DISA/DITCO/DTS22 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225- 5406

D -- ASYMMETRICAL CIRCUITS BETWEEN THULE TRACKING STATION, THULE GREENLAND, ONIZUKA AIR STATION, CA; FALCON AIR FORCE BASE, CO AND CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, CO SOL DCA200-98-R-0006 DUE 121597 POC Jane Uhles, 618-229-9458 The Defense Information Contracting Organization is acquiring the following. The contractor shall have full end-to-end (i.e., service demarcation point to service demarcation point) responsibility for the provision, engineering, furnishing, installation, test, performance, and maintenance of facilities and equipment necessary to provide the following. The primary communication services requested are two asymmetrical dedicated (full-period) digital transmission services between Thule Tracking Station (TTS) Thule, Greenland; Onizuka Air Station (OAS), Sunnyvale, CA and Falcon Air Force Base (FAFB), CO. These two asymmetrical services are comprised of a total of five simplex cirucits. 1.544 Mbps communication services requested are four separate 1.544 Mbps circuits between TTS and OAS, FAFB, and Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, CO. One asymmetrical service between TTS, OAS and FAFB is comprised of the following three simplex circuits: One dedicated (full-period) simplex 6.144 Mbps digital circuit transmitted/broadcast from TTS to OAS. One dedicated (full-period) simplex 384 Kbps digital circuit transmitted from OAS to TTS. One dedicated (full-period) simplex 384 Kbps digital circuit transmitted from FAFB to TTS. One asymmetrical service between TTS and OAS is comprised of the following two simplex circuits: One dedicated (full-period) simplex 3.072 Mbps digital circuit transmitted from TTS to OAS. One dedicated (full-period) simplex 384 Kbps digital circuit transmitted from OAS to TTS. Diversity requirements are specified. Diversity is defined as routing over geographically distinct paths such that no single point failure on the primary communication service would affect the availability of either of the 1.544 Mbps communication services or vice versa. The contract period is: if awarded on a multi year basis: three year base period with seven one year options to extend or if awarded on an annual year basis: one year base with nine one year options to extend. Thule Greenland has a short construction period and severe weather conditions. Contractors will be given a two year implementation period. Offerors may obtain copies of the RFP by requesting them in writing from DITCO/DTS22, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406, ATTN: Jane Uhles. SIC CODE is 4813. Please indicate in your letter of request your business size under this SIC CODE. (0282)

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