U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Service DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK December 20, 2012 Office of Environmental Information (OEI) 1
1.0 Purpose The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking a total solution from interested parties on current audio conferencing system services to provide an that will provide worldwide teleconferencing support and services. Acquisition of the audio conferencing system will start in the Government Fiscal Year (GFY) 2013. It is anticipated that the audio conferencing system service will be awarded in the Government Fiscal Year (GFY) 2013. The period of performance for this audio conferencing service will be a total of sixty five months from the date of the task order award. The audio conferencing system service will be implemented in one hundred fifty days from the award of the contract. The audio conferencing system service will be required for sixty months from the actual implementation of the service. The Agency is seeking an Avaya platform solution to be compatible with the Agency s current integration efforts with other products and the Agency s current VOIP standard which is the Avaya Communication Manger and Modular Messenger. 2.0 Objective The solutions for real-time communications must be worth the Agency s investment, easy to use and administer, flexible, and cost-effective while enabling people to engage anywhere at any time and thereby increasing productivity The EPA OEI/OTOP/EDSD has a requirement to provide services in the most cost effective way possible for the entire agency world-wide. The EPA is interested in the most cost efficient method of addressing the audio conferencing needs of the agency. There are 2 approaches that EPA is evaluating 2.1 Commercially Available Service Model: An audio conferencing system that is commercially available to agencies with the appropriate safeguards for security of agency information at a prenegotiated fixed contractual cost per unit rate or at a pre-negotiated fixed monthly contractual cost to the agency; 2.2 Managed Service Delivery Model: A managed service audio conferencing system that would be placed on EPA property and operated by a contractor at a pre-negotiated fixed contractual cost per unit or at a pre-negotiated fixed monthly contractual cost to the agency. (Preference will be given for an on-site managed service audio conferencing system that provides a residual value at the end of the 2
contract term with an audio conferencing system that is at a current hardware and software level as determined by the manufacturer of the audio conferencing system.) If the solution is a managed service delivery model that would be placed on EPA property, the two locations for the primary and disaster recovery system would be the Computer Room, Server, and Storage Management (CRSSM) locations in Denver, Colorado and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and the Wide Area Network (WAN) connection between the primary and disaster recovery system that allows for the synchronization of information between the two systems will be provided by EPA. If the solution is a managed service delivery model that would be placed on EPA property all Audio Conferencing System hardware/software must be capable of supporting IPV6, where applicable. If the solution is a managed service delivery model that would be placed on EPA property, the system will be EPA owned at the end of the term of the task order with a period of transition over sixty (60) calendar days to the EPA. If the solution is not a managed service delivery model that would be placed on EPA property, no other traffic or scheduling database on the hardware/software will be permitted and is required on both the primary and disaster recovery system. 3.0 Requirements for the. The proposed solution must address the following: 3.1 The will provide; 1) conference scheduling, set up, variables, troubleshooting, billing, usage records, and audits, 2) call management support interfaced with Remedy tickets and reports, 3) technical consulting and customer service, 4) technology troubleshooting, issue diagnosis, and problem resolution, 5) confidentiality of business information, and 6) Working Capital Fund (WCF) business support. 3.2 The Audio Conferencing Service shall leverage EPA s investment in our VoIP platform from Avaya to ensure that options for the audio connectivity and technical level of effort are provided to EPA customers and stakeholders through technology conferencing bridge services, so that all conference participants are able to collaborate and communicate effectively and continuously, 24 hours, 7 days a week from anywhere at any time. 3.3 The needs to be versatile, flexible, and should offer EPA industryleading services and features, including the ability to choose from automated, operator-assisted, or operator dial-out conference calls; integrated audio and data conferences; and operator services. The solution should allow the person leading the teleconference to show a range from both small to large forums of participants up to 600 participants and some conferences may require that the conference can accommodate 1,200 participants. 3
