D--request sources sought for Air-Gapped LAN system

Sources Sought The Philadelphia VA Medical Service seeks to institute an Air-Gapped LAN system in Building #21 at the PVAMC, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. This hard wired system will replace the existing wireless line. The air-gapped LAN will be used for the following purposes: a. PVAMC serves as a satellite center to the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) program based at UPENN for the Cancer Center’s Flow Cytometer core. b. To provide unfiltered internet access for the overall investigative research program so that VA required literature searches that are a mandatory requirement for both VA and other federally funded protocols can be completed utilizing access to the Worldwide Web. c. To provide for a timely and efficient dissemination of information of research knowledge to VA/PENN faculty, staff and other participating collaborators. Such activities include, but are not limited to the expedient review of papers in progress, the dissemination of project-specific research data and the transfer of research laboratory experimentation data to other participants. Contractor shall provide for installation of fifty (50) dedicated cable drops at designated locations throughout Building #21. 1. The following specifications and equipment will be utilized by the VA in the Annex: a. Air-Gapped LAN service is required with a minimum 1.5 Mbps download speed and 1.5 Mbps upload speed. b. One T1 line. c. One router and two switches to support 50 stations and 1 T1 circuit. d. Dynamic IP address forwarding that pushes the IP address to each user’s PC. 2. For additional information, contact Research Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC), (215) 823-5800, ext. 5947 and/or Program Management Officer in the Medical Research Service of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, (215) 823-5800, ext. 6023.