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U.S. Embassy

Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

February 3, 2016

To: Prospective Quoters

Subject: Request for Quotations SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Internet Services for American Embasssy Kinshasa. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit your package to the address shown both below and in Block 9 on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-quotation conference, and all prospective quoters who have received a solicitation package are invited to attend. See Section 3 of the attached Request for Quotations

(RFQ) for the time, date, and other details.

Submit your quotation in a sealed envelope marked exactly as follows. Submit on or before March 7, 2016 at 10:00 am local time. No quotations will be accepted after this time.

Proposal Enclosed Internet Services

SCG500-16-R0004

Contracting Officer

U.S. Embassy

310 Avenue des Avaiteurs

Kinshasa, Gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo

In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit at least the following:

1. Fill in the “SF-1449” form

2. Section 1 pricing;

3. Section 5, Representations and Certifications;

4. Additional information as required in Section 3.

SPECIAL NOTE – In your proposal DO NOT mention prices, deals, or discounts in any place other than the pricing portion of Section 1.

An award, if one is made, will only be made to a vendor which is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). If you are registered in SAM, please provide proof upon bidding. We encourage all vendors which may bid either on this solicitation or in the future to start now and complete the SAM registration process. Please see our Embassy Contract Opportunities web page for additional details.

The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable quotation at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.

Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to kinshasabid@state.gov. In the subject line of your e-mail, make sure to type “ SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services”.

Sincerely, Contracting Officer mailto:kinshasabid@state.gov

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

2. CONTRACT NO.

3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

SCG500-16-R-0004

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

February 3, 2016

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

Buck Tilley

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER(No collect calls)

+243 81 556 0151

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

March 7, 2016 at 10:00AM

9. ISSUED BY CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE:____ % FOR:

SMALL BUSINESS WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

U.S. Embassy

310 Avenue des Aviateurs

Kinshasa, Gombe

Democratic Republic of the Congo

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELLIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM NAICS:

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

EDWOSB

8 (A) SIZE STANDARD:

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINAT-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS 13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

AMERICAN EMBASSY KINSHASA

GSO/RECEIVING SECTION

KINSHASA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLLIC OF CONGO

AMERICAN EMBASSY KINSHASA

GSO PROCUREMENT, KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFERER

TELEPHONE NO.

CODE FACILITY

CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

Financial Management Office

American Embassy Kinshasa

498 Avenue Colonel, Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of Congo

CODE

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

Providing Internet services for Kinshasa Post, Democratic

Republic of Congo

Lot

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a.SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b.CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN ___3__

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL

ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN.

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. _________________ OFFER DATED ____________.

YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR

CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30c. DATE SIGNED

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 02/2012)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE Computer Generated Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

Providing Internet services for Kinshasa Post, Democratic

Republic of Congo

Lot

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: _______________________________

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Buck Tilley

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

+243 81 556 015

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE kinshasaBid@state.gov

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

36. PAYMENT 37. CHECK NUMBER

PARTIAL FINAL

COMPLETE PARTIAL

FINAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NO.

39. S/R VOUCHER NO. 40. PAID BY

41.a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER

41C. DATE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC’D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 – The Schedule

SF 1449 cover sheet

Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number SCG500-16-R-0004, Prices, Block 23

Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number SCG500-16-R-0004, Schedule Of

Supplies/Services, Block 20 Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Section 2 – Contract Clauses

Contract Clauses

Addendum to Contract Clauses – FAR and DOSAR Clauses not Prescribed in Part 12

Section 3 – Solicitation Provisions

Solicitation Provisions

Addendum to Solicitation Provisions – FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part

Section 4 – Evaluation Factors

Evaluation Factors

Addendum to Evaluation Factors – FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part 12

Section 5 – Offeror Representations and Certifications

Offeror Representations and Certifications

Addendum to Offeror Representations and Certifications – FAR and DOSAR Provisions not

Prescribed in Part 12

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 4

SECTION 1 – THE SCHEDULE

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449, RFQ NUMBER SCG500-16-R-0004 for Internet Services

PRICES BLOCK 23

SCOPE OF SERVICES

I. The Contractor shall complete all work, including furnishing all labor, material, equipment, and services, unless otherwise specified herein, required under this contract for stated services within the time specified herein. The price listed below shall include all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. In consideration of satisfactory performance of all scheduled services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price for all services.

