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DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) / DITCO-PAC / DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA)

Joint Hawaii Information Transfer System (JHITS) Signal Transfer Point (STP) Eagle Premium Support Services and Software Updates

HC1019-13-T-0023ContractSpecial NoticeSAM.gov

Quick Facts

NAICS

811213

Set-Aside

Full & Open

Place of Performance

Pearl Harbor, HI

Description

This is a notice of intent to award a firm fixed price sole source contract to the Oracle Corporation. The Oracle Corporation acquired the Tekelec Incorporated, t he equipment manufacturer that supported the operational upkeep, equipment software upgrades and maintenance of the JITC-certified Tekelec Eagle STP's installed on the JHITS network. The Oracle Corporation is the only supplier that can provide the required maintenance support services and software updates certified by JITC for information assurance and interoperability compliance. No other vendor is licensed to provide maintenance support and software updates for the Eagle STPS installed on the JHITS network. The JHITS STPs connect multiple signal switching points (SSPs) e.g., DSN switches, and signal control points (SCPs). The STP is a packet-based switch that routes signals used to establish voice communications on SS7-based networks providing enhanced service connectivity and voice communications supporting DSN customers throughout the Pacific Theater and CONUS. Without maintenance coverage, JHITS STP software upgrades will lapse and maintenance services will not be available causing significant risks affecting operational conditions that could lead to service failures and network outages. This would negatively impact DSN connectivity throughout PAC. Eagle Premium maintenance coverage for the JHITS Eagle STPs is critical to prevent isolation of various military installations throughout the Pacific as well as all other DSN global users. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI), proposals or quotations. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This purchase will be under the Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 12, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13, and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.302-1. Point of contact for this procurement is Darlene Arakaki, email address [email protected].