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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 11, 2009 FBO #2909
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- STM-4C COMMERCIAL LEASE, KUWAIT TO GUAM

Notice Date

11/9/2009
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

517110 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
 

Contracting Office

Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Directorate, DITCO-Europe, Unit 4235, Box 375, APO, Sembach, Germany, 09136-5375, United States
 

ZIP Code

09136-5375
 

Solicitation Number

AF26OCT096294
 

Archive Date

12/15/2009
 

Point of Contact

Stephen K Krebs, Phone: (318) 439-6228, Terry L Green, Phone: 49-6302-922732
 

E-Mail Address

stephen.krebs@disa.mil, terry.green@disa.mil
(stephen.krebs@disa.mil, terry.green@disa.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

FM: DITCO-EUROPE, OL-SWA/PL52/E9 TO: PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS DATE: 09 NOVEMBER 2009 A. PURPOSE: SOLICIT QUOTATIONS TO START A LEASED STM-4C CIRCUIT BETWEEN DISN ATM SWITCH AT CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT, AND DISN ATM SWITCH AT FINEGAYEN, GUAM B. NALLA NUMBER: TBD. C. LEVEL OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE RESTORATION/RESTORATION PRIORITY: D. SERVICE DATE: 15 FEBRUARY 2010 E. TYPE OF CIRCUIT: FULL DUPLEX F. LOCATION OF TERMINATION A: CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT. BUILDING 209; ROOM 114, 1st FLOOR. CONTACT: MR. DAVID DENNING TCFCIRCUITACTIONS@KUWAIT.SWA.ARMY.MIL COMMERCIAL +965-389-2049. G. LOCAL PART A: RESERVED H. TERMINATION / INTERFACE: 1) FORE SYSTEMS TNX-1100 (GFE), FABRIC: UATCARF02C, NETMOD: NM-1/622 MMSCE, F/S/B: 3D1TNX-1100-FORE-SYSTEMS-ATM 2) INTERFACE: (PHYSICAL) SC; (ELECTRICAL) OC-12C/STM-4C, LINE CODING: OPTIC, FRAME FORMAT: SONET 3) TERM: OPTICAL 4) INSIDE WIRE INSTL/MAINT: CPIWI-NO/CPIWM-NO 5) UATCARF02C/3-D-1 J. LOCATION OF TERMINATION B: NCTS - FINEGAYN, BUILDING: 112; BULLARD AVENUE; DEDEDO; BARRIGADA, GU, 96929. CONTACT: CIRCUIT ACTIONS FINEGAYAN; CIRCUITACTIONS@NCTSGUAM.NAVY.MIL. COMMERCIAL NUMBER 001-671- 355-5429. K. LOCAL PART B: VENDOR SHALL INSTALL THEIR OWN FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL AT COMMERCIAL DEMARC WITHIN THE SAME ROOM AS THE GOVERNMENT'S DISN SUITE/SDN. VENDOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CIRCUIT FROM COMMERCIAL DEMARC UTILIZING 1310NM SINGLE- MODE FIBER WITH "SC" TYPE CONNECTOR TO THE LINE SIDE OF THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED FIBER PATCH PANEL INSTALLED IN THE DISN SUITE/SDN. THE CIRCUIT MUST BE TAGGED WITH THE LOCAL CIRCUIT ID AND LONG HAUL CIRCUIT NR AT THE SDP. VENDOR SHALL CONTACT GOVERNMENT SITE PERSONNEL WHEN THE CIRCUIT HAS BEEN TERMINATED AND TESTED AT THE SDP IAW THE CONTRACT. L. TERMINATION / INTERFACE 1) FIBER TIE POINT 2) TERM: OPTICAL 3) INTERFACE: (PHYSICAL) SC; (ELECTRICAL) OC-12C/STM-4C, LINE CODING: OPTIC, FRAME FORMAT: SONET 4) NODE: UATPFIN01, FCP: 4D1, VPI/VCI: N/A 5) ASX-1000-FORE-SYSTEMS-ATM 6) UATPFIN01/4-D-1 M. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 1. CCSD: DTW067DU, TSO: TSO W91085/67DU01-01 TSR: AF26OCT096294 2. DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS: 3. TRANSMISSION MEDIA AND ROUTES TO BE AVOIDED: NEITHER COMMERCIAL SATELLITE NOR MICROWAVE IS AN ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM. THE FIBER OPTIC GULF CABLE MUST BE AVOIDED DUE TO UNRELIABILITY AND CURRENT BANDWIDTH LIMITATIONS. THE SAUDI FIBER OPTIC NETWORK MUST BE AVOIDED TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL DIVERSITY FROM EXISTING CIRCUIT PATHWAYS. THAT PORTION OF THE CIRCUIT PATH THAT TRAVELS FROM THE CLOSEST KUWAIT COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE TO THE COMMERCIAL DEMARCATION POINT AT CAMP ARIFJAN, MAY NOT UTILIZE THE EXISTING FIBER PATH. THE GOVERNMENT IS REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF A PHYSICALLY DIVERSE PATH FROM THE COMMERCIAL DEMARC AT CAMP ARIFJAN TO THE CLOSEST COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE. MINIMUM OF 8-STRAND FIBER, CAPABLE OF CARRYING STM-16 TRAFFIC IS DESIRED. 