II. BASE PERIOD

The contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the contract award and a notice to proceed with Four (4), option years.

1. The Contractor shall furnish all engineering, labor, tools, equipment, materials, supplies and services to provide the required circuit as specified under Section 1, hereof:

2. Prices. In consideration of satisfactory performance of the services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price (FFP) per month as stated in the schedule below in U. S. dollars. Carrier shall be responsible for payment end-to-end circuit billing.

VALUE ADDED TAX. Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or Invoices because the U.S. Embassy has a tax exemption certificate from the host government.

2.2. BASE PERIOD. The firm fixed-prices are in United States Dollars.

Contract

Line

Item # Description of Services

Number of

Months Monthly Price in US Dollars

Total Firm-Fixed Price in US Dollars

OpenNet – VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet) at the U.S

Embassy Chancery at 310

Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 6Mbps up/6Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of sixteen (/28) public IP addresses on a single subnet

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 5

1A Price increase per 1MBPS for line item OpenNet –

VPN

DTS-PO - VPN

(VPN through the Internet) at the U.S Embassy Chancery at

310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 2Mbps up/2Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of eight (/29) public IP addresses on a single subnet

2A Price increase per 1MBPS for line item DTS-PO -

VPN

TOTAL FOR BASE YEAR

2.3. OPTION YEAR ONE

Line

Item # Description of Services

Number of

Months Monthly Price in US Dollars

Total Firm-Fixed Price in US Dollars

OpenNet – VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet) at the U.S

Embassy Chancery at 310

Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 6Mbps up/6Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of sixteen (/28) public IP

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 6

Price increase per 1MBPS for line item OpenNet –

VPN

DTS-PO - VPN

(VPN through the Internet) at the U.S Embassy Chancery at

310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 2Mbps up/2Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of eight (/29) public IP addresses on a single subnet

2A Price increase per 1MBPS for line item DTS-PO -

VPN

TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR ONE

2.4. OPTION YEAR TWO

Line

Item # Description of Services

Number of

Months Monthly Price in US Dollars

Total Firm-Fixed Price in US Dollars

OpenNet – VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet) at the U.S

Embassy Chancery at 310

Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 6Mbps up/6Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of sixteen (/28) public IP

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 7

Price increase per 1MBPS for line item OpenNet –

VPN

DTS-PO - VPN

(VPN through the Internet) at the U.S Embassy Chancery at

310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 2Mbps up/2Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of eight (/29) public IP addresses on a single subnet

2A Price increase per 1MBPS for line item DTS-PO -

VPN

TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR TWO

2.5. OPTION YEAR THREE

Line

Item # Description of Services

Number of

Months Monthly Price in US Dollars

Total Firm-Fixed Price in US Dollars

OpenNet – VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet) at the U.S

Embassy Chancery at 310

Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 6Mbps up/6Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of sixteen (/28) public IP

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 8

Price increase per 1MBPS for line item OpenNet –

VPN

DTS-PO - VPN

(VPN through the Internet) at the U.S Embassy Chancery at

310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 2Mbps up/2Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of eight (/29) public IP addresses on a single subnet

2A Price increase per 1MBPS for line item DTS-PO -

VPN

TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR THREE

2.6. OPTION YEAR FOUR

Line

Item # Description of Services

Number of

Months Monthly Price in US Dollars

Total Firm-Fixed Price in US Dollars

OpenNet – VPN OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet) at the U.S

Embassy Chancery at 310

Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 6Mbps up/6Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of sixteen (/28) public IP

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 9

Price increase per 1MBPS for line item OpenNet –

VPN

DTS-PO - VPN

(VPN through the Internet) at the U.S Embassy Chancery at

310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe, DRC

One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 2Mbps up/2Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of eight (/29) public IP addresses on a single subnet

