FirstNet_Deployables_RFI_Final_8July2013.xlsx

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Attached to: FirstNet - Deployables Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number: SA1301-12-RP-0016-e
Issued by: Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary

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Coversheet FirstNet Deployable's Request for Information (RFI)

The document consists of multiple tabs, each of which falls under one of four general topics,

either (a) vendor experience, (b) platform capabilities, (c) security and (d) turn-key services.

Description of Each Tab in this RFI
"Vendor Background"	Questions regarding vendor's experience with LTE, standards compliance and supplier certifications
"System-On-Wheels"
"Small Deployables"
"DACA - Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture"
"Training"	Description of vendor training programs and application to new network introduction

Vendor Background

SHEET 1 of 5. Vendor must complete per instructions found in the MS Word file of this RFI.
Question Number	Question	Response
1	Vendor Background
1.01	Please describe your organization, e.g. size, employees and product lines.
1.02	Which company units and locations would be involved in supporting this effort.
1.03	Please describe any current or previous federal government customers you have and any Public Safety applications or networks you have built.
1.04	Please describe your companies past history relative to the Public Safety (PS) marketplace in the US.
1.05	Please list any relevant reference customers you have in the Public Safety market in the US.
1.06	Please describe your expertise with Long Term Evolution (LTE) technologies on live US networks today.
1.07	Please list any current contract vehicles under which they can provide similar products or services to Federal, State, or Local Governments.
1.08	If your company willing to host and deploy the solutions, please describe the service model.

2	Equipment Manufacture
2.01	What key components of the described RAN equipment is OEM
2.02	What key components of the described product lines is OEM
2.03	Who are your major component partners for your product lines

3	Quality Compliance
3.01	Are you ISO 9001 certified?

4	Differentiators
4.01	Please describe any element of the vendor's background (not already detailed in previous questions) that makes this RFI response unique in the industry

System-On-Wheels

SHEET 2 of 5. Vendor must complete per instructions found in the MS Word file of this RFI.
Question Number	Question	Response
	Answer the following questions for all large to medium sized deployable equipment. These include deployables which are mounted on trailers and/or commercial trucks.
1	Deployable Hardware
1.01	Please provide detailed specifications of hardware characteristics (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and capabilities, size dimensions). Please include cut sheets.
1.02	Please provide available space for eNodeB (If eNodeB not included in solution).
1.03	Please provide detailed specifications on Mast/Tower (Max. tower height, Wind loading with and without guys, lift load, etc.). Please include cut sheets.
1.04	Please describe stabilization supported capabilities.
1.05	Please describe best use case scenarios for each deployable solution type.
1.06	What limitations exist for solution (e.g. height clearance)?
1.07	Please list standard compliancy certifications received.
1.08	What options exist to convert a deployable to be placed at a location for a long period (6+ months) to increase hardening?
1.09	Please recommend what type of vehicle capability is required to tow each platform described.
1.10	Please provide a 5-year product roadmap and plans to upgrade existing equipment.
1.11	Please describe ease of use and setup/configuration times. Please include (how much time has elapsed to put the product on-line, “in-service”.)
1.12	Please provide a high-level explanation describing how or which systems would be deployed, and under what circumstances.
1.13	Please provide recommendations on geographic storage locations and maintenance of the deployable communications equipment. (Applies to all states and territories).
1.14	What are the power requirements and power source options you offer for your solution.
2	RF Performance
2.01	Please provide a link budget based on the platform's configuration (antennas, cables, eNodeB, etc)
2.02	What is the expected service coverage area of the platform while in operation?

