IE4_Power_RFI_Document_Final_10.8.2026.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

IE4 Power Installation Tracking Number: 832675798 Defense Information Systems Agency, Program Acquisition Executive Office – Transport (PAE-Transport) Mission Support Portfolio is seeking white papers from industry to assist with the development and planning of a potential new requirement.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

1. Overview / Purpose / Description of Procurement The Mission Support Portfolio PAE Transport is seeking innovate approaches and industry capabilities from potential sources to deliver a comprehensive contract for site power installation and implementation for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) and Department of War (DoW) Teleport Program Office, the 3rd largest global carrier-grade network responsible for delivering information superiority to the Warfighter.

The Contractor shall perform the planning, scheduling, coordination, management control and execution of site power upgrade efforts to ensure completion of power surveys, procurement and delivery of installation bill of materials (IBOM), and development of engineering solutions for power upgrades at all DISN locations.

2. Scope of Effort For the DISN’s continual expansion, bandwidth growth, network optimization, technologies refresh, new capabilities, and other major changes that occur to be built and readied for operation, a contract vehicle is required for site power installation and implementation activities. The current footprint for the support of the DISN is as follows:

DISN Internet Protocol (IP) Transport: 396 Sites – both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS).

DISN Optical Transport: 39,467.00 miles of estimated fiber – (CONUS and OCONUS).

DoW Teleport Program: 14 Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Sites; 1 International Partner Site (CONUS and OCONUS).

3. Technical Characteristics This effort incorporates all elements, layers, and gateways, including IP-based and switched infrastructure secured over terrestrial and undersea fiber-optic networks. Additionally, SATCOM modems that modulate/demodulate the Warfighter data communications stream, and network equipment (routers, switches, firewalls, and servers) for global communications to the Warfighter Support will span legacy, current, and future Department of Defense (DoD) and DISA capabilities. Key focus areas include IP and Optical Networking, Cloud Computing, Access, and Peering Gateways.

4. Requested Information As a global network provider, the Government is seeking assistance from industry to identify an implementation structure that will provide a streamlined and agile delivery of implementation supportive service and strategies that would ensure successful execution of the identified approach in meeting the scope of this effort to meet the needs of the Defense Information Systems Agency.

The government wishes to explore innovative approaches to install and implement site power at the DISN transport and Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Infrastructure facilities:

Site Survey Documentation: Describe power site survey report, Site Component List (SCL) and Addendum (SCL-A), Technical Site Integration Plan, and IBOM. The Contractor shall submit applicable documentation as attachments to the power site survey report to ensure all necessary information on the current site environment is captured.

Installation and Testing: Demonstrate the execution of actions required to deliver complete, active, and operational direct current power upgrades.

Decommissioning: Demonstrate the execution of actions to deactivate and uninstall power equipment and circuits. After the equipment is uninstalled, the Contractor shall execute the disposition IAW the instructions provided by the Government. Detail the process for on-site equipment decommissioning and decomposition with the Project Manager and the DISN Logistics Warehouse to determine appropriate processes for equipment disposal.

5. Corporate Information Please provide the following information about your company. If submitting a team response, please include the requested information for all companies on the team.

Company Name: Provide the full legal name of your company.

Company Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and/or Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE): Provide the UEI and/or CAGE Code.

Physical Address: Provide the physical address of your company's headquarters or primary office.

Point of Contact: Provide the name, phone number, and email address of the primary point of contact for your company.

Business Type: Identify your company's business type, such as:

Small Business (if applicable, please specify the socioeconomic category, e.g., Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, etc.)

Large Business Non-Profit Organization Academic Institution Other (please specify)

6. Facility Clearance Level Specify your company's current facility clearance level, if applicable. Please provide the following details:

Clearance level (e.g., Top Secret, Secret, etc.)

Date of last clearance verification Facility Clearance Agency (e.g., Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, etc.)

7. Contract Vehicles List all contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of your products and/or services, such as:

General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) Other (please specify)

8. Response Guidelines Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. Submissions should not exceed five pages, single-spaced, 12-point type with at least one-inch margins on 8 1/2” X 11” page size. The response should not exceed a 20 MB e-mail limit for all items associated with the RFI response. Responses must specifically address sections 4 through 7, as outlined in this RFI. Oral communications are not permissible. SAM.gov will be the sole repository for all information related to this RFI.

Companies who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses via email no later than 4:00pm Central time on Thursday, October 29, 2026, to mallory.m.melosi2.civ@mail.mil or trevor.k.whitaker.civ@mail.mil.

9. Industry Discussions DISA representatives may choose to meet with potential offerors and hold one-on-one discussions. Such discussions would only be intended to obtain further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, including any development and certification risks.

10. Questions Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to mallory.m.melosi2.civ@mail.mil and trevor.k.whitaker.civ@mail.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Answers to questions will be posted to SAM.gov. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 3:00 pm Central time on Thursday, October 15, 2026, will be answered. The Government will not reimburse companies for any costs associated with the submissions of their responses.

DISCLAIMER: This RFI is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this synopsis. All information contained in the RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. FAR clause 52.215-3, “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes”, is incorporated by reference in this RFI. The Government does not intend to pay for information received in response to this RFI. Responders to this invitation are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. This RFI will be the basis for collecting information on capabilities available. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received in this RFI that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned nor will receipt be confirmed. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.