3.4 Provide operational support for audio teleconferencing services and shall be available to assist and respond to customers from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday as standard delivery. The offering shall also provide an optional support service outside the standard support hours to be executed and billed on an as needed basis. 3.5 An administrative interface that allows for the administering of the system for administration of the bridge, administration of billing reports, utilization reports, management reports, etc. 3.6 The will consist of all Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) facilities and Toll Free Numbers to support an audio conferencing system that has the capacity for 1200 ports. The will consist of a Primary System and Disaster Recovery System with a primary server and redundant server that allows for hot standby failover at each site. 3.7 The must provide a primary and disaster recovery system that allows for the synchronization of information between the systems for up to date conferencing information for either systems in case of a failure in the primary or disaster recovery system. Both the primary and disaster recovery system must accommodate at least 1,200 ports of audio conferencing with the growth potential of up to 3200 ports of conferencing. 3.8 All 1200 ports of the will be available to the users 100% of the time. 3.9 The EPA prefers that the moderator code for each conferee be the telephone number of that individual with additional security codes for access to that conferee s bridge if required. 3.10 The must be 508 compliant to comply with federal regulations. 3.11 The must be compatible with the Adobe Connect 8.0 Web Conferencing and Microsoft Lync OnLine 2010 3.12 Consulting and support services, annual subscriptions, operating systems, bridging support, and other interactive tools needed for the audio infrastructure, connectivity, and interface shall be provided by the contractor and incorporated in the rate provided by the. 4.0 Baseline Feature Set: The baseline feature set required of the is at a minimum the following features; Auto Extend Duration Auto Record Auto Hang Up based on Duration Attended Conferences Unattended Conferences Annunciators 4
Fast Dial Blast Dial Manual Dial Moderator Blast Dial Disconnect Grace Period Moderator Passcode Participant Passcode Messages on Entry/Exit Tones on Entry/Exit Messages and Tones on Entry/Exit No Messages or Tones on Entry/Exit Force Disconnect Lecture Mode Mute All International Dialing Leader Express Entry Leader Smart Entry Sub conference Secure Mode DTMF Commands Web portal Audio Console Web portal Web conferencing Multiple Leaders Operator Assistance Conference Detail Record Telephone DTMF Commands Primary/Secondary Language Options Voice Roster Accounting or Billing Codes Quick Start Audio Conference Record/Playback Record Pause/Resume Roll Call Security Passcodes or PIN Codes Self-Mute/Unmute Third Party Conference Start Waiting Room or Music on Hold Post Conference Emails U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5
5.0 General Requirements The contractor shall provide the following: Please note that some requirements only pertain if the solution is a managed service delivery model that would be placed on EPA property. Those requirements are marked with an *. 1. Necessary equipment, support for the equipment, ongoing maintenance of equipment, and monitoring of the ; 2. A solution that utilizes the Agency standard Avaya equipment; 3. Architecture capable of full user voice functionality, fail-over between servers, failover/recovery of any server or server interface; 4. Architecture in compliance with telecommunications and industry-approved standards that provides the highest degree of interoperability and flexibility in an open-system environment; 5. Technician support services as necessary to install and maintain the hardware and software on-site at all locations. The Contractor technicians assigned to this project shall be certified on the equipment proposed for installation at all locations; * 6. Transportation/shipping, and delivery inside each facility to a secure storage area provided by EPA, installation, configuration, set-up, implementation/testing and cut-over of all necessary servers, gateways, interface cards, and/or other ancillary hardware as required by the manufacturer and/or the EPA for the system to function properly per the manufacturer specifications; * 7. The necessary fields wiring cross connecting of any and all analog, ISDN, DSL, T-1, BRI, and PRI circuits identified as part of the functioning system; * 8. The connection and cross connect of all Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) circuits, including resolution of any interfacing-related technical or functional issues with the local Telco/PSTN provider; * 9. Installed systems that have the capability to have music on hold (EPA will provide the source); * 10. Installed systems with the capability for each site to perform SIP trunking functions to the PSTN. * Additionally the Contractor shall: 11. Ensure all audio conferencing systems installed are Section 508 compliant; 12. Perform engineering and design functions for deployment of the audio conferencing system solution; 13. Work with Facility, Security and IT personnel at each facility to comply with all applicable protocols and requirements at both the Agency and location levels. Compliance may 6