3	Base station Configuration
3.01	Please provide complete specification details on eNodeB solution (Amplifier Power, Dimensions, Weight, Power requirements, etc.).
3.02	Please provide complete specification details on Antenna and Lines solution (Dimensions, Weight, gain, RET capabilities, etc.).
3.03	Please provide details and diagrams showing configuration options (number of sectors, MIMO etc., including antenna system and backhaul components. Please identify areas of resource aggregation or redundancy (e.g. RF amplifier sharing, etc.).
3.04	What is your experience with LTE base stations exceeding three sectors? Please comment on hardware, redundancy and performance topics.
3.05	Please describe the handoff types supported? (Inter-freq, Intra-freq, etc.).
3.06	Please describe your Radio architecture, including Radio Resource Management features, specifically stating which rel 10 features are not supported.
3.07	What limitations exist compared to fixed macro sites?
3.08	Does your solution support LTE 700 MHz Band 14?
3.09	Please describe what SON features are supported.
3.10	Please provide maximum concurrent user capacity.
3.11	Please describe your system's ability to operate within the coverage area of Firstnet's fixed Band 14 sites, and its ability to minimize interference between the deployables and the fixed eNodeBs. In other words, what inter-cell interference coordination techniques do you support, and to what extent does your solution support 3GPP standardized 3GPP ICIC protocols.

4	Backhaul
4.01	What backhaul solutions are supported? (Please include both line of sight and non-line of sight). Please provide hardware characteristics (size, weight, power requirements, connector types)
4.02	What is the available bandwidth and latency figure?
4.03	Is X2 supported?
4.04	How are these solutions mounted in a deployable configuration?
4.05	Is Satellite-based backhaul available on your platform. If so, describe the configuration, service and transport capabilities.

5	Deployable EPC elements (if supported)
5.01	Please provide a description of any EPC features and functions of your deployable solution. Please describe the relationship of these to the fixed EPC elements of the FirstNet Band 14 network
5.02	Please provide detail specification of hardware characteristics (size, weight, power requirements, connector types)
5.03	How many concurrent users/bearers can the solution support and how does the platform scale?
5.04	Are all standard 3GPP interfaces supported?
5.05	What capabilities are lacking compared to a fixed EPC?
5.06	Please describe redundancy and hardening.
5.07	Please describe what SON features are supported.

6	Interoperability
	(Answer questions based on above sections 1-5)
6.01	What multi-vendor interoperability testing has been completed (e.g. MS Forum, PSCR Lab)? Who were the other participants?
6.02	Does this testing include roaming and interconnect and inter-RAT testing?
6.03	What interfaces where tested? Please provide a copy of results.

7	Differentiators
7.01	Please describe any element of the RAN's architecture and evolution (not already detailed in previous questions) that makes this RFI response unique in the industry.

Small Deployables

SHEET 3 of 5. Vendor must complete per instructions found in the MS Word file of this RFI.
Question Number	Question	Response
	Answer the following questions for all small sized deployable equipment. These include: deployables which can placed inside or on First Responder operational vehicles or commercial vehicles no larger than an SUV; and transportable units which can be moved or carried around by 1st responders. All units must be able to communicate with First Responder terminals compliant with 3GPP Band Class 14 specifications
1	Deployable Hardware
1.01	Please provide detail specification of hardware characteristics (size dimensions, power requirements) Include cut sheets.
1.02	Please describe best use case scenarios for each deployable solution type.
1.03	What limitations exist for solution (e.g. height clearance)?
1.04	Please list standard compliancy certifications received.
1.05	What type of battery and power source options exist and length of operation for each option?
1.06	Please provide 5-year product roadmap and plans to upgrade existing equipment.
1.07	Please describe ease of use and setup/configuration times. Please include (how much time has elapsed to put the product on-line, “in-service”.)
1.08	Please provide a high-level explanation describing how or which systems would be deployed, and under what circumstances.
1.09	Please provide recommendations on geographic storage locations and maintenance of the deployable communications equipment. (Applies to all states and territories).
1.1	How physically robust is your solution? For instance, if a transportable solution, can it be air dropped?
2	RF Performance
2.01	Please provide a link budget based on the platform's configuration (antennas, cables, eNodeB, etc)
2.02	What is the expected service coverage area of the platform while in operation?

