Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

R -- EVALUATE AND ANALYZE THE CURRENT FISC SD CONSOLIDATED AREA TELEPHONE SYSTEM SOL N00244-97-q-8106 DUE 050497 POC Bid Officer 619-532-2575 (fax) / 619-532-2658 ; Contracting officer Jessica Dunker WEB: Click here to obtain more information about FISC San Diego, http//www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Use this e-mail address to obtain copies of the solicitation., william_rodriuez@fmso.navy.mil. This is a notice of intent to issue an RFQ to conduct a technical evaluation, and develop the best integrated voice, data, and video telecommunications system to support the Fleet & Industrial Supply Center (FISC). The program will be designed to encompass all FISC managed properties which are located at the Broadway compound, Naval Station San Diego, Naval Air Station North Island, Naval Air Station Miramar, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, and the Naval Fuel Facility Point Loma. The contractor will be required to provide a written technical evaluation of the current telecommunications program/service in use and make recommendations on how to improve the system, while improving the service and diminishing the overall costs. The evaluation and recommendations must be compatible with current and future Wide Area Network (WAN) / Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) / Local Area Network (LAN) plans. The technical evaluation shall include, but not be limited to the following: evaluate current system with a view of providing a system that can expand services, improve reliability, improve interoperability with other voice/data/VTC systems and make recommendations; evaluate present cost & time delay for installation and make recommendations for improvement; evaluate current outgoing toll charges for long distance calls and make recommendations for cost reduction; evaluate the use of 800 series numbers vice the current acceptance of collect calls & make recommendations for cost reduction; evaluate current CATS trouble call service versus commercial trouble call service practices; evaluate backup services available for selective critical lines; provide cost analysis of replacing digital telephone equipment vice carrying a maintenance contract on each piece of equipment; evaluate both Call Management Systems (CMS) for use/cost/effectiveness and provide enhancement possibilities to increase capability/provide services to obtain world call capabilities; evaluate a Computer Telephony Integration (CBI) system which would provide voice, data, and video capabilities to desktop workstations; evaluate the current Call Center Telecommunication Technology and make recommendations on expansion and improving service; evaluate & provide recommendations to show how current CATS/VMS system will integrate into current or planned high speed data networks so that CBI services will appear as one system to users at all sites. The RFD will contain the complete statement of work and description of work required. This acquisition will be processed utilizing simplified acquisition procedures. Interested responsible offers will be considered. For a complete description of the service please request copies of the RFQ package thru the bid officer. Requests may be submitted via fax at 619-532-2575, via e-mail address as william_rodriguez@fmso.navy.mil or by mail. Telephone requests will not be honored. See numbered note #1. (0111)

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