70 -- MARKET SURVEY/PREFERRED PRODUCT VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) RAS SOLUTION

Notice Date

August 10, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, SSG -- HQ Standard Systems Group, Directorate of Contracting 490 East Moore Drive, Maxwell AFB -- Gunter Annex, AL, 36114

ZIP Code

36114

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-334-416-4038

Response Due

September 4, 2001

Point of Contact

Gail Sosa, Contract Specialist, Phone 3344165203, Fax 3344166825, Email gail.sosa@gunter.af.mil

Description

The Air Force Systems Network (AFSN) program intends to select products for a virtual private network remote access capability that will be identified as a Preferred Product VPN RAS solution for the Air Force Enterprise. Once selected, this standardized VPN RAS solution will be procured by various AF activities such as AFSN, the CITS program, MAJCOM SCs, and others, using existing GSA and other contract vehicles. The Air Force will use this capability worldwide and it must support a broad spectrum of connectivity options such as connecting through the Internet, Department of Defense Intranet (NIPRNET), and dialup services from countries outside the United States. The product, or family of products, should allow the Air Force to extend common unclassified data services such as e-mail, web, and file sharing to these users using authentication and strong encryption to ensure the security and integrity of data. A VPN RAS solution for the AF Enterprise must possess the following attributes: Federal Information Processing; Standards (FIPS) 140-1 level 1 compliant; Client Software support for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000; Remote management capability via SNMP; Remote management capability via Web Browser; Tunneling Protocols: IPSEC w/ AH and ESP; Encryption capability: DES/3 DES, with MD5 and SHA-1; Key Management: IKE/ISAKMP; X.509v3 Digital Certificate Support; Product or family of products supporting small (200 users), medium (1000 users), and large (5000 users) numbers of simultaneous connections and 4, 50, and 100 Mb/s encrypted thru-put respectively; Authentication and Accounting: RADIUS; Operate over connectivity provided by dial up connections, commercial Internet Service Providers, and the Internet. Product evaluation will be conducted by the Air Force Systems Networking Program Management Office, HQ SSG/DIH, 501 East Moore Drive, Bldg 884, MAFB-Gunter Annex, AL 36114. Questions or comments in response to this approach should be submitted within 15 business days of posting of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily. Please submit questions or comments to Ms Wanda Dixon/Mrs Inez Butler Mailing Address: HQ SSG/DIGH, 501 East Moore Drive, Bldg 884, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, AL 36114. This is not a solicitation. This is a market survey. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal, it does not restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach, nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any costs associated with providing information and associated test products in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Ombudsman: An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential sources. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Manager or Contracting Officer, but to communicate offeror concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems previously brought to the attention of the Program Manager and/or the Contracting Officer which could not be satisfactorily resolved, or issues that require contractor confidentiality. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Mr. Melvin Carr, Jr., SSG/PK, Telephone Number: 334-416-5323. =20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010814/70SOL018.HTM (D-222 SN50U709)