US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), PGAS, Procurement Operations Division, 1325 East West Highway, Station 4301, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283

70 -- CENTRALIZED FDDI SWITCH/ROUTER SOL 52-DDNE-5-00198 DUE 100695 POC Helene Kram, Contract Specialist, 301/713-0839, Aileen B. Redding, Contracting Officer, 301/713-0839 The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA/NESDIS intends to issue an RFP on a ''Specific Make and Model'' basis for the purchase of the Alantec PowerHub and associated hardware and installation for use as a centralized Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) switch/router, for the Satellite Services Division at the WorldWeather Building, Camp Springs, MD. The centralized FDDI switch/router will facilitate the performance, redundancy and reliability features associated with the current WWB and Suitland campus network architecture. Associated hardware includes: Alantec Model 7010)01, 10-slot chassis with 4-slot power (1); Alantec Power Supply 7901-00 (Redundant Power) (4); Packet Engine 7101-00 (1); Dual FDDL Module 7302-00 (6); PowerSight (1/4'' TAPE) 1800-01, with installation and configuration (1); and PowerSight Maintenance 1800-SW. Requirements include: serve as a FDDI and Ethernet switch and concentrator; switching matrix or backplane bus able to handle at least 1.6 Gbps; ability to support up to 800,000 packets per second; provide a minimum of 10 FDDI ports, expandable to 16; all ports configurable to support Single Attach Station (SAS), Dual Attach Station (DAS) or dual-homed (SAS) attachment to a FDDI ring or concentrator; support SMT with SNMP translation; support bi-directional Ethernet/FDDI translation; support both bridging and IP routing on all ports; SNMP management support for all ports; support both single and multi-mode fiber port connections (ST and MIC connectors, respectively); redundant power supply system, with hot-shapable p/s modules and support for power load sharing/balancing; hot-shapable FDDI/Ethernet port cards; ANTI/A standards compliant; and provide seamless integration with existing Alantec Model 5001 PowerHubs. In addition, on-site installation and a one-year warranty are also required. Post award acceptance tests shall be required. A single award, fixed-price contract is anticipated. Any contractor who believes they can furnish another item(s) which will satisfy these requirements is invited to submit an affirmative response. To be considered an affirmative response, an offeror must submit a written narrative statement of capability, including data which demonstrates how their product will perform identically to the requested item(s) and integrate seamlessly with existing hardware, as noted above. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. Requests for the solicitation must be submitted, in writing, to the above address. Telephonic responses shall not be accepted. The following solicitation number should be referenced in your response: 52-DDNE-5-00198. Failure to respond as indicated above will result in the Government proceeding on the ''Specific Make & Model'' basis. This is a Small Business Set-Aside procurement. See Notes 1, 22. (0235)

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