4. CIRCUIT PARAMETERS: CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU STANDARD G.826. AVAILABILITY WILL BE 99.95% OR GREATER MEASURED OVER A YEARLY PERIOD. LATENCY, MEASURED ROUND-TRIP, WILL BE LESS THAN 190 MILLISECONDS. THE VENDOR SHALL USE AUTOMATIC PROTECTION SWITCHING (APS). ANY APS SWITCHOVER SHALL TAKE LESS THAN 25 MILLISECONDS. 5. TESTING REQUIREMENTS: THE VENDOR WILL PERFORM A 72-HOUR TEST PRIOR TO TRANSFERRING SERVICE TO THE US ARMY. VENDOR WILL NOTIFY DITCO AND THE POINT OF CONTACT AT CAMP BUCCA AT LEAST 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED TEST DATE AND ALLOW THE SITE TO WITNESS TESTING. VENDOR MUST COORDINATE SITE VISIT WITH SITE POCS A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS BEFORE REQUIRING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AT BOTH USER LOCATIONS. THE TEST WILL BE END-TO-END USING SEPARATE TEST EQUIPMENT AT EACH ATM PATCH PANEL, THE USA ARMY ATM PATCH PANEL IS THE CONTRACTUAL DEMARCATION POINT AT EACH END. TESTING WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU STANDARD M.2100. TEST RESULTS SHALL NOT BE RESET DUE TO SLIPS, SYNC LOSSES, OR ANOMALOUS PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS. THE TESTING ARRANGEMENT SHALL COLLECT AND PRINTOUT ALL TESTING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR THE FULL 72 HOUR DURATION OF THE TEST. THE TEST WILL BE END-TO-END/HEAD-TO-HEAD USING SEPARATE CALIBRATED TEST EQUIPMENT AT EACH END LOCATION. ACCEPTANCE TESTING TO HARDWARE/SOFTWARE LOOPS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM THE CONTRACTUAL DEMARCATION TO INCLUDE ANY TP PROVIDED EXTENDED DEMARCATIONS. THE PRINT-OUT MUST CHRONOLOGICALLY LOG ANY ANOMALOUS EVENTS AND CUMULATIVE RESULTS. THE US GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY BUFFERING AND WILL TIME ITS DEVICES USING STRATUM 1 CLOCKS. VENDOR WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TEST DATA: A. PATH ALLOCATION (%). B. EXPLANATION OF PATH ALLOCATION COMPUTATION. C. S1 LIMIT FOR ERRORED SECONDS (ES) AND SEVERELY ERRORED SECONDS (SES). D. S2 LIMIT FOR ES AND SES. E. BISO LIMIT FOR ES AND SES. F. TOTAL NUMBER OF ES DURING THE 72-HOUR TEST FROM BOTH SITES. G. TOTAL NUMBER OF SES DURING THE 72-HOUR TEST FROM BOTH SITES. H. TOTAL NUMBER OF UNAVAILABLE SECONDS (UAS) DURING THE 72-HOUR TEST FROM BOTH SITES. J. TOTAL NUMBER OF POINT OF JUSTIFICATION (PJE) ERRORS. K. TEST RESULTS MUST BE PROVIDED SHOWING THAT PAYLOAD OVERHEAD (POH) BYTES F2, Z3, Z4, AND Z5 ARE PASSED TRANSPARENTLY END-TO-END AND AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE CUSTOMER. L. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT - DIVERSE/PROTECTED NON-DIVERSE/NON-PROTECTED AVAILABILITY > 0.9999 > 0.9983. MONTHLY SHORT INTERRUPTION EVENT COUNT (SEIC) < 9 < 9. ERRORED SECONDS (ES) < 0.005 < 0.005. SEVERELY ERRORED SECONDS (SES) < 0.00035 < 0.00035. BACKGROUND BLOCK ERROR RATIO (BBER) < 5 X 10-6 < 5 X 10-6. BIT COUNT INTEGRITY (BCI)/PATTERN SLIP (PAT SLIP)< 1 PER 72 HOURS < 1 PER 72 HOURS. BER < 1X10-12 < 1X10-12 DELAY (ONE WAY) LESSER OF 150 MSEC OR (0.01 X D MSEC). LESSER OF 150 MSEC OR (0.01 X D MSEC). M. IN A STEADY-STATE CONDITION, THE PATTERN OF SYNCHRONOUS TRANSPORT SIGNAL (STS) POINTER ADJUSTMENTS, SDP TO SDP (END-TO-END THROUGH THE SERVICE PROVIDED NETWORK OUTPUTS), SHALL BE NO MORE STRESSFUL (I.E., CREATE MORE JITTER THROUGH THE DESYNCHRONIZER, THAN THE POINTER ADJUSTMENT SEQUENCE ANSI T1.105.03-1994. DURING TRANSIENT EVENTS (WHICH SHALL OCCUR NO MORE THAN 2 TIMES PER DAY), THE PATTERN