Joint Service Provider Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Added: Apr 23, 2018 11:39 pm
The purpose of this Amendment A0001 is as follows:

1. Provide answers to questions submitted regarding the solicitation (see attachment: "Gov't Response to Questions_23 April 2018."

2. Incorporate a revised "Section J, Attachment 1_Statement of Objectives - SOO_23 April 2018," in response to questions submitted by industry.

3. Incorporate a revised Section J Attachment 11_SDN_Enviornmental Doc_23 April 2018."

4. Provide a slightly revised solicitation in response to questions submitted by industry.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Added: Mar 20, 2018 2:47 pm

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Program Support Center (PSC) is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) /solicitation for the purpose of entering into a contract. PSC will conduct this acquisition using FAR Part 12, Commercial Items and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). This requirement is for the Joint Service Provider (JSP), Department of Defense (DoD).

The Offeror is required to submit written technical, past performance and business (price)volumes to Government officials for the purposes of assuring that the prospective Contractor is fully cognizant of the scope of this contract and has the capability to complete all the Contractor's Performance Work Statement (CPWS) requirements. The Government anticipates making a single award as a result of this notice. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conform to the solicitation and are the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

This solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of your proposal. It is also brought to your attention that the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with the proposed requirement.

SOLICITATION TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS

All questions regarding the solicitation, of a contractual nature or technical nature, must be submitted in writing no later than 12:00pm Eastern Time, April 3, 2018. Submission shall be via email to Travis.Sutton@psc.hhs.gov and Michael.Glimp@psc.hhs.gov. See Section L of the solicitation for inquiry and submission instructions.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Proposal must be submitted in writing no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Time, April 26, 2018. Submission shall be submitted electronically via email to Travis.Sutton@psc.hhs.gov and Michael.Glimp@psc.hhs.gov.

Added: Oct 20, 2017 6:51 pm DATES: Joint Service Provider (JSP) will host a Reverse Industry Day event for JSP staff on October 25 thru 27th, 2017 at the Pentagon located in Arlington, VA.


REVERSE INDUSTRY DAY OVERVIEW:  The draft agenda for individual vendor presentations is as follows:

1. Introduction, Company Overview, and SDN Capability (~15-20 min)
2. Vendor presentation on published questions (~20-30 min)

REVERSE INDUSTRY DAY QUESTIONS:

1. Describe the overall architecture of your SDN controller.  Include in your response an emphasis on how the architecture will enable you to add functionality over time; how automation/orchestration platforms (code based).

2. What protocols do you support between the control layer and the infrastructure layer?  If OpenFlow is supported, what versions have been implemented?  What required features, if any, of the supported version are not included in the implementation?  Indicate which of the optional features are supported.  Describe any significant vendor specific extensions that have been made.  How much of the value of your SDN architecture is derived from the extensions, and are the extensions open for other vendors for integration, interoperability, etc.

3. Describe the extent of your management solution.  For example, does it manage just the SDN solution you provide?  Does the same tool also manage any traditional network components that you also provide?  To what degree will it manage networks (SDN or traditional) that are provided by other vendors? Are the applications JITC certified?

4. The opportunities SDN brings to security include the ability to implement network access control (NAC), authorization, DDoS attack mitigation, packet inspection, behavioral based analysis and to recognize suspicious flows at the edge of the network.  For example, suspicious flows can be directed to a series of virtual or physical security devices for detailed inspection and mitigation.  If a problem is detected in the network, the attack can be blocked by diverting and isolating malicious traffic.  Describe your SDN specific security solutions that protect the SDN from intrusions and attacks.  Describe in terms of specific use cases (e.g., how the specific SDN technology can be leveraged to identify, shorten, or thwart Advanced Persistent Threats.

5. How does your proposed solution implement netowrk virtualization?  Include in your answer whether overlays are used; what protocols are supported; how the tunneling control function is implemented.  How does your solution leverage multiple hybrid cloud enviornment with multiple virtual tenant networks (VTNs), is a controller or cluster of controllers dedicated to each VTN?  How are the VTN secured and isolated?

SUBMISSION INFORMATION.  No change. See original RFI.

Answers to questions that were due by 10/11/2017 at 12:00pm Eastern Time are attached.

Further administrative instructions are attach for those companies that have a confirmed schedule day and time by JSP.

NO MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE MAY BE SUBMITTED.

Phone calls regarding this notice will not be accepted.

Added: Oct 04, 2017 3:59 pm

This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government.  This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations.  This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response.  Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.  The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, in support of the Joint Service Provider (JSP), Department of Defense (DoD), announces that JSP will host a Reverse Industry Day event for JSP staff on 26-27 October 2017, at the Pentagon located in Arlington, VA.

Please note that this is not a traditional industry engagement event where the  audience will be comprised primarily of industry attendees.  The audience for this inaugural Reverse Industry Day will be made up primarily of government attendees. 

PURPOSE:The intent of this notice is to inform the public of internal activities the JSP is implementing to foster greater collaboration with our industry partners and improve how JSP can successfully implement a Software Defined Network (SDN) solution and modernize the DoD network.


REQUIREMENT:JSP seeks a holistic solution that will modernize the Pentagon network infrastructure.  The goal is to simplify, flatten, and optimize the network topology, design, and operations through use of virtualization, routing and orchestration techniques.  JSP is intent on dramatically decreasing time to market and operational overhead while increasing network efficiency, sustainability, agility, flexibility, performance, and responsiveness.  Additionally, JSP must harden the network against an ever-change threat environment and protect the DoD from state and non-state actors intent on disrupting mission operations and the defense of our nation.  Presently, JSP believes that a SDN solution is the optimal way to meet the aforementioned requirement, but is open to interested and alternative solutions as well for this market research phase.


SUBMISSION INFORMATION:  If your company is interested in presenting to the JSP on how a SDN solution can be implemented within the DoD, please complete the information below and read the attach document for further administrative information.  Additionally, please respond with a capability statement outlining your SDN capability offering and how you've implemented SDN in the past within the Government space.

Responses may not exceed 5 pages excluding the cover page. 

Each response should include the following information:

1. Company Name
2. Company Address
3. Company Point of Contact, Phone and Email address
4. Cage Code
5. Type of Company (i.e., other than small business, small business, etc.)

Responding to this notice does not preclude participation in a future request for proposals, if one is issued.

QUESTIONS:  Questions regarding this notice may be submitted no later than 11 October, 2017 at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.  Please email questions to:

Ms. Vanesa Sorto,  vanesa.c.sorto.civ@mail.mil
Mr. Tony R. Smith, tony.r.smith.civ.@mail.mil 
Mr. Travis Sutton,  travis.sutton@psc.hhs.gov
 
Phone calls regarding this notice will not be accepted