Dyncorp I&ET, US EPA Wash Telecom Center (MC3707), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460

D -- HIGH-SPEED DATA CIRCUIT -- ARLINGTON, VA SOL 9701.112 DUE 050297 POC POC -- Steve McGuckin "mcguckin.steve@epamail.epa.gov" E-MAIL: click here to request copy of solicitation 9701.112, mcguckin.steve@epamail.epa.gov. DynCorp Information and Engineering Technology (DynCorp), in support of its on-site telecommunications CPAF contract (68-W2-0013) with the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), intends to subcontract for the provision a high speed circuit to connect two US EPA Office of Pesticides Programs buildings in Crystal City, VA: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway (Crystal Mall 2) with approximately 584 personnel, and 2805 Jefferson Davis Highway (Crystal Station) with approximately 258 personnel. EPA-occupied space in both buildings is leased through the General Services Administration (GSA) from Charles E. Smith and the Westfield Corporation, respectively. The distance between the buildings is approximately one-half mile. All OPP staff are attached to 16Mbps token ring LANs, which are linked to the rest of the EPA Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) through Novell File Servers (NFSs) connected, via 16Mbps token ring connections, to Cisco 7500s. OPP is currently served by approximately 17 NFSs spread between the two facilities. EPA has determined that the 1.544Mbps T-1 circuit connecting the two intra-building backbones does not provide adequate bandwidth to support remote client sessions. The EPA requires a dedicated, token ring repeater service that will provide a minimum of 16Mbps of native token ring throughput between the two current OPP locations (essentially, a consolidation of the two intra-building backbones into one). The required service must: 1) provide direct token ring connectivity and full compatibility with Cisco 7500 routers; 2) require neither source routing between the LANs nor any readdressing of the current IPX network; 3) have redundancy to minimize the risks associated with failure of the primary transmission media; 4) add no more than 5 milliseconds of packet latency to a 64KB frame sent from one end of the link to another, and then back to the origination point; and 5) be fully compatible with IEEE 802.5 token ring standards. The anticipated IFB issue date is 4/17/97. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. All requests for this solicitation must be via e-mail to "mcguckin.steve@epamail.epa.gov", and must reference the solicitation number. Solicitation distribution will be via return e-mail. (0092)

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