60 -- USPTO DARK FIBER/MANAGED LAMBDA REQUEST FOR QUOTES

USPTO Dark Fiber/Managed Lambda Request For Quotes PROPOSED ISSUE DATE: 5/3/02 The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requires quotes on multiple solutions for dark fiber or lambdas via Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) between two sites in Northern Virginia. The installation schedules identified are critical requirements to support USPTO operations during the upcoming move. Offers won't be considered which can't meet these scheduled delivery dates. The two locations of the USPTO sites are: Location A US Patent and Trademark Office 11th Floor Computer Room 2121 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Location B US Patent and Trademark Office Concourse Floor Main Distribution Frame Room 400 Dulany Street (Building E) Alexandria, VA 22314 (new construction) The USPTO is looking for quotes on four specific solutions: (1 - A single point-to-point dark fiber path (2 - Two fully-redundant and fully-diverse dark fiber paths (3 - A single point-to-point managed-lambda path (4 - Two fully-redundant and fully-diverse managed-lambda paths Path terminations will occur inside each building. A vendor may provide a quote for one or all of the requested solutions. However, each quote should be separate from any other quote, to allow the USPTO an opportunity to consider each solution and quote separately and independently. For quotes (2 and (4, the proposed solution must be fault tolerant, provide redundant and fully diverse (conduit & manhole diversity) paths, and provide diverse entrances into the building at Location A and into the USPTO manhole at Location B. At Location B, the path from the USPTO manhole and the Main Distribution Frame Room is fixed. The requirements for dark fiber are: ? Two strands of dark fiber via one path and two strands of dark fiber via another path (fully diverse) from Location A to Location B (this path is needed by August 2003). The requirements for lambda via DWDM are: ? Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and two Fibre Channel interfaces on protected lambdas from Location A to Location B (required by August 2003). For each quote, please provide the following information: ? A geographical map depicting the actual path proposed. Indicate on the map whether all, or some, of the path is aerial or buried. For quotes (2 and (4, the map should clearly indicate the diversity of proposed paths (conduit and manholes) from Locations A and B. ? The network security, network topology & infrastructure, support & service, Service Level Agreements, and fiber protection. ? An installation schedule. ? Identify any known or anticipated right-of-way problems. ? A differentiation between non-recurring costs (NRC) and monthly recurring costs (MRC) (using commercial and/or government pricing). For NRC, differentiate costs for feasibility and engineering studies versus costs for construction and installation. ? If quote is part of an existing GSA contract or schedule, provide the contract and schedule number under consideration. If other government contracts are considered, provide name of government agency currently using contract, contract number, and name/telephone number of Contracting Officer at government agency. ? For all options quoted provide NRC and MRC for a three-year base period contract and five option years. ? The month and year when the first MRC is expected to be paid by the USPTO. Provide a monthly schedule of all prices for both the base and option years. ? Provide previous installations and references. ? Any terms, conditions, disclaimers, and/or limitations connected with the quote. USPTO intends to award a contract/contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror or offerors whose offers, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering technical, price and past performance. Multiple awards may be made when that results in the most advantageous combinationof solutions that achieve the required redundancy. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). All questions regarding this notice should be submitted to Brenda Carswell, via e-mail at Brenda.carswell@uspto.gov, or via telephone at 703/305-9127. All responses to any questions received will be posted on the USPTO's web site, located at www.uspto.gov. The deadline for submitting quotes is 5:00 pm EST, May 17, 2002.