION A:

1. ADDRESS: 1-1434, 3338 SCOTT STREET, FT LIBERTY,NC 28310-5000

2. ROOM: 6

H. LOCAL PART A:

1. EXTENSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: All facilities between vendor's commercial communications interface point and termination location shall be provided by vendor. All cables shall be run in accordance with local site standards

2. INTERFACE:

3. DEMARK: BLDG 1-1434, ROOM 6, 3338 SCOTT STREET, FT BRAGG, NC

28307-5000

(PMRY POC) MR. KENNETH A COX;

(UNCLASS USER) KENNETH.A.COX.CIV@MAIL.MIL;

(CMCL) 910-396-4377

4. NPA/NXX: 910/396

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS: (1) FIBER CABLE X-CONNECT, ON-BASE, INSIDE

WIRE, SINGLE-MODE, 1310NM, 4CS SCOI PERSONNEL. (2) FIBER TERMINATING PATCH

PANEL (SITE PROVIDED) (3) FIBER CABLE X-CONNECT, ON-BASE, INSIDE WIRE, SINGLE-

MODE, 1310NM, 4CS SCOI PERSONNEL. AMPLIFYING INFO: A. 4CS SCOI PERSONNEL ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM THE

LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 2904, TELCO

FRAME ROOM, TO THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH

PANEL BLDG 3200, TELEPHONE SWITCH ROOM (ROOM 133), USING EXISTING ON-BASE

SINGLE-MODE FIBER. B. 4CS SCOI PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION

AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED

FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 3200, TELEPHONE SWITCH ROOM (ROOM 133),

TO THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 2401,

COMM ROOM, USING EXISTING ON-BASE SINGLE-MODE FIBER.

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: CPIWI-NO/CPIWM-NO

7. CONTACT: PRI: KENNETH COX, D236-4377, C910-396-4377

EMAIL: KENNETH.A.COX.CIV@ARMY.MIL

ALT: DANNY CLARK, D236-4377, C910-396-4377

EMAIL: DANNY.R.CLARK10.CIV@ARMY.MIL

ALT: BJ OXENDINE, D498-1828, C910-908-1828

EMAIL: BJ.OXENDINE.CIV@ARMY.MIL

ORG EMAIL: USARMY.BRAGG.NETCOM.MBX.BRAGG-NEC-VB-SP

ECIAL-CIRCUIT@ARMY.MIL

I. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT A: EQUIPMENT INFORMATION: COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF

PRESENCE

J. LOCATION OF TERMINATION B:

1. ADDRESS: 2401, CAMP FEDERAL LANE, SEYMOUR JOHNSONAFB, NC 27531-5000

2. ROOM: COMM; 1 FL

K. LOCAL PART B:

1. EXTENSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: All facilities between vendor's commercial communications interface point and termination location shall be provided by vendor. All cables shall be run in accordance with local site standards

2. INTERFACE: SONET OC-12; OPTICAL; SNAP CLICK (SC)

3. DEMARK: BLDG 2401, COMM; 1 FL, 2401 CAMP FEDERAL LANE; SEYMOUR

JOHNSON AFB, NC 27531

(UNCLASS USER) GREGORY.COYLE@US.AF.MIL; (CMCL) 919-722-88

4. NPA/NXX:919/722

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS: FIBER CABLE X-CONNECT, ON-BASE, INSIDE WIRE,

SINGLE-MODE, 1310NM, 4CS SCOI PERSONNEL. (2) FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL

(SITE PROVIDED) (3) FIBER CABLE X-CONNECT, IN-HOUSE, INSIDE WIRE, SINGLE-MODE,

1310NM, TELCO (4) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE (COMMERCIAL CARRIER

SYSTEM)

AMPLIFYING INFO: A. 4CS SCOI PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND

MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED

FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 3200, TELEPHONE SWITCH ROOM (ROOM 133),

TO THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG

2401, COMM ROOM, USING EXISTING ON-BASE SINGLE-MODE FIBER. B. VENDOR IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINGLE MODE FIBER FROM

THE LINE SIDE OF THE SITE PROVIDED FIBER TERMINATING PATCH PANEL BLDG 2401,

COMM ROOM TO THE DROP SIDE OF THE COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE

[FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL (FDP)] BLDG 2401, COMM ROOM. COORDINATE WITH SITE

FOR TYPE CONNECTORS TO SITE PATCH PANEL. 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 2401, COMM ROOM. ADDITIONALLY,

VENDOR MUST SHOW SITE PERSONNEL LISTED ON THIS ORDER THE EXACT TERMINATION

POINT WHEN INSTALLATION 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.

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: CPIWI-YES/CPIWM-YES

7. CONTACT: PRI: NICHOLAS GERSPER, D722-4990, C919-722-4990

EMAIL: NICHOLAS.GERSPER@US.AF.MIL

ALT: ALEXANDRIA.COBEDESH, D722-4990, C919-722-4990

EMAIL: ALEXANDRIA.COBEDESH@US.AF.MIL

ORG EMAIL: CIRCUIT.ACTIONS7@US.AF.MIL

L. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT B: EQUIPMENT INFORMATION: FIBER TERMINATING PATCH

PANEL (SITEPROVIDED) COMMERCIAL FIBER POINT OF PRESENCE

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. DITCO CSA NUMBER:

2. BASIC AGREEMENT NUMBER: TBD

3. TSR NUMBER: SG05FEB259210

4. CCSD: DIYU68C3

5. DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS: NA

6. LOCATIONS TO BE AVOIDED: N/A

7. TRANSMISSION MEDIA TO BE AVOIDED: N/A

8. NETWORKS TO BE AVOIDED: N/A

9. CIRCUIT PARAMETERS: SEE PURPOSE

10. TESTING REQUIREMENTS: SEE PURPOSE

11. GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY: DISA CONUS/D831-2437,C1-703-882-2437

12. SECURITY/ REQUIREMENTS: ESCORT REQUIRED

13. SITE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS: CONTACT SITE POC 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE FOR

ACCESS

14. DITCO STANDARD PROVISIONS: Incorporated in full text below

V. QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME (MM/DD/YYYY): 4/05/2025 12:30 PM America/Chicago

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Jennifer Voss

667-890-7560 jennifer.n.voss.civ@mail.mil

Angelina Hutson

DITCO Contracting Officer

667-890-1017 angelina.hutson.civ@mail.mil

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Included Clauses

G1 - Points of Contact - OCT 2024

Communications with the Contractor will be conducted with the identified Point(s) of Contact (POC). Should a change in POC be required, the Contractor shall initiate this request through notification to the Contracting Officer.

Contracting Officer

Name: ANGELINA HUTSON

Organization/Office Symbol:

Phone No.: DITCO/PSD (667) 890-1017

E-Mail Address: angelina.hutson.civ@mail.mil

Contract Specialist

Name: JENNIFER VOSS

Organization/Office Symbol:

Phone No.: DITCO/PSD (667) 890-7560

E-Mail Address: jennifer.n.voss.civ@mail.mil

COR/Mission Partner Point of Contact (Note: To be filled in upon contract award)

Name:

Organization/Office Symbol:

Phone No.:

E-Mail Address:

Contractor Point of Contact Contractor Legal Business Name:

DUNS:

CAGE CODE:

Contractor POC:

E-Mail Address:

Phone Number: Fax Number:

Standard Provisions

Clauses Incorporated By Reference

FAR Clause # Title Date

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services

JAN 2023

252.239-7098 Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network

Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain

Websites—Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003)

APR 2021

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

252.204-7016 - Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation - DEC 2019

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, covered defense telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM)

(https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered defense telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(End of provision)

252.204-7017 - Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation - MAY 2021

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at

252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) Definitions. Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, covered mission, critical technology, and substantial or essential component, as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] will [ ] will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer;

product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment - NOV 2021 The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on

Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-

232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM)

(https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that--

(1) It [ ] will, [ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that--

It [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as

OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered

(include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as

OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered

(include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

52.204-29 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and

Disclosures. - DEC 2023

a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders--Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition

Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply

Chain Security Act Orders--Prohibition.

(c) Procedures. (1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase "FASCSA order" in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act

Orders--Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

52.229-11 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation - JUN 2020

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

Specified Federal procurement payment means any payment made pursuant to a contract with a foreign contracting party that is for goods, manufactured or produced, or services provided in a foreign country that is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States. For purposes of the prior sentence, a foreign country does not include an outlying area.

United States person as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30) means--

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 701(a)(31)); and

(5) Any trust if--

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) Unless exempted, there is a 2 percent tax of the amount of a specified Federal procurement payment on any foreign person receiving such payment. See 26 U.S.C. 5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror would claim an exemption from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available via the internet at www.irs.gov/w14.

Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue. The IRS Form W-14 is provided to the acquiring agency rather than to the IRS.

(d) For purposes of withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C, the Offeror represents that--

(1) It [_]is [_]is not a foreign person; and

(2) If the Offeror indicates ``is'' in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then the Offeror represents that--I am claiming on the IRS

Form W-14 [__] a full exemption, or [__] partial or no exemption [Offeror shall select one] from the excise tax.

(e) If the Offeror represents it is a foreign person in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then--

(1) The clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, will be included in any resulting contract; and

(2) The Offeror shall submit with its offer the IRS Form W-14. If the IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment.

(f) If the Offeror selects ``is'' in paragraph (d)(1) and ``partial or no exemption'' in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror will be subject to withholding in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, in any resulting contract.

(g) A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. Also, the IRS may publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal Revenue Code, related statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the

IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions.

52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements - FEB 2021

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

United States person, as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30), means--

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(31)); and

(5) Any trust if--

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) This clause applies only to foreign persons. It implements 26 U.S.C. 5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR

1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c)(1) If the Contractor is a foreign person and has only a partial or no exemption to the withholding, the Contractor shall include the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal

Procurement Payments, with each voucher or invoice submitted under this contract throughout the period in which this status is applicable. The excise tax withholding is applied at the payment level, not at the contract level. The Contractor should revise each IRS Form W-14 submission to reflect the exemption (if any) that applies to that particular invoice, such as a different exemption applying. In the absence of a completed IRS Form W-14 accompanying a payment request, the default withholding percentage is 2 percent for the section 5000C withholding for that payment request. Information about IRS Form W-14 and its separate instructions is available via the internet at www.irs.gov/w14.

(2) If the Contractor is a foreign person and has indicated in its offer in the provision 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign

Procurements--Notice and Representation, that it is fully exempt from the withholding, and certified the full exemption on the IRS

Form W-14, and if that full exemption no longer applies due to a change in circumstances during the performance of the contract that causes the Contractor to become subject to the withholding for the 2 percent excise tax then the Contractor shall--

(i) Notify the Contracting Officer within 30 days of a change in circumstances that causes the Contractor to be subject to the excise tax withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C; and

(ii) Comply with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(d) The Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment unless the Contractor claims an exemption. If the Contractor enters a ratio in Line 12 of the IRS Form W-14, the result of Line 11 divided by Line 10, the Government will withhold from each payment an amount equal to 2 percent multiplied by the contract ratio. If the Contractor marks box 9 of the IRS Form W-14

(rather than completes Lines 10 through 12), the Contractor must identify and enter the specific exempt and nonexempt amounts in Line 15 of the IRS Form W-14; the Government will then withhold 2 percent only from the nonexempt amount. See the IRS

Form W-14 and its instructions.

(e) Exemptions from the withholding under this clause are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue.

(f) Taxes imposed under 26 U.S.C. 5000C may not be--

(1) Included in the contract price; nor

(2) Reimbursed.

(g) A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. Also, the IRS may publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal Revenue Code, related statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the

IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions.

(End of clause)

DITCO ADDITIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TEXT - 01 - DITCO Basic Agreement - DEC

To be eligible to receive any Order or Circuit Demand resulting from this Inquiry, Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall have a DITCO Basic Agreement (BA) signed by both the Government and the Contractor. See Federal Acquisition

Regulation 16.702 -- Basic Agreements. The DITCO BA contains additional terms and conditions that shall be incorporated into any Order or Circuit Demand by reference. Contractor/TP shall identify its assigned DITCO BA number (e.g., HC10XXXXHXXXX) in its quote.

Contractors/TPs that do not have a current DITCO BA must execute one with the appropriate DITCO Office prior to submitting any quotes. In order to establish a BA with the appropriate DITCO Office, Contractor/TPs must follow the instructions below.

