HC1019-16-T-1008.v0.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL73

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 3/26/2016

SUBJECT: HC1019-16-T-1008

A. TYPE ACTION: START

1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOLICITATION IS TO OBTAIN A QUOTE

FOR A T1 CONNECTION (FROM) FAA HONOLULU CENTER, 760 WORCHESTER AVE,

BLDG 3179, RM 220, FL 1, HONOLULU, HI 96818 (TO) 747 CS/SCOIT, 3RD ST,

BUILDING 988, RM 120, FL 1, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HI 96853.

EXPEDITED INSTALL IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CIRCUIT.

CIRCUIT WILL SUPPLY MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE COMPLEX WITH FAA RADAR

DATA TO ENSURE THE HAWAII AIR SPACE IS FREE OF AIRCRAFT SO THAT A NON-

EYE-SAFE LASER CAN BE PROJECTED TO ILLUMINATE SATELLITE OBJECTS.

The Government requests that prospective vendor by-pass the degraded cable path on Hickam between the FAA tower (Bldg. 3179) and Hickam TCF (Bldg. 988). Government would accept a technical solution where path would go east and then swing back to Hickam. Government requests groomed cable for this project. Also, please note the Hickam TCF location is susceptible to flooding.

QUOTE DUE DATE 31MAR2016@1330 HST. QUOTES SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY

ELECTRONIC EMAIL ONLY TO: JOHN.W.RHODEN.CIV@MAIL.MIL.

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: NA

D. DEMANDER'S CODE:

E. SERVICE DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 4/18/2016

F. TYPE OF CIRCUIT:

1. BANDWIDTH/DATA RATE: 1.544 Megabits Per Second

2. SIGNALING MODE: NO SIGNALING

G. LOCATION OF TERMINATION A:

BE08MAR165100

1. ADDRESS: See Attached Locations

2. ROOM: See Attached Locations

H. LOCAL PART A:

1. EXTENSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: See Attached Locations

2. INTERFACE: See Attached Locations

3. DEMARK: See Attached Locations

4. NPA/NXX: See Attached Locations

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS: See Attached Locations

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: See Attached Locations

7. CONTACT: See Attached Locations

I. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT A: See Attached Locations

J. LOCATION OF TERMINATION B:

1. ADDRESS: See Attached Locations

2. ROOM: See Attached Locations

K. LOCAL PART B:

1. EXTENSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: See Attached Locations

2. INTERFACE: See Attached Locations

3. DEMARK: See Attached Locations

4. NPA/NXX:See Attached Locations

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS: See Attached Locations

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: See Attached Locations

7. CONTACT: See Attached Locations

L. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT B: See Attached Locations

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. DITCO CSA NUMBER:

2. BASIC AGREEMENT NUMBER: TBD

3. TSR NUMBER: BE08MAR165100

4. CCSD: JTRDKYM1

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:

10. TESTING REQUIREMENTS:

11. GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY: HICKMAFB/15/TCF/D315-448-

2400,C808-448-2400

12. SECURITY/ REQUIREMENTS:

13. SITE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS:

14. DITCO STANDARD PROVISIONS: Incorporated in full text below

V. QUOTE DUE DATE AND TIME (MM/DD/YYYY): 3/31/2016 11:30 PM GMT

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

John Rhoden john.w.rhoden.civ@mail.mil

Darlene K. Arakaki

DITCO Contracting Officer 808-472-0565 darlene.k.arakaki.civ@mail.mil

Attachment A - Locations

LOCATION OF TERMINATION A:

ADDRESS: 760 WORCHESTER AVENUE; HONOLULU, HI, 96818

ROOM: 220; 1 FL

FACILITY CODE: 8AC

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

INTERFACE: INTERFACE: RJ-48; T-1, LINE CODING: B8ZS, FRAME

FORMAT: ESF

DEMARK: (RM) 220; (FL) 1; 760 WORCHESTER AVENUE; HONOLULU, HI, 96818

(PMRY DEMARC POC) MR. STUART SAKAI; (UNCLASS ORG)

STUART.SAKAI@FAA.GOV; (CMCL) 1-808-840-6701

NPA/NXX: 808/840

UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS:

INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE REQUIRED:

CONTACT: (PMRY POC) MR. STUART SAKAI;

STUART.SAKAI@FAA.GOV;

(CMCL) 1-808-840-6701

(ALT POC) MR. DEREK TOMIMOTO;