include physical security, IT security, insurance, and any other requirements that surface or become necessary per the facility. 5.1 Pre-install Requirements * The design of the physical infrastructure to support the will require rack space, power, cabling, and environmental considerations such as HVAC. The Contractor shall integrate equipment into existing rack and floor space and utilize existing equipment and resources whenever possible. EPA will provide additional rack space, if necessary, at the site. EPA will be responsible for providing adequate environmental conditioning and power in the location of the core system equipment and/or any telecommunications closets (building grounding will be provided to each cabinet/rack and will be provided by EPA.). Once all of the equipment has been received and documented as received by the contractor and EPA, the contractor shall pre-configure the equipment according to the implementation plan for each location. All of the equipment shall have a burn-in period of a minimum of 24 hours and be fully tested for proper functionality by the contractor. If any failures occur as determined by the EPA the contractor shall be responsible for correcting the problem(s). For each site, following the pre-configuration the contractor shall: 1. Confirm/verify all EPA-supplied network diagrams 2. Perform a network assessment of critical elements required to deploy the Audio Conferencing System solution on the Customer's local and wide area networks; 3. Work with the EPA to support data collection/gathering for the programming of the for each location; 4. Provide system configuration templates for the to the EPA sites to facilitate the information gathering process for the programming of the Audio Conferencing System 5. Provide system installation check lists that will be used to verify and confirm the installation has been completed as proposed; 6. Work with the EPA to obtain the necessary information to properly program the new audio conferencing systems; 7. Perform programming of the audio conferencing systems with end user information and any additional features identified during the information gathering process; 5.2 Installation Requirements * The contractor shall comply with the approved implementation plan that reflects the full deployment of the within 150 calendar days after contract award. The Contractor shall provide technician support/services to install the hardware on-site at all locations. The Contractor technicians assigned to this project shall be certified on the equipment proposed. The contractor shall ensure all new equipment and/or software is being prepared for introduction into the EPA network. Appropriate system testing and implementation procedures shall be 7
developed by the contractor and validated jointly by the EPA and the contractor at each location. This testing will assure that the new equipment can be successfully introduced into the EPA network without adverse impacts. The testing procedures will also be used by the EPA and the contractor to validate the procedures to be used for future installation/updates of equipment in EPA sites and installations. This requirement applies to both the initial project installation/implementation and to installations of subsequent hardware and software products under the contract maintenance plans (e.g., updates and maintenance upgrades) as they become available from the manufacturer. The contractor shall implement/provide the following: 1. detailed configurations; 2. The details of the monitoring and management application procedures. 3. A copy of the user s manual, the quick reference guide, and the pocket guide with for each audio conferencing user. Once the equipment is configured, full operational tests shall be completed by the contractor and with participation by EPA or designee to insure features are operating as designed. 5.3 Post install Requirements * The newly installed shall be fully tested by the contractor. This test shall include: internal and external dialing functionality, voice quality verification, remote system management connectivity, system redundancy, and compatibility with Adobe Connect and Microsoft Lync On Line. During the Post Install phase, the contractor shall work in accordance with the test and acceptance checklist that was submitted as part of the proposal submission and accepted by the Government. Upon completion of the full system test, the test and acceptance checklist shall be completed by the contractor. It shall then be presented to the EPA for acceptance within 30 days. The EPA may then verify any of the points on the checklist. When the EPA is satisfied that the system is fully functional, he/she will sign the original checklist and keep the copy. 6.0 Specific Task Areas 6.1 Project Management The contractor shall provide project management during all phases of this task order. Project management shall include, but shall not be limited to: 8
1. Adhering to the Project Management Plan, submitted as part of the quote that led to award of this task order, reflecting the tasks and timeframes for the installation for each location or implementation of a commercially available system.; 2. Defining and confirming with the Agency the project goals and objectives; identifying how goals will be achieved and quantifying the resources needed to achieve goals; and 3. Managing the implementation of the project plan along with operating and/or implementing 'controls' to ensure that there is accurate and objective information on 'performance' relative to the plan 4. Scope Management 5. Communications Plan and Management 6. Cost Management; (e.g., Earned Value Management, Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index) 7. Risk Management 8. Providing project timelines with bi-weekly updates, to the EPA during the Preinstall and Installation phases, to be reviewed and discussed during bi-weekly project status meetings/conference calls, and * 9. Developing a Work Breakdown Structure, identifying and quantifying the resources needed to accomplish project tasks; and, 10. Project Close-out and "hot wash" (after action) briefing