Posted: Nov. 9, 2021, 7:01 a.m. EST
Amendment 3 dated 11/8/2021
As a follow-up to the DNTS Market Survey posted on July 20, 2021, the FAA is interested in additional industry feedback on standard commercial warranties and the DNTS requirements listed in FAA specification FAA-P-2978d, provided in this announcement. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered market research and used for planning purposes only. Companies that did not submit a response to the initial July 20, 2021 RFI notice, may respond to the additional questions listed in this amendment.
Please send your response in an email to Leslie.Fisher@faa.gov by November 29, 2021. Include as the subject of your email, Response to DNTS Market Survey <company name> . Any proprietary information should be clearly marked.
Market Survey responses should include the following:
1. Company/Contact Information
- Company Name:
- DUNS Number:
- Point of Contact :
- Job Title: (e.g. Government Sales Manager, President)
- Point of Contact Email address:
- Point of Contact Phone Number:
2. Equipment Warranty
The Government seeks manufacturer warranty information relevant to this acquisition, as follows:
- Length/term of standard warranty list per equipment manufacturer/model/unit if it varies.
- Any commercial warranty extensions offered. If offered, please provide the length of the extension and the cost per proposed unit?
- Explain how warranty claims are handled/fulfilled? Explain what is required of the customer and what happens after the customer initiates the claim through fulfillment.
- If the warrantied item is repairable, please clarify if your standard practice is to replace the failed unit and keep the failed unit, or if you repair and ship back the failed unit?
- Average or guaranteed turnaround time for repair/replacement
- Please provide a PDF version of your standard commercial warranty service and extended warranty service, if available.
3. Technical Requirements
Are there any DNTS technical requirements in FAA-P-2978d (that you believe the FAA should reconsider? Please list the specific requirement in the DNTS specification. i.e. shall # or paragraph number and why you think the FAA should reconsider this requirement.
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AMENDMENT 2 dated 8/26/2021
The purpose of Amendment 2 is to post the FAA's responses to Industry Q&A
Three attachments have been uploaded and are the most current.
1 - DNTS Market Survey Q&A
2. Attach A - Market Survey version 2 Final Locked
3. Attach E - DNTS FAA-P-2978d Draft _ initial release vr 0.3
The close date remains 9/20/2021 @ 3PM
All responses are to be sent to the Contracting Officer's attention: leslie.fisher@faa.gov
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AMENDMENT 1 dated 8/17/2021
The purpose of Amendment 1 is to extend the official close date from 8/20/2021 to 9/20/21. This additional time will allow for the FAA to perform a comprehensive response to the received Questions. At the time of the FAA posts the Q&A response, the CLOSE Date will be confirmed and potentially adjusted, allowing the sufficient time for Industry to respond.
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The purpose of this Market Survey is to improve the Government's understanding of the current marketplace and to identify capable sources. Responses to this Market Survey will be used for informational purposes only to support the development of a strategy for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) contemplated Dedicated Network Telecommunication System (DNTS) acquisition and will not be released. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposal.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Communications, Information and Network Programs (CINP) Group provides life-cycle management for the support and transformation of FAA's enterprise communications services to meet evolving National Airspace System (NAS) and non-NAS requirements. The FAA's Airport Cable Loop System Sustainment program replaces existing on-airport, copper-based, FAA-owned signal/control cable lines that have deteriorated. Obsolete underground telecommunications cable infrastructure systems are vulnerable to failure and could cause flight delays related to outages. These cables feed airport surveillance radar, air/ground communications, and navigational systems data and information to the air traffic control tower, and operational and maintenance information to FAA-staffed facilities. With fiber replacing the aging copper infrastructure, there is a need for end equipment Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Dedicated Network Telecommunications Services (DNTS).
The planned DNTS acquisition strategy will procure Commercial-Off-The Shelf (COTS) fiber optics multiplexer equipment that meets all requirements as defined in the FAA SONET DNTS Specification (FAA-P-2978d) for the Airport Cable Loop (ACL) Program. In addition, it will procure program management, training, and logistics support services as described in the draft Statement of Work (SOW).
- Instructions
- Interested vendors must complete all tabs of the DNTS Market Survey spreadsheet (Attachment A) and email their completed response to Leslie Fisher, Contracting Officer, leslie.fisher@faa.gov by 3 PM Eastern time on August 20, 2021. Please include the text, DNTS Market Survey Response in the subject of your email.
- Any questions regarding the Market Survey are to be submitted using the Vendor Question Form (Attachment B). All questions must be submitted by 3 PM Eastern time on July 27, 2021 and sent to Leslie Fisher, Contracting Officer, leslie.fisher@faa.gov. Please include the text, DNTS Market Survey Question/Comment in the subject of your email.
- Attachments
- DNTS Market Survey
- Vendor Question Form
- March 30, 2021 Industry Day Question and Answers
- DNTS Draft SIR Sections C, D, and H
- DNTS Draft DNTS Specification
- Power Point from Industry Day
3. Disclaimer
In accordance with A.M.S. Policy 3.2.1.2.1, this announcement is to share information and solicit statements of interest and capabilities from interested business concerns. This announcement also seeks to identify potential and interested vendors for this work, including groups of business teams.
This is not a Screening Information Request (SIR) or Request for Proposal. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA is seeking interested sources that are capable of fulfilling the FAA's requirements. Response to this market survey does not guarantee that the FAA will provide the proceeding Screening Information Request or Request for Proposal directly to the Vendor. The Vendor is encouraged to monitor this website for further information.
For questions about FAA's acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA's Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in its acquisitions.
Participation in this market survey is voluntary.