2A Price increase per 1MBPS for line item DTS-PO -

VPN

TOTAL FOR OPTION YEAR FOUR

GRAND TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE, INCLUDING ALL OPTION YEARS

Base Period Total Price

First Option Year Total Price

Second Option Year Total Price

Third Option Year Total Price

Fourth Option Year Total Price

GRAND TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

FOR BASE YEAR PLUS ALL OPTION YEARS

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 10

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449, RFQ NUMBER SCG500-16-R-0004

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES, BLOCK 20

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

I. SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of this firm fixed price purchase order is to obtain VPN, Internet Services, and

Circuitry for the U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Post.

The local Telecommunication’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) contracting firm must provide internet services and dedicated leased line channels and circuitry for connecting American Embassy/Consulate Kinshasa data links as shown below in this technical paper.

THIS IS THE LIST OF REQUIRED SERVICES:

1. SERVICE: OpenNet-VPN

NAME: OpenNet Plus (VPN through the Internet)

DESCRIPTION: One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 6Mbps up/6Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of sixteen (/28) public IP addresses on a single subnet

TYPE OF

SERVICE:

Dedicated Internet Channel

LOCATION: U.S. Embasssy Kinshasa

THE PROVIDED INTERNET SERVICE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING

REQUIREMENTS:

Internet Services Quality

Internet Service Provider (ISP) shall provide dedicated (not shared or bundled) leased channel high-speed access to the Internet; data transport media must be fiber optic, terrestrial connectivity. Twenty-four (24) hours uplink. Post Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection must be "always on" with unlimited usage, and must not require the installation of any custom software on the client side.

Data transport method shall be underground fiber optic cable on a dedicated fiber pair.

Vendor will install and maintain at minimum an industry standard cable that is armored for underground use, containing at minimum six pairs of single-mode fiber optic cable.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) digital bandwidth is the amount or volume of data that may be sent through the channel, measured in megabits per second (Mbps), without distortion.

Required Bandwidth connection is defined in each service description.

For Internet Services the Internet Service Provider (ISP) must guarantee full contracted bandwidth availability 24X7X365 from the originator side to the ISP’s internet gateway.

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 11

Bandwidth sharing between other non-Embassy customers is not allowed. Connection Ratio must be 1/1.

Internet Service or data service transmission from the originating information server towards an end server is referred to as downstream; and a transmission from an end user towards the remote server is referred as upstream; Post Internet Service Provider (ISP) Contention Ratio

(downstream / upstream) must be 1:1 /1:1.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide excellent Quality of Service (QOS) for the connection, that represents the level of consistent download capacity provided, must be the higher QOS percentage possible but, at minimum, greater than 99.97% or the highest possible quality of service connection reaching 100%.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection must NOT, repeat, NOT use Network

Address Translation (NAT).

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Round Trip Time (RTT) reports the total time in milliseconds (ms) time to send a small data packet and obtain a reply back; must be the faster than 100ms for the Round Trip Time (RTT) for internet service. Also, RTT must be faster than

7ms for local data services (for instance: point-to-point channels or web pages accessed through the Democratic Republic of the Congo Network Access Point (NAP).

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit the transit of all Internet Protocol (IP) protocols (especially IPSec), including but not limited to, User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and IPSEC to transit without filters or proxies. Unfiltered access to the Internet is required without ISP firewall blocking. Filters or sniffers must not be established, connected, or introduced by the ISP for any Embassy channels. If there are any existing filters, sniffers, restrictions, or proxies, they must be identified, and removed prior lease line circuit installation.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit installation of Customer VPN encryption devices on circuit.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide detailed network topology map that shows all possible paths ISP use for the internet traffic between ISP hub in Kinshasa and the ISP hub in

United States of America (USA).

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must have redundancy in the Internet backbone between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and USA. For instance, If NAP of the host country’s backbone fail, NAP Americas, NAP Sprint, or any other alternate backbone paths shall be available.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide fault-tolerance Fiber Optic connectivity to the very end at the U.S. Embassy Kinshasa compound Telecommunications Service Entrance

Facilities (TSEF) Room.

