IFB-23028 Addendum No. 4.pdf
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- IFB-23028 Data Monitoring Services
- Solicitation number
- BPM038983
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- Baltimore City, Maryland
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This document is an Addendum to Invitation for Bids (IFB) #IFB-23028 issued by the Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) Office of Procurement for Data Monitoring Services for two (2), 10 GB Dark Fiber Connections between the BCPS headquarters building and their business continuity location. The addendum extends the bid due date to January 17, 2024 at 11:00 am EST and provides responses to several vendor questions regarding the scope of work, fiber infrastructure, and service level requirements. The solicitation seeks a qualified vendor to provide 24x7x365 monitoring and management of the dark fiber connections, with a 4-hour response time for any service disruptions.
The addendum clarifies that BCPS does not have a maintenance agreement or equipment spares for the dark fiber infrastructure, and the awarded vendor will be responsible for providing any necessary spares. The fiber infrastructure consists of underground, single-mode ribbon fiber with diverse paths between the two locations. Vendors will be required to follow BCPS's fiber splicing policies and may need to obtain permits from the Baltimore City government to perform any work in the right-of-way.
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Baltimore City Public Schools
Office of Procurement
Addendum # 4
IFB-23028
DATA MONITORING SERVICES FOR TWO (2), TEN (10) GB CONNECTIONS
Attention: The due date for bids is hereby extended to 11:00 am on Wednesday, January
17, 2024.
This addendum is being issued to amend solicitation IFB-23028 the following changes/additions are listed below:
(Cover Page)
BID DUE DATE: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 submitted via eMaryland Marketplace Advantage website
(PART II: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS)
12.0 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Bids for this solicitation are being accepted solely online through eMaryland Marketplace
Advantage (https://emma.maryland.gov).
The Bid Due date is Thursday Monday, September October 7 9 Thursday Tuesday Wednesday, December January 16 28 20 17, 202324 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Bids will be opened electronically in eMaryland Marketplace Advantage as soon as practicable after the deadline for the receipt of bids in the solicitation. Bid results will not be given by phone.
Bidders’ response shall be submitted as one (1) PDF on-line to eMaryland Marketplace
Advantage. Bids will not be accepted by fax, by postal mail, by electronic mail, or by hand delivery.
Hard copy submissions will not be accepted. All Bids must be submitted electronically.
The following Questions and Answers are hereby made part of the solicitation for the above referenced project and shall be taken into account in the preparation of the solicitation response and execution of all work. Vendors shall acknowledge receipt of this addendum. In addition, these questions and responses shall clarify previous responses to questions previously submitted.
1. Please provide device manufacturer, type and quantity of devices that are included in this RFP and will require 24x7x365 monitoring and managements direct fiber monitoring a requirement of the RFP? We can propose a solution that includes a remote inline OTDR that remotely monitors the fibers from our NOC. The monitoring is for spare lines only and any active line breakages will be communicated to the awarded vendor by BCPSS OIT.
2. Does Baltimore City School have a Maintenance agreement with the equipment manufacturer? No
3. What is the SLA for equipment spares with the Maintenance Agreement? As referenced by the RFP there is a 4-hour response time.
4. Does Baltimore City School have equipment spares for the deployed hardware? No, this is a direct dark fiber run between data centers and does not require equipment between the links.
5. If so, where are the spares located? Will the required solution include management of the spares-i.e. deploying the spares to supplier warehouse? n/a
6. As the RFP requires a 4-hour SLA will we have access to the spares if the required solution does not include Supplier provided spares warehousing? Spares to be included by the awarded vendor
7. Please provide a fiber map including manholes/ splices, fiber type and distances between the spans. Attached to this addendum.
8. Are there diverse paths and diverse entrances between the 2 locations? Yes
9. What are the specs for the fiber splicing and any close out packages? Bi-directional shots, etc. Single mode fiber MOD splicing policies must be followed
10. What is the type of fiber? ribbon or loose tube? Ribbon, 12 strands x 4 ribbons
11. What are the style of splice cases? 2U Rack mount optical splice enclosure
12. Is this live fiber cases or new fiber and new cases? This is live fiber
13. Is the work daytime or night time work? The hours of the work to be performed will be dictated by the 4-hour SLA
14. Is the fiber aerial or UG? Underground
15. Are we installing any MUX inside the fiber cases? No, this is a direct dark fiber run between data centers and does not require equipment between the links.
16. Is there any TCP (traffic control plans) required for this work to work in the Right of Way? Vendor may be required to request traffic control plans from Baltimore City Government if needed.
17. Any main highway or DOT permits required to splice? Vendor may be required to request permits from Baltimore City Government if needed.
18. How does a company obtain a SPIN number? This information must be requested USAC.
NOTE: Acknowledgement of this and any other addenda must be included in the transmittal letter accompanying your technical Proposal. Failure to acknowledge all addenda may result in your Proposal being considered non-responsive.
Date issued: December 15, 2023 By: Ted King, Buyer
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