Defense Mapping Agency, ATTN: PCA/D-88, MRS. JEAN APPEL, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003

Z -- NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOL DMA 100-96-R-5021 DUE 021096 POC Ms. Jean Appel, Contracting Officer, (301) 227-2295 The Defense Mapping Agency is conducting a market survey for the most cost efficient/effective Network Managment System (NMS) capable of fault isolating, troubleshooting and managing all of DMA's communications infrastructure. Configuration: DMA currently utilizes a secure, long haul telecommunications network sub-divided into four security levels including Sensitive Unclassified Information (SUI), Collateral (Secret and Top Secret), and Sensitive Comparmented Information (SCI). Components primarily consist of Ascom Timeplex communications equipment including Link/2 Multiplexers, DTM 48 Time Division/Statistical Multiplexers; Series III Microplexers; TX3 Superhubs; Transport 3001 T1 DSU/CSUs; Enterprise Routers (5 & 15s); and Access Routers supplemented with some 3COM and Cisco routers. Each security level maintains its own seperate telecommunications and cryptographic equipment and connects to BLACK multiplexing equipment which supports the aggregated wide area telecommunications links between the DMA components and external organizations. Major nodes are interconnected via leased T3 circuits and smaller nodes are connected via T1 circuits. This telecommunications network is centrally managed at the DMA Bethesda, Maryland site. The The SUI portion of the DMA network provides DMA's administrative support both DOS/Windows and Macintosh computers at all DMA facilities. The SUI currently supports e-mail, file transfers, data base sharing, client server applications, INTERNET access, and various remote data base access. Services are provided by Novell, Windows NT and UNIX servers. The SUI utilizes 3COM Netbuilder I and II routers for local connectivity and the Timeplex multiplexer equipment for wide area connectivity. Local SUI equipment consists primarily of Cabletron's Micro and Mini Module Access Concentrators (MMAC-3,5 & 8 and MiniMAC). The Secure Voice Exchange Network (SVEN) is a digital private automated branch exchange using Harris 20/20 Digital Electronic switches. There are four major nodes connected by the Timeplex multiplexer equipment. Network Managment Features Requested: 1. The NMS should be able to manage all security levels from a single station. The NMS should be fully accredited to operate as designed. 2. The NMS should be protocol independent. 3. The NMS should be multi-vendor capable. 4. The NMS should be capable of managing and programming all portions of DMA'S network as described above. 5. The NMS should be capable of fault isolating and troubleshooting all portions of the DMA network. The NMS should be able to isolate problems to the circuit board level. Once detected, the NMS should be able to determine the condition of the device or circuit board and diagnose the problem including determining whether the problem is hardware or software related. 6. The NMS should be able to model all network devices in DMA'S network including the cable plant. 7. The NMS should provide distributed access for multiple users at various levels of access based on geography and access rights. 8. The NMS should provide intelligent alarm filtering. 9. The NMS should collect and provide data analyzing tools to assist in network planning. 10. The NMS should provide Trouble Ticket generation and tracking capability. 11. The NMS should be able to archive faults and network configurations. 12. The NMS should provide IP managment. 13. The NMS shall be existing technology. (0023)

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