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60 -- PROTOCOL ANALYZERS-SYNCHRONOUS OPTICAL NETWORK (SONET)/ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) TEST EQUIPMENT SOL DCA100-97-R-0007 DUE 111896 POC Cynthia Murphy, Contract Specialist, (703) 607-6889; George Robertson, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-4603. Fax at (703) 607-4340/41. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION, PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Sealed offers in original and one (1) copy for furnishing the supplies will be received at NCRCO, Attn: DN4 (Cynthia Murphy), 701 S. Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199 until 2:00 p.m. (local time) 09 December 1996. This acquisition for protocol analyzer systems is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under solicitation DCA100-97-R-0007 and is a total small business set-aside under SIC code 3825. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-32. The following is a description of the protocol analyzer requirements to be acquired: 0001, Purchase a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of ten (10) commercial off-the-shelf protocol analyzers for link testing of communications links operating on the Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) system. ITEMS WHICH DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION MAY BE FOUND TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO RELEASE ANY FURTHER TECHNICAL DATA. OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT TECHNICAL LITERATURE AND A DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE WITHOUT DISCUSSION THAT THE OFFERED ITEMS MEET GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. Must run tests over both fiber optic and copper communications lines. They must also be capable of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) testing or be upgradeable for ATM testing via pug in modules. System must meet the following salient characteristics: General: 1) Must be portable, but capable of being mounted in a standard 19-inch communications equipment rack, 2) Must support connectors with the following data rates: FC for OC-1 and OC-3, Mini-bantum for DS-1, and Coaxial (weco 310) for DS-3 and STS-1, 3) Must have printer capability, 4) Must support an ATM upgrade at all levels, 5) Perform basic protocol analysis, 6) Perform Ethernet, token-ring, and router testing, 7) Must support ISDN, PRI, BRI testing. Fiber Optic Testing: 1) Measure the receive frequency, 2) Measure power levels, 3) Perform bit error rate testing (BERT), 4) Data Rates: OC-1, OC-3, and OC-12, 5) Must be upgradeable to handle data rates up to, and including OC-48, 6) Verify clocking integrity, insertion loss and conformance testing of SONET, 7) Identify section, line, path, and virtual tributary errors, 8) Check optical return losses. Copper Testing: 1) Measure the receive frequency, 2) Measure power levels, 3) Perform bit error rate testing (BERT), 4) Data rates: DS-0, DS-1, DS-3, and STS-1, 5) Identify framing, line ending, and logical errors. The delivery schedule for this product will be thirty (30) days after date of award (ADAD). FOB Destination delivery shall be at a location in the Washington, D.C. area to be provided with award document. Offerors shall propose their commercial warranty and all shipping costs are to be included in the proposed price. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be the lowest price. All offerors shall submit a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 and DFAS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO-A7 rated order under DPAS (15 CFR 700). The points of contact for information regarding this solicitation are Cynthia Murphy at (703) 607-6889 or George Robertson at (703) 607-4603. The FAR clause 52.212-5-Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues for Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation and the following additional FAR and DFARS clauses cited are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.215-14, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, and 52.222-37, DFAR 252.205-7000, 252.219-7003, 252.219-7005, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7007, 252.225-7012, 252.225-7014, 252.225-7036, 252.227-7015, 252.227-7037, and 252.233-7000. See Note 1 (0234). (0319)

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