Dedicated Fiber Internet Services

The U.S. Army is conducting market research for two independent, unmetered, symmetrical 3 Gbps dedicated fiber Internet circuits at Sede Habitacional Bicentenario de la Independencia, Canton Norte Military Installation, in Bogotá, Colombia. One circuit would terminate on the sixth floor and the other on the seventh floor. The anticipated scope includes engineering, permitting, hardware provisioning, structured cabling, network integration, installation, activation, testing, IPv4/IPv6 capability, routing, and infrastructure capable of supporting a potential future upgrade to 10 Gbps. The anticipated service also includes 24/7/365 monitoring, maintenance, and technical support; approximately 99.5% monthly availability; troubleshooting initiation within one hour of an outage notification; and restoration within four hours for qualifying circuit or hardware failures. Respondents must provide a concise capability statement, no more than five pages, addressing comparable Bogotá fiber services, circuit diversity, technical configuration, support capabilities, installation lead time and requirements, commercial alignment with the performance standards, recommended alternatives, and Section 889 compliance. This is a Sources Sought notice for market research only; pricing is not requested and no contract award will result from the response.