D -- LOCAL ACCESS SERVICES FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES LOCATED IN THE JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AREA

Notice Date

November 30, 2001

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service (FTS), Technical and Acquisition Support Branch (4TTE), 401 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA, 30365-2550

ZIP Code

30365-2550

Solicitation Number

GSA4TTE0201

Response Due

December 17, 2001

Point of Contact

David Wilson, Contract Specialist, Phone 404-331-3512, Fax 404-331-1860, Email david.wilson@gsa.gov -- Ruben Mendez, Contract Specialist, Phone (404) 331-0158, Fax (404) 331-1860, Email ruben.mendez@gsa.gov

Description

Sources are sought that are capable of providing Local Access Services for Federal Agencies in the Jacksonville, Florida, area. The type of service shall be ISDN PRI. The total estimated trunking requirements are approximately four (4) PRI circuits (92 two-way trunks) and a total of 1,200 DID numbers within the same NPA-NXX. The PRI circuits shall be offered via a self-healing SONET ring, if applicable. Offeror shall be solely responsible for interfacing the offered services with existing system(s) equipment. Trunks shall be engineered to conform to Bellcore standards. Number portability (if required) shall be provided at no additional cost to the Government. Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Offerors will be required to submit a signed copy of an interconnect agreement with BellSouth as an attachment to their initial proposal. After receipt of sources sought responses and before issuing a solicitation, GSA will make a reasonable effort to contact the agency Small Business Administration (SBA) procurement center representative in order to locate additional qualified small business concerns, if any. Consequently, the solicitation may be set-aside for small business concerns in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19 policies. Qualified responsible sources having the ability to furnish the above service are requested to give written notice (including telephone number and point of contact) to the acquisition office listed in this notice within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this publication. GSA will send a solicitation package to all interested sources responding to this publication.=20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011204/DSOL004.HTM (D-334 SN5140V5)