SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- KuSS Mission Network Bandwith Service
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command, HQ AFSOC/AK7Q - Hurlburt, 427 Cody Avenue, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544-5434, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32544-5434
- Solicitation Number
- FA0021-12-R-0010
- Point of Contact
- Jeff Edens, Phone: 8508842433, Kurt N. Buchanan, Phone: 8508843196
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffrey.edens@hurlburt.af.mil, kurt.buchanan@hurlburt.af.mil
(jeffrey.edens@hurlburt.af.mil, kurt.buchanan@hurlburt.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice that Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command (HQ AFSOC) at Hurlburt Field, FL anticipates releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP) under Solicitation Number FA0021-12-R-0010, with a RFP release date anticipated on or about 25 June 2012. This contract will have a twelve (12) month period of performance. The contract is scheduled to commence on Aug 9, 2012, through Aug 8, 2013. There will be a base period and 4 one year Option periods, with each having a twelve (12) month period of performance. The proposed contract action is for commercial items prepared in accordance with Subpart 12 and is for services which the Government intends to solicit as Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) under authority of FAR 15.101-2. Interested firms shall not send proposals in response to this Notice. A solicitation will not be issued at this time, and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. A formal solicitation may be executed and posted separately on Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) at a future date. The Government will conduct any source selection in accordance with Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5315. In accordance with DFARS Part 252.204-7004, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award. Register at http://www.ccr.gov, or call 1.888.CCR.2423. Any future information on this acquisition (statement of work, specifications, solicitation, etc) will be posted on www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of the prospective offeror to review this site regularly for updates and/or changes. For information on Small Business Administration programs, please contact the Small Business Administration. SCOPE: HQ Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) requires global Yonder "Office in the Sky" or equal network connections and associated services. These services enable AFSOC aircraft and other platforms, equipped with ViaSat's ArcLight mobile satellite communication system and VMT-1520 airborne high-speed internet system, transport to connect to commercial internet, military classified, and military unclassified networks to perform mission information exchanges. ViaSat's ArcLight mobile satellite communication system and the VMT-1520 terminal including the VMDR-1500 modem (ArcLight 1 capable only) is designed to operate with the Yonder® Mobile Broadband Service with connection to a Ku Spread Spectrum (KuSS) network. During the basic period of performance, the contractor shall provide a dedicated data rate with a minimum of three KuSS YonderSM "Office in the Sky" or equal connections and associated network services at maximum architecture bandwidth. During the option periods of performance, the contractor shall provide a dedicated data rate with a minimum of one KuSS YonderSM "Office in the Sky" or equal connection and associated network services at maximum architecture bandwidth. It is understood by the government that this rate shall be set as 512 kbps, but that depending on the specific operational area, the rate may vary between 256 kbps to 512 kbps. The contractor shall work with the 623 AOC to ensure maximum rates for a given operating theater are understood and coordinated. The contractor shall provide options to increase the number of simultaneous KuSS YonderSM "Office in the Sky" or equal connections in increments of one, up to four total connections. The contractor shall provide CENTCOM theater specific KuSS connections and network services based upon existing and predicted theater coverage areas. The contractor shall provide a dedicated data rate with a minimum of one KuSS YonderSM "Office in the Sky" or equal connection and associated network services for CENTCOM theater operations, at maximum architecture bandwidth. It is understood by the government that this rate shall be set as 768 kbps. The satellite look angle requirement is equal to or greater than 40 degrees in the CENTCOM theater. The network connection and associated information exchanges will be networked and routed out of theater to a commercial internet entry point. At this point, the internet protocol (IP) encapsulated information streams will be forwarded to either AFSOF controlled commercial internet services, or the AFSOF military NIPRNet and SIPRNet gateway. The contractor shall provide options to increase the number of simultaneous CENTCOM KuSS YonderSM "Office in the Sky" or equal connections in increments of one, up to four total connections. The contractor shall provide 24/7 technical and engineering support for all KuSS connections, network transport, and distribution architecture up until the information exchanges connecting to the AFSOF controlled commercial internet services, or NIPRNet and SIPRNet gateways. The contractor shall provide immediate notification to the 623 AOC of any degraded network conditions or outages, and report expected time until return of full service. The contractor shall provide a monthly report which outlines monthly data rate usage for all connections. It should include data use per connection and identify any throttling or choke points in the network transport along the transport network to the AFSOF controlled commercial internet, and NIPRNet and SIPRNet gateway.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSOC/HQAFSOCPKMZ/FA0021-12-R-0010/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: AFSOC/623 AOC, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544, United States
- Zip Code: 32544
- Zip Code: 32544
- Record
- SN02774215-W 20120615/120613235052-01560efb28463190e5f7c069aab0caef (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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