D -- DTS2 Managed Transport Services

The Internal Revenue Service hereby issues subject Request for Information (RFI) No. TIRNO-03-RFI-MTS notice seeking sources that can provide the following: Treasury's DTS2 Managed Transport Service Information Session - The Dept. of Treasury's Enhanced Information Technology Program Operations (E-ITPO) is considering the acquisition of transport services to provide the backbone for their DTS2 Network. E-ITPO will convene an Industry Conference to present the requirements of the proposed acquisition strategy and to solicit feedback of potential bidders. Competition for this award is anticipated. The work involves the installation and maintenance of a fully managed vendor owned transport service for the Metropolitan Area of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. A full scope of Managed Services should include management reports that detail engineering activities, traffic analysis and utilization reports as well as maintenance and trouble condition detail. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) will also be developed and monitored to ensure satisfactory service delivery. The term of the new architecture is expected to be one (1) base year with four (4) optional year renewals. The Dept. of Treasury's E-ITPO's objective is to replace the current network topology of the DTS2 transport infrastructure with the most cost-effective, redundant, diverse, and survivable telecommunications infrastructure available. The core network consists of a Treasury owned host switch and 14 remote sites dispersed throughout Washington, DC and neighboring Maryland. The new DTS2 Transport infrastructure and capacity requirements will be based on the current network capacity. Management reports and service level agreements are a critical component of this solicitation. It is anticipated that this procurement will be awarded by September 30, 2003 and include an aggressive installation schedule. A - Draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW), network locations and conference government questions can be obtained by contacting Larry Chewning, Contracting Officer at the IRS Office of Procurement, located at the Constellation Centre Building, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Md., 20745. Qualified and interested parties are invited to attend this conference and are asked to contact IRS Procurement to reserve a presentation time. This event will be held promptly from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, May 15, 2003 at the E-ITPO location, Conference Rooms 1 and 2, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 11TH floor, Washington, DC, 20000. The registration desk will open at 7:30AM. Please bring a picture ID. Attendance is limited to no more than four (4) representatives per bidder team and each team will have 30 minutes to present their feedback to the Government's requirements. However, additional participants may be placed on a waiting list in the event there are cancellations and space availability. Please address any questions to Mr. Larry Chewning, IRS Procurement Contracting Officer, at 202-283-1337 RSVP via email to larry.d.chewning@irs.gov, no later than May 12, 2003. In the RSVP, please provide the name, company, and telephone number of those planning to attend. In the event of substitutions, prime bidders must notify Mr. Chewning no later than 5:00 PM, May 13, 2003. Directions: The conference rooms are located at 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20000, 11th Floor. Parking space is limited. There are several parking garages on Pennsylvania Avenue between 17TH and 18TH Streets. The closest Metro Station is on the Orange/Blue Line for Farragut West. Take the 17TH Street exit and walk south on 17TH Street. Turn right onto Pennsylvania Avenue to the entrance to 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue.