42d Contracting Squadron/LGC, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6334

D -- PROCUREMENT OF ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN HQ AFROTC PERSONNEL AT MAXWELL AFB, AL AND AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC UNITS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND 38 LOCATIONS IN CONUS SOL F01600-97-R0007 DUE 080197 POC Shirley Chames, Contract Specialist, (334) 953-3540/Charlie H. Foster, Jr., Contracting Officer, (334) 953-3521 Furnish all labor, materials, and transportation to provide electronic connectivity between HQ AFROTC personnel at Maxwell AFB AL and Region HQ personnel at four locations in CONUS, Area Managers at 38 locations in CONUS, and Air Force Junior ROTC units at 609 locations in 49 states, Puerto Rico, England, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Guam, Japan, and Korea. It is the intent of this agency to negotiate a sole source contract under statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement). This agency intends to negotiate with Military City Online, 6883 Commercial Drive, Springfield, VA 22156. The period of this acquisition is for one basic year (1 Oct 97 -- 30 Sep 98) and four one-year options. This requirement is online services for units, including electronic mail, file storage and transfer, conferencing, bulletin boards, military specific content, security, Internet connectivity, consolidated billing, and technical support and guidance. In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their ability to satisfy the requirements specified above, and they must state advantages to the Government for considering another source. The documentation shall include prices and descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide ability to meet this requirement. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis of intent, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. A solicitation will be issued to the intended source and to all firms that request a copy of the solicitation. If no affirmative written response is received indicating that a comparable source is available within fifteen (15) calendar days after publication of this synopsis, this agency will proceed to award a contract with the intended source mentioned above. (0073)

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