Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road,Mail Stop 285, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591

70 -- INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER SOL RFI98WRSS1005 DUE 071798 POC Rita A. Leach, MS-285, (650) 329-4162 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, rleach@usgs.gov. This is a sources sought synopsis/request for information which was originally published in the Commerce Business daily o/a 5/27/98. The U.S. Geological Survey is interested in qualified, responsible vendors who have the capability of meeting the following requirements. Alternate suggestions are also welcome. Deadline for responses is Friday, July 17, 1998. The U.S. Geological Survey is interested in investigating options for providing Internet and remote access services to its employees via local or toll free dial access from remote office, field or travel locations throughout the country. This request for information is intended to determine what services are available from Internet Service providers (ISPs), and the scope of those services. Respondents should address their ability to provide the following required services. Responses should include methodologies for providing each function or capability, and (if possible) provide associated cost estimates or breakdowns. Respondents should also provide information on their ability to offer any or all of the "optional" item, and any associated details and estimated pricing, if possible. Required Items: 1) Users must be able to individually change their own password. 2) Minimum modem speeds of 33.6kpbs, with 56kbps within one year. 3) Provides local dial access in the cities listed in Attachment 1. 4) Must have 800 access (toll free) for cities not providing local dial access. 5) Must allow registration of users to be controlled by selected USGS personnel. 6) Vendor provides telephone support between the business hours of 8:00 a.m. EDT and 8:00 p.m. EDT (to allow West Coast users support until 5:00 p.m. PDT). 7) All user logins will be encrypted when sent over the network. 8) Each registered user is to provide a unique userid that can be used to access the service nationwide. Vendor generates unique userids. 9) Vendor provides single bill that references all registered users. 10) Vendor provides online access directory lookup services of local dial access numbers for all cities supported. This lookup service is minimally available via an 800 number service. 11) Vendor furnishes workstation configuration instructions for all platforms identified in Attachment 3. These instructions are available online (e.g. web site). 12) All registered users are allowed to call the technical help line. Optional Items: 1) Supports ISDN services. 2) Supports ADSL services. 3) Provides local dial access to the extended list of cities in Attachment 2. 4)Vendor can provide bills broken down into at least five separate categories (identified by USGS). Invoices are submitted to five (or more) USGS accounts. 5) Help line is provided and staffed by technical personnel 7 x 24. 6) Session encryption is available for selected user (e.g. administrative applications) upon request. 7) Vendor provides overview of technology upgrade strategy. 8) Vendor provides web-based local number access directory lookup service. See Numbered Note 25. (0160)

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