38 LS/LGCO, 4022 Hilltop Rd Ste 112, Tinker AFB OK 73145-2713

J -- MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND RECURRING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR BASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR STATION, CO SOL F34608-98-R-0007 DUE 021398 POC Rhonda Trent (405)734-9399 CONTRACTING OFFICER: Rita Blair (405)734-9399 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP., https://www.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/lgcvo/cheone.htm. The 38 LS/LGCO, Contracting Flight, has a requirement for non-personal services for operations, maintenance and recurring support services of the Base Telecommunications System at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station CO. The solicitation will be issued (available to download) approximately 06 Jan 98. The proposed contract is for a base period and four option periods totaling approximately 60 months. The system consists of a Host MSL 100 switch equipped for 1326 lines and wired for 2600 lines and one remote switch equipped with 300 lines. The switch is configured with 613 analog lines, 713 digital lines, 59 City IC/City OG trunks, 48 DSN trunks, and 23 FTS-2000 trunks. The software load is BCS33. Also included are a main distribution frame, inside and outside cable plant, ancillary equipment, and customer premise equipment. The contract will contain a DD254. The current contract contains four top secret/SCI billets. Foreign participation is not permitted at any level due to the top secret requirements. Competition is open to domestic sources only. All responsible domestic offerors may submit proposals. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate when registering electronically, whether they are large or small, disadvantaged or a women-owned business. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 7378 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. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Colonel Lee H. Hughes, Commander's Staff, ESC/CX at (617) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. No telephone requests for this RFP can be accepted. The RFP will be paperless and will be released using the 38 LS/LGCO Home Page via the WWW. The RFP will contain files in MS Word 7.0 and MS Excel 7.0. The 38 LS/LGCO Web Site is a secure site and requires a browser which supports a secure socket layer for access. DO NOT request any documents in writing. A registration page for the solicitation will be available at the solicitation Web page. All offerors who wish to participate in this solicitation must complete the registration page which places them on the solicitation source list. The solicitation Web page will also contain a link to submit questions or comments. Offerors should submit all questions or comments relative to the solicitation electronically via the solicitation Web page link or e-mail. All proposals must be submitted in hard copy per the proposal preparation instructions in Clause L-800 of the solicitation. The solicitation Web Page may be accessed at the following: https://www.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/lgcvo/cheone.htm (0338)

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