D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR 188 CF/SCX, ARKANSAS ANG 73903

Notice Date

April 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-Q-5007

Response Due

May 10, 2001

Point of Contact

Emily Gregg, Contract Specialist, Phone 405 734 9481, Fax 405 734 9537, Email emily.gregg@tinker.af.mil -- Cathy Summers, Contracting Officer, Phone (405) 734-9759, Fax (405) 734-9537, Email cathy.summers@tinker.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Emily Gregg (emily.gregg@tinker.af.mil)

Description

The 38 EIG/PKK has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for the 188 CF/SCX at Fort Smith AR and Fort Chaffee AR. The proposed contract is for five years. The local exchange service provider certified by Arkansas Public Utilities Company shall provide local commercial communications service for the 188 CF/SCX at Fort Smith AR and Fort Chaffee AR. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial business lines, analog subscriber lines, analog trunks, transport channel services, directory number and number portability, emergency 9-1-1 service, operator and directory assistance, local and Intra-LATA access, and interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carrier. 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 NAICS Code 5133 with size standard of 1500 employees. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel 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 Quote (RFQ) offerors may be required to have a Basic Agreement with this office. The RFQ for this solicitation and 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 Simplified RFQs. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010425/DSOL005.HTM (D-113 SN50J9Q6)