CECOM Acquisition Center Southwest Operations Office, Attn: AMSEL-AC-CC-E-CB, Building 61801, Room 3210, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-6000

D -- LOCAL LEASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SOL Fort McPherson POC Contract specialist Duane M. Markham, (520) 538-6931 WEB: Interagency Interactive Business Opportunities Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, markhamd@hqasc.army.mil. POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT: Sources Sought for local telephone exchange services for Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem, GA. This sources sought is for information planning purposes only and is not a request for proposal. DESCRIPTION: The Army requires nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange service for Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem, GA. The proposed contract is anticipated to be for a 5-year period. The local exchange service provider certified by Georgia PSC shall provide local commercial communications service for Forts McPherson and Gillem, GA. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum, but not limited to, extended demarcation points, local access to commercial business lines, analog and digital subscriber lines, analog, digital, and National ISDN-2 Primary Rate Interface (PRI) city trunk services, Extended Direct Line Connection and equipment, transport channel services, directory number and number portability, emergency 9-1-1 service extended to Ft McPherson MP station, operator and directory assistance, local and Intra-LATA access, interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carrier, MEGA LINKS, Integrated systems Digital Network, (ISDN), internal and external caller I.D. The procurement shall be a commercial Fixed Price with Economic Adjustment type contract for 5 years or a one-year contract with 4 option years. Solicitation is anticipated to be released in the November/December 1999 timeframe for a February 2000 contract award. Interested concerns should submit within 30 days of this notice, written evidence of capability to perform to include the telephone number for a point of contact to the contracting officer listed above. Submit 2 copies of responses. Respondents will not be notified of the evaluation results of information submitted as this is a request for information and sources as part of the Government's Market Survey. Future business opportunities with the U.S. Army Signal Command may be located through the Army's business homepage at http://abop.monmouth.army.mil/.When you enter the page double click on "Army Business Opportunities." On the next screen go to drop down box called "View by Contracting Activity," click on down arrow and select "CECOM" and then hit the "Go" button. On the next screen go to "Business Opportunities Sorted By" and double click on "all Business Opportunities Sorted By Contracting Officer." Find either Linda M. Butler or Jerome Miles for Army base communication service requirements solicited through the US Army Signal Command, Fort Huachuca, AZ. Posted 09/16/99 (W-SN380964). (0259)

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