OF STS POINTER ADJUSTMENTS, SDP TO SDP (END-TO-END THROUGH THE SERVICE PROVIDED NETWORK OUTPUTS), SHALL BE FOUR OR LESS PER HOUR. TEST DATA MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE US ARMY VIA ELECTRONIC EMAIL TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: DISA-EURIMPLEMENT@DISA.MIL. CHRIS.MEDLEY@DISA.MIL. AND TNCCENTAMT@DISA.MIL. IF THE CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, THE VENDOR WILL IDENTIFY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION, PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO DITCO & THE US ARMY, AND RESCHEDULE ANOTHER TEST WITH A MINIMUM 3-DAY ADVANCE NOTICE. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY: TO BE DETERMINED 7. GOVERNMENT CIRCUIT CONTROL OFFICE (CCO): WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD 15/PT4. COMMERCIAL NUMBER 001-808-456-2782 8. NETWORK OPERATION CENTER: OFFERORS RESPONDING TO THIS INQUIRY SHALL PRESENT EVIDENCE OF AN EXISITING NETWORK OPERATION CENTER LOCATED IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES ON THE PROPOSED PATH OF THE CIRCUIT. THE CENTER MUST OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY/7 DAYS A WEEK TO RECEIVE OUTAGE REPORTS, DISPATCH RESTORAL PERSONNEL, AND PROVIDE RESTORAL STATUS. THE OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE A TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER FOR USE BY GOVERNMENT TO CONTACT THE NETWORK CONTROL CENTER. PERSONNEL MANNING THE NETWORK CENTER MUST UNDERSTAND, SPEAK, AND WRITE ENGLISH. NETWORK CENTERS LOCATED AT SITES IN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE ADEQUATE TO MEET A DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS. 9. RESTORAL/MAINTENANCE: TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) SHALL PROVIDE 24 HOUR A DAY/7 DAY A WEEK SERVICE RESTORAL AND MAINTENANCE. TP RESTORAL / MAINTENANCE SHALL BE INITIATED WITHIN ONE HOUR OF RECEIPT OF GOVERNMENT OUTAGE REPORT, INCLUDING AFTER DUTY HOURS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS. MAXIMUM TIME TO REPAIR SHALL BE 8 HOURS. RESTORAL/MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT HAVE DIRECT INTERFACE WITH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AT SERVICE LOCATIONS MUST UNDERSTAND, SPEAK, AND WRITE ENGLISH. 10. PHYSICAL PLANT AND INFRASTRUCTURE: THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS INQUIRY MUST CONCLUSIVELY DESCRIBE AND DOCUMENT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OVER WHICH THE CIRCUIT WILL BE TRAVELING. FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN-PLACE, EXACT ROUTES AND SCALED DRAWINGS MUST BE PROVIDED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO CABLE HEADS, CABLE STATIONS, STRAIGHT LINE DIAGRAMS, LOCATION OF CENTRAL OFFICE, AND ROUTE MAPS FOR EACH SPAN. FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, PROJECTED COMPLETED DATES MUST ACCOMPANY THE SCALED DRAWINGS FOR THOSE PORTIONS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. FOR SOLUTIONS THAT ANTICIPATE UTILIZING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE OWNED BY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, SIGNED USAGE AGREEMENTS MUST ACCOMPANY THE DRAWINGS. A FULL SET OF DOCUMENTATION ON THE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED EQUIPMENT, TO INCLUDE INTERFACE DIAGRAMS AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ANY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON GOVERNMENT PREMISES MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED. PROVIDE ALL DRAWINGS ELECTRONICALLY IN VISIO FORMAT. 11. PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SHOULD INCLUDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE OFFERORS ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE AT PROVIDING COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE OFFERORS FACILITIES AND HISTORY OF TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED; WHETHER BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE PROPOSAL. 