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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 27, 2002 FBO #0056
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- Airtime For Two M4 INMARSAT Terminal

Notice Date

1/25/2002
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, SA-6, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA, 22219
 

ZIP Code

22219
 

Solicitation Number

S-LMAQM-02-R-0036
 

Response Due

11/30/2002
 

Archive Date

11/30/2002
 

Point of Contact

Tracy Ford, Contract Specialist, Phone 7038756747, Fax 7038756085, - Colleen Kosar, Team Leader, Phone 7038756643, Fax 7038756085,
 

E-Mail Address

fordtr@state.gov, kosarcm@state.gov
 

Description

The Department of State (DOS) intends to negotiate on a sole basis with AOS, Inc. for airtime services for OC-128 System to bond two 64 Kbps INMARSAT M-4 Channels together and to optimize TCP/IP sessions over long delay links at 128 Kbps. The Contractor shall provide 7 days a week and 24 hours a day support services for trouble shooting for technical difficulties. The Contractor shall look at both the transmission and terminal as a single entity and be able to determine whether technical difficulties are due to the hardware/software issues or due to service provider issues. For example, a user delays to the Middle East with OC-128 System where they find that their throughput is running at only 80 Kbps. The problem could be either that the SNR is too low from the service provider resulting in an inordinate number of errors, or the problem might be that the OC-128 TCP/IP optimizer is not functioning. Firms that feel they can provide the formentioned services are invited to submit an affirmative response to comply with all the above requirements. Response(s) must be received within 5 calendar days of this notice to the effect that comparable services are available and are more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these services through the proposed Contractor, or a sole-source award will be made.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of State, PM/ISO, Room, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520

Country: U.S.
 

Record

SN20020127/00018854-020125210057 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(will not be valid after Archive Date)

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