D -- Design & Installation of Fiber Optic Network

DITCO-Europe intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Fiber Optic Network Installation Services on or about 20 April 2006. The contractor will be responsible for engineering, furnishing, constructing, and installing a turnkey fiber optic backbone network system within the Federal Republic of Germany. The backbone will consist of defined segments traversing the Federal Republic of Germany public and private lands with terminating points on selected U.S. military installations. Each segment and termination will be constructed with the most recent Outside Plant (OSP) and Fiber Optic Cable (FOC) materials and practices in an effort to achieve maximum bandwidth and infrastructure life. The solicitation will result in a Firm, Fixed Price Contract with the possibility of an option for an additional link. Offerors will be required to submit Technical and Price Proposals. The contract awardee will provide a complete, turnkey system, and the following are entirely the responsibility of the contractor: (1) Engineering and Route Determination. (2) U.S. Installation Personnel Access Passes. (3) Personnel Work Permits associated with performance in Germany. (4) Coordination for implementation and Rights of Ways with U.S. Installations as well as Federal, State and Local Governments. (5) Handling, transport and storage of construction materials and equipment. (6) Complete implementation, testing and documentation of the turnkey system within the schedule set forth by the U.S. Government. Further, the tasks described in the attached Statement of Work must be accomplished under the following conditions: There will NOT be a U.S. Installation site visit prior to solicitation or award; Pre-award U.S. Installation utility and planning documents are NOT available; 90% of the implementation work will be done on Federal Republic of Germany property; Sections of the fiber optic cable implementation may traverse densely populated urban areas; and Post-award utility and planning documents pertaining to US installations are unreliable. Additional Point of Contact at DITCO-Europe: Technical Advisor, Anthony Jungers, Tel: +49(6)302-922731; email: [email protected]