12. STANDARD PROVISION ONE - DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT-WEB (JULY 2009) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND RESULTING FROM THIS INQUIRY, VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) SHALL HAVE A CURRENT DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT. DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND BY REFERENCE. VENDOR/TP SHALL IDENTIFY ITS DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT NUMBER (I.E., HC10XX-XX-H-XXXX) AND AGREEMENT DATE IN ITS QUOTE. VENDORS/TPS THAT DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT DITCO BASIC AGREEMENT MUST OBTAIN A BLANK BASIC AGREEMENT FROM DITCO CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES WEB SITE (HTTPS://WWW.DITCO.DISA.MIL/DCOP/PUBLIC/ASP/DCOP.ASP), COMPLETE AND SIGN BASIC AGREEMENT, AND RETURN BASIC AGREEMENT WITH THEIR QUOTE. 13. STANDARD PROVISION FOUR - QUOTE PREPARATION (JULY 2009) VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) QUOTE SHALL RESPOND TO EACH PARAGRAPH OF THIS INQUIRY AND TO EACH SUBPARAGRAPH UNDER SECTION M (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION). VENDOR/TP SHALL AGREE TO SATISFY ALL TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INQUIRY. ANY TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INQUIRY THAT VENDOR/TP IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO SATISFY SHALL BE ADDRESSED BY VENDOR/TP. VENDOR/TP SHALL INDICATE WHETHER IT CAN MEET SERVICE DATE IDENTIFIED IN INQUIRY. IF VENDOR/TP CANNOT MEET SERVICE DATE, VENDOR/TP SHALL INDICATE DATE THAT IT CAN PROVIDE SERVICE. IF VENDOR'S/TP'S ABILITY TO MEET A REQUESTED DATE IS DEPENDENT UPON RECEIPT OF AN ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND BY A CERTAIN DATE, THIS CONDITION SHALL BE STATED IN QUOTE. VENDOR'S/TP'S QUOTE SHALL CONTAIN THE APPLICABLE NPA NXX FOR EACH SERVICE LOCATION AND ALL APPLICABLE CHARGES FOR SERVICE (E.G., CHARGES FROM SUBCONTRACTORS OR OTHER VENDORS/TPS, TAXES, SURCHARGES, UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND, FEES, ETC.). ALL CHARGES SHALL BE ITEMIZED, WITH QUANTITY AND COSTS PER UNIT INDICATED, AS NON-RECURRING CHARGES (NRC) AND MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES (MRC), AS APPLICABLE. CHARGES NOT INCLUDED IN QUOTE SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO SUBSEQUENT INVOICES, AND U.S. GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY CHARGES THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIED IN QUOTE AND AUTHORIZED IN RESULTANT ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND. ALL CHARGES QUOTED SHALL BE UNDERSTOOD TO BE FIRM FIXED PRICES FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT. CHARGES REQUIRED BY TARIFFS MUST BE SO IDENTIFIED, WITH THEIR EFFECTIVE DATE; THESE MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE APPLICABLE TARIFF REFERENCE BY NAME, SECTION, PARAGRAPH, REVISION NUMBER, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF EACH PAGE. ALL QUOTES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH. 14. STANDARD PROVISION-ELEVEN - NON-NATO COUNTRY PROCEDURES (SEP 2002). QUOTES FROM TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS (TP) DEMONSTRATING AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SERVICE FROM APPROPRIATE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL BE CONSIDERED. QUOTES SHALL IDENTIFY PORTIONS OF SERVICE THAT SHALL BE PROVIDED USING TP'S OWN FACILITIES AS WELL AS THOSE THAT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY SUBCONTRACTOR TPS, AND SHALL IDENTIFY ALL SUBCONTRACTOR TPS. ADDITIONALLY, QUOTES SHALL PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT THE TP AND ALL SUBCONTRACTOR TP POSSESS REQUIRED NATIONAL AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR COUNTRIES WHERE THIS CIRCUIT TERMINATES EVIDENCE OF SUCH NATIONAL AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR TP AND ALL SUBCONTRACTOR TPS IS A DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERION. 