SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- LEOS Data Units & Airtime Service for Prototyping Habitability onboard USCG Cutters
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG23-07-R-TE4197
- Response Due
- 5/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2007
- Description
- 17. Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HSCG23-07-R-TE4197 and is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisitions Circular FAC 05-16. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517410. The objective is to purchase GlobalStar equipment (brand name or equal to) and airtime service packages for prototyping the habitability onboard a United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter and ensuring that the GlobalStar spatial and terrestrial networks (brand name or equal to) can support USCG networking needs. The USCG requires the following line item numbers (CLINS) for a testing period of twelve (12) months with a six month option based on network architecture issues. CLIN 00001 ? 10 GlobalStar (brand name or equal to, with salient characteristics) MCM 4M data units. Warranty period to commence after the MCM 4M data units are activated on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to). Units shall include free firmware or software upgrades. GlobalStar MCM 4M data units (brand name or equal to) will be peers to a software bonding server within the provider shore based network. The GlobalStar MCM 4M data units (brand name or equal to) send de-multiplexed signaling through the RF spectrum. A bonding server located within the provider earth station teleport then multiplexes the signaling converting to IP which is then sent on to either the Internet or a customer provided T-1. QTY: 10 data units CLIN 00002 ? 48K airtime minutes per modem between 8 MCM 4M data units, which consist of 4, 9.6 Kbps modem cards, for a total of 32 modems. MCM 4M units must be able to be brought on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to) using this airtime upon receipt of the MCM 4Ms. Airtime is exhausted when the modems use up the time. Monthly billing statements to the MCM 4M original purchaser is required. Airtime usage should be able to be provided with a phone call to Technical Support. Airtime minutes will not expire according to a calendar date, but will expire when used on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to). Also included will be any applicable one-time USF fees. QTY: 32 modems Period of Performance: 12 months CLIN 00003 ? 16.8K airtime minutes per modem between 2 TISCOM (USCG?s Telecommunications & Information Systems Command) Lab MCM 4M data units, which consist of 4, 9.6 Kbps modem cards, for a total of 8 modems. MCM 4M units must be able to be brought on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to) using this airtime upon receipt of the MCM 4Ms. Airtime is exhausted when the modems use up the time. Monthly billing statements to the MCM 4M original purchaser is required. Airtime usage should be able to be provided with a phone call to Technical Support. Airtime minutes will not expire according to a calendar date, but will expire when used on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to). Also included will be any applicable one-time USF fees. QTY: 8 modems Period of Performance: 12 months CLIN 00004 ? Shipping. CLIN 00005 ? Technical support availability for the equipment shall be M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm EDT. Trouble ticket or technical support ?call backs? shall not exceed 2 hours from initial ticket or trouble call submission. Gross failure of GlobalStar equipment (brand name or equal to) may require a technical support visit to the TISCOM test laboratory, otherwise technical support can be done via telephone or email. Period of Performance: 12 months OPTIONAL CLIN 10002 ? 48K airtime minutes per modem between 8 MCM 4M data units, which consist of 4, 9.6 Kbps modem cards, for a total of 32 modems. MCM 4M units must be able to be brought on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to) using this airtime upon receipt of the MCM 4Ms. Airtime is exhausted when the modems use up the time. Monthly billing statements to the MCM 4M original purchaser is required. Airtime usage should be able to be provided with a phone call to Technical Support. Airtime minutes will not expire according to a calendar date, but will expire when used on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to). Also included will be any applicable one-time USF fees. QTY: 32 modems Period of Performance: 6 months OPTIONAL CLIN 10003 ? 16.8K airtime minutes per modem between 2 TISCOM (USCG?s Telecommunications & Information Systems Command) Lab MCM 4M data units, which consist of 4, 9.6 Kbps modem cards, for a total of 8 modems. MCM 4M units must be able to be brought on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to) using this airtime upon receipt of the MCM 4Ms. Airtime is exhausted when the modems use up the time. Monthly billing statements to the MCM 4M original purchaser is required. Airtime usage should be able to be provided with a phone call to Technical Support. Airtime minutes will not expire according to a calendar date, but will expire when used on the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to). Also included will be any applicable one-time USF fees. QTY: 8 modems Period of Performance: 6 months OPTIONAL CLIN 10005 ? Technical support availability for the equipment shall be M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm EDT. Trouble ticket or technical support ?call backs? shall not exceed 2 hours from initial ticket or trouble call submission. Gross failure of GlobalStar equipment (brand name or equal to) may require a technical support visit to the TISCOM test laboratory, otherwise technical support can be done via telephone or email. Period of Performance: 6 months The Contractor shall furnish all labor and materials necessary to deliver the required items. The Government will be responsible for installation and architecture of government equipment to use the GlobalStar network (brand name or equal to), but may require technical assistance from GlobalStar technical representatives (brand name or equal to) via telephone or email. The Government will be responsible for downloading any patches, software or firmware upgrades which are available for the MCM 4M units. Inspection and acceptance are FOB destination. The following FAR Subpart 12 provision and clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204- 7, Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial; FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, as an Addendum to 52.212.1; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items [(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. All quotes will be evaluated based on technical and price. The following technical evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate offers on a ?pass? or ?fail? basis: Ability to provide, at a minimum, 56Kbps of bandwidth throughput without use of accelerators or compression engines using a Low Earth Orbiting Satellite system; ability for a customer control of their airtime billing, real time, without contact back to a support facility; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items , Alternate I (Offerors must submit a completed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offer); 52.212- 4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items, (a), (b)(1) with Alternate I, (14-21), (24), (30-35), (d), (e); HSAR 3052.211-70, Index for Specifications; HSAR 3052.242.72, Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR). Interested parties may identify the interests and capabilities to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. The USCG reserves the right to request product demonstrations at no charge to the Government. Proposals must be received no later than 2:30 PM EST, 16 May 07, and shall be emailed to todd.w.blose@uscg.mil (any attachments should be in Word, Rich Text Format, or PDF and must not exceed 2 MB), faxed ATTN: Todd W. Blose/G-ACS-2 at (202) 475-3905, or mailed to Todd W. Blose, Commandant (G-ACS-2/TWB) 2100 Second St, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. NOTICE TO OFFERORS-SOLICITATION OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. It is the policy of the USCG to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. To further this policy, the Commandant has created the [position of Solicitation Ombudsman who is empowered to investigate issues raised by prospective offerors and resolve them where possible, without expensive and time-consuming litigation. Potential offerors who believe that a USCG solicitation is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the cognizant contracting officer. If the contracting officer is unavailable to satisfy the concerns, the offeror should then contact the USCG Solicitation Ombudsman at the following address: Commandant (G-APO), 2100 Second St, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001; Fax: (202) 475-3904/ATTN: USCG Solicitation Ombudsman. For information regarding this synopsis/solicitation, email the Purchasing agent at todd.w.blose@uscg.mil. CCR Requirement ? Companies must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If a company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to the CCR website at www.ccr.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USCG/Telecommunications & Information Systems Command (TISCOM), 7323 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA
- Zip Code: 22315-3940
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 22315-3940
- Record
- SN01290530-W 20070511/070509220628 (fbodaily.com)
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