3	Small Cell/Pico or relay Configuration
3.01	Please describe your eNodeB/relay architecture including Radio Resource Management features supported.
	Please provide complete specification details on eNodeB or relay solution (Amplifier Power, Dimensions, Weight, Power requirements, etc.).
3.02	Please provide complete specification details on Antenna and Lines solution (Dimensions, gain, RET capabilities, etc.).
3.03	Please provide details and diagrams of possible configuration options, including antenna system and backhaul/connectivity components. Point out areas of resource aggregation or redundancy (e.g. RF amplifier sharing, etc.)
3.04	Please describe the handoff types supported from the deployables to the Fixed Band 14 LTE sites ? (Inter-freq, Intra-freq, etc.). Please comment on any capabilities that are dependent on the eNodeB platform vendor of the Fixed network
3.05	Please describe your Radio architecture, including Radio Resource Management features, specifically stating which rel 10 features are not supported.
3.06	Please provide maximum concurrent user capacity.
3.07	Please describe what SON features are supported.
3.08	What limitations exist compared to fixed macro sites?
3.09	Does your solution currently support LTE 700 MHz Band 14? If not, when will such a unit be available?
3.10	Please describe your system's ability to operate within the coverage area of Firstnet's fixed Band 14 sites, and its ability to minimize interference between the deployables and the fixed eNodeBs. In other words, what inter-cell interference coordination techniques do you support, and to what extent does your solution support 3GPP standardized 3GPP ICIC protocols.

4	Backhaul
4.01	What backhaul/connectivity mediums are part of your solution? (include both line of sight and non-line of sight ) Provide hardware characteristics (size, weight, power requirements, connector types)
4.02	Please describe your backhaul/connectivity architecture.
4.03	What is the available bandwidth and latency figure?
4.04	Is X2 supported?
4.05	How are these solutions mounted in a deployable configuration?
4.06	Is Satellite-based backhaul available on your platform. If so, describe the configuration, service and transport capabilities.

5	Deployable EPC components (if included)
5.01	Please provide a description of any EPC features and functions of your deployable solution. Please describe the relationship of these to the fixed EPC elements of the FirstNet Band 14 network.
	Please provide detail specification of hardware characteristics (size, weight, power requirements, connector types).
5.02	How many concurrent users/bearers can the solution support and how does the platform scale?
5.03	What capabilities are lacking compared to a fixed EPC?
5.04	Please describe redundancy and hardening.
5.05	Are all standard 3GPP interfaces supported?
5.06	Please describe what SON features are supported.

6	Interoperability
	(Answer questions based on above sections 1-5)
6.01	What multi-vendor interoperability testing has been completed (e.g. MS Forum, PSCR Lab)? Who were the other participants?
6.02	Does this testing include roaming and interconnect and inter-RAT testing?
6.03	What applications were tested?
6.04	Can we obtain a copy of the results?

7	Differentiators
7.01	Please describe any element of the RAN's architecture and evolution (not already detailed in previous questions) that makes this RFI response unique in the industry.

DACA (Aerial)

SHEET 4 of 5. Vendor must complete per instructions found in the MS Word file of this RFI.
Question Number	Question	Response
	Answer the following questions for a DACA - Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture. These include solutions that would be combined with Aerial deployables (i.g. drones, weather balloons, etc.). All units must be able to communicate with First Responder terminals compliant with 3GPP Band Class 14 specifications
1	Deployable Hardware
1.01	Please provide detail specification of hardware characteristics (size dimensions, power requirements). Please include cut sheets.
1.02	Please describe best use case scenarios for each deployable solution type.
1.03	What limitations exist for solution (e.g. height clearance)?
1.04	Please list standard compliancy certifications received.
1.05	Please provide details on the aerial-platform's "time aloft" operational capabilities (i.e. how long can a platform serve an area).
1.06	Please provide details on the aerial-platform's capability for operation in severe weather.
1.07	Please provide a 5-year product roadmap and plans to upgrade existing equipment.
1.08	Please describe ease of use and setup/configuration times. Please include (how much time has elapsed to put the product on-line, “in-service”).
1.09	Please provide a high-level explanation describing how or which systems would be deployed, and under what circumstances.
1.10	Please provide recommendations on geographic storage locations and maintenance of the deployable communications equipment. (Applies to all states and territories).
1.11	What type of battery and power source options exist and length of operation for each option?
2	RF Performance
2.01	Please provide a link budget base don the platform's configuration (antennas, cables, eNodeB, etc).
2.02	What is the expected service coverage area of the platform while in operation?