15. STANDARD PROVISION TWELVE - ONE-STOP-SHOPPING/END-TO-END SERVICE VS HALF CIRCUITS- STANDARD PROCEDURE (JULY 2009) U.S. GOVERNMENT'S PREFERENCE IS TO OBTAIN THIS SERVICE ON A "ONE-STOP-SHOPPING" (OSS) OR END-TO-END SERVICE BASIS. UNDER AN OSS OR END-TO-END ARRANGEMENT, VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) RECEIVING THIS CONTRACT SHALL HAVE TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR END-TO-END TECHNICAL SUFFICIENCY AND INVOICING (I.E., END-TO-END PROVISIONING, RESTORAL/MAINTENANCE, AND INVOICING) FOR ENTIRE SERVICE. GOVERNMENT MAY CONSIDER HALF CIRCUIT QUOTES WHEN IT IS UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING AN OSS/END-TO-END QUOTE, WHEN OSS/END-TO-END QUOTE CHARGES CANNOT BE DETERMINED TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE, OR WHEN DETERMINED TO BE IN BEST INTEREST OF U.S. GOVERNMENT. THEREFORE, ALL VENDORS/TPS ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT A HALF CIRCUIT QUOTE IN ADDITION TO ANY OSS/END-TO-END QUOTE THEY PROVIDE. ALL HALF-CIRCUIT QUOTES MUST IDENTIFY VENDOR/TP THAT THEY HAVE COORDINATED WITH TO PROVIDE COMPLETE SERVICE, ALONG WITH AGREED UPON CIRCUIT MIDPOINT. 16. STANDARD PROVISION TWENTY - SUBMISSION OF QUOTES-DITCO-EUROPE/BAHRAIN (JULY 2009) DUE DATE FOR QUOTES IN RESPONSE TO THIS INQUIRY IS 30 NOVEMBER 2009, 1600 HOURS BAHRAIN LOCAL TIME (GMT+3). DITCO EUROPE/BAHRAIN'S PREFERRED METHOD OF RECEIVING QUOTES IS VIA E-MAIL AT PL52@DISA.MIL, BUT QUOTES MAY ALSO BE FAXED TO +973-1785-6231. 17. STANDARD PROVISION TWENTY-ONE - QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER DUE DATE AND WITHDRAWALS OF QUOTES (JULY 2009) IT IS RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) TO PROVIDE ITS QUOTE (OR ANY REVISED QUOTE) TO THE DITCO CONTRACTING OFFICE THAT ISSUED INQUIRY BY QUOTE DUE DATE. ACCORDINGLY, U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO CONSIDER ANY QUOTE OR REVISED QUOTE RECEIVED AFTER QUOTE DUE DATE. HOWEVER, U.S. GOVERNMENT MAY ELECT TO ISSUE AN ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND TO A VENDOR/TP THAT SUBMITTED A LATE QUOTE WHEN IN BEST INTEREST OF U.S. GOVERNMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH INTEGRITY OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS. VENDOR/TP MAY WITHDRAW ITS QUOTE AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUING AN ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND. UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN QUOTE WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FROM A VENDOR/TP, QUOTE WILL BE WITHDRAWN AND ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY U.S. GOVERNMENT. 18. STANDARD PROVISION TWENTY-THREE - EVALUATION OF QUOTES-TECHNICAL/SERVICE DATE/PRICE (JULY 2009) QUOTES RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS INQUIRY WILL BE EVALUATED FOR TECHNICAL SUFFICIENCY, ABILITY TO MEET REQUIRED SERVICE DATE, AND TOTAL PRICE. THOSE QUOTES THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE TECHNICALLY SUFFICIENT AND AGREE TO MEET REQUIRED SERVICE DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RECEIPT OF CONTRACT. IN THE EVENT THAT NONE OF THE QUOTES MEETS REQUIRED SERVICE DATE, U.S. GOVERNMENT MAY CONSIDER QUOTES THAT AGREE TO PROVIDE SERVICE ON A DATE LATER THAN REQUIRED SERVICE DATE. FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES, TOTAL PRICE WILL BE DETERMINED BY ADDING CHARGES CONTAINED IN QUOTE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT PERIOD (I.E., ESTIMATED SERVICE LIFE OR TERM, AS APPROPRIATE). U.S. GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVALUATE QUOTES AND ISSUE AN ORDER OR CIRCUIT DEMAND WITHOUT NEGOTIATIONS. THEREFORE, INITIAL QUOTE SUBMITTED SHOULD CONTAIN VENDOR'S/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER'S (TP'S) BEST TECHNICAL SOLUTION, SERVICE DATE, AND PRICE. HOWEVER, U.S. GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT NEGOTIATIONS, IF DETERMINED NECESSARY BY CONTRACTING OFFICER. 