AWARD NOTICE
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded a contract for the provision, installation, and maintenance of a 50 Mbps, Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Ethernet circuit. This critical telecommunications service connects the US Embassy in Paris, France, to the DISA DECC in Mechanicsburg, PA. This award follows a Total Small Business Set-Aside.
Scope of Work
The awarded contract encompasses the full lifecycle of the 50 Mbps Layer 3 VPN/MPLS Ethernet circuit. Key requirements include:
- Provision, installation, and ongoing maintenance of the circuit.
- Acceptance testing by the Telecommunication Provider (TP) using ITU-T Y.1564 Ethernet Service Activation Test (EMIX pattern ABCDEFG, bi-directional, same data rate).
- Strict latency requirements: <25ms (in-country), <75ms (within Europe), <150ms (outside Europe).
- APS switchover within 50 milliseconds.
- Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) must be rack-mounted; if space is unavailable, the TP must provide and install necessary racks.
- A Network Operations Center (NOC) located in the US, Europe, or Southwest Asia, operating 24/7/365 with English-fluent technicians.
- Service restoral/maintenance initiated within 1 hour of government outage report, with a maximum repair time of 8 hours.
- Monthly availability of 98.5% or greater for unprotected services.
- Performance metrics: Frame loss ratio <0.01% and jitter <3ms.
- Vendor must notify DISA NOSC 72 hours prior to maintenance.
- The circuit is a candidate for Restoral Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP). This effort upgrades a previous 3 Mbps circuit.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Type: Implied Firm Fixed Price (FFP).
- Period of Performance: Month-to-month basis, with a not-to-exceed date of 60 months.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business.
- Award Date: February 17, 2026.
- Estimated Value: Not stated.
Evaluation
The award was made based on compliance with all standard provisions, clauses, and technical requirements outlined in the original solicitation, which included a technical acceptability evaluation. Eligibility required contractors to possess a DITCO Basic Agreement (BA).
Additional Notes
The original solicitation was an "IQO Inquiry" for this reaward. Specific contact for questions regarding site surveys or site information was Shawn Arentsen.