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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 3,1997 PSA#177438 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd Ste 211, Tinker AFB OK 73145-2713 D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AT THE 161 CS/SCX, SKY HARBOR ANG, LOCATED
IN PHOENIX AZ 85034-6098 DUE 030697 POC Tomma Hofegartner, Contract
Specialist, 405-734-9297 This is a sources sought market survey
synopsis for vendors certified by the Arizona Public Utility Commission
to provide local commercial communications services. The primary
service requirement is local access trunking, commercial business
lines, transport channel services, and related functions at 161 CF/SCX
located in Maricopa County, state of Arizona. These local 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
collocated with 161 CF/SCX. 161 CF/SCX, Phoenix AZ is presently
serviced by exchange (602) 302-XXXX provided by U.S. West. 161 CF/SCX
currently uses 600 direct-in-dial numbers within (602) 302-XXXX. The
local exchange service shall include city trunks interfacing to the
Government digital switching systems, Lucent G3I, equipped with
business centrex software and features. The current quantity of direct
in-dial, direct out-dial, and two-way exchange access trunks serving
the 161 CF/SCX is 44. These city trunk quantities may expand due to
additional service requirements. Local calling access for 161 CF/SCX is
needed to the exchange located in Phoenix and its metropolitan areas.
Local exchange services are required to enable Government users to
access the following: local exchange areas, intra-LATA exchange areas,
and interconnection with inter-LATA exchange carriers. Access to the
local exchange shall include Emergency 9-1-1 services and functions.
The vendor shall provide access to directory number information; e.g.,
NPA-555-1212, and/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. The vendor shall provide number portability for the current
exchange DID numbers and directory number. Requirements for new
hundred DID numbers shall be within the existing NXX until exhausted.
The vendor shall have the ability to acquire additional DID station
numbers. 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 or ISDN PRI, and foreign exchange/local exchange loop and/or ground
start are required. The vendor shall provide analog business lines,
digital business lines, and ISDN BRI digital line terminations. The
vendor shall provide transport channel 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 of DS1 or ISDN PRI. Migration to next higher
transmission rates (DS-3) 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 an 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. 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 room. Termination of digital circuits
shall permit craft personnel to access by patch cords. Demarcation of
business lines shall be on the distribution frame including ISDN BRI
U-Loop. 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. Firms interested in providing
local exchange services for 161 CF/SCX 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. All
replies should be forwarded to the contracting officer. Sources Sought
announcements are placed on the 38EIW Homepage,
https://www.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/lgcx/lgcx.htm under the
Specialized Contracting Section, CSA Branch. All questions and replies
should be forwarded to the contracting officer 38LS/LGCX, Attn: Ms
Cathy Summers, 4022 Hilltop Road, Suite 204, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713,
Telephone: (405) 734-9297, Fax: (405) 734-9537, or e-mail:
Cathy.Summers@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil. Responses to the synopsis are due
by 06 Mar 97. (0030) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0043 19970203\D-0016.SOL)
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