SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Coast Guard Fleet Broadband Airtime Support
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (CG-912), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (CG-912), 1900 Half Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20593-0001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20593-0001
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG79-13-I-FLTBDSUPPORT
- Archive Date
- 5/4/2013
- Point of Contact
- Cherish D Driver, Phone: 703-313-5382
- E-Mail Address
-
cherish.d.driver@uscg.mil
(cherish.d.driver@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a sole source synopsis being released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10: Market Research and FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This is restricted to only one source. The Government intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Segovia, INC 'dba' InmarsatGov. This Synopsis does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is not at this time seeking proposals, and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S.) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Synopsis. All costs associated with responding to this Synopsis will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to the Synopsis. Responses to the Synopsis will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Synopsis does not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposal (RFP), when issued; however, the RFP will be solicated as a sole source only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e) responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Synopsis and any future RFP. SCOPE: The USCG C4IT Service Center, Telecommunications Information Systems Command (TISCOM) has a requirement to provide connectivity to the Coast Guard Data Network (CGONE) to mobile assets (cutters, airplanes and portable networking kits). These assets when underway, airborne or deployed abroad leverage Inmarsat's Advances Services (Fleet Broadband, Swift Broadband, BGAN) portfolio of air time and support services to provide the path to the Coast Guard Multi-Protocol Labeled Switching GuardianNet network. The GuardianNet network then backhauls all Inmarsat Advances Services connections to the CGONE network. The entire path thus allows our forward deplayed units the ability to conduct their multi-mission tasking. This design and connectivity path is installed and has been in effect since 2009. The Period of Performance (POP) includes a 60 month or 5 year ordering period from date of award. Segovia, INC ‘dba' InmarsatGov 600 Herndon Parkway Herndon, VA 20170 InmarsatGov is currently providing the aforementioned Advanced Services air time and support services. Description of Supplies/Services: The Coast Guard uses Fleet Broadband (FB), Swift-64 and BGAN services to support underway cutters, aircraft and Portable SIPRNET Kits (PSK). These services are part of the Inmarsat family of services available commercially. The aviation Swift-64 service is a dial-on-demand service and is being upgraded to the Swift Broadband (SB) Inmarsat service. All Inmarsat services to the Coast Guard are supported 24x7 by the InmarsatGov Network Operations Security Center (NOSC). Each Coast Guard asset with an Inmarsat terminal has a unique Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) that allows tracking of air time. Inmarsat provides a database to the Coast Guard customer that allows tracking of SIM MB levels and performance and activity state of any Coast Guard terminal SIM. The purpose of this contract is to obtain Inmarsat Advanced Service (Fleet Broadband, Swift Broadband, BGAN) data Single Corporate Access Plans (SCAPs). The vendor shall provide access to a portal for SCAP and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) status and SIM reporting across all services. The vendor shall also provide the government with access to 24x7 support for all services. The contractor shall provide air time coverage for the following latitude and longitude (70°N to 70°S) satellite network to connect their installed terminal equipment to a shore Inmarsat Earth Station. The Inmarsat Earth Station uses a secure government network called the Inmarsat Government Network (IGN) to pass the Coast Guard asset connections to the co-located Coast Guard Multi-Protocol Labeled Switching (MPLS) routers at the Inmarsat Earth Station. The MPLS routers then route the Coast Guard calls via a network called GuardianNet. The GuardianNet network routes the Coast Guard data to the Coast Guard Data Network (CGONE). It is the Coast Guard's intension to purchase air time for up to 50 cutters and up to 40 aircraft. There will be airtime SCAPS for each service (FB, SB, BGAN) and the NOSC and database SIM/SCAP tracking will not be charged. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number is 517410 and the business size is $30,000,000.00 Responses: Any response to this sole source synopsis shall be submitted by 20 April 2013.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TISCOM, 7323 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22315, United States
- Zip Code: 22315
- Zip Code: 22315
- Record
- SN03028988-W 20130406/130404234932-fe4d00be429789664ebc46408525915f (fbodaily.com)
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