38 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd, Tinker AFB OK, 73145-2713

D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR FLORIDA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218-7933 SOL F34608-96-R-0019 DUE 071196 POC Darrell A. Davis, Contracting Officer, (405) 734-9297. This is a sources sought market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the Florida Public Utility Commission to provided local telephone exchange services. The primary service requirement is local access trunking, business lines, private line transport channels, and related functions at Florida Air National Guard Base (FLANG), located Duval county Florida. These exchange services do not include residential or business services for non-government entities or customers such as residential service for service members and their families or non-government contractors located on FLANG. FLANG is presently serviced by exchange (904)-714 provided by Bellsouth Telecommunications. The current quantity of direct in dial and direct outdial exchange access trunks serving FLANG is 20. This quantity may expand due to additional base requirements. FLANG uses one thousand direct in dial station numbers from (904)-714 in the 0000 to 7999 groups. Local calling access for FLANG is needed to exchanges located in Jacksonville FL. Local exchange services are required to enable Government users to access the following: local and intra-LATA exchange areas, and interconnection with inter-LATA exchange carriers. The local exchange service shall include direct indial and out-dial trunking to the Government telephone digital switching system (Northern Telecom, Inc Meridian SL-1, NT equipped with business centrex software and features). The vendor shall provide number portability for the current exchange DID numbers. Requirements for new hundred levels shall be within the existing NXX until exhausted. The vendor shall have the ability to acquire additional DID station numbers. Access to the local exchange shall include Emergency 911 services and functions. The vendor shall provide access to directory number information, e.g. NPA-555-1212 or 411. The vendor shall provide access to operator services for subscriber line verification or barge-in, extend to long distance providers, and assistance with other exchange access functions. Interconnection of the local exchange service shall be provided via analog and digital trunks. Trunking connections for 4 wire E&M Type 1, 2 wire dial repeating, digital (1.544 Mbps) to provide E&M, and foreign exchange/local exchange loop or ground start are needed. The vendor shall provide and arrange billing in monthly increments itemized by pilot directory number, service type, and area codes. Billing shall be provided in paper format and magnetic media formatted for sorting and printing by the Government to distribute to tenants for verification and certification. The billing shall be separable by grouping of directory numbers or by individual directory numbers for distribution by these users. The vendor shall provide analog business lines and ISDN BRI digital line terminations. The vendor shall provide channel transport services within the local exchange area at data rates expected to range from low speed analog voice bandwidth to conditioned data channels supporting 56 Kbps and digital stream ranging from DS1, DS3 to SONET OC-3/OC-12 rates. Migration of SONET to next higher transmission rates is an expected growth plan. Transport services may be provided to the designated demarcation point or may be extended to the end users. Dynamic allocation of bandwidth is expected to be an essential use of the local exchange connection facilities. Termination of lines and trunks (analog and digital facilities) shall meet via network loss constraints to maintain acceptable engineered transmission level to the user. Reliability of facilities and equipment are concerns of the vendor. The Government may require periodic traffic study data. Expected channel availability rate of 99.98% or greater is needed. The quality of these channels shall meet or exceed industry standards for maximum noise levels, loss, and echo. Demarcation of exchange access lines, private line channels, and trunks shall be at the switching system rooms at both locations. Termination of digital circuits shall permit Government craft personnel access via patch cords. Demarcation of business lines shall be on the distribution frame (including BRI(ISDN) U-Loop). Firms interested in providing for FLANG local exchange services and media requirements are requested to provide a summary of technical and financial information concerning their certifications (by type i.e., facility or non-facility based by service area), applicable tariffs, capabilities, experience (current services or contracts to include points of contact), hardware assets and access to switched services and corporate background in the telecommunications industry. Offerors must provide specific information as to how the services listed in this synopsis would or could be satisfied. Only firms submitting acceptable technical and financial statements or resumes will be solicited or considered for competitive proposals or evaluation and selection under multiple tariffed services. Responses should be limited to approximately 25 pages or less. Technical or engineering questions may be addressed to Mr. Bradley Knippenberg, 38 EIG/EITS Tinker AFB OK, DSN 884-9437 or Commercial (405)734-9437. Sources Sought announcements are placed on the 38EIW Homepage, http://www.eiw.38.af.mil under the Specialized Contracting Section, CSA Branch. All questions and replies should be forwarded to the contracting officer 38LS/LGCX, Attn: Mr. Darrell A. Davis, ste 207, 4022 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713, Ph 405-734-9297 (Fax 405-734-9220) or e-mail davis @servera.eiw38.af.mil. (0159)

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