58 -- VOICE OVER INTERNET/INTRANET PROTOCOL (VOIP) TWO-WAY RADIO NETWORK

Notice Date

December 27, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices/Procurement Services Division (DO/PSD), Procurement Services Division (PSD), 1310 G Street, N.W., Suite 400 East, Washington, DC, 20220

ZIP Code

20220

Solicitation Number

A-02-0015

Response Due

February 11, 2002

Point of Contact

Norman Wakefield, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-622-9391, Fax 202-622-2343, Email norman.wakefield@do.treas.gov -- Norman Wakefield, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-622-9391, Fax 202-622-2343, Email norman.wakefield@do.treas.gov

Description

The Departmental Offices, U. S. Department of the Treasury, intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to E. F. Johnson, Co., Waseca, MN for the development and verification of a Voice Over Internet/Intranet Protocol (VOIP) Two-Way Radio network to be employed by the Department of the Treasury as part of their new technology verification program. The service shall include the following: Provide assistance in determining the definitions and requirements of the wire-line network; Support in the analysis and design of the back haul network and site inter-connection strategy; Recommendation and sizing of Commercial Off the Shelf equipment needed to construct the network; On-site support with the installation, alignment and configuration of the wire-line network; Co-development of the System Acceptance Plan; Support in executing the System Acceptance Plan, including evaluation of the Results; Recommendations regarding system optimization and alternative system topologies. The proposed system will be cased on commercially available P-25 VHF repeaters. The proposed system should also include the capability of a network upgrade that expands the VoIP network to include wide area operation. This upgrade will provide the Department of the Treasury with a fully networkable P25 Digital VHF repeater providing VoIP services transportable over a wide area network consisting of commercially available routers, hubs, data links, etc. The proposal should include both a tactical style virtual console software systems that can be loaded on a Laptop computer, and the capability of upgrading to a fully integrated office style console system used in a dispatch center type scenario. Although several companies have VoIP, E. F. Johnson, Co., is the only known source of an end-to-end encrypted system using a P25 repeater system that allows for full command and control features. All responsible sources who can provide equivalent service and equipment shall submit a written quote by January 11, 2002. Reference Solicitation Number A-02-0015. Offerors may submit quotations by fax to N. Dale Wakefield, Jr., at 202-622-2343. Quotations may be delivered to 1310 G Street NW, Suite 400E, Washington DC 20005. All quotes must be received by 4:00 PM, Friday January 11, 2002. =20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011231/58SOL003.HTM (D-361 SN5160E2)