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D -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVER AND INTEGRATION SOL 1422660R961005 DUE 090996 POC Ronald Corsi, Contracting Officer, (303)236-0226. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 1422660R961005, an RFP, incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 90-39. SIC 7373. Small Business Size $14.5 million annual receipts. 100% small business set-aside. The system shall provide a cost effective, secure method for BLM employees to asynchronously dial into and out of the BLM National Centers' Novell network, access network peripherals such as CD-ROM servers and INTERNET WEB servers, and execute network software at response times acceptable to BLM (near Ethernet). The proposed system shall possess the capability to add network fax services across multiple file servers. The communication system shall host remote node and remote LAN dial-in sessions in IPX, IP, and AppleTalk protocols, and support legacy terminal services. The telecommunications components of the communication system shall be configured to support a fully channelized digital T1 circuit and all modems shall operate at a minimum of 28,800 bps. The contractor shall supply all DSUs / CSUs and any other equipment necessary to terminate the T1 circuit. The proposed communication system shall be configured to provide full functionality in concert with the National Center's security firewall. BLM employees and approved public personnel network rights will be defined by BLM management and managed using Novell NETWARE Connect (supplied by the contractor as part of the communication system). Dial out capability shall be provided by the same system. All components of the system shall provide an upgrade path to support ISDN. The system shall be capable of operating with a mixture of analog asynchronous and ISDN PRI/BRI synchronous circuits for future dial in/out service. All components shall be of a rack mount design and be installed in an industry standard RETMA cabinet. Patch panels, dual internal power supplies, cooling fans and all necessary power cords and cabling necessary to configure a working system shall be delivered and installed by the vendor. The entire communications system shall be assembled, configured, tested, delivered and installed at the BLM National Center's site as part of the contract. The communications server shall conceptually be configured as a 25 user, Novell NETWARE 4.1 file server, minimum of 90MHz pentium processor speed. This same communications server shall perform the following functions: act as a multi protocol router, provide the NETWARE Connect dial in/dial out asynchronous modem sharing software capable of ISDN upgrade, support 24 v.34 asynchronous digital T1 connections (capable of ISDN upgrade), and the capability to establish a minimum of 32 ports for increased modem access. The communications server shall be configured to support a minimum of eight 80486DX4 100MHz communications processor chips for remote access/control of network applications with the ability to easily increase the number of processors by inserting additional boards. A portion of the communications server shall be configured to provide SNMP management of the operational environment as it pertains to the communications server hardware. Items such as processor status, bus voltage, fuse status internal temperature and fan rotation shall be monitored. Contractor shall provide remote communications software for host and viewers. A minimum of eight remote communications host licenses and 50 viewer licenses shall be provided to BLM. In addition to permitting remote users to dial in and select a processor board within the communications chassis to execute network applications, the communications server shall be configured to allow remote users to select the processor on a specified desktop computer to run remote network applications. The communications server shall provide the capability to dial out of the National Center's Novell network utilizing terminal emulation software. The communications server module shall be equal to or better than the CUBIX model FT2, in accordance with the above. The vendor shall provide an SNMP compliant, rack mountable digital T1 interface with an integral CSU/DSU configured to support 24 lines from a fully channelized T1 carrier. The T1 line interface unit (LIU) shall incorporate the CSU/DSU and T1 multiplexer functions into one single unit and shall be compliant with all AT&T and ANSI specifications for standard T1 transmission lines. The T1 LIU shall be capable of both SF and ESF framing modes, bipolar RZ AMI or B8ZS line codes, a line rate of 1.544 Mbps, and provide monitoring and diagnostics capabilities according to AT&T publication 54016 or ANSI T1.403. The T1 interface unit and modem bank shall be capable of remote network management for monitoring, control, and configurations via standard SNMP software systems such as IBM Netview 6000 and HP OpenView for UNIX and PC's. In addition, the T1 interface unit and modem bank shall provide local and remote access via VT-100 screens and Telnet to manage, control and configure all functions and device cards in the system. The T1 interface unit shall be equal to or better than the Motorola model 925, in accordance with the above. The vendor shall provide a minimum of two full days (16 hours) of comprehensive on site training to BLM network staff to include all components of the communications system as well as the entire software management suite. The vendor shall provide one year on site warranty on the communication server. Warranty on the T1 interface equipment can be provided by either the integrator or the manufacturer of the interface unit. All warranty service shall be provided with a maximum response time of four hours during normal business hours. The vendor shall be a fully qualified integrator that employs a minimum of one Novell ECNE and one Novell CNE. The system is to be delivered, FOB destination, and installed at the BLM National Centers, Building 50, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225. Installation shall begin within 45 days after contract award and shall be completed with in 15 days after installation begins. Offerors shall propose pricing for the following contract line item numbers (CLINS): 1001 Communications Server - 1 ea. (including all cabling, etc. and installation), 1002 Novell Netware Connect Software - 1 cy, 1003A Remote Communications Software (Host) - 8 cy, 1003B Remote Communications Software (Viewer) - 50 cy, 1004 Rack Mountable T1 Interface - (including all cabling, etc. and installation) - 1 ea., 1005 Training - 1 class, and 1006 Integration of All CLINS to Provide a Turnkey System. The following provisions and addenda as noted apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 (offerors are to include a completed copy of this provision with their offer), 52.212-4, and 52.212-5 including 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3. A single firm fixed price contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Evaluation factors are technical capability to meet the Governments requirements and price. Offers shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at the address listed above, by 4:00 p.m., local time September 11, 1996. The Contracting Officer listed above may be contacted for information regarding this solicitation. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0236)

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