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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 23,1996 PSA#164238 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd, Tinker AFB OK, 73145-2713 D -- LOCAL DIAL TONE SERVICE FOR 911 AIRLIFT WING AT PITTSBURGN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE 082996 POC Contact Point: Mr. Darrell A.
Davis, Contracting Officer (405)734-9297. This is a sources sought
market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission to provide local telephone exchange services. The
primary service requirement is local access, switching, transport, and
related functions at the 911 Airlift Wing, located at Pittsburgh
International Airport, in Allegheny County Pennsylvania. 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
colocated with the 911AW. The 911 Airlift Wing is presently serviced by
exchange (412)-474 provided by Bell Atlantic. The current quantity of
direct in-dial and direct out-dial exchange access trunks serving the
911 Airlift Wing is 24. Service for the 911 Airlift Wing also includes
12 Foreign Exchange lines to the (412)-331 exchange located in McKees
Rocks. These quantities may expand due to additional service
requirements. The 911 Airlift Wing currently uses two thousand direct
in dial station numbers from (412)-474 in the 7XXX and 8XXX groups.
Local calling access for the 911 Airlift Wing is needed to the exchange
located in Coraopolis PA. 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 in-dial trunking to
the Government telephone digital switching system (Northern Telecom
MSL-100 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 to provide
subscriber line verification or barge-in, extend to long distance
providers, and assist with other exchange access functions.
Interconnection of the local exchange service shall be provided by
analog and digital trunks. Trunking connections for 4 wire E&M Type 1
or 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, by 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
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 a
future use of the local exchange connection facilities. Termination of
lines and trunks (analog and digital facilities) shall meet via
network loss constraints to maintain can 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 availability of channels is greater than 99.98% 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 craft personnel to access by patch cords.
Demarcation of business lines shall be on the distribution frame
(including BRI(ISDN) U-Loop). Firms interested in providing for the 911
Airlift Wing 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. Sources
Sought announcements are placed on the 38EIW Homepage,
http://www.eiw38.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
405-734-9537) or e-mail davis@servera.eiw38.af.mil. (0201) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0038 19960722\D-0016.SOL)
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