SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- CORE SESSION POLICY ROUTING FOR SOFT SWITCH BACKBONE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2023 12:55:59 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY FORT MEADE MD 20755-0549 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20755-0549
- Solicitation Number
- 622369963
- Response Due
- 4/13/2023 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/28/2023
- Point of Contact
- Michelle L. Rand
- E-Mail Address
-
michelle.l.rand.civ@mail.mil
(michelle.l.rand.civ@mail.mil)
- Description
- DISA is seeking information on technology upgrades and solutions to the existing Soft Switch backbone network infrastructure operated within the Department of Defense (DoD). The objective is to introduce a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based policy engine routing solution consisting of a primary and subtended instance of core policy engine technology that can ensure continuity of operations in the event of a single policy engine and/or Session Border Controller (SBC) failure. The SBCs and Policy Engines will be interconnected securely via the unclassified Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Internet Protocol (IP) backbone. DISA is seeking options where the policy engine solution could be deployed within a DoD data center, a FedRAMP IL5 hosted environment, or a hybrid combination. UPDATE #1: March 15, 2023 - Questions and Answers have been added to the RFI attachments. UPDATE #2: March 30, 2023 - Due date for RFI responses has been extended to April 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM ET. UPDATE #3: August 02, 2023 -�The DISA Soft Switch Backbone Modernization requirement will be competed via the Small Business (SB) Suite on the SETI IDIQ.� The RFP is anticipated to be posted in August 2023 with a projected award date of September 2023. The Government is NOT asking for additional responses.
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- SN06774451-F 20230804/230802230053 (samdaily.us)
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