Internet Circuit - FHOB

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has a requirement for a Contractor to provide one (1) Internet circuit for the agency’s Internet connectivity. CBO is currently redesigning its data center architecture to enable IT service redundancy and improve the agency’s ability to provide business continuity. The Internet circuit is part of this overall redesign strategy. The Internet circuit will be installed in the Ford House Office Building (FHOB) in Washington, DC and will serve as the agency’s primary Internet gateway.

Current circuit and bandwidth requirements are provided below, but are subject to change within the scope of the contract.

1. The Contractor shall be able to provide service for the following bandwidths and quantities. The initial bandwidth will be selected by CBO at the time of award.
   1. One (1) 300-500 Megabits per second (Mbps) connection, or
   2. One (1) 1 Gigabits per second (Gbps) connection, or
   3. One (1) 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) connection.
2. The service should include the capability to scale capacity down to 300-500 Mbps or up to 10Gbps within 60 days upon request by the agency.
3. The Contractor’s equipment on premise shall be located in the basement level of the FHOB. The Contractor may be responsible for extending the Internet circuit via single mode fiber connection to CBO’s datacenter which is located on an upper floor of the same building.
4. Solutions requiring new fiber and/or network buildout are acceptable.
5. The Contractor must be a Tier 1 service provider located in the US. BGP peer with CBO’s networks is required.
6. The circuit shall be activated no later than 90 days after contract award. The agency's preference is for the quickest activation time.

This notice has been updated to issue the Request for Quotes (RFQ) document (see Attachments section) that includes the applicable clauses and provisions, a description of the work requirements, and instructions to offerors. Offerors will be asked to submit technical and price information, which will be evaluated utilizing the Best Value Trade-off process. Offers will be evaluated on factors such as qualifications, experience, delivery timeframe, successful past performance of similar projects, and the quality of the proposed approach to the work. The actual issuance date of the solicitation is November 2, 2020, and the due date for offers is November 13, 2020.