DITCO Europe Basic Agreements: Contractor/TPs must review the instructions located at https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor/europebasicagreement.html and email their organizational information as registered in

SAM.gov to disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl5@mail.mil. DITCO Europe will validate the Contractor/TP organizational information and take all steps necessary to establish a BA. Any questions concerning the DITCO Europe BA may be emailed to disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl5@mail.mil.

DITCO U.S. Basic Agreements: Contractor/TPs must review the instructions located at https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor/basicagreement.html and email their organizational information as registered in

SAM.gov to email address disa.scott.ditco.mbx.basic-agreements@mail.mil. DITCO-Scott will validate the Contractor/TP organizational information and take all steps necessary to establish a BA. Any questions concerning the DITCO U.S. BAs may be emailed to disa.scott.ditco.mbx.basic-agreements@mail.mil.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND," and provide the

Contractor/TP's current BA number.

DITCO ADDITIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TEXT - 02 - Understanding of DITCO IQO

Acquisition Deskbook - DEC 2022 Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) acknowledges it has read and understands the current published "DITCO

Inquiry/Quote/Order (IQO) Acquisition Deskbook" version 8.0 available from the DISA Procurement Directorate web site https://www.ditco.disa.mil/. Contractor agrees that the most recent DITCO Additional Telecommunications Text as set forth in this order take precedent over any conflicting terms and conditions in the Basic Agreement.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND."

DITCO ADDITIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TEXT - 03 - Tariff Information - DEC 2022 A. The prices agreed upon at time of award shall be either firm fixed price or the prices the Contractor/Telecommunications

Provider (TP) has filed or may file in applicable tariffs with the appropriate regulatory authority.

B. The Contractor/TP shall indicate whether service will be provided under a filed tariff or a tariff to be filed with the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC), Public Utilities Commission (PUC), or other regulatory authority as applicable.

(1) If the prices contained in the Contractor/TP's quote are under existing tariffs, these prices shall be footnoted to indicate the applicable tariff, section, paragraphs(s) and page number(s) with their revision number.

(2) If the prices contained in the Contractor/TP's quote are not filed tariffs, state whether they are to be added to

Contractor/TP's existing tariffs (provide tariff number).

(3) If the prices are to be filed as a special tariff, a copy of the proposed special tariff shall be provided to DITCO electronically along with the quote or, in the event that it cannot be provided, the proposed special tariff page(s) shall be sent separately to the

DITCO Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer. Absence of the special tariff page(s) with the quote shall not be considered as non-responsive; however, page(s) should be received within five days after receipt of the quote.

C. Any tariff that contains a provision with a minimum service period will not be allowed. Quotes containing tariffs with such a minimum service period must have that period portion of the tariff waived in order to be considered for evaluation.

D. Any quote which contains a rate reduction from the existing approved rate must include a statement as to which rate will apply (i.e., for billing purposes) effective on the date of service. No further documentation is required if the reduced rate will be filed in a tariff beginning on the service date. If, however, the reduced rate cannot be billed until after regulatory authority approval, the quote should state 1) by what date the company would expect to obtain approval (and commensurate billing begin) and 2) what assurance can be provided to suggest the validity of that projected bill.

E. Should an Order be issued based on a quote containing a proposed rate reduction from the existing tariff (domestic or foreign) and that proposed rate reduction is later disapproved, resulting in that quote no longer being low, the government has the right to cancel/terminate the Order at no costs to the Government.

F. In advance of any tariff change applicable to this contract, the Contractor shall provide electronic notification, with the tariff transmittal and accompanying pages., to the DITCO Contracting Office. Email shall include the subject line: "Tariff Transmittal".

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND/WILL COMPLY" and provide requested tariff documents with the quote, including the name of the foreign telecommunications provider with whom

Contractor has an operating agreement, if applicable.

DITCO ADDITIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TEXT - 04 - Quote/Proposal Preparation -

DEC 2022

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall identify their legal business name, UEI number, and CAGE code on all quotes/proposals submitted for consideration. Contractor/TP quote/proposal shall respond to each paragraph of this

Inquiry/Solicitation separately and to each subparagraph under section M (additional information) separately, if applicable.

Contractor/TP shall agree to satisfy all technical aspects of the Inquiry/Solicitation.