Sources Sought SYNOPSIS

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Local Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Voice Trunk Telecommunications Services Location: Ellsworth AFB, SD
Notice Identifier: FA4690-26-R-SIP2
NAICS Code: 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers)
PSC: DG01 (IT and Telecom - Telecommunications)

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis / Request for Information (RFI) issued solely for market research purposes in accordance with FAR Part 10. This is NOT a solicitation, Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP). The 28th Contracting Squadron (28 CONS) at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota, is seeking capability statements from commercial telecommunications carriers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), and authorized resellers capable of providing continuous, monthly recurring commercial Local Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Voice Trunk dialing and transport services.

2.0 SCOPE OF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall deliver carrier-class SIP voice trunk telecommunications transport to the demarcation point in Building 4307, Ellsworth AFB, interfacing directly with the base telephone switching system (Avaya Aura Communication Manager, Version CM 10.2). Service parameters include:
A. Dedicated Transport Access and Logical Interface: Dedicated 1000 Mbps commercial transport port access and 100 Mbps Committed Information Rate (CIR) flat-rate QoS logical voice transport delivered to Building 4307.
B. Call Paths and Station Capacity: 115 Concurrent Call Paths (CCPs) supporting simultaneous local, off-base, DSN, and long-distance calls, and 9,000 Direct Inward Dialing (DID) station numbers routed to the base core.
C. Service Level Agreements (SLAs): 24/7/365 proactive monitoring with greater than or equal to 99.9% network availability, one-way latency less than or equal to 50ms, jitter less than or equal to 20ms, packet loss less than 0.1%, and Mean Opinion Score (MOS) greater than or equal to 4.0.

D. Life-Safety and Emergency Routing: Guaranteed maintenance of Enhanced 911 (E911) geolocation data delivery to base dispatch and Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) 710 NPA priority signaling. E. Term of Performance: 12-Month Base Year plus four (4) consecutive 12-Month Option Years (and FAR 52.217-8 6-month extension).
F. Operational Commencement Prerequisite: Performance and recurring monthly billing for SIP services shall officially commence only upon formal Government written acceptance