Commercial Wireless Internet Services

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) HSFLGL-13-I-00005, Commercial Wireless Internet Services Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Glynco, GA This announcement constitutes a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This request for information is for planning purposes only, and does not constitute an Invitation for Bid, Request for Proposal, Solicitation, and Request for Quote, or an indication that the Government will contract for the items in this RFI. The Government does not intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this RFI. Any responses received will not be considered nor used as a proposal. The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) at Glynco, Georgia is conducting market research for the purpose of gathering information from industry on establishing Commercial Wireless Internet Services for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) sites in Glynco GA, Artesia NM, Cheltenham MD, and Charleston SC. The Government considers information on market capabilities, common industry standards, latest technological advances, commercial terms and conditions, timelines for adaptation and integration, pricing models, estimated pricing and possible suppliers and sources to be helpful. All feedback and information received may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a possible future acquisition. Background: The Government is considering the viability of establishing a Commercial Wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP) for full wireless coverage at four Federal Law Enforcement Training Center sites. The vision is for a contractor to install a minimum 300Mbps or better commercial wireless access points and provide service for entire square footage to various buildings at the FLETC locations in Glynco GA (27 Bldgs, totaling 1,352,897 Sq Ft), Artesia NM (37 Bldgs, totalling 580,993 Sq Ft), Cheltenham MD (5 Bldgs, totaling 41,707 Sq Ft), and Charleston SC (10 Bldgs, totaling 395,556 Sq Ft). This will allow for guests and students to connect to a wireless access point and have unrestricted internet access. The project is designed to support the FLETC populous by providing wireless hotspots in different areas of each location. At any given time the FLETC has approximately 2,500 students per day throughout the locations as well as approximately 2,000 guests and conference attendees per year. Commercially available services solution should be easily scalable as the student population changes depending on training needs. The NAICS code for this project is 517210, Wireless Telecommunication Carriers (except Satellite). The Small Business Size Standard is 1,500 Employees. The FLETC requests the following information from potential sources: - Company name, Duns number, street address and point of contact with phone number and email address. - Identification of socioeconomic status (see Atch 1, Small Business Definitions). - If you have a current GSA contract for Commercial Wireless Internet Services, please provide the GSA Schedule Number and the SIC code that apply. - Provide a brief capability statement (not to exceed 10 pages excluding brochures, pamphlets, catalogs and website information) that individually addresses the requirements to include the following: 1. Established catalog pricing or publicly available price lists for: a. Commercially available services where guest pays for access via personal funds and appropriated Government funds are not used. b. Commercially available services where the Government pays for all guests at a flat rate. c. Commercially available services where the Government pays for all guests on a per user rate. 2. Provide recommended technical overview related to the engineering and installation of the required wireless infrastructure at multiple buildings (see Atch 2, FLETC Building list for reference). 3. If available, provide established catalog pricing for site surveys, installation, service, and on-going support. 4. Provide technical overview and established catalog pricing for any capabilities to provide a content filtering option. 5. Provide the following information (if applicable): a. Do you currently have contracts with other Government agencies (to include Federal, State, and Local) for Commercial Wireless Internet Services? Please provide the agency name, point of contact information and contract number if possible. b. Estimated time to install infrastructure and begin delivering service. c. What Service Level Agreement metrics (i.e. bandwidth utilization, availability, and latency) would be made available to the Government? d. Provide additional information the Government should consider in developing a potential acquisition strategy. 6. Attached is a draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW); please provide comments or suggestions for any items that are contrary to standard commercial practices for this type of effort (see Atch 3, Draft FLETC SOW). This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. There is no guarantee that the Government will pursue a solicitation for any of the requirements identified herein. All information received in response to this RFI will NOT BE RETURNED. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The FLETC will use the information provided for technical and acquisition planning. Analysis of the quantity and quality of responses to this RFI synopsis will be heavily weighted in the market research being conducted, and in the making of any small business set-aside determination based on this market research. If adequate numbers of responses are received from technically qualified 8(a) Firm, HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, and/or Women Owned Small Business (See Atch 1, Small Business Definitions), any future acquisition may be solicited on a set-aside basis. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the participants. When available, any resultant pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be posted at this website: https://www.fbo.gov/. Respondents wishing to reply to this RFI should submit information listed above by the time and date established below. Please include the following information: Reference subject: RFI HSFLGL-13-I-00005, Company Name, DUNS number, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, GSA Schedule Number (if applicable), socioeconomic status and business size. Responses and discussions regarding this announcement will not be entertained. All information may be submitted to Ms Maureen Corpus, email address at contact@example.gov or address below. Questions or requested clarifications regarding this Request for Information must be submitted via email no later than April 9, 2012 at 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time, to the following address: SUBJECT: RFI HSFLGL-13-I-00005 ATTN: Maureen Corpus Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Procurement Division 1131 Chapel Crossing Road, Bldg 93 Glynco, GA 31524