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 12

Network Identification

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide a block of sixteen (/28) public internet IP addresses on a single subnet for Internet services.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide IP addresses used to identify the single subnet address in Classless Inter-Domain Routing address specification (Network IP address /

28) or, equivalently, its subnet mask 255.255.255.240, and ISP Gateway IP addresses (virtual IP addresses).

Network Devices

The network devices shall comply with the following characteristics:

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit ping and trace route traffic from

169.252.0.0/16 and 169.253.0.0/16.

For each data circuit, final termination of service at customer site shall be provided by the

ISP in an ISP-owned and maintained COTS server rack over a single 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port or 10/100/1000 SC, LC, or MTRJ fiber port; Equipment in ISP-provided server rack will be compatible with 220V 50Hz electrical environment and contain adequate UPS backup

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide routers and Data media converters or transmission devices in all cases.

Power standard sources must be dual voltage (110v/60hz and 220v/50hz)

Devices must be Rack mountable in a standard Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rack.

One separate or individual physical interface connector is required per service.

Service Support and Contingencies

The awarded ISP must warrant service support 7X24X365.

The vendor must warrant service support on site if necessary 7X24X365, services must be coordinated directly with Embassy’s Contracting Office Representative (COR) or Information

Technology (IT) representative from the Embassy Information Systems Center (ISC).

Expected service availability and reliability must be at minimum 99.97%.

The Contractor shall install a redundant cable or Fiber Optic infrastructure known as backup line with channel state inspection mechanism, in order to verify service connectivity and provide immediate lease line backup connectivity services to the Embassy/Consulate.

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 13

The awarded ISP must have direct connection capability with major United States of

America (U.S.A) telecommunication providers (ISPs) at Internet tier 1 level, having alternative line channels or backups in case of main Internet path malfunctioning.

The awarded ISP must provide on line web access data traffic analysis graphs capabilities. Graphs must be updated on a daily basis. Graphs must retain traffic history behavior for at least one year.

The awarded ISP must provide a central Information Technology (IT) point of contact

(POC) in order to promptly coordinate technical issues during the initial installation process.

2. SERVICE: DTS-PO - VPN

NAME: DTS-PO - VPN (VPN through the Internet)

DESCRIPTION: One (1) dedicated Internet channel at minimum 2Mbps up/2Mbps downISP will also provide a contiguous block of eight (/29) public IP addresses on a single subnet

TYPE OF

SERVICE:

Dedicated Internet Channel

LOCATION: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa

THE PROVIDED INTERNET SERVICE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING

REQUIREMENTS:

Internet Services Quality

Data transport method will be underground fiber optic cable on a dedicated fiber pair.

Vendor will install and maintain at minimum an industry standard cable that is armored for underground use, containing at minimum six pairs of single-mode fiber optic cable.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) digital bandwidth is the amount or volume of data that may be sent through the channel, measured in megabits per second (Mbps), without distortion.

Required Bandwidth connection is defined in each service description.

For Internet Services the Internet Service Provider (ISP) must guarantee full contracted bandwidth availability 24X7X365 from the originator side to the ISP’s internet gateway.

Bandwidth sharing between other non-Embassy customers is not allowed. Connection Ratio

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 14 must be 1/1.

(downstream / upstream) must be 1:1 /1:1.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection must NOT, repeat, NOT use Network

Address Translation (NAT).

7ms for local data services (for instance: point-to-point channels or web pages accessed through the Democratic Republic of the Congo Network Access Point (NAP).

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit installation of Customer VPN encryption devices on circuit.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide detailed network topology map that shows all possible paths ISP use for the internet traffic between ISP hub in Kinshasa and the ISP hub in

United States of America (USA).

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide fault-tolerance Fiber Optic connectivity to the very end at the U.S. Embassy Kinshasa compound Telecommunications Service Entrance

Facilities (TSEF) Room.