DEREK.TOMIMOTO@FAA.GOV;

(CMCL) 808-541-1241

LOCATION OF TERMINATION B:

ADDRESS: 760 WORCHESTER AVENUE; HONOLULU, HI, 96818

ROOM: 220; 1 FL

FACILITY CODE: 8SD

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

INTERFACE: INTERFACE: RJ-48; T-1, LINE CODING: B8ZS, FRAME

FORMAT: ESF

DEMARK: (RM) 220; (FL) 1; 760 WORCHESTER AVENUE; HONOLULU, HI, 96818

(PMRY DEMARC POC) MR. STUART SAKAI; (UNCLASS ORG)

STUART.SAKAI@FAA.GOV; (CMCL) 1-808-840-6701

NPA/NXX: 808/840

UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS:

INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE REQUIRED:

CONTACT: (PMRY POC) MR. STUART SAKAI;

STUART.SAKAI@FAA.GOV;

(CMCL) 1-808-840-6701

(ALT POC) MR. DEREK TOMIMOTO;

DEREK.TOMIMOTO@FAA.GOV;

(CMCL) 808-541-1241

LOCATION OF TERMINATION C:

ADDRESS: 747CS/SCOIT, 3RD ST, (BLDG) 988; JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HI 96853

ROOM: 1 FL

FACILITY CODE: 8SD

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

INTERFACE: INTERFACE: ( RJ-48;T-1, LINE CODING: B8ZS, FRAME

FORMAT: ESF

DEMARK: 1 FL, RM 120

NPA/NXX: 808/449

UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS:

INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE REQUIRED:

CONTACT: (PMRY POC) MR. ARNULFO ALAGAO;

747CS.CA-HICKAMCIRCUITACTIONS@HICKAM.AF.MIL;

ARNULFO.ALAGAO.CTR@US.AF.MIL;

(CMCL) 808-448-2400; (DSN)315-448-2400

(ALT POC) MS KATHIE M STAHL;

KATHIE.STAHL.1@US.AF.MIL;

(CMCL) 808-449-8606; (DSN)315-449-8606

LOCATION OF TERMINATION D:

ADDRESS: 747CS/SCOIT, 3RD ST, (BLDG) 988; JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, HI 96853

ROOM: 1 FL

FACILITY CODE: 8TC

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

INTERFACE: INTERFACE: RJ-48; T-1, LINE CODING: B8ZS, FRAME

FORMAT: ESF

DEMARK: 1 FL, RM 120

NPA/NXX: 808/449

UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS:

INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE REQUIRED:

CONTACT: (PMRY POC) MR. ARNULFO ALAGAO;

747CS.CA-HICKAMCIRCUITACTIONS@HICKAM.AF.MIL;

ARNULFO.ALAGAO.CTR@US.AF.MIL;

(CMCL) 808-448-2400; (DSN)315-448-2400

(ALT POC) MS KATHIE M STAHL;

KATHIE.STAHL.1@US.AF.MIL;

(CMCL) 808-449-8606; (DSN)315-449-8606

Standard Provisions

STANDARD PROVISION - 01 - DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT - AUG 2015

To be eligible to receive any Order or Circuit Demand resulting from this Inquiry, Contractor/Telecommunication Provider

(TP) shall have a current DITCO Basic Agreement (BA). DITCO BA contains additional terms and conditions that shall be incorporated into any Order or Circuit Demand by reference. Contractor/TP shall identify its DITCO BA number (i.e., HC10XX-XX-H-XXXX) and agreement date in its quote. Contractors/TPs that do not have a current DITCO BA must obtain a blank BA from the Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System (IDEAS) Contractor web site under references tab https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor.html; complete, sign, and return BA to the following applicable email address before submitting a quote. Any questions concerning the DITCO U.S. BA may be emailed to disa.scott.ditco.mbx.basic-agreements@mail.mil, any questions concerning the DITCO Europe BA may be emailed to disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil, and any questions concerning the DITCO SWA BA may be emailed to disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl52@mail.mil.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND,” and provide the Contractor/TP’s current BA number and execution date or a new completed and signed BA for execution.

STANDARD PROVISION - 02 - CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - AUG 2015

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) acknowledges it has read and understands the current published version of the

“Acquisition Deskbook Inquiry/Quote/Order” available from the Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System (IDEAS)

Contractor web site https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor/vendorreference.html.