for the EPA. * The Program Manager shall have Project Management Professional certification (as designated and awarded by the Project Management Institute) or 8 10 years of equivalent experience. The PM shall be the task order s authorized representative for the technical and administrative performance of all required service areas. The PM shall be the first Point of Contact (POC) for administrative questions and difficulties that arise related to the task order. The PM shall be the primary contact through which communications flow between the Government and the Service Provider (SP). The PM shall be available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to plan, direct, and control the overall management and operational functions specified herein. The PM shall provide the necessary level of contract management and administrative oversight to achieve the requirements of the statement of work. The PM or designated alternate shall be available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to meet with the EPA in person or as otherwise agreed upon by the EPA, to discuss problem areas. After 5p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the PM or designated alternate shall be available within thirty minutes after notification to coordinate any necessary actions. The contractor shall maintain its business processes to assure the asset management system (vendor provided) information remains current. Those processes include: 1. Acquisition 2. Installation 3. Change/upgrades 4. Moves 5. Disposition/Surplus 6. Reporting 9
The contractor shall establish procedures to assure that information about new and modified equipment/software is reflected in the asset management system. The contractor shall prepare reports on asset status to validate the continued use and operation of equipment at each location. The contractor shall use automated reports to track required maintenance renewals of the equipment to be maintained while a managed service under this order solicitation. * 6.2 Support, Problem Resolution, Reporting, and Monitoring 6.2.1 Support The contractor shall provide three levels of operational support as described below. Level 1 and level 2 are provided by the government from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday. The contractor must be able to provide support for the Audio Conferencing System within one hour of notification. If on-site services are required for problem resolution, the contractor must be able to provide those services within four hours of notification. The contractor personnel shall also provide the following services and support to the EPA and EPA Support Staff: 1. Assist in solving Level 3 issues 2. Assist in solving Level 1 issues 3. Escalate issues to level three support engineers 4. Monitor quality of calls, to include gathering real-time statistics 5. Monitor real time voice traffic and respond to any perceived system quality issues in a proactive manner 6. Monitor and measure usage of the at each EPA site. 7. Monitor the including the system interfaces to the PSTN, routers, and switches * 8. Perform backups of the servers to ensure redundancy and reliability 9. Perform software updates to ensure reliability, security, and the highest level of service possible The three level support structures will provide post-install technical support which will include the contractor, EPA Support Staff for the specific site, and EPA. It will be a tiered approach as follows: Level 1 This will consist of local EPA call center/helpdesk technicians who answer the initial problem report phone call, gather the customer information, open a trouble ticket, and route the ticket to the appropriate group for resolution. This group will also call the customer after the ticket has been resolved to verify that the problem has been resolved. 10
Level 2 This level of support is performed by the local onsite EPA Support Staff. More difficult problems will be escalated to the Level 3 Support Group. As noted above, some support may be required at this level. Level 3 the contractor shall determine the resolution to any issues that the Level 1 and Level 2 groups were unable to resolve. They shall then advise and monitor the implementation of the resolution by the Level 1 personnel responsible for the ticket. 6.2.2 Problem Resolution Upon resolution of any ticket, the contractor shall document the ticket and mark the ticket as resolved. The contractor shall then route the closed ticket information back to the appropriate Level 1 or 2 groups for verification with the customer and closing of the ticket. 6.2.3 Technical Reporting The contractor shall be responsible for generating the following internal reports and documentation from their supported and managed online system either through electronic access or in hardcopy as ed by the EPA. Status reports include counts of software, hardware, firmware patches updates performed, and status of any outstanding issues. * Monthly trouble ticket reports and resolution times including hardware and/or software failures containing the following minimum reporting items: 1. Date and time of service 2. Failed equipment location 3. Name of person ing service (EPA contact) 4. Contact phone number/extension 5. Type and description of equipment failing 6. Serial number and property tag of failed equipment 7. Description of failure 8. Summary of work performed on equipment to correct failure 9. Signature of service maintenance technician performing work, 10. Time equipment returned to In-Service condition 11. Signature of equipment EPA representative accepting unit(s) back in service 12. Reports shall be delivered to the EPA 13. When any service work is suspended or completed, the contractor's service/maintenance technician shall make note of the time and date on each service report; and, 14. Monthly Audio Conferencing Service up time and call quality reports including performance measurement for routing and call management. 11