Network Identification

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 15

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide a block of sixteen (/28) public internet IP addresses on a single subnet for Internet services.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide IP addresses used to identify the single subnet address in Classless Inter-Domain Routing address specification (Network IP address /

28) or, equivalently, its subnet mask 255.255.255.240, and ISP Gateway IP addresses (virtual IP addresses).

Network Devices

The network devices shall comply with the following characteristics:

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must permit ping and trace route traffic from

169.252.0.0/16 and 169.253.0.0/16.

For each data circuit, final termination of service at customer site shall be provided by the

Internet Service Provider (ISP) must provide routers and Data media converters or transmission devices in all cases.

Power standard sources must be dual voltage (110v/60hz and 220v/50hz)

Devices must be Rack mountable in a standard Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rack.

One separate or individual physical interface connector is required per service.

Service Support and Contingencies

The awarded ISP must warrant service support 7X24X365.

The vendor must warrant service support on site if necessary 7X24X365, services must be coordinated directly with Embassy’s Contracting Office Representative (COR) or Information

Technology (IT) representative from the Embassy Information Systems Center (ISC).

Expected service availability and reliability must be at minimum 99.97%.

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 16

The awarded ISP must have direct connection capability with major United States of

America (U.S.A) telecommunication providers (ISPs) at Internet tier 1 level, having alternative line channels or backups in case of main Internet path malfunctioning.

The awarded ISP must provide on line web access data traffic analysis graphs capabilities. Graphs must be updated on a daily basis. Graphs must retain traffic history behavior for at least one year.

The awarded ISP must provide a central Information Technology (IT) point of contact (POC) in order to promptly coordinate technical issues during the initial installation process.

II. GENERAL:

A. The Department of State has a requirement for one full period, full duplex, clear channels, digital circuits and Internet leased lines capable of supporting synchronous traffic. For clear channel circuits, they shall be completely transparent, with no bits added to or deleted from the bit stream provided to the interface of the Department of State equipment. The circuit shall be supplied for the transmission of a multiplexed aggregate bit stream for telegraphic and data signals.

The Department of State reserves the right to increase or decrease this digital circuit bandwidth requirement from no less than 64 kbps and up to 15 Mb within 30 days written notice to the

Contractor. The desired intervals for circuit bandwidth are as follows: 64kbps, 256kbps, 512kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mb, 5Mbps, 6Mbps, 7Mbsp, 8Mbps, 9 Mbps, 10Mb, 11

Mbps, 12 Mbps, 13 Mbps, 14 Mbps, and 15Mbps. The Contractor shall provide fixed cost pricing for this increase or decrease of digital service. The availability of this circuit shall not be less than 99.5 percent per month over the period of the contract.

These digital services shall be via Optic Fiber. The service shall be for the exclusive use of the Department of State, 24-hours per day, 7 days per week, and 52 weeks per year.

C. The Contractor shall coordinate the service and shall be responsible for the technical sufficiency of the circuit, including services necessary to establish, operate, and restore the circuit. Except for modems and terminal equipment furnished by the Government, the

Contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, and supplies required to provide the service which includes the Data Service Unit (DSU) configured with Data Communications Equipment

(DCE) interface. If required, signal element timing shall be provided by the Contractor’s facility.

D. The Contractor shall provide sufficient technical support to ensure uninterrupted end-to-end service between such terminal points as are covered in this contract. The

Contractor shall provide, properly adjust, and maintain the circuit for continuous Department of

State use. The Contractor shall ensure that the circuit complies with service changes, additions, or deletions as required under this contract.

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 17

E. Reserved

F. The circuit shall be completely transparent, with no bits added to or deleted from the bit stream provided to the interface of the Department of State equipment. The circuit shall be supplied for the transmission of a multiplexed aggregate bit stream for telegraphic and data signals. All other characteristics will be in accordance with International Telegraph and

Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) specifications.

G. Signal element timing shall be provided as follows: (1) timing to the American Embassy will be provided by the Contractor’s facility.