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

STANDARD PROVISION - 03 - TARIFF INFORMATION - AUG 2015

A. The prices agreed upon at time of award shall be the prices the Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall have filed or may file in applicable tariffs with 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) or Public Utilities Commission (PUC) 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 waved 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 Tariff Team at disa.scott.ditco.mbx.tariffs@mail.mil, subject line: Tariff

Transmittal for Continental United States (CONUS) requirements or to the DITCO Contracting Office at disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil,subject line: Tariff Transmittal for OCONUS requirements.

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.

STANDARD PROVISION - 04 - QUOTE PREPARATION - AUG 2015

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall identify their legal business name, basic agreement number, DUNS number and CAGE code on all quotes submitted for consideration. Contractor/ TP quote shall respond to each paragraph of this Inquiry separately and to each subparagraph under section M (additional information) separately if applicable.

Contractor/TP shall agree to satisfy all technical aspects of Inquiry. Any technical aspects of Inquiry that Contractor/TP is unable or unwilling to satisfy shall be addressed by Contractor/TP. Contractor/TP shall indicate whether it can meet service date identified in Inquiry. If Contractor/TP cannot meet service date, Contractor/TP shall indicate date that it can provide service. If Contractor/TP’s ability to meet a requested date is dependent upon receipt of an Order or Circuit Demand by a certain date, this condition shall be stated in quote. Contractor’s/TP’s quote shall contain the applicable NPA/NXX for each service location and all applicable charges for service (e.g., charges from subcontractors or other Contractors/TPs, taxes, surcharges, universal service fund, fees, etc.). All charges shall be itemized, with quantity and costs per unit indicated, as non-recurring charges (NRC) and monthly recurring charges (MRC), as applicable. Charges not included in quote shall not be added to subsequent invoices, and U.S. Government shall not be obligated to pay charges that are not specified in quote and authorized in resultant Order or Circuit Demand. A Contractor’s/TP’s quote may be determined unacceptable if the quote takes exception to any of the terms of the Inquiry, if the quote fails to meet any requirements, or if the quote presents any ambiguity or uncertainty regarding the Contractor’s/TP’s intention to meet requirements.

All charges quoted shall be understood to be firm fixed prices for the life of the contract. Firm fixed price quotes must account for all applicable charges (e.g., charges from Subcontractors or other Contractors/TPs, taxes, surcharges, universal service fund, fees, etc.), and these charges may not be billed separately. Quote should state up front whether the quote contains tariff charges. Charges required by tariffs must be identified in the quote, with the effective date, National Exchange Carrier

Association (NECA) ; and include the applicable tariff reference by name, section, paragraph, revision number, and effective date of each page. Additionally, any future tariff changes will be electronically submitted, with the tariff transmittal and accompanying pages, to disa.scott.ditco.mbx.tariffs@mail.mil, subject line: tariff transmittal.

All quotes shall be provided in English.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND, WILL

COMPLY” and provide the required information.

STANDARD PROVISION - 13 - END-TO-END SERVICE - AUG 2015

This telecommunications service shall be provided on an end-to-end basis, to include all facilities required to extend this service from Contractor provided commercial communications interface point to termination location (i.e., inside wire, etc.).

Installation, provision, and maintenance of such service extensions shall be provided as firm fixed prices, and be included in

Contractor’s quote as non-recurring charge (NRC) and/or monthly recurring charge (MRC), as applicable. Such service extension charges will be considered in the evaluation of quotes. Quotes containing other than firm fixed price charges for installation, provision, and maintenance of service extensions may be excluded from consideration for award. The U.S.

Government shall not be obligated to pay charges which are not specified in the quote and authorized in resultant Order.

Contractor receiving this contract shall have total responsibility for end-to-end technical sufficiency (i.e., end-to-end provisioning and restoral/maintenance) for entire telecommunication service.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR RESPONSE: The acceptable Contractor response to Standard Provision – Thirteen is

“UNDERSTAND,” and provide separately itemized service extension NRC and/or MRC in quote.

STANDARD PROVISION - 17 - SUBMISSION OF QUOTES - AUG 2015

Due date for quotes in response to this Inquiry is found in Paragraph V. DITCO’s required method of receiving quotes is via

Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System (IDEAS), unless Inquiry specifically authorizes the use of other electronic media. However, Contractors/TPs not authorized to obtain a PKI certificate may submit their quotes to DITCO Scott via e-mail to the attention of the DITCO Scott Contract Specialist, to DITCO Pacific via e-mail to the attention of the DITCO Pacific

Contract Specialist, to DITCO Europe/Stuttgart via email at disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil, or to DITCO

Europe/Bahrain at disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl52@mail.mil.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND,” and provide Quote by due date and time.

