RFI - SOW - ICP Colocations FINAL.docx

This RFI and Sources Sought notice from DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks information about contractor capabilities to provide colocation facilities and services in Ashburn, VA and San Jose, CA, with potential expansion to three geographically diverse locations (East, West, and Central US). The draft requirements include providing facilities that support zero-hop connectivity, direct cross connects, Internet peering, cloud peering, traffic exchange, and Ethernet services with major ISPs, CSPs, and XaaS providers.

Key technical requirements include zero-hop connectivity to Cloud Service Providers, fabric interconnect capabilities for virtual connections, redundant zero-hop low latency Layer 2 100Gbps connectivity with MACsec security, diverse dark fiber connectivity, and telecommunication agreements supporting various bandwidths. Responses are due by 12:00 PM EDT on February 7, 2025, limited to 10 pages, and should be emailed to Ebrima Conteh at ebrima.conteh@cbp.dhs.gov. The notice emphasizes that existing co-located environments must remain in place due to time and funding constraints. No PII or sensitive information handling is required for the core services.