This Request for information (RFI) is for the purpose of identifying companies that can meet the following Bureau of Reclamation Requirements.

1.0 Background
The Bureau of Reclamation Denver Corporate Office is responsible for providing 9.6 Analog services to the Upper Colorado (UC) Office and other geographically dispersed regional offices.
These services provide Reclamation with analog circuits and offerings that allow Reclamation offices to utilize the services offered. These services include access to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. These are SCADA diversion Dam circuits to Chama, NM from Blanco, Oso and Little Oso Dams.

2.0 Objectives
This Statement of Work (SOW) is intended to provide IT solutions and services to the Bureau of Reclamation. These IT services include related services, necessary to maintain the operational, managerial, and information management requirements of the organization. The geographic scope of this requirement includes the Continental United States (CONUS).

3.0 Scope

3.1 The vendor shall meet all network interface requirements pertaining to telecommunications standards, per negotiated contract.

3.2 The vendor shall use telecommunications equipment that is compatible with normal network infrastructure offerings, including equipment that can interface with T1 facilities and analog and digital lines. In addition to the transmission facility, the vendor will provide all end-to-end switching, network termination equipment, and the Channel Service Unit (CSU) demarcation point (when applicable.) The vendor provides end-to-end facility maintenance and testing of the carrier network.

3.3 Reclamation will have twenty-four (24) hour access to the vendor's trouble line. The vendor shall also provide security to prevent unauthorized intrusions into the network. The vendor shall also, based on applicable tariffs and in coordination with the Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) establish the demarcation point between Reclamation provided equipment and equipment which LEC and other carriers provide. The vendor shall interface equipment with all circuits and facilities provided by the LEC to meet the connectivity requirements of this contract. The vendor shall conform its line and trunk terminations associated to United States Telephone Association and Bellcore standards (when applicable).

3.4 The vendor shall provide and maintain equipment and telecommunications support necessary to communicate with beneficiaries and other parties and Reclamation representatives using modems, fax machines, internet, and any other telecommunications devices Reclamation deems necessary.

3.5 The vendor shall timely communicate to Reclamation any network or other communications outages, as they occur, and maintaining the necessary means of communication with telecommunications vendors to remedy problem situations. The vendor shall, whenever necessary, escalate remedial procedures within vendor organizations.

3.6 The vendor shall accommodate any new equipment and/or network requirements, resulting from a change in telecommunications vendors, standards, or Reclamation needs.

3.7 The vendor shall promptly communicate to Reclamation any concerns, issues, or problems it is experiencing with its network services. If the vendor telecommunications becomes inoperative, the contractor shall immediately notify the COR and provide regular updates until the problem is corrected.

3.8 The vendor shall provide coordination with other Reclamation offices, LECs, and commercial providers in support of external network links and services.

This RFI shall not be considered as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the contractor submission of this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this RFI. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Data submitted in response to this RFI will not be returned.

INSTRUCTION FOR RFI SUBMISSION:

After review of this information, interested parties may submit a response in an electronic format via email to Christina Mohamed [email protected] no later than January 28, 2019 11:00 AM MDT. Electronic files should be in Microsoft Office Word or PDF format. All information should be UNCLASSIFIED material only.

Respondents should include as part of their submission:

a. A synopsis of the company's capabilities in this area.

b. GSA Number/NASA SEWP Number (or both) if applicable

c. DUNS Number

d. Company Name

e. Company Address

f. Business size, SDVOSB, HUBZone, or Woman owned status, as validated via the System for Award Administration (SAM). All offers must register on the SAM located at http://www.SAM.gov

g. Company point of contact, phone and email address.

h. Past work experience. If you have experience working with other Federal Agencies and/or commercial businesses of similar size and scope, please include agency and/or business name contract number (if applicable), amount and type of contract (e.g. FFP, T&M, Labor hour etc).

Any company proprietary information must be marked as such, the RFI information should not exceed a total of 10 one-sided 8 1/2x11 pages, with one inch margins, and font no smaller than 12 point.