RFI (04-26-19).docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – DUNE RFI 2024

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) INSTRUCTIONS

Project Magnitude: Under $500,000.00 Schedule: RFP Issuance: January 2025 Award: April 2025 Intent: Information Gathering

Please review all the detail provided to ensure you have a complete understanding of this RFI.

This is a Request for Information (RFI) announcement only. This is not a solicitation of proposals and no subcontract will be awarded from this Request. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Request or any follow-up information requests related to this RFI. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation because there is no bid package or solicitation available. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this Request, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

Responding to this RFI does not provide any advantage or disadvantage to potential offerors if LBNL chooses to issue a solicitation for the delivery of goods or services regarding the subject matter.

Proprietary Information: Because information received in response to this RFI may be used to structure future programs and may be made available to the public, respondents must NOT include any information in their responses that might be considered business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential. Responses must be submitted with the understanding that their contents may be publicly disclosed and, in the event of a public disclosure, LBNL will NOT notify respondents or provide any opportunity to revise or redact submitted information

If your company believes it can provide Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (“Berkeley Lab” or “LBNL”) the goods or services described below, we encourage your company to:

· Complete this form electronically as comprehensively as possible ensuring that all details are typed out clearly, and return by 12/20/2024

Submit this form and any attachments via email to the following address:

djthomas@lbl.gov

The main point of contact for this RFI is:

Dianna Thomas Procurement Specialist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory djthomas@lbl.gov

SCOPE OF WORK

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), managed and operated by the University of California at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) network engineering teams have established a plan for WAN connectivity for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment’s (DUNE) Far Detector (FD). This site is located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota.

DUNE's resiliency/redundancy requirements (communicated by Fermilab's network engineering team and the experiment stakeholders) are for two (2) 100Gbps circuits that provide geographic and vendor diversity from each other, thus satisfying the requirement that at least one circuit is online at any given moment.

This acquisition is also in support of ESnet’s Site Resilience Program (SRP).

The SRP was created to significantly improve the resiliency of ESnet network services by working collaboratively with the ESnet user community to address growing gaps between ESnet users’ needs, based on their mission and enterprise risks, and the resiliency of the ESnet network connections servicing them.

Under this acquisition, ESnet is looking to acquire two (2) separate, geographically diverse paths from the existing ESnet backbone into two separate buildings within the SURF complex. These two paths will have no shared risks and will terminate at different ESnet backbone sites in Chicago, Illinois and Denver, Colorado.

For the purposes of this acquisition, resiliency is physical.

Each potential subcontractor shall manage the installation and operation of one of two (2) 100 Gbps Wavelength Services between the specified A and Z locations. Subcontractor shall ensure that the provided service meets all stated technical specifications, provide technical support, and ensure availability of the service throughout the duration of the subcontract. ESnet will require delivery and acceptance of the 100G circuit by June 2027, but not before June 2026.

Company Information Form Section 1 – Company Information

In 300 words or less (For Each Question in this Section)

Yes No

Small Business 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business Women-Owned Small Business HUB Zone Veteran-Owned Business Service Disabled Veteran-Owned

< 2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years >10 years

Section 4 – Business Activities

In 300 words or less (For Each Question in this Section)

Yes No If yes, describe these methods and tools.

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Section 5 – Technical Ability

In 300 words or less (For Each Question in this Section)

Any other considerations or items LBNL should be aware of?

List any attachments to the RFI including drawings, budgetary quotes, specifications documents, .kmz files, etc. (please do not attach sales literature or white papers unless requested by LBNL):

1. Completed Representations and Certifications Form

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