Andersen AFB, Guam is seeking interested contractors to provide radio tower space for US Government equipment usage on Saipan. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future and potential solicitation. Any information submitted by potential contractors would be used for market research purposes only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be via the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fbo.gov). The Government currently does not have funds available for this project. The Government shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this request for information. POINT OF CONTACT: TSgt Andrea C. Lay,
[email protected], 671-366-4947 REQUIREMENTS: In order to meet current and future operational requirements, the RIPRATT initiative requires three main pivot point: radio tower, building to house information technology equipment, and the network pipe to terminate at a distant end user (Andersen AFB, Guam). The hardware infrastructure node must be located on the highest northern point of Saipan. Site location can be no more than 60, nautical miles from the Farallon de Medinilla (FDM) range (018 degrees for 50 miles from the northern end of Saipan). This is a non-negotiable requirement due to maximum range for a microwave link from the FDM transmitter to the Saipan tower receiver. Additionally, the site must have sufficient elevation to allow line-of-sight to FDM. Building hardening and HVAC criteria must be that of a free standing masonry building with regulated temperature control to accommodate electronic equipment. The building infrastructure must possess shore power (110V AC) and associated CAT-5 or fiber connection to an Internet Service Provider on island for telecommunications tunneling back to Andersen AFB, Guam. If CAT-5 or fiber is not available at the tower site, line of site for a microwave link to an Internet Service Provider on Saipan is mandatory. The most important aspect of radio range extension is the ability to execute 360 degree LOS transmission at the highest point of propagation. To meet this, the site must have a fixed, vertically erect 100ft antenna base (or equivalent) to accommodate up to but, not limited to, 10 omnidirectional antennas and microwave elements. All transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) cabling will terminate into a Radio-Over Internet Protocol (ROIP) server within the tower's base building. Contractors must have these capabilities prior to 01 Oct 2014.