SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- WAN CIRCUIT UPGRADE
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 517110
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- USPFO for Connecticut, 360 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06105-3795
- ZIP Code
- 06105-3795
- Solicitation Number
- W91ZRS07R0001
- Response Due
- 2/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is W91ZRS-07-R-0001 and is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Ci rcular 2005-15. The NAICS Code for this solicitation is 517110. This is a solicitation for the Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG). The USPFO for Connecticut requests written proposals for telecommunication service and maintenance, for various loca tions throughout the State of Connecticut. The CTARNG has a requirement to improve network performance to make it suitable for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). This solicitation includes data and voice requirements. All data circuits will be Clear C hannel. Data requirements include one (1) OC3 circuit at our hub site, one (1) DS3 circuit, four (4) T1X2 circuits and twenty-two (22) T1 circuits. Voice requirements are to provide the voice circuit interface at each location. This interface will be an alog inbound and outbound trunk circuits to the Central Office, T1 Primary-Rate Interface (PRI) Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) Trunks to the Central Office, or Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). The contractor will port existing Direct Inward Dial (DID) numbers to trunks as the trunks are provisioned. The spreadsheet titled: CTARNG WAN Converged Network Criteria_20070126, identifies the Facility, Facility Address, Required Circuit Size [the Committed Information Rate (CIR) will be 100% of the Circuit size], Installation Date, Priority of Installation, Trunk/Central Office Interface, Required DID count per site equaling 1880. Existing DID Ranges, Current DID Count. DID numbers for each site will be provided by the government for porting as eac h site is provisioned. The Government intends to upgrade the facilities by priority as identified on the spreadsheet on a schedule to be determined. The priority of each of the other facilities will be established at a later date and will be awarded as o ptions. The Government expects to complete installation of all thirty-two (32) sites within 24 months of contract award. The services under this solicitation will be for a term of one (1) base year with four (4) option years, not to exceed a total contra ct period of five (5) years. The contractor will be responsible to negotiate problem resolution with an immediate response system. Immediate response is defined as, Immediate Help Ticket entry, 4 hour problem identification with mandatory customer report ing throughout problem resolution commencing at the time an outage of service is reported. Any outage exceeding 4 hours will require a credit for the services. Proposals must be complete and include monthly Port, Access, CIR costs, fees and associated ta riff rates. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. The best value award will be based on the evaluation of proposals for price, technical capability, and past performance. Price is more important th an technical capability and past performance. Past Performance must include persons of contact on the last three contracts for similar services. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations, (FAR) its supplements DFAR and AFAR, provisions and clauses ap ply to this acquisition; 52.203-3, Gratuities; 52.203-6 ALT I, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.204-4, Printed or Copied-Double Sided on Recycled Paper; 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-1 Instructions to OfferorsC ommercial Items; 52.212-2 EvaluationCommercial Items; 52.212-3 ALT I Offeror; Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and ConditionsCommercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive OrdersCommercial Items; 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Busin ess Concerns; 52.219-9 ALT II Small Business Subcontracting Plan Alternate II; 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages Subcontracting Plan; 52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees; 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and S ervice Contract Act Price Adjustment; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-41 Service Contract Act; 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Fede ral Hires; 52.222-47 SCA Minimum Wages and Fringe Benefits Applicable to Successor Contract Pursuant to Predecessor Contractor Collective Bargaining Agreements; 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.228-5 Insurance Work on a Government Installation; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 52.233-2 Service of Protest; 52.233-3 Protest After Award; 52.237-1 Site Visit; 52.237-2 Protection o f Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 252.204-7004 Alt A; 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country; 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certificati onsCommercial Items; 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items; 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials; 25 2.225-7000 Buy American ActBalance of Payments Program Certificate; 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.225-7035 Buy American ActFree Trade AgreementsBalance of Pay ments Program Certificate; 252.225-7036 Buy American ActFree Trade AgreementsBalance of Payments Program; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment; 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by S ea; 252.219-7003 Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts); 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns. Provisions an d Clauses for this synopsis/solicitation can be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) can be found at http://www.bpn.gov/. Oral communication is not acceptable in response to this solicitation. Any questions must be submitted to the Contracting Officer via e-mail, diana.marini@us.army.mil, not later than 4:00 PM EST, February 9, 2007. Offers must be submitted to the USPFO for Connecticut, Purchasing and Contracting Division, ATTN: Diana Marini, 360 Broad Street Hartf ord, Connecticut 06105-3779; via fax (860)524-4874; or e-mail to diana.marini@us.army.mil, Not Later Than 2:00 PM EST, February 16, 2007. This solicitation/synopsis may be viewed from the USPFO for Connecticut website at http://ebs.ct.ngb.army.mil/Adverti sedSolicitations.asp.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USPFO for Connecticut 360 Broad Street, Hartford CT
- Zip Code: 06105-3795
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 06105-3795
- Record
- SN01220604-W 20070129/070127220318 (fbodaily.com)
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