19. STANDARD PROVISION TWENTY-FIVE - EVALUATION OF QUOTES-FOREIGN CURRENCY (JUL 2009). QUOTES CONTAINING CHARGES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY WILL BE CONVERTED TO U.S. CURRENCY FOR PRICE EVALUATION PURPOSES. FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION RATES WILL BE OBTAINED FROM OANDA WEB SITE (WWW.OANDA.COM). CONVERSION RATE IN EFFECT ON QUOTE DUE DATE WILL BE USED FOR EVALUATION OF ALL QUOTES CONTAINING FOREIGN CURRENCY. 20. STANDARD PROVISION TWENTY-SEVEN - APPROVALS AND PERMITS (JUL 2009). OFFERORS RESPONDING TO THIS INQUIRY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING OBTAINED ALL THE LICENSES AND PERMITS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTED SERVICE OVER THE ENTIRE PATH OF THE CIRCUIT. INCLUDING NECESSARY "CROSS-BORDER" AGREEMENTS. SERVICE PROVIDERS PARTNERING OR SUBCONTRACTING WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST PRESENT THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THEIR ENTIRE SERVICE TEAM. COPIES OF ALL APPLICABLE LICENSES AND PERMITS MUST BE PHYSICALLY PROVIDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL. PROPOSALS WHICH FAIL TO PROVIDE SUCH EVIDENCE WILL BE DECLARED TECHNICALLY NON-RESPONSIVE AND WILL NOT BE FURTHER CONSIDERED FOR AWARD OF A CONTRACT. INABILITY OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER TO RETAIN ANY SUCH LICENSES OR PERMITS AFTER AWARD SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A VALID BASIS FOR EXCUSABLE DELAY, MITIGATION OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, OR RELIEF FROM TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT. FAILURE TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SERVICE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A VALID REASON FOR TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT BY GOVERNMENT, AT NO COST TO GOVERNMENT, AND/OR RECEIPT OF A NEGATIVE PAST PERFORMANCE RATING. 21. STANDARD PROVISION THIRTY-TWO - CONTRACT PERIOD-TERM WITH OPTION PERIODS (JULY 2009) CONTRACT FOR THIS SERVICE SHALL BE A TERM CONTRACT FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 12-MONTHS. CONTRACT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE FOUR OPTION PERIODS, EACH HAVING A DURATION OF TWELVE MONTHS. DECLINING PRICING FOR EACH OPTION YEAR IS DESIRABLE. IN THE EVENT THIS SERVICE IS REQUIRED BEYOND BASE PERIOD, U.S. GOVERNMENT SHALL HAVE UNILATERAL RIGHT TO EXERCISE ONE OR MORE OF THE OPTION PERIODS. U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER NOTIFICATION OF ITS INTENT TO EXERCISE ANY OPTION PERIOD 30-DAYS PRIOR TO END OF CURRENT CONTRACT PERIOD. 22. STANDARD PROVISION THIRTY-FIVE- COMPLETION NOTICE-START/PROVISION OF PERMANENT CIRCUIT (SEP 2002). TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) SHALL PROVIDE A COMPLETION NOTICE TO DITCO CONTACT WITHIN 72 HOURS OF DELIVERING SERVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY. COMPLETION NOTICE WILL CONTAIN 1) DITCO CSA NUMBER, 2) DATE SERVICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY, 3) A LISTING OF ANY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON GOVERNMENT PREMISES, 4) COMPLETE COPY OF ALL TEST DATA. 5) LOCATIONS OF MAINTENANCE SLACK COILS TO FACILITATE RESPONSE TO MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. 