D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES LOCATED AT MALMSTROM AFB MT

Notice Date

February 23, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 38 EIG/PK, 4064 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK, 73145-2713

ZIP Code

73145-2713

Solicitation Number

F34608-01-R-5000

Response Due

March 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Joyce Phillips, Contract Specialist, Phone (405) 734-9297, Fax (405) 734-9537, Email joyce.phillips@tinker.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Joyce Phillips (joyce.phillips@tinker.af.mil)

Description

The 38 EIG/PKK has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for MALMSTROM AFB, MT. The proposed contract is for five years. The local exchange service provider certified by the MONTANA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION shall provide local commercial communications service for MALMSTROM AFB, MT. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, commercial analog subscriber lines, 911 trunk,local access digital trunks, transport channel services, foreign listing & foreign exchange lines. Competition is open to domestic and foreign sources. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate, in writing, whether they are large, small, disadvantaged and/or a women-owned businesses. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 5133 with size standard of 1500 employees. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Col. Joseph Magnone, Director, Commander_s Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. In order to be eligible for award of this Request for Proposal (RFP), offerors may be required to have a Basic Agreement with this office. The Basic Agreement documents may be viewed and downloaded from the 38 EIG website address http://www.eig38.tinker.af.mil/contracting/bus_opp.htm. When you arrive at this site locate Communication Service Authorizations and select Formal RFPs. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

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