Solicitation_Attachments_microwave_equip.pdf

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Requirements – 7/8 GHz Microwave Communications Equipment

This document describes the requirements for microwave radio communications equipment used for real-time seismic data telemetry. This communications equipment will transmit digitized seismic data from remote collection points to the primary and secondary data processing centers. Data must be transmitted with minimal latency for rapid data processing. The target frequencies are in the 7/8 GHz NTIA-licensed band (7.125 – 8.500 GHz).

Power

• Power supply options shall include: +24 VDC, -48 VDC, or AC (via external converter)

• Power consumption shall range from 50W to 150W per indoor unit

• The power input shall be protected from reverse polarity and overvoltage and shall support redundant power supplies

Radio Frequency

• The supported frequency bands must include: 7 GHz (7.125–7.750 GHz) and 8 GHz (7.750–8.500 GHz)

• The channel bandwidths shall be:

o 7 GHz: 150, 175, 300 MHz o 8 GHz: 300, 360 MHz

• The supported modulation schemes (fixed and adapted) shall include: QPSK, 16-QAM, 32-QAM, 64-

QAM, 256-QAM, 512-QAM, 1024-QAM, 2048-QAM, 4096-QAM

Data Transmission

• The radio link shall support 10–940 Mbps of throughput per link and up to 5.64 Gbps throughput per node

• The radio link shall support TDM to include DS1, DS3, and OC-3

• The supported frame size shall be up to 10,000 bytes (bidirectional)

• The radio link aggregation shall be IEEE 802.1AX LAG and proprietary L1LA

Physical/Environmental

• Operating temperature range shall be 14oF to 131oF

• Operating humidity range shall be 0 – 95%, non-condensing

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• Connection points shall be SMA female connectors

• All connectors shall be threaded/lockable to prevent accidental disconnection

Networking/SOH

• Radios must be IP addressable and support the following protocols: IPv4 and IPv6, VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1ad), Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x), and OAM (IEEE 802.1ag / ITU-T Y.1731)

• User interface must be web based with an HTTPS option and password protected

• Support the SNMPv3 protocol for sending SOH parameters

• Allow for remote “over the air” access to the user interface and allow users to adjust all software configurable settings

• Allow local and remote “over the air” firmware updates at no additional cost

• Allow a “back door” connection such as ssh

• Show common state-of-health (SOH), including but not limited to: Signal strength (RSSI) o Noise level o VSWR (or reflected power) o Number of packets sent/received o Packet transmit/receive quality (%) o Input voltage o Board temperature o History plots for signal and noise levels

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COMMERCIAL CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide

52.203-11 – Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Sep 2024) 52.203-18 - Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-7 - System for Award Management (Nov 2024) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Sep 2023) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.219-1 - Small Business Program Representations (Feb 2024) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.219-4 - Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) [Deviation Jan 2026] 52.222-18 - Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Feb 2021) [Deviation May 2026] 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006) 52.240-90 - Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (Deviation Mar 2026)

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (November 2021) [Deviation Mar 2026]

(a)The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

It is the prospective contractor’s responsibility to submit sufficient information to allow a meaningful evaluation in each of these areas. Failure to do so will negatively impact our evaluation of your quotation.

We will select for award the prospective contractor whose quotation conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the USGS.

52.252-02 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (February 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide

52.203-6 - Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020) 52.203-17 - Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.204-13 – System for Award Management-Maintenance (Nov 2021) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Jan 2025) [Deviation May 2026] 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) [Deviation May 2026] 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.219-8 - Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) [Deviation Jan 2026] https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acquisition.gov%2Ffar-overhaul%2Ffar-part-deviation-guide&data=05%7C02%7Cyangzhi_deng%40ios.doi.gov%7Cda1a3c49dbca46b9dea408de9f1e19ee%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C639123148791701810%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7nbaLzc41Ie46qTnCfkLcC7GvfH4D1EM17GI1CEcsbw%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acquisition.gov%2Ffar-overhaul%2Ffar-part-deviation-guide&data=05%7C02%7Cyangzhi_deng%40ios.doi.gov%7Cda1a3c49dbca46b9dea408de9f1e19ee%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C639123148791701810%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7nbaLzc41Ie46qTnCfkLcC7GvfH4D1EM17GI1CEcsbw%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acquisition.gov%2Ffar-overhaul%2Ffar-part-deviation-guide&data=05%7C02%7Cyangzhi_deng%40ios.doi.gov%7Cda1a3c49dbca46b9dea408de9f1e19ee%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C639123148791701810%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7nbaLzc41Ie46qTnCfkLcC7GvfH4D1EM17GI1CEcsbw%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acquisition.gov%2Ffar-overhaul%2Ffar-part-deviation-guide&data=05%7C02%7Cyangzhi_deng%40ios.doi.gov%7Cda1a3c49dbca46b9dea408de9f1e19ee%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C639123148791701810%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7nbaLzc41Ie46qTnCfkLcC7GvfH4D1EM17GI1CEcsbw%3D&reserved=0

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52.219-28 - Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Mar 2025) [Deviation Jan 2026] 52.222-3 - Convict Labor (Jun 2003) [Deviation May 2026] 52.222-19 - Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2025) [Deviation May 2026] 52.222-35 - Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) [Deviation May 2026] 52.222-36 - Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) [Deviation May 2026] 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) [Deviation May 2026] 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2025) [Deviation May 2026] 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Deviation Mar 2026) [Deviation May 2026] 52.223-2 - Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (May 2024) [Deviation May 2026] 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) [Deviation May 2026] 52.226-8 - Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) [Deviation Mar 2026] 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.232-40 - Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) 52.233-3 - Protest after Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.240-91 - Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Deviation Mar 2026)

Electronic Invoice and Payment Instructions – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (Feb 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

None.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

GS0231 Technical liaison – Technical Clarification (Dec 2024)

a) The performance required herein shall be subject to the technical clarification of the Technical Liaison (TL) as identified below. As used herein, "technical clarification" is defined as communication to help the contractor fully understand the requirements.

(b) The Technical Liaison is not delegated any Contracting Officer’s Representative responsibilities.

(c) The Technical Liaison may not modify the requirements in any way. All modifications must be authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(d) The contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, if they believe the Technical Liaison is directing work outside the requirements of this contract. The contractor may not be reimbursed for any work outside the requirements of this contract.

(e) The Technical Liaison assigned for this contract is: TBD

US Geological Survey

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350 N Akron Rd, Building 19 Moffett Field, CA 94035

(f) Only the Contracting Officer may designate a new Technical Liaison.

GS0199 Prevention of Malicious Code (Jun 2018)

(a) Definitions Malicious code is a computer code developed for the purpose of causing some form of intentional damage to computer systems or networks. Malicious code may be a complete program or code imbedded in software programs that appear to provide useful functions. The term includes computer viruses and other destructive programs, such as "Trojan Horses" and network "worms."

(b) The contractor must have in place an anti-virus procedure to ensure that media supplied is uncontaminated by malicious code.

(c) The contractor is required to scan all delivered software to insure it is free of malicious code prior to its installation or operation on USGS-owned computers or contractor-owned computers connected to USGS computer systems or networks. Contractors using diagnostics software disks or connecting to a non-USGS computer while performing repairs or upgrades to a USGS computer will scan the serviced computer's drive(s) to insure they are free of malicious code upon completion of the service call, or prior to return of serviced equipment, if servicing is performed off-site.

GS 1131 Unilateral Deobligation (May 2013)

The contractor shall submit all invoices under this award no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to, and granted by, the Contracting Officer. After 120 calendar days have passed after the expiration of the period of performance, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

DOI AAAP-0050 V3 Notice to Contractors

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (December 2015)

1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

2) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in CPARS for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4) When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

5) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

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a) Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

b) Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

c) All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

d) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

e) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in CPARS marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

f) If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

a) Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

b) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

Accessibility Requirements Tool

ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

Solicitation Development

Microwave Communications Equipment

E201 Application E201.1 Scope. ICT that is procured, developed, maintained, or used by agencies shall conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

E202 General Exceptions E202.5 ICT Functions Located in Maintenance or Monitoring Spaces. Where status indicators and operable parts for ICT functions are located in spaces that are frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment, such status indicators and operable parts shall not be required to conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

E206 Hardware E206.1 General. Where components of ICT are hardware and transmit information or have a user interface, such components shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 4.

E208 Support Documentation and Services E208.1 General. Where an agency provides support documentation or services for ICT, such documentation and services shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 6.

E302 Functional Performance Criteria

302.1 Without Vision. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user vision.

302.2 With Limited Vision. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited vision.

302.3 Without Perception of Color. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one visual mode of operation that does not require user perception of color.

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302.4 Without Hearing. Where an audible mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user hearing.

302.5 With Limited Hearing. Where an audible mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited hearing.

302.6 Without Speech. Where speech is used for input, control, or operation, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user speech.

302.7 With Limited Manipulation. Where a manual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous manual operations.

302.8 With Limited Reach and Strength. Where a manual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that is operable with limited reach and limited strength.

302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities. ICT shall provide features making its use by individuals with limited cognitive, language, and learning abilities simpler and easier.

Instructions to Offerors

1 Provide an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for each commercially available Information and communication Technology (ICT) item offered through this contract. Create the ACR using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.1 or later, located at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat . Complete each ACR in accordance with the instructions provided in the VPAT template. Each ACR must address the applicable Section 508 requirements referenced in the Work Statement. Each ACR shall state exactly how the ICT meets the applicable standards in the remarks/explanations column, or through additional narrative. All "Not Applicable" (N/A) responses must be explained in the remarks/explanations column or through additional narrative. Address each standard individually and with specificity, and clarify whether conformance is achieved throughout the entire ICT Item (for example - user functionality, administrator functionality, and reporting), or only in limited areas of the ICT Item. Provide a description of the evaluation methods used to support Section 508 conformance claims. The agency reserves the right, prior to making an award decision, to perform testing on some or all of the Offeror’s proposed ICT items to validate Section 508 conformance claims made in the ACR.

2 Describe your approach to incorporating universal design principles to ensure ICT products or services are designed to support disabled users.

3 Describe plans for features that do not fully conform to the Section 508 Standards.

4 Describe "typical" user scenarios and tasks, including individuals with disabilities, to ensure fair and accurate accessibility testing of the ICT product or service being offered.

Acceptance Criteria

1 Prior to acceptance, the government reserves the right to perform testing on required ICT items to validate the offeror’s Section 508 conformance claims. If the government determines that Section 508 conformance claims provided by the offeror represent an inaccurate level of conformance than what is actually delivered to the agency, the government shall, at its option, require the offeror to remediate the delivered item to align with the required Section 508 conformance claims prior to acceptance.

https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat