Invitation to tender No. EMSA/OP/32/2019 for  Telecommunications services  1.  Introduction  2.  Objective, scope and description of the contract  2.1   LOT 1 – DATA COMMUNICATIONS  The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) was established under Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the  European Parliament and of the Council$^{1}$ for the purpose of ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of  maritime safety, as amended. Among its tasks, the Agency needs to operate a reliable ICT infrastructure to  host maritime applications and internal services.  The purpose of this procurement is to acquire Services for telecommunications including internet connections,  fibre and voice communications., in Portugal and abroad in roaming, and equipment (devices) for mobile  communications.  The procurement procedure includes two lots. Tenderers can apply for lot 1 only, for lot 2 only, or for both lots. Each lot covers a list of minimum services in the areas of data and voice communications, which the tenderer  shall be able to provide.  The objective is to conclude two Framework Contracts covering all needs of voice and data services of the  Agency, and of any other Agency or Institutions hosted in the EMSA premises or with whom EMSA has an  agreement for service sharing.  Minimum services required per lot:  EMSA requires data communication services. The tenderer shall provide a detailed description of the services offered. The bid shall contain as a minimum  the following:  $^{1}$ Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety  Agency (OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p.1.).  Page 3 of 23  a.  Redundant  Internet access  for the EMSA premises in Lisbon, operated via low-latency  symmetric fibre optics technology without contention. No restriction on protocols and ports should  apply. This service must be operational by 25 April 2020 the latest.  b.  ADSL  or equivalent Internet access technology to provide separate extra connectivity to the  EMSA premises for specific purposes, through a physical connection which must be different from  the ones used for the previously mentioned redundant Internet access.  c.  Direct fibre  to connect the EMSA premises in Lisbon to the FCCN Datacentre in Lisbon;  d.  Direct connection services to  the main  cloud  service providers in their main EU Datacentres;  e.  Consultancy and managed services  related to data communications. 