SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Internet2 Services
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2004
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 516110
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division Room G-314 FB#3, Washington, DC, 20233
- ZIP Code
- 20233
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-Census-TCO-2004-0902
- Response Due
- 9/13/2004
- Point of Contact
- gloria smith, contracting officer, Phone 301/763-3396, Fax 301/457-1785, - linda vance, supervisory, purchasing agent, Phone 301/763-1840, Fax 301/457-8465,
- E-Mail Address
-
gloria.i.smith@census.gov, linda.a.vance@census.gov
- Description
- The U.S. Census Bureau (USBC) has a requirement to contract for Internet2 Services with the University of Maryland, one of the founding institutions of the Mid Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), to become a participant the MAX Network. The MAX is an advanced regional internetworking project, founded by a consortium of universities, including University of Maryland, Georgetown and George Washington University. MAX participation allows access to high performance networking with high bandwidth connectivity among MAX Network participants and from participants to national high bandwidth research and education networks. In order to connect to the MAX Network, connectivity to the Internet2 Abilene Network operated by the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) is required. To be a participant in the MAX Network, a participant must be a Primary or Secondary Participant in Abilene (Internet2). The USCB intends to issue a contract to the University of Maryland, Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) to become a participant in the MAX Network. The USCB also intends to issue a purchase order for participation and connectivity to Abilene to become an Affiliate Member of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (USCAID). It is believed that the University of Maryland (MAX Network) and the Abilene Network is the only source for the Internet2. Interested parties having the capabilities to provide this service to the USCB should submit their capabilities via email within 10 days of this notice. If no responses are received a sole source contract with the University of Maryland and a purchase order with Abilene (Internet2) will be pursued without further notice. The agreements will be for a base period of one year with the option to extend (renew) for 4 one year periods. This is not to be considered a Request for Proposal. No contract will be awarded from offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the USCB.
- Record
- SN00664038-W 20040904/040902211736 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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