Amendment_000004_-_Clarification_of_Questions.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 | 4

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

000004

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02/24/2017

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE OCFO-PROC 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

U.S. I n t e r n a t i o n a l Trade Commission O f f i c e o f Procurement 500 E S t r e e t , SW Room 315 Washington DC 20436

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

8. NAMEAND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

X

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

ITC-RFQ-17-0012

8. NAMEAND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

X

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02/10/2017

8. NAMEAND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

8. NAMEAND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

H T h e above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers D i s extended, 3 i s not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANTTO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor d i s not, • is required to sign this document and return , copies to the Issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

CLARIFICATION OF QUESTIONS - SOLICITATION - ITC-RFQ-17-0012

Network Packet Recorder

The purpose o f Amendment 000004 i s t o c l a r i f y questions p e r t a i n i n g t o Amendment 000001.

The c l o s i n g date remains unchanged: March 1, 2017 a t 10:00 a.m., ET

****Please acknowledge r e c e i p t o f the amendment as r e q u i r e d i n Block #11.****

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Previous edition unusable Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Amendment 000004 Clarification of Questions

S O L I C I T A T I O N - ITC-RFQ-17-0017

Network Packet Recorder

1. Questions: Provide me with the equipment that you want to get trade-in credit on?

Answer: Dell hardware

2. Question: Do you have a specific manufacturer on this requirement or a solution that meets all of the requirements listed

Answer: No, through mai'ket research, the Government determined the ideal specifications as stated in the solicitation

3. Question: SSL Visibility Appliance (SSLV):

Answer: No

4. Question: Network medium requirements - SSLV is L2 device and is deployed in line at an aggregation point in the network?

Answer: No, we are seeking a packet recording device that can decrypt recorded encrypted packets. Wi l l not be inline.

5. Question: Wi l l Active or passive Security tools be used? Please list. (Sandbox, IPS, etc..)

Answer: Not applicable, we are seeing a packet recording device.

6. Question: Max SSL bandwidth to be processed?

Answer: Not applicable, device wi l l not be inline.

7. Question: Max number of SSL sessions?

Answer: Not applicable, device wi l l not be inline.

8. Question: General description of what SSL flows are to be decrypted? (Inbound, outbound, east-west, etc.)

Answer: We are not familiar with the terminology "east-west". See answer to question 2 for traffic description.

9. Question: There are two mentions of services:

- ROI, with Onsite Deployment & Configuration Services

- 1 Day of Onsite Deployment & Configuration Services - included in price

On-site and deployment services are provided via statement of work (SOW) once the project effort has been properly realized. Would a services cost estimate and hourly cost be sufficient until such time that our services group may discuss this project with the group and provide a statement of work in which to have USITC execute?

Answer: No

10. Question: Hardware and Software subscription and support costs for first year are included in pricing, are you requesting an additional two years (24 months) of additional subscription and support costs and i f so, wi l l these be prepaid?

Answer: Yes

11. Question: Trade in credit for existing hardware wi l l not be provided as this is a new purchase for USITC, not an upgi'ade. Is this acceptable?

Answer: The USITC requires the trade in for existing hardware.

12. SSL Visibility Appliance (SSLV):

12a. Question: Network medium requirements - SSLV is L2 device and is deployed in line at an aggregation point in the network?

Answer: No (copy paste duplicate of above)

13. Question: TRADE-IN CREDIT: Please provide the list of trade-in products so that the credit can be applied to our response.

Answer: See Q&A, #1

14. Question: What is the max sustained bandwidth to be captured?

Answer: 90 mbit/s

15. Question: How many aggregation points for collection are there?

Answer: 2

16. Question: Is there a desire to capture East/West traffic as well as North/South?

Answer: Duplicate of above.

15. Question: Is there a requirement to utilize Intelligence feeds for enriching data?

Answer: We wi l l only respond to questions related to requirements listed in the solicitation.

17. Question: What are the requirements for integration with other tool sets? (Sandboxes, SEIMs, EDR, ETM, etc.)

Answer: We w i l l only respond to questions related to requirements listed in the solicitation.

18. Question: Are there any "intelligent packet brokers" already installed in the environment?

Answer: Yes

19. Question: Are there any specific requirements for anomaly detection/alerting?

Answer: We w i l l only respond to questions related to requirements listed in the solicitation.

20. Question: Are there any specific requirements around supporting the use of 3 r d party IOC rulesets? (snort, dShield, Yara, etc.)

Answer: We wi l l only respond to questions related to requirements listed in the solicitation.

21. Question: Are there any specific requirements around high availability?

Answer: We w i l l only respond to questions related to requirements listed in the solicitation.

21. Question: Are there any specific requirements for the number of applications that can be decoded or the types of files that can be extracted for analysis?

Answer: We wi l l only respond to questions related to requirements listed in the solicitation.

22. Question: This is listed as a Total Small Business set aside. Would the government be providing a waiver of understanding that the manufacturer is not a small business?

Answer: No, the government wi l l not provide a waiver of understanding

23. Question: The NAICS code listed for this requirement is 423430. We do qualify as a small business under many of the

334XXX NAICS codes based on employee size. I f the government intends to compete this as a small business set aside, would you consider amending the NAICS code to be employee based? Or would the government consider competing this under 514512 as a fu l l and open solicitation? The level of services and certification reqidred by this solicitation are extensive.

Answer: No, the government wi l l not consider amending the NAICS code. Market research was conducted and indicated that there are small businesses that may have the potential to provide the requirement.