- HC102118QA010.v1.pdf

IQO INQUIRY

FM: PL52

TO: Contractors

DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 8/13/2018

SUBJECT: HC102118QA010

A. TYPE ACTION: START

1. PURPOSE: Start a commercial MLOS service at 155 MB from Bldg 16943, Bagram, Afghanistan to MLOS Tower Shelter, Dahlke, Afghanistan.

2. The service date is September 30, 2018, but no later than (NLT) 8 weeks after receipt of order.

Customer desires and will accept sooner, if possible.

3. All requests for clarification are due to the DITCO SWA Contracting Office, NLT August 20, 2018, 1:00PM Bahrain local time (GMT+3). The Government reserves the right to not answer questions submitted after this time. 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): 9/30/2018

F. TYPE OF CIRCUIT:

1. BANDWIDTH/DATA RATE: 155 Megabits Per Second

2. SIGNALING MODE: No Signaling

G. LOCATION OF TERMINATION A:

1. ADDRESS: 16943; Bagram, AF 09354

2. ROOM: 1; 1 FL

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: INTERFACE: 8W; (PHYSICAL) RJ-45

HC102118QA010

3. DEMARK: Bldg 16943, Bagram, AF 09354

4. NPA/NXX:

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS:

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: INSIDE WIRE INSTL/MAINT:

CPIWI-NO/CPIWM-NO

7. CONTACT: (Pmry POC) Second Lieutenant Douglas Cichowicz; (Unclass User) douglas.a.cichowicz.mil@mail.mil;

(CMCL) 070-560-5769

(Alt POC) Mr. Claudius Atkinson; (Class User) claudius.g.atkinson@afghan.swa.army.mil; (CMCL) 318-481-2850

I. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT A: UNKNOWN

J. LOCATION OF TERMINATION B:

1. ADDRESS: MLOS Tower Shelter, Dahlke, AF

2. ROOM: 1; 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: INTERFACE: 8W; (PHYSICAL) RJ-45

3. DEMARK: MLOS Tower Shelter, Dahlke, AF

4. NPA/NXX:

5. UNIQUE INSTALLATION FACTORS:

6. INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE REQUIRED: INSIDE WIRE INSTL/MAINT:

CPIWI-NO/CPIWM-NO

7. CONTACT: (Pmry POC) Second Lieutenant Douglas Cichowicz; (Unclass User) douglas.a.cichowicz.mil@mail.mil;

(CMCL) 070-560-5769

(Alt POC) Mr. Claudius Atkinson; (Class User) claudius.g.atkinson@afghan.swa.army.mil; (CMCL) 318-481-2850

L. TERMINATION EQUIPMENT B: UNKNOWN

M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. DITCO CSA NUMBER:

2. BASIC AGREEMENT NUMBER: TBD

3. TSR NUMBER: WS20DEC165029A

4. CCSD: UJVD6P42

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: Monthly availability shall be no less than 99.95%

10. TESTING REQUIREMENTS: Testing parameters: the telecommunications provider shall perform a 24-hour test in accordance with ITU Standard M.2101 and the standards called out in this document. The test will be end-to-end using separate test equipment at each end location. Testing results shall not be reset due to slips, sync losses, or anomalous performance conditions. The testing arrangement shall collect and record electronically or printout all testing performance information for the full 24 hour duration of the test. The printout will chronologically log any anomalous events and cumulative results.

Telecommunications provider shall provide the following data:

1) Path allocation (%).

2) Explanation of path allocation computation.

3) S1 limit for errored seconds (ES) and severly errored seconds (SES).

4) S2 limit for ES and SES.

5) BISO limit for ES and SES.

6) Total number of ES during the 24-hour test from both sites.

7) Total number of SES during the 24-hour test from both sites.

8) Total number of unavailable seconds (UAS) during the 24-hr test from both sites.

9) There shall be less than 4 pattern loss and loss of frame events per 24-hr of test.

10) Evidence that au3 and au4 containers are passed transparently end-to-end.

11) Latency measurement.

12) At least 99.95% reliability cumulative.

13) Variance in delay (jitter) will not exceed 3MS.

11. GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY: BAGRAMAB/AF/MWT/(CMCL) 318-481-2850;

(DSN) 318-481-2850

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): 9/12/2018 7:00 AM America/New_York

Z. DITCO CONTACT:

Robin Scott

+973-1785-4013 robin.v.scott.civ@mail.mil

Anh T. Carlton

DITCO Contracting Officer

318-439-6229 anh.t.carlton.civ@mail.mil

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Included Clauses

H1 - Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCCI) - JUL 2018

(a) An offeror shall identify in its proposal, quote, bid or any resulting contract, any potential or actual Organizational and

Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCCI) as described in FAR Subpart

9.5. This includes actual or potential conflicts of interests of proposed subcontractors. If an offeror identifies in its proposal, quote, bid or any resulting contract, a potential or actual conflict of interests the offeror shall submit an Organizational and

Consultant Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Plan to the contracting officer. The Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest

Mitigation Plan shall describe how the offeror addresses potential or actual conflicts of interest and identify how they will avoid, neutralize, or mitigate present or future conflicts of interest.

(b) Offerors must consider whether their involvement and participation raises any OCCI issues, especially in the following areas when:

(1) Providing systems engineering and technical direction.

(2) Preparing specifications or work statements and/or objectives.

(3) Providing evaluation services.

(4) Obtaining access to proprietary information.

(c) If a prime contractor or subcontractor breaches any of the OCCI restrictions, or does not disclose or misrepresents any relevant facts concerning its conflict of interest, the government may take appropriate action, including terminating the contract, in additional to any remedies that may be otherwise permitted by the contract or operation of law.

(End of text)

Standard Provisions

Clauses Incorporated By Reference

FAR Clause # Title Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls OCT 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support MAY 2016

252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk NOV 2013

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a

Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FEB 2016

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--

Representation

NOV 2015

52.203-18 - Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation - JAN 2017

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

"Internal confidentiality agreement or statement", "subcontract", and "subcontractor", are defined in the clause at 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

(b) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

(Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure

Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it will not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General).

(End of provision)

52.204-23 - Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities - JUL 2018

Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered

Entities.

As prescribed in 4.2004, insert the following clause:

Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered

Entities (Jul 2018)

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

Covered article means any hardware, software, or service that--

(1) Is developed or provided by a covered entity;

(2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a covered entity; or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a covered entity.

Covered entity means--

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

(2) Any successor entity to Kaspersky Lab;

(3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or

(4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits Government use of any covered article. The Contractor is prohibited from--

(1) Providing any covered article that the Government will use on or after October 1, 2018; and

(2) Using any covered article on or after October 1, 2018, in the development of data or deliverables first produced in the performance of the contract.

(c) Reporting requirement. (1) In the event the Contractor identifies a covered article provided to the Government during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or any other source, the Contractor shall report, in writing, to the Contracting Officer or, in the case of the Department of Defense, to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil/. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the

Contracting Officer(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil/.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within 1 business day from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; brand; model number (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the report pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause: Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of a covered article, any reasons that led to the use or submission of the covered article, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered articles.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause)

52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference - FEB 1998 This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil

(End of Provision)

STANDARD PROVISION - 01 - DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT - AUG 2017

To be eligible to receive any Order or Circuit Demand resulting from this Inquiry, Contractor/Telecommunication 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. 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) and agreement date 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. The Contractor/TP must provide the following organizational information as registered in System of Award Management (SAM):

Legal Business Name

Address

DUNS

CAGE

Phone and FAX number

POC if different from the POC for Government Business as indicated in your SAM registration

Name and title of organization official to sign the Basic Agreement

DITCO Europe Basic Agreements: Contractor/TPs 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 it with their organizational information, sign, and return BA to the following applicable email address for signature before submitting any quotes. 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.

DITCO U.S. Basic Agreements: Contractor/TPs should review the template of the DITCO US BA located on the above website 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, process a new BA and send it to the Contractor/TP for final review and completion of blocks 30a, 30b, and 30c of the BA document (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial items (SF 1449)). The BA must be signed and returned before submitting any quotes. Any questions concerning the DITCO U.S. BA may be emailed to the above address.

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

Contractor/TP's current BA number and execution date.

STANDARD PROVISION - 02 - UNDERSTANDING OF DITCO IQO ACQUISITION

DESKBOOK - JAN 2018

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

Inquiry/Quote/Order (IQO) Acquisition Deskbook" version 6 available from the Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System

(IDEAS) Contractor web site https://depsland.csd.disa.mil/html/vendor/vendorreference.html. Contractor agrees that the most recent Standard Provisions as set forth in this order take precedent over any conflicting terms and conditions in the BA.

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 2017

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 provide service within 8 weeks after award. 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.

All charges quoted shall be understood to be firm fixed price (FFP) 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. All charges shall state quantity and costs per unit as non-recurring charges (NRC) and monthly recurring charges (MRC). 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.

Quotes must clearly state up front whether the quote contains tariff charges. Tariff charges must be listed at time of proposal, all other charges are considered firm fixed price. 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 with a statement confirming prices are FFP unless explicitly stated on proposal.

STANDARD PROVISION - 17 - SUBMISSION OF QUOTES - AUG 2017

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 the applicable following address that issued the inquiry.

DITCO-Scott (IQO Section) disa.scott.ditco.mbx.pl8211@mail.mil

DITCO-Scott (PL8212 Section) disa.scott.ditco.mbx.pl8212@mail.mil

DITCO-Pacific (Ford Is Office) disa.jbphh.ditco.mbx.iqo@mail.mil

DITCO-Pacific (Alaska Office) disa.jber.ditco.other.ditcoako@mail.mil

DITCO-Europe (Stuttgart Office) disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil

DITCO-Europe (SWA Bahrain Office) 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.

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

STANDARD PROVISION - 24 - EVALUATION OF QUOTES-TECHNICAL/SERVICE

DATE/PAST PERFORMANCE/PRICE - AUG 2017

After receipt of quotations, the Government will first evaluate the lowest price quotation. If the lowest price quotation is determined to be technically acceptable and otherwise properly awardable, award will be made to that offeror. The Government reserves the right to evaluate only the lowest price quotation or to conduct further evaluations of additional quotations. Quotes received in response to this Inquiry will be evaluated for technical acceptability, commitment to meet the required service date, past performance, 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/Circuit Demand to the Contractor/Telecommunication Provider

(TP) who the government considers as having satisfactory past performance (or neutral past performance in the event a

Contractor/TP does not have available past performance information) and whose quote is determined to be the lowest priced, technically acceptable and meets the Government's service date. In the event that none of the quotes meets required service date, 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 all charges contained in the Quote (NRC, MRC, and any expedite charges) for duration of the not to exceed contract period (i.e., not to exceed service life or term, as appropriate). The Government intends to evaluate quotes and issue Order or Circuit Demand without negotiations. Therefore, initial Quotes submitted should contain

Contractor/TP's best technical solution, service date, and price. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct negotiations, if determined necessary by contracting officer. If discussions are required, the number of quotations being competitively considered may be narrowed to the most highly rated quotations. The Government further reserves the right to reduce the number of quotations being competitively considered to the greatest number that will permit efficient competition among the most highly rated quotations. If an offeror's quotation is removed from further consideration for award, written notice of the removal will be provided to the offeror. In the event issues pertaining to a proposed inquiry cannot be resolved to the KO's satisfaction, the Government reserves the right to withdraw and cancel the proposed inquiry. In such event, offerors will be notified in writing.

The Government may use its own knowledge and previous experience with Contractor/TP's, or any other past performance information readily available to the contracting officer (e.g., PPIRS), in determining whether past performance is satisfactory. If a

Contractor/TP does not have DITCO contracts, Contractor/TP must submit performance information on other government contracts for similar types of service. If Contractor/TP does not have any contracts with Government entities, Contractor/TP must provide documentation of similar types of service provided to commercial customers. If relevant past performance information on similar government or commercial contracts is provided by the Contractor/TP, the Government will attempt to use this information in its past performance evaluation. The following information, as a minimum, must be provided: (1) government or commercial contract number; (2) government or commercial organization; (3) name of government or commercial contracting officer or point of contact (POC); and (4) phone number of Government Contracting Officer or POC. If no relevant past performance information is available, a neutral rating will be assigned. A neutral past performance rating will not preclude award.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND" and provide required past performance information if Contractor/TP does not have DITCO contracts.

STANDARD PROVISION - 25 - EVALUATION OF QUOTES-FOREIGN CURRENCY - MAR

Quotes containing charges in foreign currency will be converted to U.S. currency for price evaluation purposes. Foreign currency conversion rates will be obtained from OANDA web site (www.oanda.com). Conversion rate in effect on final quote due date will be used for evaluation of all quotes containing foreign currency.

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

STANDARD PROVISION - 27 - APPROVALS AND PERMITS - AUG 2017

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) receiving this contract shall be responsible for having or obtaining all approvals and permits necessary to provide this service. The requirement that the TP obtain all approvals and permits is a contract administration issue. 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.

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

STANDARD PROVISION - 30 - CONTRACT PERIOD - AUG 2017

This telecommunications service contract shall continue on a month to month basis with a not to exceed date of 36 months after receipt of order (ARO). After this period the contract will be considered expired with no authority for service to continue unless mutually agreeable by both parties. Should service continue through the end of this contract period, no modification will be issued to authorize discontinuance of service. The minimum service period shall be one month. Accordingly the U.S.

Government may discontinue service, at no additional cost to U.S. Government. U.S. Government will provide

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) 30 days notice prior to discontinuing service before the not to exceed period.

Contractors shall consider the ability of the Government to discontinue service with 30 days notice when determining the reasonableness of incurring any costs. See DFARS 252.239-7007, Cancellation Or Termination Of Orders.

Quotes that do not accept the minimum one month service period may be excluded from the competition and found unacceptable. In the event U.S. Government is unable to obtain quotes that meet this minimum service period, U.S.

Government may consider quotes with a minimum service period greater than one month.

The Government reserves the right to re-solicit these contracted services prior to the end of the not to exceed contract period when commercial market pricing demonstrates these services become available at lower prices.

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

STANDARD PROVISION - 33 - COMPLETION NOTICE - AUG 2017

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) Contract PIID number; (2) DITCO CSA number,

(3) DITCO TSR number, (4) type of action, (5) contracted service date, (6) date service was delivered to and accepted by U.S.

Government acceptance activity; (7) commercial circuit identifier or phone number; (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 U.S. Government representative (non-DITCO) that accepted service; and (12) Contractor/TP POC name, phone number, and e-mail address; (13) Local Exchange Company

(LEC) circuit identification (ID) number(s). 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). However, Contractors/TPs not authorized to obtain a PKI certificate may submit their completion notice via email to the applicable following address that issued the inquiry:

DITCO-Scott (IQO Section) disa.scott.ditco.mbx.pl8211@mail.mil

DITCO-Scott (PL8212 Section) disa.scott.ditco.mbx.pl8212@mail.mil

DITCO-Pacific (Ford Is Office) disa.jbphh.ditco.mbx.iqo@mail.mil

DITCO-Pacific (Alaska Office) disa.jber.ditco.other.ditcoako@mail.mil

DITCO-Europe (Stuttgart Office) disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil

DITCO-Europe (SWA Bahrain Office) disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl52@mail.mil

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND/WILL COMPLY."

STANDARD PROVISION - 37 - JEOPARDY NOTICE - AUG 2017

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall immediately provide a Jeopardy Notice via Integrated Defense Enterprise

Acquisition System (IDEAS) prior to the contracted service date as soon as Contractor/TP becomes aware contract service date may not be or cannot be met. A Jeopardy Notice must include following information: (1) Contract PIID number; (2) DITCO CSA number; (3) TSR number; (4) contracted service date; (5) explanation of why contracted service date may not be or cannot be met; (6) revised service date requested; and (7) name, phone number, and email address of Contractor/TP representative that can be contacted for any questions concerning the Jeopardy Notice. DITCO's preferred method of receiving a jeopardy notice is via Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System (IDEAS). However, Contractors/TPs not authorized to obtain a PKI certificate may submit their jeopardy notice via email to the applicable following address that issued the inquiry:

DITCO-Scott (IQO Section) disa.scott.ditco.mbx.pl8211@mail.mil

DITCO-Scott (PL8212 Section) disa.scott.ditco.mbx.pl8212@mail.mil

DITCO-Pacific (Ford Is Office) disa.jbphh.ditco.mbx.iqo@mail.mil

DITCO-Pacific (Alaska Office) disa.jber.ditco.other.ditcoako@mail.mil

DITCO-Europe (Stuttgart Office) disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl511@mail.mil

DITCO-Europe (SWA Bahrain Office) disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl52@mail.mil

DISA's acknowledgement of the Contractor/TP's representation of delayed performance is not an explicit or implicit acceptance of the performance delay nor is it a waiver of any rights or remedies allowed under the contract, the FAR, or applicable case law.