H. The Contractor shall use the following for interface standards:

NOTE: Where applicable for digital service and for information purposes:

For each data circuit, final termination of service at customer site shall be provided by the ISP in an ISP-owned and maintained COTS server rack over a single 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port or

10/100/1000 SC, LC, or MTRJ fiber port; Equipment in ISP-provided server rack will be compatible with 220V 50Hz electrical environment and contain adequate UPS backup

I. Services. This is a firm fixed-price contract for the lease of one full period, full duplex, clear channels, digital circuits and internet leased lines capable of supporting synchronous traffic.

For the clear channel circuits, they shall be completely transparent to 2,048 kbps data or different if specified on the service requirements, with no bits added to or deleted from the bit stream provided to the interface of the Department of State equipment.

J. Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) The bit error rate (BER) for the service shall not be greater than 1 in 10 to the 6 bits for 99.7% of the time, for all time.

K. Acceptable Level of Performance. The Standard of Performance (SP) for this contract is 99.7% percent availability per month (100 percent less 0.3 percent each month for corrective and preventive maintenance).

L. Inspection and Acceptance. Unless specified in the Contract, the Government shall require a period not to exceed 24 hours in order to perform testing to determine acceptance of the required circuit under Section C. The U.S. destination point or the U.S. foreign post shall conduct the testing.

M. Term of Contract: The required circuits shall be installed and delivered to the

Destination Point on or before 60 Days after Contract Award. Upon successful installation and acceptance by the Government of the required circuit under Section C, the Contractor shall be provided, in writing, notice to proceed and shall provide contractual services for a twelve (12) month period, commencing on the date specified in the notice to proceed.

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N. The Contractor agrees that the work and services set forth in this contract shall be performed during the period commencing the effective date of this contract and shall continue through the end of the twelve month period of service, excluding the exercise of any option.

O. Any option year if exercised, as reflected in Section 1, shall be for Twelve (12) months each, commencing at the expiration of the previous period of performance or a negotiated period.

P. An Invoice, suitable for payment, shall contain, but not limited to, the following information:

1. Name of Contractor;

2. Date of Invoice;

3. Original Invoice Number (Consecutive numbers);

4. Contract number;

5. Task or Delivery Order number, as applicable;

6. Government Specific Accounting and Appropriation Data (Funding Cite.)

(Example: 19X0113-2015-X75041-180100-5327-2332);

7. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) of item or service provided;

8. Description of the item, or service actually provided;

9. Period of performance of service or date item is provided;

10. Block/Space reserved for COR acceptance signature and date;

11. Signature, Name and Phone number of Company representative authorized to sign invoices;

12. Remit to address

13. Name, phone number and Mailing address to whom any disputed invoices should be addressed;

14. Credits with explanation and period covered.

Failure to submit Invoices which do not identify this information shall cause the invoices to be returned without payment to the Contractor for correction.

Q. The circuit described above is exempt, under Article 34 of the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations, from the Special Access Surcharges or foreign taxes, including Value

Added Taxes.

R. Authorized Instruction to Contractor

a. No person or agency other than the Contracting Officer (CO) is authorized to give instruction, orders or directions on behalf of the Government to the Contractor or his employees, unless such person or agency is authorized in writing by the CO to so act. The authority of such person or agency is strictly limited to the written authorization provided by the CO. The duty is upon the Contractor to determine the authority of such person or agency. Any questions regarding the authority of such person or agency should be directed to the CO in writing.

b. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): The CO may designate and authorize a representative(s) to act on his/her behalf under this contract. Such representative(s)

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Changes in the Scope of Work/Specifications or any increase or decrease in the work called for by this contract shall be made by the CO by an executed modification to this contract.

S. RESERVED

T. Release of Information

1. The Contractor’s organization shall clear with the Information Office listed below any public release of information on this contract. This information includes news stories, articles, sales literature, advertisements, radio-TV spots, etc.

