DITCO-Europe intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Fiber Optic Network Installation Services on or about 11 August 2008  The contractor will be responsible for engineering, furnishing, constructing, and installing a turnkey fiber optic backbone network segment (McCully Barracks, Wackenheim to Smith Barracks, Baumholder to US Hospital Kaserne, Landstuhl ) within the Federal Republic of Germany.  The backbone will consist of a defined segment traversing the Federal Republic of Germany public and private lands with terminating points on selected U.S. military installations.  The 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.  Existing, US Army controlled, spare infrastructure (empty duct) exists in this region and will be available for use. Requests for information and maps must be submitted to the TPOC listed in the accompanying SOW.

To be eligible for award, an offeror must have experience providing network installation services similar in type, complexity and scope, as well as the ability to obtain Rights of Way in accordance with the applicable laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.  Similar in this instance, refers to the complexity and location of the work performed (i.e., Scope of Work--design and installation of outside network systems; Size of Project Work - dollar value over $3M; Location of Work - in the Federal Republic of Germany).  

Offerors will be required to submit Technical and Price Proposals.  Past Performance will also be evaluated.  Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.  The Government anticipates awarding a firm, fixed price contract using the lowest priced, technically acceptable source selection process.  Anticipated award date is 30 October 08.

The contract awardee will provide a complete, turnkey system, and the following are entirely the responsibility of the contractor:

- Engineering and Route Determination.

- U.S. Installation Personnel Access Passes.

- Personnel Work Permits associated with performance in Germany.

- Coordination for implementation and Rights of Ways with U.S. Installations as well as Federal, State and Local Governments.

- Handling, transport and storage of construction materials and equipment.

- 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.

- Post-award utility and planning documents pertaining to US installations are unreliable.