SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Common Optical Distribution Architecture (CODA): Request for Information for Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) wired and wireless equipment to facilitate proof of concept.
- Notice Date
- 5/14/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- 53560 Hull Street Bldg A33 Rm 1602W, San Diego CA 92152-5001
- ZIP Code
- 92152-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N66001_SNOTE_00078EDE
- Archive Date
- 5/21/2013
- E-Mail Address
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Contract Specialist
(jeremy.shull@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. DISCLAIMER a. This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of determining market capability of sources or obtaining information. It does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), a Request for Quote (RFQ) or an indication that the Government will contract for any of the items and/or services discussed in this notice. Information on the specific topics of interest is provided in the following sections of this announcement. b. This is a Request for Information only. This RFI is being conducted pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.0002 and 15.201(e). The Government does not anticipate any contract will be awarded from this announcement, and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information submitted in response to this RFI. As such, this RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute any obligation on the part of the US Navy. c. Responding to this RFI is not prerequisite to participation in any future RFP or solicitation, should one be issued. All submissions will become US Navy property and will not be returned. All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. 2. BACKGROUND a. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information from industry regarding the ability to provide wired and wireless IT equipment on behalf of the Department of the Navy. Equipment includes all Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) wired and wireless equipment as well as end user devices such as WiFi access points, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) equipment, biometric equipment, wireless telephony, mesh radio equipment, wireless alarm and sensor equipment, wireless medical reporting equipment, wireless camera equipment, and IP television equipment. b. The current state of afloat wired and wireless communications can best be described as a Segmented or stove-piped state, as each mode of communications (such as Private Branch Exchange (PBX), Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) services, Land Mobile Radio (LMR) equipment, Wireless phones, etc.) utilize their own cable distribution and antenna infrastructures. In turn, they perform in an isolated or unaware state from the rest of the wired and wireless end-points. Such a condition can become a restrictive element for growth, scale, and innovations in ship-wide communications. The implementation of a common infrastructure could effectively begin to move the communications infrastructure from Segmented to Integrated and allow ships to consider other added value technologies that may become applicable due to the unification of traditionally segmented communications technologies. c. Leveraging a common infrastructure is a foundational step in the creation of a long term shipboard communications roadmap that considers future conditions. Understanding that the latest generation of shipboard personnel is reporting to ships with an established culture for information sharing, collaboration and continuous connectivity, it is critical to create a next generation technology roadmap that utilizes a common infrastructure; therefore harnessing this potential. To prove that a common infrastructure can meet shipboard requirements, SSC Pacific has created an innovation lab in which we have developed the Common Optical Distribution Architecture (CODA) in order to successfully execute a proof of concept. d. To perform a successful proof of concept, SSC Pacific will utilize the innovation lab to provide the backbone infrastructure for commercially available communications technology. The infrastructure serves two purposes; it demonstrates a single infrastructure that will accommodate the latest in wired and wireless technology. It also provides a platform in which various technologies can be showcased and demonstrated (such as an RFID system monitoring personnel within the innovation center). The innovation lab is looking for COTS equipment that can be easily integrated on an Ethernet Network. e. Based on the information received, the Government may issue Bailment Agreements to receive certain technologies for development and testing at various facilities. 3. SPECIFIC INFORMATION REQUESTED a. The intent of this RFI is to obtain information regarding the ability to provide COTS wired and wireless equipment for a research and development project, on behalf of the Department of the Navy. Specifically, the US Navy is seeking feedback and comments from industry on commercially available wired and wireless technologies that the US Navy could possibly leverage in a demonstration environment. These technologies could eventually be deployed onboard US Navy ships to support day-to-day operations or specific missions. Specific feedback and comments from industry regarding the ability of each technology to coexist with other in close quarters. b. Specific technologies sought: - WiFi (wireless access points, routers, adapters and bridges, etc.) - RFID (building entry, asset and material control, personnel tracking, etc) - CCTV (broadcast HD via IP similar to hospitality service, video on demand (VOD), internet protocol television (IPTV), etc.) - Biometrics (fingerprint /retina scanning/etc) - Cellular (macro, pico or femto base station, 10 rack units (RU) or smaller, 60 watts power output or less, LTE, support for 10 simultaneous active devices (smart phones, tablets, etc.), voice, data and messaging services, stand-alone private 3rd Generation (3G), 4th Generation (4G), Long Term Evolution (LTE) based systems and mobile devices that operate on such systems.} - Wireless Sensors (area, machine health, air and temperature monitoring, data logging, etc.) - Inventory Control (barcode readers/etc - Mobile Device Application Development (commercial applications for Navy specific use such as technical manuals, training, etc) - Telemedical (store-and-forward, remote monitoring and real-time interactive services via hand-held devices) - Wireless Mesh Networks (to support voice, data and video communications) - Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) (active DAS for shipboard or large building coverage) 4. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: In an effort to gather information in a manner which can be analyzed, the US Navy is requesting responses in two separate Sections (1) General Information; and (2) General Feedback and Comments regarding the proposed concept and products indicated (optional). a. Instructions for Section 1: General Information Provide responses to the following: - Company name - Full address - Telephone and FAX numbers - Identify the name, title, phone number and email address of the primary contact person - Brief overview of your company including number of years in business, number of employees, nature of business and description of clients. - Identify any parent corporation and/or subsidiaries, if appropriate - Give a description of the technologies or services your company is proposing to provide for this research and development project. NOTE: No cost or pricing information should be provided. Any received will be deleted and destroyed. b. Instructions for Section 2: General Feedback and Comments Responses to this section are OPTIONAL. Please provide any feedback/comments that your company feels would enhance the proposed CODA project, including but not limited to additional relevant COTS communication technologies not specifically referenced in Paragraph 3 above. c. Interested parties shall submit an electronic copy of their responses via the eCommerce website. The due date and time for submission of responses is Monday, July 1, 2013, 1:00pm PST. NOTE: Please limit your responses to 15 single-sided pages. d. In order to move the information gathering along in a meaningful, timely, organized manner, the following cannot and will not be considered: - Responses sent by any other mechanism (such as hard copy responses, telephonic responses, facsimile responses or hand-delivery responses) - Responses sent to any other email addresses. - Sales brochures, videos and other marketing information materials - White papers 5. QUESTIONS AND POINT OF CONTACT Questions of a technical nature regarding this RFI may be sent to Jeremy Shull at Jeremy.Shull@navy.mil.
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