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This Sources Sought opportunity from Department Of Commerce was posted on December 6, 2002. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

66 -- NETWORK EMULATOR

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Reference-Number-NT910000300024MASFederal

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The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, is seeking a Network Emulator capable of impairing network packets and modifying individual packet fields without bit level manipulations. The system must support a wide range of network interfaces, including various Ethernet speeds, T1, E1, DS3, E3, and Optical Circuits. Key technical requirements include router emulation using specific queuing algorithms, multicast address support, a graphical user interface, remote LAN interfacing, and scripting capabilities in Tcl or Perl. The solution must also support or provide a migration path to IPv6. This procurement is conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures with a maximum value of 100,000 dollars and is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Award decisions will be based on Best Value, prioritizing technical merit and past performance over price. Proposals were due by December 26, 2002, with an anticipated award date of December 30, 2002. Michelle Sandoval serves as the Contracting Officer for this requirement.

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NTIA seeks a network emulator for $100,000 via a small business set-aside.

NAICS

334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Place of Performance

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA), 325 BROADWAY, BOULDER, COLORADO, WA

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AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa
Contacts1 person available
OfficeSEATTLE, WA, 98115, USA
Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa
Office AddressSEATTLE, WA, 98115, USA
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Michelle A. SandovalPurchasing Agent

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The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has a requirement for a Network Emulator. The required specifications are as follows: 1) Require the ability to impair network packets. Specifically, the capability to introduce the following impairments to a packet stream is required: (a) Delay (b) Jitter (c) Dropped Packets (d) Decimation of Packets (e) Duplication of Packets (f) Re-Ordering of Packets (g) Throttle Control (h) Ability to Change MTU size of Packets (i) Burst Drop ? The ability to drop a specified number of sequential packets at a specified rate. (j) Sink ? The ability to drop all packets. (k) Accumulate & Burst ? The ability to accumulate N packets and then release the N packets after a specified period of time. (l) Bit Errors 2) Require the ability to apply all or multiple packet impairments simultaneously. 3) Require the capability to modify individual packet fields without the user having to perform bit level manipulations. Specifically, we need to be able to modify the following packet fields: (a) Source Address (b) Destination Address (c) Type of Service (d) Diffserv Code Points (e) Time to Live (f) Protocol (g) Transport Checksum (h) Network Checksum (i) Source Port (j) Destination Port (k) Fragmentation Flag (l) MLPS (m) VLAN (n) MAC Address (4) Require the ability to modify all or multiple fields simultaneously. 5) Require the capability to accommodate a wide variety of network interfaces. At a minimum the following network interfaces should be supported: (a)10Mbps Ethernet (b)100Mbps Ethernet (c) Gigabit Ethernet (d) T1 (e) E1 (f) DS3 (g) E3 (h) Optical Circuits (OC). 6) Require the ability to perform router emulation. The following network queuing algorithms are necessary to do this: (a) Weighted Fair Queuing (b) Stochastic Queuing (c) Weighted Round Robin (d) Random Early Detection (e) FIFO (f) Prioritized FIFO (g) Leaky and Token Buckets. 7) The network emulator must have the ability to pass packets that contain a multicast address. 8) Provide the ability to interface to the network emulator via a remote interface, preferably via LAN. 9) Provide a migration path to IPv6 or currently support IPv6. 10) Provide a scripting capability. Languages of choice are Tcl and/or Perl. 11) Require a graphical user interface. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (NTE $100K). The award decision will be based on Best Value to the Government with technical merit and past performance being significantly more important than price. Interested sources must submit a proposal by close of business December 26, 2002. Proposals submitted must clearly establish the capability to meet the above requirement. Terms and Conditions and agency level protest procedures can be found on web site http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/CONOPS/#REFERENCE. Hard copy in full text available from office address and phone number listed in notice. Anticipated award date December 30, 2002. Contracting Officer: Michelle Sandoval. Technical Contact: Kameron Behnam, +1 (555) 000-0000.

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