DISA/DITCO/DTS11, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406

D -- TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES -- EIGHT STRANDS OF FIBER POC Darlene K. Fry, 628-229-9494 WEB: fryd@disa.scott.mil, fryd@disa.scott.mil. The purpose of this synopsis is to determine if there are sources available who either have the required eight strands of fiber in place, or will have them in place by June 2000. Any company who can meet this requirement is requested to fax a capability statement to DITCO/DTS11, Attn: Darlene Fry, Facsimile 618-229-9507 no later than 01 Jun 00. The vendor shall provide an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) format or other cost effective means of the life cycle of the assets acquired, eight (8) fiber strands that will constitute a DoD, Federal government operated SONET Right from Sacramento to Beale AFB, CA. This SONET Ring will be made light-wave functional and operational and maintained by the Government or the Government's contractor. The vendor shall be required to provide local separate limited access facilities and access by the Government's contracator at each terminus or drop/add locations (listed below) and any additional light wave rengeration/repeater sites specified by the DoD on behalf of the Federal government. The vendor shall provide full operations level maintenance of the physical plant (inside/outside) including all fiber cable (inclusive of the acquired eight fiber strands) and supporting cable and equipment necessary to operate continuously a SONET Ring from Sacramento, CA to Beale AFB, CA and return. This requirement for access includes terminus and add/drop points at Beale AFB, Wheatland, Marysville, Yuba, Rio Linda, Lincoln, Davis, Dixon, Sacramento, and Highland, as a minimum. The vendor will allow for and where specified, provide access to fiber interconects and/or termination equipment at each government specified location. In addition at each location, the vendor will provide space, power and access to government-provided light-wave regeneration/repeater equipment. The vendor will assist in location of government fiber related equipment in their location identified at government specified distances, as specified in the DoD SONET engineering specifications. The vendor will provide fiber and cable and termination devices and other equipment as specified by the government as necessary and required to provide access to and operate the DoD SONET Ring. The vendor will provide the SONET Ring operational network management data to the DoD transmission management unit specified by the Government to the Beale AFB, CA technical control facility, managing the on-site operational aspects of the proposed SONET Ring. The equipment will meet current NORTEL SDMS interface standards and published DISA SONET transmission specifications. The fiber strands and related equipment will be housed in separate accessible work areas within vendor and/or DoD government facilities. All fiber connectivity must be in place for all the sites specified in this document no later than June 2000. Posted 05/15/00 (W-SN454713). (0136)

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