Fleet Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5084

D -- TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES SOL N00140-99-Q-5080 DUE 092799 POC Mr. Bill Woodring, Contract Negotiator, 215-697-9644; Mr. Rocco Siravo, Contracting Offcier, 215-697-9640 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE BID OFFICER, synopsis@phil.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia intends to acquire on an other than full and open competitive basis, the services, equipment, and software/firmware from Mid-Alantic Business Communications required to provide engineering support to the United States Atlantic Command Joint War Fighting Center (USACOM JWFC), Suffolk, VA for the specialized development, administration, and maintenance of an existing Lucent Technologies Definity G3r V4 telephone switch with Audix voice mail and an Emerald call accounting system. The requirement is for twelve months of services, commencing 1 October 1999, with two option years. The mission of JWFC is to provide a training environment where Joint Task Force Commanders can learn to develop and implement joint force doctrine, tactics, and procedures in a realistic facility, using computer-simulated scenarios instead of actual troop deployment. JWFC supports Mission Integration and Rehearsals for assigned forces, where tactics and procedures are developed and practiced in the event of a real-world crisis. These military exercises require expedient and ongoing reconfiguration and reprogramming of the Definity system to adapt to building populations that can vary from less than 1,000 to nearly 3,000 in a matter of days. During an exercise, telephone system reconfiguration takes place on a continuous, often minute-to-minute basis, as mandated by conditions of the exercise and orders from the Joint Task Force Commander. The system includes the secure transmission of voice and data and must interface with a variety of analog and digital commercial, strategic, and tactical telecommunications systems, video teleconferencing circuits, and foreign systems and circuits belonging to allied nations. Interfaces of the JWFC Definity system with modeling and simulation systems, such as the Synthetic Theater of War (STOW) and Joint Simulation System (JSIMS), must be re-engineered as the model/simulation evolves. Similar engineering is required to interface the Definity system with allied systems such as the Partnership for Peace Simulation Network (PFPSN) to distribute voice communications to U.S. and European sites using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), Voice Over Frame Relay (VOFR), or Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). The JWFC Definity system is undergoing reengineering to meet new mission requirements created by the merger of the Joint Training, Analysis and Simulation Center (JTASC) and the Joint Battle Center (JBC) with JWFC. This includes redesign of the JWFC cable plant, dial plan, and system software in support of new lab spaces and existing test bays. The system is a unique state-of-the-art telecommunications architecture, unlike any currently existing in the Department of Defense. This acquisition is being processed pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Mid-Atlantic Business Communications, the incumbant provider of the requirement, is considered the only source with the corporate knowledge, technical expertise, and physical resources to provide JWFC with the necessary specialized engineering support it requires. All other responsible sources may submit concise documentation for consideration regarding their ability to provide the required services, equipment, and software/firmware, as well as financial and technical information. However, this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Furthermore, no contract award will be made on the basis of information received in response to this notice and the Navy will not pay for any information provided. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Such information, if submitted, should be forwarded to FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, to the attention of W. A. Woodring, Code 02P21E, and reference Solicitation N00140-99-Q-5080. If a competitive solicitation is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended vendor and all firms that respond to this synopsis of intent or otherwise request a copy of the solicitation. If no affirmative written responses advantageous to the Navy are received within fifteen (15) calendar days after publication of this notice, Mid-Atlantic Business Communications will be solicited, pursuant to FAR 12.203, to provide the required services, equipment, and software/firmware. The award of a firm fixed price type contract is contemplated. The applicable standard industrial code is 4813. Posted 08/13/99 (W-SN367756). (0225)

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