2. The request for public release of information should be addressed to:

Information Management Officer U.S. Embassy 310 Avenue des Aviateurs Kinshasa, Gombe Democratic Republic of the Congo

3. Limited Use of Data and Information. Performance of this contract may require the Contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to the Government agency or agency personnel, or which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this contract would be adverse to the interests of the Government or others. The Contractor and Contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this contract, until made public by the Government, except to authorized Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer. The Contractor will not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data which bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this contract. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no costs to the Government between the Contractor and the data owner provides for greater rights to the Contractor.

U. Circuit Downtime and Credits

Credits shall be assessed against the Contractor in those instances where the circuit during any given month or year that fail to achieve and sustain the minimum acceptance standards stated above.

1. Definitions:

Circuit Availability Acceptance Level: Yearly Circuit Availability Acceptance Level is computed by 365 calendar days times 24 (hours per day) times 99.7% acceptance level equals

8,716.20 hours annum. (365 x 24 = 8760 x 99.7% = 8,733.72). Monthly Circuit Availability is computed by the calendar days per month times 24 (hours per day) times 99.7% acceptance level

(example: 31 x 24 = 744 x 99.7% = 741.76).

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Downtime: That period of time when the circuit becomes non-operational or unusable for communication or transfer of data or failures to meet the minimum acceptance standards. The maximum cumulative Annual downtime that shall be acceptable for corrective or preventative maintenance is 26.28 hours (8760 x .3%). The maximum cumulative Monthly downtime that shall be acceptable for corrective or preventative maintenance shall be .3% of the total available hours for the month (example: 31 x 24 = 744 x .3% = 2.23 hours).

Period of Downtime: Downtime shall commence at the time first attempt for contact is made by the Government (or its representative) to the Contractor’s Point of Contact and shall be annotated on the Remedy Ticket and shall continue until the circuit is returned into Service by the Government.

Downtime Credits: Monetary value returned to the Government for failure to meet the

Circuit availability requirements. Downtime Credits shall be assessed based on cumulative downtime time with the minimum assessment being one hour. Downtime credit shall be equal to the hourly or daily rate (as applicable) as identified in the schedule in Section B. There are two

(2) situations when circuit Downtime Credits can be accumulated:

1) Below Availability Level,

2) Extended Downtime.

2. Credit for Circuit Downtime by Situation

Below Availability Level: If the downtime accumulated for a circuit adds up to 26.28

(8760 x 0.3%) cumulative hours or more during any one contract year (365 calendar days) or depending on the number of hours for the month (example 744 x .3%) cumulative hours per month (example: 31 calendar day month) the Contractor shall grant a hourly credit to the

Government for each hour of downtime. Each additional one hour increment or portion thereof will be assessed as an additional hour.

Extended Downtime Credit(s): Cumulative time of more than 18 hours but not greater than 24 hours for any one outage shall be assessed at a daily rate. Any increment of 24 hours beyond the initial 24 hours of any one outage shall be assessed at the standards for the hourly rate up to 12 hours, however between 12 and 24 hours the credit shall be assessed at the daily rate.

3. Exceptions to Cumulating of Downtime

Cumulating of circuit downtime shall include all unscheduled downtime deemed to be the responsibility of the Contractor, with the following exceptions:

a. When the failure to perform arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor or Sub-contractor as defined in the Termination for Cause paragraph found at FAR clause 52.212-4(m) in Section I of this contract.

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b. Malfunction of equipment, frequency fading and interference, errors of commission and/or omission by the Contractor or Sub-contractor, and commercial power surges or failures are considered to be normal hazards of the industry and therefore do not qualify as causes beyond the control of the Contractor or Sub-contractor. The Contractor shall be charged with credits for all reported outages determined “no trouble found” or “came clear while testing” but which exceed 45 minutes.

The Contracting Officer shall make final determination as to whether downtime is the responsibility of the Contractor. If requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall provide documentation to support claims of excusable downtime. For downtime determined to be the Contractor’s responsibility, the Contracting Officer may elect to assess a credit for each instance of non-performance.

