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70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SOL Reference-Number-AFCARFI DUE 102099 POC Demetrius Smith, Contract Specialist, Phone 618-256-9266, Fax 618-256-5237, Email demetrius.smith@scott.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-AFCARFI&LocID=468. E-MAIL: Demetrius Smith, demetrius.smith@scott.af.mil. OFFADD: AFCA/TCBB, 203 W. Losey St, Rm 2000, Scott AFB IL 62225-5238 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION POC: John Shannon, 618-256-4485/Electronics Engineer DESC: This announcment constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis and market research. Information obtained as a result of this synopsis is for planning purposes only and shall be provided at no cost to the Government. It does not constitute an invitation for sealed bid or request for proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government is currently conducting a market survey and analysis of government-off-the-shelf and commercial-off-the-shelf products that can meet the requirements for network-to-network Virtual Private Networking (VPN). VPN gateway products provide Air Force remote network users secure access to base-level networks. The products must meet the following requirements: 1) available via an existing competively-procured Government contract open to Air Force use; 2) use cryptomodules thathave been validated under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Module Validation Program as meeting the requirements for Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-1, overall Level 2 or higher, or meet criteria for National Security Agency (NSA) Type 2 or Type 1 encryption; 3) compatible with Department of Defense Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) X.509 v3 certificates; 4) compatible with Microsoft NT, Windows 95/98 and UNIX environments; 5) interface with Ethernet II or 802.3 standards at either 10 or 100 megabits per second; and 6) centralized gateway management and access control. Vendor information should include the total Air Force procurement cost for a solution which supports 200 simultaneous sessions. Cost information should also indicate the 5-year sustainment costs (warranty/maintenance/software upgrades) and other life-cycle cost information (e.g., per year manpower demands for operation). Additional information requested includes: throughput speed; redundancy or fail-over design; overall system reboot time; management tools (HP OpenView, Tivoli, proprietary, etc); product scalability; and any additional features of the product (integrated firewall, integrated router, addition network interfaces, etc). Businesses responding to the market research are requested to provide information regarding what they have available meeting the above requirements within 30 days after the posting date of this notice. Potential vendors may express interest, make comments and ask questions via electronic mail or fax comments or questions to the Air Force Communications Agency, Network Product Evaluation Branch, at AFCA-TCBB@scott.af.mil, FAX (618) 256-4485. All comments and questions must be in writing and must identify the company source, contact person, and telephone number. EMAILADD: AFCA-TCBB@scott.af.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto:AFCA-TCBB@scott.af.mil EMAILDESC: Air Force">Air Force</A> Communications Agency, Network Product Evaluation Branch, Scott AFB IL Posted 09/21/99 (D-SN382751). (0264)

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