USAFE Contracting Squadron/LGC, Unit 3115, APO AE 09094-3115

D -- TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD OPERATIONS AT 4 BASES IN GERMANY AND THE UK POC Contracting Officer, Harald E. Petry, 01149-631-3539-108 E-MAIL: Harald E. Petry, Contracting Officer, harald.petry@ramstein.af.mil. The United States Air Forces in Europe Contracting Squadron (USAFE CONS) is performing a cost comparison study to determine the feasibility to convert telephone switchboard operations at Ramstein AB, Sembach AB, and Spangdahlem AB (all located in Germany), and at RAF Mildenhall (located in the United Kingdom) to a contractor operated function. The USAFE CONS will be using modified OMB Circular A-76 procedures as they apply to procurements outside the continental United States. This solicitation will not result in a contract if Government performance is determined to be more advantageous. The contractor tasks will include, but are not limited to, operator assistance, directory assistance, completion of tracer actions, customer education, Telephone Control Officer duties, and language translation services (Ramstein AB only). The sequence of tasks listed does not imply a rating of importance or frequency of the requirement(s). The entire contract period, including option periods, would not exceed 60 (sixty) months according to the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for non-personal service contracts. Start of contractor performance would be 01 Oct 1999, preceded by a 45-day phase-in period. The USAFE CONS contemplates to issue written Requests for Proposal (RFP) to all interested potential offerors. The RFP is expected to be issued in June of 1998. The solicitation period will be approximately 50 (fifty) calendar days. A copy of the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is presently available on the USAFE CONS homepage (http://www.usafe.af.mil/joint/cons/html/specialized.html) for industry review and comments of any nature (technical, administrative, etc.). Interested sources are encouraged to provide written comments on the draft PWS to the Contracting Officer, or may request placement on the bidder's mailing list. A copy of the RFP shall be requested in writing from the USAFE CONS. Requests for a copy of the RFP shall identify, at a minimum, the source's name, address, telephone number, and point of contact. The facsimile number for requesting a copy of the RFP is 01149-631-3539-112 or -145. The RFP will also be made available on the USAFE CONS homepage after the solicitation release date. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the USAFE CONS. See Note 26. (0042)

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