3	eNodeB Configuration
3.01	Please describe your eNodeB/relay architecture including Radio Resource Management features supported
3.02	Please provide complete specification details on eNodeB solution (Amplifier Power, Dimensions, Weight, Power requirements, etc.).
3.03	Please provide complete specification details on Antenna and feeder system.
3.04	Please provide detailed diagram of a one sectored LTE base station, including antenna system and backhaul components. Please identify areas of resource aggregation or redundancy (e.g. RF amplifier sharing, etc.).
3.05	Please provide maximum concurrent user capacity.
3.06	Please describe what SON features are supported.
3.07	Please describe the handoff types supported from the deployables to the Fixed Band 14 LTE sites ? (Inter-freq, Intra-freq, etc.). Please comment on any capabilities that are dependent on the eNodeB platform vendor of the Fixed network.
3.08	Is hardware capable of supporting 3GPP Rel. 10? If not, what features are not supported?
3.09	What limitations exist compared to fixed macro sites?
3.10	Please describe your system's ability to operate within the coverage area of Firstnet's fixed Band 14 sites, and its ability to minimize interference between the deployables and the fixed eNodeBs. In other words, what inter-cell interference coordination techniques do you support, and to what extent does your solution support 3GPP standardized 3GPP ICIC protocols.

4	Backhaul
4.01	What backhaul/connectivity mediums are part of your solution? (include both line of sight and non-line of sight ) Provide hardware characteristics (size, weight, power requirements, connector types)
4.02	Please describe your backhaul/connectivity architecture.
4.03	What is the available bandwidth and latency figure?
4.04	Is X2 supported?
4.05	How are these solutions mounted in a deployable configuration?
4.06	Is Satellite-based backhaul available on your platform. If so, describe the configuration, service and transport capabilities.

5	Deployable EPC
5.01	Please provide a description of any EPC features and functions of your deployable solution. Please describe the relationship of these to the fixed EPC elements of the FirstNet Band 14 network.
5.02	Please provide detail specification of hardware characteristics (size, weight, power requirements, connector types).
5.03	How many concurrent users/bearers can the solution support and how does the platform scale?
5.04	What capabilities are lacking compared to a fixed EPC?
5.05	Please describe redundancy and hardening.
5.06	Are all standard 3GPP interfaces supported?
5.07	Please describe what SON features are supported.

6	Interoperability
	(Answer questions based on above sections 1-4)
6.01	What multi-vendor interoperability testing has been completed (e.g. MS Forum, PSCR Lab)? Who were the other participants?
6.02	Does this testing include roaming and interconnect and inter-RAT testing?
6.03	What applications were tested?
6.04	Can we obtain a copy of the results?

7	Differentiators
7.01	Please describe any element of the RAN's architecture and evolution (not already detailed in previous questions) that makes this RFI response unique in the industry

Training

SHEET 5 of 5. Vendor must complete per instructions found in the MS Word file of this RFI.
Question Number	Question	Response
1	Training
1.01	Please describe training syllabus (including timeline) for the key personnel (e.g. technicians, RF Planners, etc)?
1.02	How is training typically delivered? (e.g. on-site, training facility, etc).

2	Differentiators
2.01	Please describe any element of your Training capabilities (not already detailed in previous questions) that makes this RFI response unique in the industry.

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