STANDARD PROVISION - 21 - QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER DUE DATE AND

WITHDRAWALS OF QUOTES - AUG 2015

It is the responsibility of each Contractor/Telecommunication Provider (TP) to provide its quote (or any modification or revision) to the DITCO Contracting Office that issued Inquiry by quote due date. Accordingly, U.S. Government is not obligated to consider any quote or revised quote received after quote due date.

Contractor/TP may withdraw its quote at any time prior to U.S. Government issuing an Order or Circuit Demand. Upon receipt of a written quote withdrawal notification from a Contractor/TP, quote will be withdrawn and eliminated from further consideration by U.S. Government.

STANDARD PROVISION - 23 - EVALUATION OF QUOTES-TECHNICAL/SERVICE

DATE/PRICE - AUG 2015

Quotes received in response to this Inquiry will be evaluated for technical acceptability, ability to meet required service date, and total price. Government contractor support may be utilized to analyze technical and price aspects of quotes submitted. The

Government intends to issue an Order to the Contractor/Telecommunication Provider (TP) whose quote is determined to be the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote that meets the government’s service date. In the event that none of the quotes meets required service date, U.S. Government may consider quotes that agree to provide service on a date later than required service date. For evaluation purposes, total price will be determined by adding charges contained in quote (NRC, MRC, and any expedite charges) for the total estimated contract period (i.e., estimated service life or term, as appropriate). U.S. Government intends to evaluate quotes and issue an Order or Circuit Demand without negotiations. Therefore, initial quote submitted should contain Contractor’s/ TP’s best technical solution, service date, and price. However, U.S. Government reserves the right to conduct negotiations, if determined necessary by Contracting Officer.

STANDARD PROVISION - 27 - APPROVALS AND PERMITS - AUG 2013

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) receiving this contract shall be responsible for having or obtaining all approvals and permits necessary to provide this service. Inability of Contractor/TP to obtain any such approval or permit shall not be a valid basis for not meeting service date or providing service. Failure of a Contractor/TP to obtain any approval or permit necessary to provide this service may result in termination of this contract by U.S. Government for default at no cost to U.S.

Government and/or receipt of a negative past performance rating.

COMPLY.

STANDARD PROVISION - 31 - CONTRACT PERIOD-TERM WITHOUT OPTION PERIODS -

AUG 2013

Contract for this service shall be a term contract for a period of 120 month(s).

COMPLY.”

STANDARD PROVISION - 35 - COMPLETION NOTICE - AUG 2015

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall provide a completion notice to DITCO within 72 hours of delivering service to U.S. Government acceptance activity. The customer then has an additional 72 hours to notify DITCO if they disagree that the service is complete. A completion notice must include following information: (1) DITCO CSA number; (2)

DITCO TSR number; (3) type of action; (4) contracted service date; (5) date service was delivered to and accepted by U.S.

Government acceptance activity; (6) commercial circuit identifier or phone number; (7) Local Exchange Company (LEC) circuit identification (ID) number(s); (8) Contractor’s/TP’s trouble reporting number; (9) Contractor bill cycle end date; (10) a listing of any equipment installed on government premises by location and any deviations from service ordered; (11) name, phone number, and e-mail address of U.S. Government representative (non-DITCO) that accepted service; and (12)

Contractor/TP POC name, phone number, and e-mail address. Unless deviations are identified, completion notice will serve as

Contractor/TP’s confirmation that service was provided in accordance with contract. A follow-up completion notice will be required when deviations are cleared. Failure of Contractor/TP to provide completion notice may result in delay in invoice payment. DITCO’s preferred method of receiving a completion notice is via Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System

(IDEAS), unless Inquiry, Order or Circuit Demand, or Modification specifically authorizes the use of other electronic media

However, Contractors/TPs not authorized to obtain a PKI certificate may submit their completion notice via e-mail to the attention of the DITCO Scott contract specialist.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND/WILL

COMPLY.