6) AS-BUILT DRAWINGS FOR THE END-TO-END STM-4C CIRCUIT/FACILITY SHOWING THE PHYSICAL ROUTE MAP, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES UTILIZED TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUIT. 7) ANY DEVIATIONS FROM SERVICE ORDERED, AND 8) NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE THAT ACCEPTED SERVICE. THIS DOCUMENTATION MUST BE PROVIDED IN ELECTRONIC FORM. ACCEPTABLE FORMATS ARE MICROSOFT OFFICE (POWERPOINT, WORD, EXCEL), VISIO, AUTOCAD AND ADOBE PDF. UNLESS DEVIATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED, COMPLETION NOTICE WILL SERVE AS TP'S CONFIRMATION THAT SERVICE WAS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT. A FOLLOW-UP COMPLETION NOTICE WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN DEVIATIONS ARE CLEARED. FAILURE OF TP TO PROVIDE COMPLETION NOTICE MAY RESULT IN DELAY IN INVOICE PAYMENT. 23. STANDARD PROVISION THIRTY-SEVEN - JEOPARDY NOTICE-START/PROVISION OF PERMANENT CIRCUIT (JUN 2003). ANY INFORMATION THAT COMES TO THE ATTENTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) THAT INDICATES POSSIBILITY SERVICE DATE WILL NOT BE MET SHALL IMMEDIATELY BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF DITCO EUROPE ACCOUNT MANAGER IN FORM OF A JEOPARDY NOTICE. A JEOPARDY NOTICE MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1) CSA NUMBER, 2) CONTRACTED SERVICE DATE, 3) EXPLANATION OF WHY SERVICE DATE CANNOT BE MET, 4) REVISED SERVICE DATE REQUESTED, AND 5) NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF TP REPRESENTATIVE THAT CAN BE CONTACTED FOR ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE JEOPARDY NOTICE. 24. STANDARD PROVISION FORTY - FAILURE TO MEET SERVICE DATE-LIQUDATED DAMAGES (JUN 2003) IF THE TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER (TP) FAILS TO PROVIDE A COMPLETELY TESTED, FULLY ACCEPTABLE CIRCUIT BY SERVICE DATE SPECIFIED IN CONTRACT, TP SHALL, IN PLACE OF THE ACTUAL DAMAGES, PAY TO THE GOVERNMENT, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OF 1/30 OF THE STATED MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGE FOR EACH DAY OF DELAY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PAY FOR SERVICES NOT RECEIVED. THIS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AMOUNT SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY PRO RATA REDUCTIONS ASSESSED AGAINST THE FIRST MONTH OF SERVICE. THE FAILURE TO MEET CONTRACTED SERVICE DATE MAY ALSO RESULT IN RECEIPT OF A NEGATIVE PAST PERFORMANCE RATING AND/OR TERMINATION OF CONTRACT AT NO COST TO GOVERNMENT. IF GOVERNMENT TERMINATES CONTRACT IN WHOLE OR IN PART DUE TO TP'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICE BY CONTRACTED SERVICE DATE, TP SHALL BE LIABLE FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ACCRUING UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT REASONABLY OBTAINS REPLACEMENT SERVICE FROM AN ALTERNATE TP. 25. STANDARD PROVISION FORTY-ONE - SCHEDULED OUTAGES (JULY 2009) TO ENSURE THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT U.S. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS, VENDOR/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER (TP) SHALL UTILIZE ALTERNATE OR SPARE FACILITIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. HOWEVER, WHEN A SCHEDULED SERVICE INTERRUPTION CANNOT BE AVOIDED, VENDOR/TP SHALL OBTAIN THE APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATE APPROVAL AUTHORITY BEFORE INITIATING ANY SCHEDULED OUTAGE. TO OBTAIN SUCH APPROVAL, A WRITTEN "CIRCUIT RELEASE REQUEST" MUST BE SUBMITTED TO APPROPRIATE APPROVAL AUTHORITY AT LEAST 21 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO REQUESTED CIRCUIT RELEASE DATE. WHEN AN INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT HAZARDOUS OR DEGRADED CONDITIONS, A 48-HOUR PRIOR NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED, IF PRACTICABLE. VENDOR/TP SHALL NOTIFY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SERVICE ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN THAT A SERVICE INTERRUPTION WILL OCCUR. THE REQUEST FROM VENDOR/TP MUST INCLUDE THE SAME INFORMATION AS IDENTIFIED BELOW, AND ADDITIONALLY, IDENTIFY THE HAZARDOUS OR DEGRADED CONDITIONS THAT EXIST WHICH PRECLUDE PROVIDING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WITH 21-DAY ADVANCE NOTICE. IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, WHEN LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY MIGHT OCCUR THROUGH LACK OF IMMEDIATE ACTION, VENDOR/TP MUST MAKE EVERY REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SERVICE ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED ON THE CSA IMMEDIATELY, AND COORDINATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SERVICE INTERRUPTION TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE INTERRUPTION, VENDOR/TP MUST SUBMIT THE SAME INFORMATION AS IDENTIFIED BELOW, AND ADDITIONALLY, IDENTIFY THE EMERGENCY CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED WHICH PRECLUDED PROVIDING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WITH 21-DAY ADVANCE NOTICE. "CIRCUIT RELEASE REQUEST" MUST INCLUDE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) VENDOR/TP REQUESTING CIRCUIT RELEASE, AND NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF VENDOR/TP REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING CIRCUIT RELEASE, (2) DITCO CSA NUMBER OF CIRCUIT FOR WHICH RELEASE IS BEING REQUESTED, (3) DATE AND INCLUSIVE TIMES OF SCHEDULED CIRCUIT RELEASE, ALONG WITH AN ALTERNATE CIRCUIT RELEASE DATE AND TIME, (4) PURPOSE OF SCHEDULED CIRCUIT RELEASE, (5) STATEMENT INDICATING ALL EQUIPMENT, PARTS, AND/OR SUPPLIES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ACTION ARE ON-HAND, OR THEIR EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE, (6) STATEMENT INDICATING THAT ALL AVENUES OF BYPASS CAPABILITY (E.G., ALTERNATE FACILITIES, SPARE FACILITIES, ETC.) HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED, AND (7) ESTIMATED MAXIMUM RECOVERY TIME TO RESTORE CIRCUIT. THE AUTHORITY FOR APPROVING CIRCUIT RELEASES FOR THIS SERVICE IS U.S. GOVERNMENT CCO/CMO. FAILURE OF VENDOR/TP TO OBTAIN AN APPROVED CIRCUIT RELEASE PRIOR TO INITIATING A SCHEDULED OUTAGE MAY RESULT IN U.S. GOVERNMENT TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT FOR DEFAULT AT NO COST TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AND/OR RECEIPT OF A NEGATIVE PAST PERFORMANCE RATING. 26. STANDARD PROVISION FORTY-TWO (Alternate) - CONSIDERATION MONTHLY OUTAGE CREDITS WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN CIRCUIT AVAILABILITY DROPS BELOW THE STATED 99.5% REQUIREMENT. THE CALCULATION SHALL BE COMPUTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: 43,200 AVAILABLE MINUTES TIMES 99.5% EQUALS 42,984 MINUTES. THE MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGE OF $xxx,xxx.xx DIVIDED BY 42,984, YIELDS A PER MINUTE OUTAGE CREDIT OF $xxx.xx. CREDIT SHALL BE APPLIED AGAINST THE MONTHLY INVOICE BY THE BILLING OFFICE AS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 27. 27. STANDARD PROVISION - FORTY-SEVEN - PAYMENT IN ARREARS-DITCO EUROPE (JULY 2009) THE GOVERNMENT SHALL PAY THE CONTRACTOR, IN ARREARS, UPON SUBMISSION OF INVOICES FOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES FURNISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDER. INVOICES MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS. DITCO-EUROPE ATTN: CFE813 (MR. FRANKEN) GEB 143 D-67681 SEMBACH-HEUBERG, GERMANY +49 63029227 EXT 26 LOUIS.FRANKEN@DISA.MIL 28. POINT OF CONTACT DITCO SWA: STEPHEN KREBS, PL52, PHONE +973 17856228 OR E-MAIL Stephen.krebs@disa.mil.
 

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Address: CAMP ARIFJAN, Non-U.S., Kuwait
 

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