4. Payment Reduction for Downtime Credits

When Circuit Downtime credit(s) is owed to the Government, the total number of creditable hours shall be accumulated for the month and will be deducted from the payment due the Contractor in the month they accrued.

5. Trouble Escalation Procedure

a. The Government shall refer the problem to the carrier after performing tests as prescribed in the Trouble Analysis procedure. Obtain the name of the carrier test person and a carrier ticket number; record this information on the Government’s Remedy Ticket.

b. After the trouble has been referred to the carrier for two (2) hours, recall the carrier for an update on the current trouble. Record the carrier’s response, the name of the individual you talked with, and the carrier ticket number on the Remedy Ticket.

c. After the trouble has been referred to the carrier for four (4) hours, recall the carrier for an update on the current trouble. If the carrier’s response is not satisfactory escalate the trouble to the carrier’s management. Record the carrier’s response, the name of the individual you talked with, and the carrier ticket number on the Remedy Ticket.

d. After the trouble has been referred to the Contractor for six (6) hours the COR shall escalate the trouble to the Contractor’s manager; also notify IRM/IMO and the Contracting Officer and the STATE IRM/ISC Office. Record the contractor’s response, the name of the individual you talked with, the Contractor ticket number, and the names of the IRM managers that were notified on the Remedy Ticket.

e. Continue to status the Contractor for the remainder of the outage or until you have received a problem resolved status.

6. Technological Refreshment

After contract award, the Government may; pursuant to FAR clause 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions –Commercial Items, paragraph (c), Changes; request changes within the scope of the contract. These changes may be required to improve performance or react to changes in technology.

The Contractor may propose for the Government’s technological refreshment, substitutions or additions for any provided products or services that may become available as a result of technological improvements. The Government may, at any time during the term of this contract

SCG500-16-R0004 for Internet Services 22 or any extensions thereof, modify the contract to acquire products which are similar to those under the contract and that the Contractor has, or has not, formally announced for marketing purposes. This action is considered to be within the scope of the contract. At the option of the

Government, a demonstration of the substitute product may be required. The Government is under no obligation to modify the contract in response to the proposed additions or substitutions.

Such substitutions or additions may include any part of, or all of, a given product(s) provided that the following conditions are met and substantiated by documentation in the technological refreshment proposal:

a. The proposed product(s) shall meet all of the technical specifications of this document and conform to the terms and conditions cited in the contract.

b. The proposed product(s) shall have the capacity, performance, or functional characteristics equal to or greater than, the current product(s).

c. The proposal shall discuss the impact on hardware, services, and delivery schedules.

The cost of the changes not specifically addressed in the proposal shall be borne entirely by the

Contractor.

d. Contractor has the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, any technological refreshment proposal prior to acceptance by the Government. Contractor will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that prices for substitutions or additions are comparable to replaced or discontinued products. If a technological refreshment proposal is accepted and made a part of this contract, an equitable adjustment, increasing or decreasing the contract price, may be required and any other affected provisions of this contract shall be made in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4, paragraph (c), Changes, and other applicable clauses of the contract.

7. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

This plan provides an effective method to promote satisfactory contractor performance. The QASP provides a method for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to monitor Contractor performance, advise the Contractor of unsatisfactory performance, and notify the Contracting Officer of continued unsatisfactory performance. The Contractor, not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control to meet the terms of the contract.

The role of the Government is to monitor quality to ensure that contract standards are achieved.

Performance Objective Scope of Work Para Performance Threshold

Services.

Performs all Internet services set forth in the scope of work.

1. thru 6.

All required services are performed and no more than one

(1) customer complaint is received per month.

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SECTION 2 - CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERICAL ITEMS

(MAY 2015), is incorporated by reference (see SF-1449, Block 27A)

THE FOLLOWING FAR CLAUSE IS PROVIDED IN FULL TEXT:

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with

Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

X__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct

2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts

(Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

___ (10) [Reserved]

___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15

U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

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___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

___ (13) [Reserved]

___ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

___ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and

(3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15…

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