EPIDS Various Locations - Intent to Sole Source 2025

The Hawaii Army National Guard, intends to issue a sole source firm fixed priced contract to Hawaii Telcom Inc., 177 Bishop Street Honolulu, HI 96813-2808.

The requirement will be sole sourced to Hawaii Telcom Inc. in order to provide enhanced data service for FY25-26:

 SCOPE OF WORK. Connect the locations below to a vendor privately owned MPLS backbone for data and voice with specified bandwidth and Quality of Service (QoS).  Provide full-mesh network connecting all Primary and Armory sites, including wired connection at 15 locations.  Vendor technical support available from industry certified experts.  Monitor and maintain network circuits.  Provide comprehensive performance analysis to demarcation. Utilization data to be gathered and stored by vendor for trending and overall network optimization and recommendation.

Primary sites (1G Bandwidth),QoS: 10% Real Time, 25% InterActive, 50% Business Priority

• 3949 Diamond Head Rd, Bldg 306A, Honolulu, HI 96816
• 91-1179 Enterprise Ave, Bldg 117, Kapolei, HI 96707

Armory locations (100M Bandwidth), QoS: 10% Real Time, 25% InterActive, 50% Business Priority

• 711 Tinker Rd, Bellows, Waimanalo, HI 96795
• 96-1210 Waihona St. Pearl City, HI  96782
• 1935 Santos Dumont St, Bldg 829, Wheeler, Wahiawa, HI 96786
• Wheeler AAF, Hangar C26, Bldg 825, Wahiawa, HI 96786

Armory locations (50M Bandwidth), QoS: 25% Real Time, 25% InterActive, 50% Business Priority

• 3949 Diamond Head Rd, Bldg 300, Honolulu, HI 96816
• 77-230 Kamehameha Hwy, Wahiawa, HI 96786
• 1304 Kekuanaoa St, KMR Armory, Hilo, HI 96720
• 1095 Kekuanaoa St, General Lyman Field, AASF2, Hilo, HI 96720
• 2701 Mokulele Hwy, Puunene, Kahului, HI  96732
• 1-3460 Kaumualii Hwy, Hanapepe, HI 96716

Armory locations (10M Bandwidth), QoS: 25% Real Time, 25% InterActive, 50% Business Priority

• 81-1032 Nani Kupuna, Kealakekua, HI 96750
• 260 Puahi Pl, Kaunakakai, HI 96748
• 3949 Diamond Head Rd, Bldg 407, Honolulu, HI 96816

Each Primary location will connect to every Armory, including wired connection between each Primary location.

Also provide 24/7 managed services for this network (15 locations). Provide vendor technical support from industry certified experts. Monitor and maintain network. Provide notification of outages to HIARNG personnel.
Provide comprehensive performance analysis to demarcation. Information obtainable to HIARNG through a web portal showing graphical traffic reports and device performance. Data to be gathered and stored by vendor for trending and overall network optimization and recommendation. 

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.  Period of Performance will be 1 year long, beginning immediately upon the approval of completed advertising packet.      

VENDOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS HIARNG’s unclassified network has two primary locations and (13) Armories to connect.  Current vendor connects our HIARNG locations using wired IP Data service (MPLS).

The design and service needs to have high availability, flexibility, redundant, scalability, secure, and survivability.

• Scalability
  • Allows for increased bandwidth as required.
• Redundant
  • All sites will have full mesh connections to each other.
• Security
  • Utilize newer updated software and hardware components to minimize threats to network.
  • Vendor owned private MPLS backbone
• Flexibility
  • Fast provisioning, with certified installers included and the ability to quickly support advancements and technology trends 
  • QoS enabled to prioritize applications
• Survivability
  • Continuing verified and monitored service i.e. ping failures.
  • Vendor to ensure continued operations with backup systems.
  • Fully meshed, converged network
• Availability

Reliable service over a vendor owned private MPLS backbone with a Service Level Guarantee 99.99%.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b) (1) soliciting from a single source. The NAICS code is 517111 and has a size standard of 1500 employees for this procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 1000 AM. EST, 21 FEB 2025:emma.a.newbegin.civ@army.mil. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.  Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's capability to perform the work. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)

Respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration