NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

70 -- IES NETWORK UPGRADE SOL 8-P-5-15-76916 POC Contact Gladys Franklin, GP26-E, 205-544-0331 NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for IES Network Upgrade -- Item 1 Multimode FDD1-32M, Intergraph Part Number 74011-32 or equal -- Quantity 2 each -- Specifications -- Shall provide two multimode FDDI interface modules with 32MB of memory -- FDDI modules must interface to the present IES Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN) and also interface to the Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 FDDI DAS or SAS fiber switching modules.--.Item 2 -- 10 BaseT to AUI Media Translator, Intergraph Part Number FINF78405 or equal --Shall provide the following interface modules and cables to a Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 or equivalent: One 10 BASE-T to AUI media translator -- Quantity 1 each -- Item 3-- IMR 4000, Intergraph Part Number FINF627 or equal -- Quantity 1 each -- Specifications -- Provide one Intergraph Multiprotocol Router (IMR) 4000 or equal. The Intergraph Multiprotocol Router 4000 is a multiprotocol router and/or bridge which provides multi-network connectivity for LAN-to-LAN as well as LAN-to-WAN applications -- The IMR 4000 chassis is a modular chassis which has available expansion slots.-- The IMR 4000 can be configured to support up to 8 LAN or 16 WAN connections and shall be installed as a table top or a rack mounted unit. Item 4-- Dual Ethernet for IMR 4000, Intergraph Part Number FINF644 or equal -- Shall provide three dual ethernet modules that interfaces to a IMR 4000 -- Quantity 3 each --Item 5 -- FDDI for IMR 4000, Intergraph Part Number FINF656 or equal -- Shall provide one FDDI interface for the IMR 4000.-- Quantity 1 each --Item 6 -- 10M FDDI single attached FSD-FDDI ST cables, Intergraph Part Number FINF7235 or equal -- Provide four 10M FDDI single attached FSD-FDDI ST cables are required --Quantity 4 each -- Item 7 -- Plaintree WaveSwitch 100-8-Ethernet Hub, Intergraph Part Number FINF790 or equal Quantity 1 each --Specifications -- Shall Include 16, 10Mbps 10BaseT Ethernet ports and up to two high-speed ports.-- Support an internal switching capacity of 100Mbps, all Ethernet ports must intercommunicate at wire speed of 10Mbps simultaneously.--Fully comply with the IEEE 802.3 and 802.1d (transparent bridging) standards which includes filtering or redirection of a particular address, protection against bad frames and fragments and spanning tree capabilities -- Supports Enhanced Stored and Forward switching technology as opposed to cut through (or cross point) switching.-- The two modular slots shall support Fast Ethernet or FDDI (DAS and SAS connectivity) -- Each high speed interface must be a distinct switched segment along with the 16 other ports.--The FDDI-to-Ethernet capability must fully support IP fragmentation (RFC 830 and 1191 standards).-- In addition, a Store-and Forward procedure is required to ensure frame continuity whenever a frame must be moved from a low speed LAN to a high speed LAN -- The maximum filtering rate per ethernet port shall be 14,880 packets per second (pps). The maximum filtering rate per WaveBus port shall be 150,000 pps. The maximum forwarding rate shall be 150,000 pps -- Item 8--FDDI (SAS) Fiber Switch Module, Intergraph Part Number FINF785 or equal Shall provide the following interface modules and cable to a Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 or equivalent: -- One FDDI SAS fiber switching modules --Quantity 1 each -- Item 9 -- SC-FSD Cable Assembly, Intergraph Part Number MCBLZ06-08 or equal -- Shall provide the following interface modules and cable to a Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 or equivalent: One SC-FSD cable assembly --Quantity 1 each -- Item 10 -- 10 Baset Patch Cable 7 ft., Intergraph Part Number MCBLU14 or equal -- Shall provide the following interface modules and cable to a Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 or equivalent: -- One 10 Base T 7 ft., patch cable -- Quantity 1 each -- Item 11 -- Crossover Cable Adapter, Intergraph Part Number FINF649 or equal -- Shall provide the following interface modules and cables to a Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 or equivalent:-- One crossover adapter --Item 12 -- 20M Thick Ethernet Drop Cable Intergraph Part Number MCBL790 or equal -- Shall provide the following interface modules and cables to a Plaintree WaveSwitch 100 or equivalent:-- Seven 20M Tick Ethernet Drop Cable -- Quantity 7 each -- Installation, integration and documentation will be required -- FIPS-PUBS -- 1-2, 16-1, 17-1, 107 -- Applicable as appropriate -- Delivery 90 Days -- Complete specifications will be included in the RFO -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Requests for copies of the RFO must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9080 or by Internet e-mail to gladys franklin@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- The solicitation and any related documents to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. 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