NB688000-25-00305 SOW Telephone Time of Day Service.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Title: TELEPHONE TIME OF DAY PHONE SERVICE

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a time-of-day service by making audio from the WWV radio broadcast available via telephone. Users dial (303)) 499-7111 to hear the time of day announcement. NIST has provided this service since July of 1971.

II. PURPOSE

The NIST Time and Frequency Division telephone time-of-day service has been operating reliably over the last several years and is approaching the end of the last option year of the existing contract. The purpose of the new contract is to facilitate the continuation of the NIST time-of-day service, which is beneficial to the public as the service provides time-of-day and other information to over a thousand callers daily.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Radio Station WWV 5703 North Highway 1, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Regular Business Hours. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Mountain Time, excluding Federal holidays and NIST closures.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

12 months from 10 Jan 2025 to 09 Jan 2026

III. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TASKS

Task 1 – Continued Operation and Support of Lumen Telcom Circuit 29KXGS494534

1.1 The contractor shall Continue operating and supporting the Lumen-provided 3 MB CCEIA circuit, which is distributed via a Lumen-provided multiplexer to 24 telephone lines made available on a 66 block at Radio Station WWV, 5703 North Highway 1, Fort Collins, CO, 80524.

Task 2 – Ensure the Circuit meets the following specifications

1. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

a) The 24 telephone lines are configured sequentially as a hunt group so that dialing the first number in the group automatically connects to the first non-busy line in the group. It is also possible to dial one of the other numbers directly, and the connection is made directly to that number in this situation. A user who dials the number of the hunt group receives a busy signal if and only if all 24 lines are off-hook. A user who dials one of the other numbers in the hunt group may receive a busy signal if that line is off-hook even if other lines are available. The initial first number in the group can be arbitrary, but it will be changed to 303-499-7111 once NIST has satisfactorily tested the circuit and NIST-supplied equipment, which is estimated to take three months. The requirements are:

i) The 3 MB CCEIA circuit is to be provided over existing CenturyLink-owned fiber optic cable.

ii) Gateway provided and configured for minimal delay in VOIP performance. Far-end disconnect signaling on all lines.

iii) Call ring voltage and far end disconnect signaling on all lines.

b) Desired specifications

i) One-way path delay on a local call (including modems and all switching hardware) < 30ms.

ii) Variation in the one-way path delay from second to second in the same call: < 5ms.

iii) Variation in the one-way path delay from one call to the next one: <15ms.

c) Minimum specifications

i) One-way path delay on a local call (including modems and all switching hardware):

< 100 ms

ii) Variation in the one-way path delay from second to second in the same call <10 ms RMS

iii) Variation in the one-way path delay from one call to the next one: < 50 ms RMS

d) TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

i) The 24 lines will interface with NIST-provided commercially available FCC-registered phone line couplers with ring detect, auto answer, and auto disconnect upon CPC far-end disconnect signaling.

ii) The 24-line circuit will provide NIST telephone time-of-day users with WWV broadcast audio.

IV. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Government Furnished Property

1. Air-conditioned room with 2u 19inch rack space for mounting of necessary equipment.

All property, data and information provided by the Government in the performance of this task remains the property of the Government and shall be surrendered to the government upon completion or termination of this requirement. Likewise, all deliverables generated under this requirement remain the property of the Government.

The property listed in this section (below) is property that is incidental in the place of performance due to the task order requiring the contractor personnel to be located on a Government site and the property used by the Contractor within the location remains accountable to the Government. Per FAR Part 45.000(5), items considered to be incidental to the place of performance include office space, desk, chair, telephone computer, and fax machine.

Incidental Property Provided: Examples provided below:

Upon award of this requirement, the Government will provide the Contractor with all access to all equipment and resources needed in the performance of this requirement.

Inspection & Acceptance N/A

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL)

N/A

Safety: The Contractor employee must be responsible for knowing and complying with all installation safety prevention regulations. Such regulations include, but are not limited to, general safety, fire prevention, and waste disposal.

Security: NIST is a restricted campus. An identification badge is required for access for entry into buildings and is shown to the armed Security Police when entering the campus.

Identification Badges: Contractor employees must comply with NIST identification and access requirements. Each Contractor employee must wear a visible identification badge provided by the NIST Security Office.

V. SCHEDULE OF DELIVERABLES

N/A

VI. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Define how the contractor will be compensated. Define the percentage of payment or amount for each deliverable.

Advance payment is not authorized. The Contractor must invoice in the arrears according to the payment schedule. The Contractor shall be paid, in accordance with Net 30-day payment terms, upon receipt and acceptance of a proper invoice, in accordance with the following schedule:

1. 100% after installation and acceptance by the POC of the fully installed system, AND

2. After the successful completion of the testing requirements set forth in this document under the section set forth in this document, AND

3. After a successful demonstration of the instrumentation that it performs IAW the technical requirements set forth in this document AND

4. After receiving an invoice submitted properly, IAW the purchase order terms and conditions.

NOTE: Partial shipments and partial invoices will not be accepted unless otherwise requested and accepted by the Contracting Officer prior to awarding the offer. Proposed payment schedules shall be submitted with the vendor’s response to the RFQ for consideration.