N6426720Q0329 RFI.pdf

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CORONA DIVISION

CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona

Division, Contracts Department

Requirement Description

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division is hereby issuing a Request for Information

(RFI) from all potential sources to provide information regarding a commercial, modified commercial, or non-commercial product/service solution(s) to the below specifications:

Within the ADN in MILCON Project P-715, the OTS shall provide local access support for T1, 1GbE and 10GbE interfaces according to the government provided design documentation. The

OTS shall provide WAN interfaces according to the government provided design documentation.

The OTS configuration shall be compliant with the latest JITC approval for the Nokia PSS OTS.

Contractor to install, configure, integrate and interface the OTS system, Government Furnished

Equipment (GFE), to the existing OTS and GEMNET (Guam Enterprise Management Network)

Systems. Ensure OTS equipment installed in the ADN can be configured and managed by the configuration PC connected on the GEMNET system.

The contractor shall install OTS components for existing OTS systems in Finegayan Building

150 according to the government provided design documentation.

The contractor shall install OTS components for existing OTS systems in Air Force Building

61300 according to the government provided design documentation.

Procurement Support

Contractor shall review Government generated Bill of Material (BOM) and Installation Design

Plan (IDP) and provide feedback prior to the last phase of procurement. Contractor to confirm critical items are identified within the BOM for the successful integration of the system.

Equipment is sufficient for the integration of the Nokia based PSS 16 shelf solution to be installed in the ADN building within the MILCON project P-715.

The contractor shall ensure that the government provided design and BOM are captured, coherent and complete. The contractor shall provide recommended modifications to the BOM, if required.

The contractor shall provide consulting services updates to the design documentation as required.

No travel anticipated during this portion of the effort. No movement nor management of equipment anticipated.

Pre-Installation Test and Check Out (PITCO)

Provide facilities located in the Contiguous United States (CONUS) for system integration and demonstration. Facility to allow access for government oversight during the demonstration of the system.

Contractor to manage and track the government provided assets (model and serial numbers).

Contractor shall provide plan for simulating the production system and integrating in the lab environment and Government representative to provide feedback and updates. Configuration of

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Contractor to coordinate with government for security implementation which adversely impacts the operations of the system. Government personnel will scan (Nessus and Security Content

Automation Protocol [SCAP]) based on Assumed Security Assessment Plan (SAP).

Contractor configure, and integrate GFE components in their lab (their power, facilities and proper storage). Confirm that all components are working. Coordinate with Government personnel with Return Manufacturer Authorization (RMA) process for malfunctioning components

Contractor to provide government requested information:

Model and Serial number of respective components

Firmware/Operating system updates and patches

Operational and Performance Test results

Proposed/simulated configuration

Power Loading, consumption and Heat generation

Additional procurement requirements identified during PITCO to be coordinated with government POC.

Logistics

Contractor to provide facilities for PITCO (CONUS). Facilities to allow for government personnel to view the integrated system and oversee the testing and configuration management.

GFE will be delivered to Contractor. Contractor shall document receipt of equipment and hardware and shall be responsible for the shipping, receiving and asset management of procured equipment until Guam, where it will be received by the government, post installation. Contractor shall minimize the time the equipment is stored in Guam and maximize the time in the system integration laboratory. Contractor shall track model and serial number of all assets up to final physical installed location.

Contractor to maintain configuration control of the system to include serial numbers, firmware versions, and software versions.

Travel may be required to for accepting/receiving equipment to and installing at Guam.

Depending on Contractor feedback, install locations will be:

Naval Computers and Telecommunications Station, Bldg. 112, NWFTRC ADN Building, Guam, Andersen Air Force Base, North West Field, Bldg. 61300

Naval Computers and Telecommunications Station Bldg. 150

Contractor shall provide anticipated timelines for install and configuration efforts to be completed in the lab and Guam.

Fleet Readiness Configuration Review Board (FRCB)

Provide Data artifacts for the submission of the FRCB. Participate in FRCB meeting. Required data artifacts includes BOM, IDP, test results from PITCO, equipment power and cooling requirements, installation schedule and cutover plans.

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Installation

Prior to install, Contractor installation and cutover plan, FRCB data submittals, PITCO results and SOVT plan is to be completed for the installation readiness review, conducted by government.

The contractor shall provide shipping to the government inspection and acceptance location. The contractor shall schedule equipment shipments as to minimize the amount of time the equipment will be in storage on Guam prior to install.

Contractor to pack, secure and ship equipment to Guam. Equipment to be installed in P-715

ADN and ancillary equipment required for OTS nodes located in Bldg. 150, Bldg. 61300 and, if applicable, other identified nodes on the island of Guam.

Contractor to provide sufficient number of personnel to complete the install. Contract shall coordinate with government point of contact to schedule access to work sites.

The contractor shall physically install the OTS and GEMNET equipment in the respective facilities. The installation includes, but not limited to:

Rack and stack of equipment to UFER and cabinets.

o Power Distribution Units/Breaker Panels/Power Strips o Electronic Equipment o Cable Management

Run and install conductors and for -48V DC Power from Breaker Distribution Panel

Connect patch cables and conductors

Testing provided backbone infrastructure and connections

Label cables

Maintaining red-line IDP during installation

Configuration

Physical configuration is to be determined during the PITCO with anticipated final configuration connection to the existing OTS nodes on Guam.

Logical and software configuration to be preconfigured during PITCO and final configuration to be completed post install. Contractor shall provide updated configuration via documentation with noted settings and (if applicable) setting files which is uploaded to equipment through the management system.

With the coordination of the Government POC, Contractor shall execute the cutover plan to minimize down time of the system and be prepared to reverse any configuration. Government

POC to provide feedback and approval of plans. Contractor shall configure the OTS to connect

P-715 ADN node to connect to the adjacent nodes (Bldg 150 and Bldg. 61300) on the island of

Guam.

Configuration shall be validated and approved by the government.

Configuration to support circuit connections originating from P-715 ADN and terminating at

Bldg. 112.

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Cyber Security Accreditation Support

All Information Technology (IT) under this SOW shall be required for network vulnerability scanning, configuration assessment, application vulnerability scanning, and device configuration assessment to meet DoD Cybersecurity policy for compliance. Contractor shall be required to provide assistance to support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Certification and

Accreditation (C&A) accreditation packages, artifact generation, requirements analysis, risk assessments, incident response, and policy analysis.

If applicable or required, government to provide configuration baseline for OTS system node.

The contractor shall provide support for government cybersecurity efforts. Support shall include implementing configuration hardening according to government direction, demonstrating control compliance on the console or system.. Government cybersecurity assessments may occur pre-installation as well as post-installation.

Government will conduct Nessus and SCAP scan(s) during PITCO configuration

Based on the results of the scan(s), government will provide guidance with security configurations to be completed by PITCO.

Government will conduct Nessus and SCAP scan(s) after final nodal installation configuration.

Contractor shall apply delta STIG and patches that were released after PITCO.

System Operational Verification and Testing (SOVT) Support:

Government to provide the SOVT plan. Government POC and Contractors to review, provide feedback and corrections. Government will accept final plan prior to system installation. SOVT plan to facilitate system acceptance by documenting and demonstrating quality of install as well as features, configurations and functions implemented.

Contractor shall be present during the government acceptance test throughout the SVOT process, which includes:

Installed on the rack as planned (and redlined deviations)

Correct wiring, connections and labeling

Configuration and functionality confirmation (node is inserted and circuits commissioned)

Implementation test configuration according to government direction, demonstrating configurations on the console or system manager for government engineering teams.

Cyber Security Control implementation

Coordinate with Government Validator for configuration validation

Locations for install include:

Naval Computers and Telecommunications Station, Bldg. 112, NWFTRC ADN Building, Guam, Contractor shall troubleshoot, support and provide corrective measures to equipment (OTS and

GEMNET) until successfully integrated.

As-Built Drawings and IDP Drawing Redlines

Contractor shall provide the updates to the network topology.

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Contractor shall provide three (3) hard copies and soft copies of redlines of final install configuration (aka red-lines of IDP), noting requirement rack elevation and configurations within

15 days of the end of the contract period of performance.

Vendors are requested to provide brochures, literature and/or information on their supply/service.

Vendors are further required to provide the following information:

a.) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), email address, ALL applicable NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large), company's socioeconomics

(i.e., woman-owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, HUBZone, 8(a), etc.) and DUNS

Number.

b.) Current products that are capable of meeting or that can be modified to meet the requirements below.

c.) Typical delivery and/or installation time frames.

d.) Rough-Order-Magnitude (ROM)/Cost Estimate (for budgetary purposes only).

e.) Typical capabilities included.

f.) Available Options, if any, with pricing information.

g.) Equipment origin or place of manufacture.

h.) User(s) location and representative that agency may contact to discuss the product(s).

i.) Warranty information.

j.) Any other information needed/provided from Customer.

Questions may be submitted to: Janna Noyes at janna.noyes@navy.mil

NOTE: THE PROVIDED INFORMATION SHALL NOT EXCEED MORE THAN TEN

PAGES IN LENGTH.

DISCLAIMER: This RFI is for informational/planning purposes only. This is not a request for quote/proposal. It does not constitute any form of solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to make any form of award as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary.

All information received in response to this RFI marked “proprietary” will be safeguarded and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information that is contained in their response.

mailto:janna.noyes@navy.mil