Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

D -- INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER SOL N66604-00-R-6225 DUE 090800 POC C. Boehler, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1489; FAX (401) 832-4820. WEB: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Carol Boehler, Contracting Officer, boehlercg@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport requires a dedicated turnkey gateway system to be used to link NUWCnet and its computer systems to the Internet. The gateway system shall connect NUWCnet to the Internet through a national network with a minimum of OC-3 architecture, support WAN routing protocols via high-speed communication line(s), and provide a protocol router and its required interfaces to serve as a gateway, as well as network support services. The contractor shall provide the following: a dedicated Internet protocol router with appropriate interfaces to connect the local network (NUWCnet) to the external communications line; high-speed (minimum T1) line(s) linking the local network, NUWCnet AS89 core router, to the remote Internet; homing to a local Point of Presence (POP); connectivity to a national backbone with a minimum OC-3 architecture owned and managed by the vendor; BGP service and peering requirements including BGP transit advertisements from AS89 and direct private peering agreements with multiple national backbone providers along with direct public peering sites; CSU/DSU hardware required at the site (NUWCDIVNPT) to support all connections; any required cabling; any required gateway hardware located at the remote vendor site. The contractor shall provide user documentation manuals for the installed gateway system. This documentation shall also include procedures for network segregation and isolation for security issues. Notification of updates/revisions shall be provided as they occur. The Contractor shall provide such connection to NUWC to allow for connection to the Internet. The Contractor shall maintain the end-to-end service and provide high performance mesh, speed, and capacity. In addition, the Contractor shall provide a detailed description of the connection services, a detailed network map containing nodes and hops, all hardware components and cabling. Notification of updates/revisions shall be provided as they occur. The Contractor shall provide support serviceson a 24 hour, 7 day basis, including monitoring of network activity, periodic network statistics, remote site support, "hotline" services, and on-line trouble-shooting. The Contractor shall provide this functionality in conjunction with their network operation center, which will be responsible for the coordination of the mentioned services and staffed by personnel having appropriate qualifications. When problems arise at either the contractor's site or the Government's site, a ticket/reference number shall be generated and the NUWC point of contact shall be notified via e-mail and/or fax describing the problem. Periodic updates shall be provided until the problem has been resolved, at which point all shall be notified. If a problem arises which requires the services of a third party vendor, the contractor shall be responsible for notification and all support required. Since the functions of the Contractor's network operations center are directly related to the functions of NUWC's network operation center, they should work closely with on-line trouble-shooting, and consulting services during NUWC's normal working hours (0630 -- 1630 EST, Monday through Friday). This will be a firm-fixed price contract for one base year period and four (4) one-year option periods. Line items include one-time costs for a router to be procured and installed, and options for four capacity levels -- 1.54 Mbps, 3 Mbps, 4.5 Mbps, and 6 Mbps. Present capacity is 3 Mbps. GTE Internetworking is the current provider under Contract N66604-99-C-0006. The option under that contract ends 31 September 2000. Procedures per FAR Parts 12 and 13 will be followed. The Request for Proposals will be released 14 August 2000, closing 8 September 2000, and awarded the last week of September 2000. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government will evaluate technical capability and price. Accordingly, offerors must submit a technical proposal as required by the solicitation with the completed solicitation document. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Estimated RFP release date: 8/11/00; SIC Code: 4899. Posted 08/08/00 (W-SN483433). (0221)

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