Army RFI and Special Notice: Test Enterprise Network Modernization (TENM) and Industry Day Update

Notice ID:  W900KK-24-RFI-TENM

**UPDATE** TENM Industry Day is scheduled for 04 Dec at 1300 (during the I/ITSEC conference).  More details will be presented at the next Army Contracting Command – Orlando (ACC-ORL) PALT session.

1. The first RFI will focus on the hybrid network design for Aberdeen and Yuma released on 14 May 2024 under W900KK-24-RFI-TENM with response date by 28 June 2024.
2. The second RFI will focus on the hybrid network design for Redstone, White Sands and Ft. Bliss. released on 12 June 2024 under W900KK-24-RFI-TENM2 with response date by 26 July 2024.
3. The third RFI will focus on Cold Regions, Electronic Proving Grounds, and OTC. OTC will require an expeditionary network design solution and cost estimation is requested for each proposed approach release date to be determined.

Specific use cases/scenarios will be provided for each location for all three RFI releases to assist potential respondents in developing their proposed solutions. These use cases are not all encompassing and are focused on high usage test areas at the respective locations to assess potential initial solutions. Interested parties shall provide well-articulated and detailed technical solutions in their capabilities statement submissions and include a cost ROM estimate for all or part of the requirements detailed in the supplemental attachment. The Government is requesting submittals from interested U.S. only vendors (Small Businesses preferred) that can provide an existing commercial solution for developing a hybrid fiber and wireless network solution capable of meeting the current and future U.S. Army Test Network requirements. Site visits to each of the locations will be established to assist potential vendors in understanding the test environments, existing infrastructure, RFI scenarios and answer questions. Visit requests will be required to attend the site visit and the process is detailed in the attachment. The site visit is completely voluntary and is not required to submit a response to the RFI.

Requirements: Develop a hybrid fiber/wireless network solution for ASOs capable of providing connectivity utilizing both fixed and mobile wireless towers while leveraging the current fiber infrastructure at each location to meet ATEC test network requirements while adhering to the following:

• Cybersecurity: Ability to support U.S. D.O.D cybersecurity requirements.
• Spectrum Utilization and Spectrum Availability.
• Performance: Throughput, available bandwidth (BW), spectral efficiency.
• Propagation Range: Range of RF signal based on operating frequency.
• Integration Effort: Operational ease of deployment, interoperability.
• Mobility: Handoff between nodes if needed to cover a large area.  Support for vehicle …

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