Moreover, it is not an acknowledgment that DISA is responsible for any part of the Contractor/TP's delayed performance.

ACCEPTABLE CONTRACTOR/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) RESPONSE: "UNDERSTAND/WILL COMPLY."

STANDARD PROVISION - 38 - STATUS REPORT - AUG 2017

Due to the criticality of this telecommunications service, Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall provide an updated status report to DITCO contracting officer weekly. Status report shall include (1) Contract PIID number; (2) DITCO CSA number,

(3) TSR number, (4) contracted service date, (5) explanation of current status of telecommunications service installation and how current status provides assurance that contracted service date will be met, and (6) name, phone number, and e-mail address of Contractor/TP representative to contact for any questions concerning the status report.

STANDARD PROVISION - 39 - CIRCUIT DOCUMENTATION - AUG 2017

Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall provide complete circuit routing maps for the end-to-end circuit documenting physical routing and location of supporting equipment and facilities. Contractor/TP maps/diagrams provided for quotes must reflect the most accurate information and route details available at the time the quote is submitted. Information provided in the maps will be used to determine if the Contractor/TP's quote meets the technical requirements identified in the Inquiry. Lack of required information or detail may result in the vendor solution to be determined technically unacceptable.

Contractor/TP will provide updated maps/diagrams to DITCO no later than 30 days after the vendor sends the Notice of

Completion (NOC), if there have been any authorized changes made to the original fiber path/routes or any technical details

(including round-trip latency) provided in the original quote. If no changes have been made, vendor will include a statement on their NOC that the original diagrams/maps provided reflect the as-built route/path/configuration.

Such documentation shall be provided to the DITCO contracting office and contact at each service point post award and prior to acceptance by the U.S. Government acceptance activity.

Specific documentation requirements:

A. Customer premise equipment (CPE) and interface at each termination location.

B. Route maps showing the physical diversity requirements are being met.

C. Major equipment and facilities locations (i.e., multiplexers, switches, central offices, etc.) location and precise fiber distance between the commercial demark and the nearest Servicing Wire Center (SWC) or Central Office (CO) must be included for each end of the leased portion of the circuit.

D. Location and address of all gateway Central Offices (hand-off between carriers).

E. Cable head, cable landing stations, and cable stations, if applicable.

F. Location of manholes and handholes in relationship to physical landmarks such as buildings, streets, bridges, etc. (where diversity requirements necessitate that level of detail).

G. Locations of slack coils to facilitate response to maintenance requirements.

H. Earth stations and satellite, if applicable.

This documentation must be provided in electronic format. Acceptable formats are Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, and

Excel), Visio, AutoCAD and Adobe PDF. DITCO Europe requires that electronic documentation be provided in .KMZ or .KML file formats.

And provide the required information and maps/drawings.

STANDARD PROVISION - 40 - FAILURE TO MEET SERVICE DATE-LIQUIDATED

DAMAGES - AUG 2015

If Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) fails to provide complete telecommunications service by contracted service date, Contractor/TP shall, in place of the actual damages, pay to U.S. Government liquidated damages of 1/30th MRC per day for each day of delay beyond the contracted service date. Contractor/TP failure to meet contracted service date may also result in receipt of a negative past performance rating and/or termination of contract at no cost to U.S. Government. If U.S.

Government terminates contract in whole or in part due to Contractor’s/TP’s failure to provide service by contracted service date, Contractor/TP shall be liable for liquidated damages accruing until the U.S. Government obtains replacement service from an alternate Contractor/TP.

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

STANDARD PROVISION - 41 - SCHEDULED OUTAGES - AUG 2017

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 five 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) Contract PIID number; (3) DITCO CSA number of circuit for which release is being requested; (4) date and inclusive times of scheduled circuit release, along with an alternate circuit release date and time; (5) purpose of scheduled circuit release; (6) statement indicating all equipment, parts, and/or supplies required to complete action are on-hand, or their expected delivery date; (7) statement indicating that all avenues of bypass capability (e.g., alternate facilities, spare facilities, etc.) Have been considered; and (8) 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 COMPLY.”

STANDARD PROVISION - 51 - MONTHLY OUTAGE REPORT - AUG 2017

The primary Contractor/Telecommunications Provider (TP) shall provide a monthly report of circuit outages addressing when and why this leased services was reported out of service. One consolidated report may be submitted when more than one leased circuit provided by the Contractor/TP is reported out of service.