D -- MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND RECURRING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR BASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AT DAVIS MONTHAN AFB AZ

Notice Date

December 20, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 38 EIG/PK, 4064 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK, 73145-2713

ZIP Code

73145-2713

Solicitation Number

F34608-02-R-0004

Response Due

February 19, 2002

Point of Contact

JACK PURSELL, CONTRACTING OFFICER, Phone (405) 734-9639, Fax (405) 734-9220, Email jack.pursell@tinker.af.mil

Description

The 38 EIG/PKL, Operation and Maintenance Branch, has a requirement for nonpersonal services for operations, maintenance and recurring support services of the Base Telecommunications System (BTS) at Davis Monthan AFB AZ. The proposed contract is for a base period of 2 months and four option periods totaling approximately 50 months. The proposed contract is 100% Small Business set aside. Only offers from firms qualified as a small business will be considered. The DCO switching system is a NORTEL MSL 100 currently configured and equipped with approximately 10,000 lines, 8,498 in use and wired for 9,000 lines. Also included is RST-1 equipped with 893 lines with 744 lines in use and RST-2 equipped with approximately 770 lines with 655 lines in use. This requirement also includes a NORTEL SL-1, which supports the lodging facilities it is equipped with 550 lines with 700 wired. The hospital has a NORTEL SL-1 equipped with approximately 600 lines and wired for 600 lines. The command post includes a Definity Switching System G3i 1 with 10 lines in use. Also included are a main distribution frame, inside and outside cable plant, ancillary equipment, and customer premise equipment. Services may be required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year, however work will normally be accomplished M-F 0730-1630. Foreign participation is permitted only at the subcontractor level. Copies of the solicitation will be provided to foreign firms only in order that they may pursue subcontracting opportunities. All responsible domestic offerors may submit proposals. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under NAIC 811212 with size standard of $18,000,000.00. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in this solicitation for the described supplies or services. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Joseph Magnone, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. The RFP will be paperless and will be released using the Electronic Posting System (EPS) via the WWW (www.eps.gov). The RFP will contain files in MS Word 7.0 and MS Excel 7.0. DO NOT request any documents in writing. See Note(s) 1, 23 and 26.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011224/DSOL008.HTM (D-354 SN5157J2)