6.2.4 Administrative Reporting The contractor shall provide a database with the which will; 1. Have the ability to capture an annual utilization unit cost for basic utilization and special feature utilization to be used in the calculation of EPA WCF chargeback, 2. Have the ability to accept a file which contains phone numbers with associated EPA WCF charge codes 3. Calculate basic utilization by phone number/epa WCF charge code 4. Calculate special feature utilization by phone number/epa WCF charge code 5. Summary report of minutes, special features and cost File formats for capturing phone number and EPA WCF charge codes, and for the monthly workload reports will be made award. 6.2.5 Monitoring The contractor shall remotely monitor the at all locations 24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week and report any and all issues to the EPA as soon as any service affecting problem is identified. 6.3 Software and Hardware Support 6.3.1 System Upgrades * The contactor shall provide upgrades as necessary based on; traffic studies which the contractor performs that adhere to current telecommunication industry standards, and interface with EPA to plan those upgrades to the network. When the equipment in whole or in part reaches its normal end of life as prescribed and determined by current telecommunication industry standards, it shall be replaced by the contractor at no charge. 6.3.2 Hardware/Software Support * Provide one year of hardware and software warranty support to commence on the date of acceptance of the system, and an additional 3 years of maintenance at the highest maintenance level of Hardware and Software support plus upgrades. This will require the vendor to perform all necessary Hardware Software and firmware upgrades as they are released from the manufacturer during this period of performance. For example if the current release of the Audio Conferencing System is release 1.0 and a new release of software 2.0 is released by the manufacturer, the vendor shall at no additional cost perform the necessary hardware, software, and firmware upgrades to the that provide services. 12
6.4 Training 6.4.1 Administrative Training * The contractor shall provide System Administration training to EPA Support Staff on the administration of the bridge prior to the system being transitioned at the end of the contract term during the sixty (60) day transition period. This training shall not exceed two days (16 hours). The s and technical support staff shall receive hands-on training so that day-to-day functions can be performed on-site easily with a minimum impact to the user community. Training materials shall also be provided as for section (b) below. 6.4.2 End User Training Training shall be incorporated into the implementation of each site. The contractor shall train end-users to use the new system as each site is brought online. The contractor shall work to schedule on line classes. The total number of students will be based off the total amount of subscribers for the system. The contractor shall provide copies of the quick reference guide and the pocket guide for each student to reference during the training, in electronic PDF format, organized and bookmarked to facilitate ease of use and research. User level training topics shall include basic and advanced features. 6.5 Configuration Management * a) The contractor shall provide, implement, and maintain a Configuration Management process to ensure control over the at each location. The contractor shall use a change approval process as well as maintain documentation for approved configurations and changes at each site. b) An Control Board (CCB) composed of EPA personnel will be established to review and approve initial implementation plans and any subsequent upgrades and changes. Change control plans submitted by the contractor shall include the following: i. Detailed description of the proposed installation/change, including timing (begin, duration, etc.) ii. iii. Description of the anticipated impacts on the network and users Backup plans for assuring complete recovery in the event a problem is encountered during the installation/change process and back out is required. c) The CCB will convene to review and approve implementation plans and any subsequent upgrades and changes on an as required basis, to support timely rollout and system upgrade activities. The contractor shall coordinate approved installations and changes with the EPA to establish priorities and timing for making the approved changes. 13