STANDARD PROVISION - 41 - SCHEDULED OUTAGES - AUG 2013

To ensure this service is available to support U.S. Government requirements, Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall utilize alternate or spare facilities whenever possible to eliminate or minimize service interruptions. However, when a scheduled service interruption cannot be avoided, Contractor/TP shall obtain the approval of appropriate approval authority before initiating any scheduled outage. To obtain such approval, a written “circuit release request” must be submitted to appropriate approval authority at least 21 calendar days prior to requested circuit release date.

When an interruption of service is required to correct hazardous or degraded conditions, a 48-hour prior notification is required, if practicable. Contractor/TP shall notify the U.S. Government service acceptance activity as soon as it is known that a service interruption will occur. The request from Contractor/TP must include the same information as identified below, and additionally, identify the hazardous or degraded conditions that exist which preclude providing the U.S. Government with 21-day advance notice.

In emergency situations, when loss of life or property might occur through lack of immediate action, Contractor/TP must make every reasonable attempt to notify the U.S. Government service acceptance activity identified on the CSA immediately, and coordinate arrangements for the service interruption to the maximum extent possible. Within 5 business days of the interruption, Contractor/TP must submit the same information as identified below, and additionally, identify the emergency conditions that existed which precluded providing the U.S. Government with 21-day advance notice.

“Circuit Release Request” must include following information: (1) Contractor/TP requesting circuit release, and name and phone number of Contractor/TP representative responsible for managing circuit release; (2) DITCO CSA number of circuit for which release is being requested; (3) date and inclusive times of scheduled circuit release, along with an alternate circuit release date and time; (4) purpose of scheduled circuit release; (5) statement indicating all equipment, parts, and/or supplies required to complete action are on-hand, or their expected delivery date; (6) statement indicating that all avenues of bypass capability (e.g., alternate facilities, spare facilities, etc.) Have been considered; and (7) estimated maximum recovery time to restore circuit.

The authority for approving circuit releases for this service is U.S. Government CCO/CMO. Failure of Contractor/TP to obtain an approved circuit release prior to initiating a scheduled outage may result in U.S. Government termination of this contract for default at no cost to U.S. Government and/or receipt of a negative past performance rating.

STANDARD PROVISION - 44 - SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION -

AUG 2013

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database" means the retired primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

"Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code" means-

(1) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or

Government entity; or

(2) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that DLA records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an "NCAGE code."

"Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

"Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number means the number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This

4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

"Registered in the SAM database" means that-

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the

SAM database;

(2) The Contractor's CAGE code is in the SAM database; and

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number

(TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record "Active". The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN Attachment, Page 1 of 4 validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process.

"System for Award Management (SAM)" means the primary Government repository for prospective federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance related processes. It includes-

(1) Data collected from prospective federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government;

(2) Prospective Contractor submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.12; and

(3) The list of all parties suspended, proposed for debarment, debarred, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common rule by agencies, Government corporations , or by the Government Accountability Office.

(b)

(1) The Contractor shall be registered in the SAM database prior to submitting an invoice and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The SAM registration shall be for the same name and address identified on the contract, with its associated CAGE code and DUNS or DUNS+4.

(3) If indicated by the Government during performance, registration in an alternate system may be required in lieu of SAM.

(c) If the Contractor does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) A Contractor may obtain a DUNS number-

(i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the Contractor does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The Contractor should indicate that it is a Contractor for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The Contractor should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Reserved.

(e) Processing time for registration in SAM, which normally takes five business days, should be taken into consideration when registering. Contractors who are not already registered should consider applying for registration at least two weeks prior to invoicing.

(f) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(g)

(1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, "doing business as" name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting

Officer sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name with a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to-

(A) Change the name in the SAM database;

(B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and

(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (g) (1) (i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (g) (1) (i) (C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM database. Information provided to the Contractor's SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(h) Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 866-606-8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls.

ACCEPTABLE VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: “UNDERSTAND/WILL

STANDARD PROVISION - 50 - INVOICING - IDEAS - MAR 2014

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) must submit invoices with the CSA number in the proper invoicing format.

IDEAS CSAs are 11 to 13 characters long. In order to invoice correctly the proper spacing is required. After the telco (2-4 alpha numeric characters) there needs to be 7 spaces before the circuit number (6 digits).

Examples:

IDEAS CSA INVOICE CSA

MELA123456EBM MELA 123456EBM (7 SPACES)

MEL123456EBM MEL 123456EBM (8 SPACES)

ME123456EBM ME 123456EBM (9 SPACES)

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE:

"UNDERSTAND/WILL COMPLY."