Purchase Branch, Naval Air Station, Key West, FL 33040-9001

D -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIVITY FOR A COMMERCIAL SHARED CHANNEL VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL (VSAT) NETWORK SYSTEM TO REMOTE SITES IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA Sol N00213-97-Q-0004. Due 010797. Contact, Sonja Stake, 305/293/2378/Contracting Officer, Carolyn Williams, 305/293-2223. Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West requires communications services from several points in Latin America and the Caribbean to Key West, FL. These services should support digital data transmission exclusively (i.e., no voice or video) with Key West being the hub for the network (i.e., all remote sites will communicate directly to Key West but not each other). NAS Key West already has robust Local Area Networks (LAN) connectivity within its facility. NAS Key West network termination will consist of landline connectivity to a provider Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) earth station hub. The VSAT provider executes the installation of the dishes at the remote sites, provides the land connection between its own hubbing earth station and NAS Key West, and can carry the data via TCP/IP protocols at 56/64kbps throughput. The data field within the IP frame will be encrypted by NAS Key West, while the TCP control and IP originator/destination addressing fields will be unencrypted. NAS Key West and the remote site personnel provide and will manage the encryption devices. The provider would connect to the ethernet outputs of the encryption devices at Key West and the remote sites and transports the data on their VSAT network. Remote site dishes cannot exceed 2.5 meters diameter. To `grow' the network with additional remote sites only requires populating those additional sites with VSAT dishes and interface equipment. Daily data volume between Key West and any remote site will average 8-8 Mbytes with frame sizes not exceeding 1024 bytes. Initial quote should address connectivity between Key West and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, then addition of Key West and Willemstad, Curacao. Written requests for quotation will be issued. All responsible small business sources may request an RFQ. All responsible quotations from small business will be considered. Telephone and facsimile requests for RFQ's are acceptable. Fax: 305-293-2247 ATTN: Sonja Stake. Contract award will be based on the most advantageous proposal (best value) to the Government and will include system reliability, availability of service and spare parts, technical expertise, ability to support a redundant hub, throughput capabilities, and 5-10 life-cycle cost. Anticipated award date is 012997. Delivery required within 90 days. See Note 1. (313)

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