d) The configuration management process shall be used by the contractor to document the initial implementation for each site and all approved changes. As equipment is installed at each location, configuration information and drawings shall be updated and stored by the contractor in a secure location. Subsequent software and hardware changes or upgrades shall be documented by the contractor and versioned to maintain strict configuration control and history. 6.6 Quality Assurance * The contractor shall use its quality assurance (QA) procedures to assure Audio Conferencing System installations and update/changes are completed successfully. At a minimum, the QA process shall include development and implementation of comprehensive test and implementation plans and procedures as well as verification/validation of the actual implementation. The contractor shall adhere to the Government accepted Quality Control Plan (QCP) submitted as part of its quote. The purpose of the QCP is to provide the quality control methodology, processes, techniques, and tools that will result in meeting or exceeding the performance requirements in accordance with the SOW. The QCP shall delineate a quality control program that is prevention-based and an approach to consumer satisfaction that is positive. At a minimum, the QCP shall address the following: 1. Approach and ability to ensure accomplishment of each element in the SOW; 2. For each major task, including (as appropriate): use of subcontractors, phase-in/phase-out plans, and other task management considerations. 7.0 Verification * To verify the actual initial implementations and changes/upgrades, the contractor shall use the installation checklists developed previously. The contractor, working with the EPA, shall also use remote testing techniques to verify implementation of patches and software upgrades prior to finalizing the changes to configuration management documentation. 8.0 System Documentation * The contractor shall create and maintain accurate system documentation. Documentation shall include: Points of contact (POCs) and related contact information for the contractor's, EPA's, and the Telco s POCs; connection and port information; configuration details; and schematics. It must detail the, local connections to the PSTN, and interfaces to the data network. The contractor shall maintain an on-going, updated set of documentation as work proceeds throughout the installation for each location and provide the documentation to the EPA within 30 calendar days of the completed installation. The contractor shall incorporate the documentation package created for each site into a final enterprise-wide system documentation package upon completion of all site installations. This documentation package shall be 14
submitted to the EPA for acceptance. The contractor shall update this enterprise-wide documentation package at least monthly or as changes occur and provide it to the EPA. 9.0 Security The contractor shall assure that the is operated in a secure fashion and in accordance with all EPA security requirements. The contractor shall develop and deliver, 60 calendar days after acceptance of the system by the EPA for each location, a Security Plan that describes the contractor s strategy and detailed approach to meeting security requirements. The Security Plan shall be in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard 800.18, other applicable NIST security standards, and adhere to EPA s security policy and procedures. The contractor shall provide the following security services: 9.1 Incident Reporting The contractor shall document and notify, in writing, the EPA of the identified security incident(s). If there is a loss of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), notification must be made within one (1) hour); and 9.2 Incident Handling The contractor shall: take appropriate actions to remedy or isolate the incident in accordance with the Computer Security Incident Response Capability (CSIRC) guidelines; 1. Report, in writing, the resolution(s) to the EPA ; and 2. Make recommendations to the EPA concerning possible changes to policies and procedures to minimize security vulnerabilities. 9.3 Virus Protection * The contractor shall: 1. ensure that supported equipment is protected by the latest version of SAV software (or successor application) and virus definition files; and 2. Make recommendations to the EPA concerning possible changes to further protect EPA from viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and other malicious attacks. 9.4 Patch Management * The contractor shall: 1. ensure that supported equipment is protected by the latest CSIRC-approved security patches; a. report the status of patch deployment to the EPA ; b. make recommendations to the EPA concerning possible changes to further protect supported equipment; c. ensure all systems have appropriate protections in place such as anti-virus protection and security patches; d. log, track, document and uniquely identify all security issues and incidents; and 15
e. Review security procedures and recommend practices to reduce and/or eliminate security vulnerabilities. 10.1 Service Level Requirements The contractor shall maintain an established maintenance schedule to achieve SLRs that the EPA has established with its users Service Level Requirements. The contractor shall work with EPA s existing technical change management policies and procedures to minimize any potential risks associated with preventive maintenance. At a minimum, SLR shall contain the following: Table 1: Service Level Requirements SLR Title SLR National Target EPA Methods of Surveillance System monitoring and review >99.995% of monthly reports by EPA Audio Conferencing System Availability Response to Audio Conferencing System Problems >90.0% response within 4 hours Random sampling survey of calls received conducted by EPA 10.2 Monitoring of Service Level Requirements In addition to the surveillance methods to be performed by EPA as set forth in the preceding section, the contractor shall monitor performance of adherence to these SLRs on a monthly basis and provide a report monthly or as ed by EPA to the EPA for review to verify SLRs are being met. The contractor shall perform a Root Cause Analysis for each missed SLR, report findings and develop an action plan within two (2) business days of the failure to eliminate or substantially minimize the probability of subsequent failures. 16
