SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Operation and Maintenance of the Base Telecommunications System (BTS) at Shaw AFB SC
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 517110
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA8773-08-R-0082
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- The 38th Engineering Installation Group/PKL, Contracting Division, has a requirement for non-personal services for operation and maintenance of the Base Telecommunications Systems (BTS) at Shaw AFB SC. Pre-Proposal Conference details will be provided within the solicitation, provision 5352.215-9001, Notice of Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal. The proposed contract is for a base year of 12 months with four one -year options. Contractor shall perform operation and maintenance on the switching system(s), transmission equipment, ancillary equipment, customer premise equipment (CPE), and the inside and outside cable plant as well as execute work orders. The Dial Central Office Voice Switching System is a Nortel Meridian MSL 100 Super Node Switching System. The system is equipped for approximately 8,272 lines and wired for 11,017 ports. Foreign participation is permitted only at the subcontractor level. Copies of the solicitation will be provided to foreign firms only in order that they may pursue subcontracting opportunities. This acquisition is competitively set aside 100% for business concerns, and a concern will be considered small under North American Classification System (NAICS) code 517110 with Size Standard 1,500 employees. The Government will be using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in this solicitation for the described supplies or services. An ESC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman, concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, AFFARS Clause 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition's solicitation and contract. The ESC Ombudsman is the ESC Director, Commander's Staff, and can be contacted at: ESC/DS, Bldg 1606, 9 Eglin St, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, Telephone 781-377-5106, Facsimile 781-377-4659; E-mail: ESC.Ombudsman@hanscom.af.mil. T elephone or verbal requests for the Request for Proposal (RFP) or questions will not be accepted or considered. The RFP will be paperless and will be released using the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website at: www.fbo.gov only. The RFP will contain files in Microsoft Office and PDF formats. 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. Offerors should submit all questions or comments relative to the solicitation electronically only to the Contracting Officer listed above; no other format will be considered or accepted. All information pertaining to this acquisition, including technical (or other) questions and answers will be provided to/through the Contracting Officer ONLY to ensure equal distribution of information to interested parties via FedBizOps. All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the proposal preparation instructions contained within the solicitation. Vendors are required to be registered in Central Contractor Registration ( http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp ).
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