SESSION BORDER CONTROLLER SOLUTION

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Nature of requirements

PWGSC File Number:		W8474-146725/A
Contracting Officer:		Daniela Vasilescu Popa
Telephone Number:		(819) 956-6678
Fax Number:			(819) 956-1156
Descriptive Title:		SESSION BORDER CONTROLLER SOLUTION

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf
of the Department of National Defence Canada (the Client), has a
requirement for a Session Border Controller (SBC) solution for
their test centre in Ottawa

Director Information Management Engineering & Integration
(DIMEI) has established a test lab that will evaluate various
network technologies and study their interoperability with
existing DND/CF network architectures. This requirement is to
establish the Session Border Controller (SBC) capability, to
support the Assured Services - Session Initiation Protocol
(AS-SIP) Project, for the IP Technology Lab (IPTL). An SBC is a
device regularly deployed in Voice over IP (VoIP) networks to
exert control over the signalling and also the media streams
involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down telephone
calls or other interactive media communications. SBCs commonly
maintain full session state and offer functions, including
security, connectivity through use of a variety of techniques,
quality of service (QoS), emergency call prioritization and
media services. 
The requirement includes the hardware, software, training and
professional services, documentation, configuration,
integration, installation, and 1-year Return to Depot warranty
maintenance services.
It is intended to result in the award of a contract for 1 year,
plus 4 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend
the maintenance period, and to buy additional hardware, software
licences and services.
There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security,
Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting
Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security
Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders" document on the Departmental Standard Procurement
Documents
(http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/acquisitions/text/plain/plain-e.html#top)
 Website. 
This procurement is set aside for Aboriginal Business under the
federal government's Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business.
This procurement is set aside from the international trade
agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small
and minority businesses.
Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.