11. Deliverables Table 2: Deliverables SOW Task Area Deliverable Recipient Copies Media Due Date 8.0 System Documentation * Hard copy Timelines for, and status reports during, the Pre- Install and Install Phases * One for each site plus one of each for the One for each site plus one of each for the 30 calendar days after completion of site installation Bi-weekly, beginning with project kick-off meeting Completed Test and Acceptance Checklist Monthly System Traffic and Network Usage Reports Monthly Status Reports Monthly Trouble Ticket Reports Monthly Audio Conferencing System Up Time and Call Quality One for each site plus one of each for the Within 30 calendar days upon completion of full system test Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly 17
Reports Upgrade Test Plan * User s quick reference guide, and pocket guide EPA End- Users 18 One for each subscriber plus one of each for the Asset Inventory * Configuration Information and Drawings * Change Control Plan(s) * Quality Control Plan (QCP) * Security Plan System Configuration Templates * System Installation Checklists * (PDF) Hard copy Hard copy At least 7 calendar days prior to the for upgrade. Upon installation of the Audio Conferencing System Equipment with updated versions as new hardware/software is added Annually After equipment is installed initially at each location and after equipment updates occur At the conclusion of the Installation Phase and within 5 calendar days of making additional suggestions/changes after installation. By conclusion of Pre-Install Phase 60 calendar days after acceptance of the system by the EPA By conclusion of Pre-Install Phase By conclusion of Pre-Install Phase
Service Level Agreement Reports System Operation Procedures * Disaster Recovery/COOP Plan Basic Utilization Workload Report Special Features Utilization Workload Report Summary Report of Utilization and the Service Manager and the Service Manager and the Service Manager and Service Manager and Service Manager and Service Manager On by the EPA Upon installation of the Audio Conferencing System and annually thereafter Upon installation of the Audio Conferencing System and annually thereafter Upon implementation of the Audio Conferencing System and monthly thereafter Upon implementation of the Audio Conferencing System and monthly thereafter Upon implementation of the Audio Conferencing System and quarterly thereafter 12. Technical Assumptions a) EPA will provide connectivity to the local EPA network at each location as required. b) EPA will provide the EPA necessary for all locations. c) All EPA sites will provide appropriate access to the work areas and facilities from the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, local time. d) All EPA sites will provide access for deliveries to the facilities from the hours of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, local time. If necessary, EPA site staff will coordinate with other Federal Agencies or Building Owners as necessary to facilitate deliveries. e) EPA will ensure facility requirements are met prior to the work start date per the contractor provided implementation schedule. This will include any necessary infrastructure cabling, rack space, ventilation, and UPS power. 19
f) EPA will provide Telecommunication Ground Bus-bar (TGB) attached to building ground in the computer room. g) EPA will make available sufficient dry and secure storage space at each facility to allow ready access to project materials prior to installation start. h) EPA will provide access to elevators and coordinate their use with the other tenants or building owners for equipment movement. i) EPA will provide trash dumpsters to remove debris from the site, as well as have the dumpsters removed and replaced to prevent trash overflow. j) Access to all computer rooms and other work areas will be provided for the duration of any installation phase and cutovers which will include nights and weekends, as required. k) EPA will provide the contractor with local and national change control processes which must be adhered to by the contractor. l) This SOW takes into account the current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations in existence. 13. Other Contractor Responsibilities a) During the performance of the requirements of this contract the Contractor shall not deliberately place the equipment in a failure mode without the prior consent of the EPA. b) Upon completion of each repair task, the Contractor shall remove all extraneous material and clean up the work area. The contractor shall keep the work area clean and maintain a safe working environment. c) The Contractor shall follow EPA security and access control policies and procedures. d) The contractor shall not make toll calls and charge them to the Government. All toll charge calls required by the contractor are at the contractor s expense. 14. Restrictions a) Government-furnished space, facilities, and materials shall only be used by the Contractor in the performance of the duties specified by this contract. b) Neither the space nor material shall be used by the Contractor to conduct any other business, nor shall the Contractor's employees or agents use the space or facilities for private or personal reasons. c) Billable force majeure events shall be limited to direct damage caused to the Audio Conferencing System from natural disasters such as a tornado, hurricane, natural flood, or earthquake on EPA property. 20