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DISCLAIMER: This announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked o... DISCLAIMER: This announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned nor will the Government confirm receipt. Whatever information is provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for determining how to proceed in the acquisition process. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All Government and Contractor personnel reviewing responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described in 41 USC §2101-2107. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground – Belvoir Division 10205 Burbeck Road, Bldg 362 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 RESPONSE DUE DATE: Responses to this announcement are due NLT 10 days after release via e-mail to thomas.m.frank.civ@mail.mil and kayla.m.sullivan15.civ@mail.mil. QUESTIONS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: All questions pertaining to this announcement are due within 5 days after release via e-mail to thomas.m.frank.civ@mail.mil and kayla.m.sullivan15.civ@mail.mil. If answered, questions will be non-attribution published at https://beta.sam.gov/. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION: No classified information should be included in your response. NIACS CODE: 511210 - Software Publishers REQUIREMENT: PM FPS requires salient features for the software router needed for its programs. Vendors shall provide a software router that meets the following specified technical requirements for a virtual/software appliance: Software Router required features: Supports ISO/IEC 10589:2002 IS-IS routing protocol Supports IS-IS routing at minimum 1Gbps Supports RFC 7761 Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) RFC 5059 Bootstrap Router Protocol (BSR) IEEE 802.1Q-2014 Quality of Service (QoS) RFC 5905 Network Time Protocol (NTP) Runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 bare metal or KVM by linux kernel 3.10.0-957 from Red Hat Software Router additionally include, but not required: Supports IEEE 802.1AE MACsec encryption (at least GCM-AES-128 and GCM-AES-256) Supports IEEE 802.1X-2010 Port-Based Network Access Control defined MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) Protocol Supports IEEE 1588-2019 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Supports for L3/L4 Firewall VENDOR RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS: All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified. Itemized breakout of software/support and costs to meet the software router requirements identified. Identify how software router support requirements are met with solution.