VPN Ethernet Transport Services for Marion VA Medical Center

FOR MARION VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

CONTRACT TYPE The Government anticipates awarding a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract as a result of this solicitation. Orders for VPN Ethernet transport services in support of LEADS 3.0 connectivity will be placed under this IDIQ during the ordering periods identified in the

Period of Performance section. I. INTRODUCTION This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the

requirements for procuring a dedicated transport circuit and associated services needed to access the Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS 3.0) through the currently installed Police Desktop computer at the Marion VA Health Care System. Transport contractors must be approved by the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) and LEADS as an acceptable provider for Illinois Century Network (ICN) Point‑of‑Presence connectivity, and must separately be approved by the Illinois State Police LEADS Administration as meeting Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) security and

background screening

requirements. II. SCOPE The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transport services, and coordination necessary to establish and maintain a LEADS 3.0 connection via the Illinois Century Network (ICN) using a Metro‑E, EVPL, Layer‑2, or similar private Ethernet transport circuit from the Marion VA Health Care System to an ICN point of presence (POP) as required by the State of Illinois. The Contractor shall upgrade as needed or retain currently installed equipment to provide the fiber transport circuit and all other items or software required to complete the circuit for functional LEADS service. This service shall be logically segmented from the VA production network and shall support LEADS access only, in accordance with Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) and VA security