38 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd, Tinker AFB OK, 73145-2713

D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR EDWARDS AFB 93524 AND PLANT 42 SOL F34608-96-R-0015 DUE 050696 POC Darrell S. Davis, Contracting Officer, (405) 734-9297. This is a sources sought/market survey synopsis to locate vendors that are certified by the California Public Utility Commission to provide local telephone exchange services at Edwards AFB, CA. The primary service requirement at Edwards AFB is local access, switching, transport, and related exchange functions. Edwards AFB is physically located in the Los Angeles, Kern, and San Bernadino counties. The offeror(s) will be required to provide local exchange services and transport to the physical demarcation point located at building 2600 Edwards AFB and from the demarcation point to Air Force Plant 42 which is located at Palmdale CA. These exchange services do not include residential or business services for non-government entities or customers such as residential service for service members and their families or non-government contractors located or operating on Edwards AFB, CA. Edwards AFB is presently serviced by three exchanges 805-277/275/258 provided by Pacific Bell. Plant 42 is presently serviced by exchange 805- 272 provided by Pacific Bell. The current quantity of direct in dial and direct out dial exchange access trunks serving Edwards is 120. This quantity may need to be expanded to 250. Edwards AFB presently uses twenty-thousand direct in dial station numbers from exchanges 805-277/275. Plant 42 is served by 120 exchange access lines and may need to be expanded to 250. Plant 42 uses numbers of exchange 272 in the 66XX 67XX groups. Local calling access for Edwards AFB and Plant 42 is needed to exchanges located in Lancaster, Rosamond, and Boron CA. Local exchange services are required to enable Government users to access local and intra-LATA exchange areas, and interconnection with inter-LATA exchange carriers. The local exchange service shall include direct in-dial trunking to the Government telephone digital switching system (Northern Telecom, Inc MSL-100 equipped with business centrex software and features). The vendor shall provide number portability for the current exchange DID numbers. Requirements for new hundred levels shall be within the existing NXX until exhausted. The vendor shall have the ability to acquire additional DID station numbers. Access to the local exchange shall include Emergency 911 services and functions and the vendor shall extend Public Service Answering Positions to the Government as required. The vendor shall also provide access to directory number information, e.g. NPA-555-1212 or 411. The vendor shall supply or provide for operator services to provide subscriber line verification or barge-in, extend to long distance providers, and to assist with other exchange access functions. For testing and maintenance of exchange access lines or trunks terminated to the Government switching system, the vendor shall provide directory numbers for the local exchange test and maintenance desk and directory numbers for connecting to the switching system built-in test functions. These test functions are used by the Governments switching system and maintenance personnel to periodically test switched connections or to manually select a circuit or channel by maintenance crafts-personnel. The testing provides a measure of quality check on the connecting facilities. Interconnection of the local exchange service shall be provided by analog and digital trunks. Trunking connections for 4 wire E&M Type 1 or 2 wire dial repeating, digital (1.544 Mbps) to provide E&M, PRI (ISDN), and foreign exchange/local exchange loop or ground start is needed. The vendor shall provide and arrange billing in monthly increments itemized by pilot directory number, by service type and area codes. Billing shall be provided in paper format and magnetic media formatted for sorting and printing by the Government to distribute to tenants for verification and certification. The billing shall be separable by grouping of directory numbers or by individual directory numbers for distribution by these users The vendor shall provide local exchange trunk access that permits the switching system so equipped to use MFC (2 of 6) signaling as provided by PRI(ISDN) of 557 connections. The vendor shall provide analog business lines and ISDN BRI digital line terminations. The vendor shall provide transport services within the local exchange area at data rates expected to range from low speed analog voice bandwidth to conditioned channels supporting 56 Kbps and digital stream ranging from DS1, DS3 to SONET OC-3/OC-12 rates. Migration of SONET to next higher transmission rates is an expected growth plan. Dynamic allocation of bandwidth is expected to be an essential use of the local exchange connection facilities. Termination of lines and trunks (analog and digital facilities) shall meet via network loss constraints to maintain an acceptably engineered transmission level to the user. Reliability of facilities and equipment are concerns of the vendor. The Government needs periodic traffic study data. Expected availability of channels is greater than 99.98% is needed. The quality of these channels needs to exceed industry standards for maximum noise levels, loss and echo. Demarcation of exchange access lines, private line channels, and trunks shall be at the switching system rooms at both locations. Termination of digital circuits shall permit craft personnel to access by patch cords. Demarcation of business lines shall be on the distribution frame (including BRI(ISDN) U-Loop). Firms interested in providing for Edwards AFB local exchange services and media requirements are requested to provide a summary of technical and financial information concerning their certifications (by type i.e., facility or non-facility based by service area), copies of any approved or applicable tariffs, capabilities, experience (current services or contracts to include points of contact), hardware assets and access to switched services and corporate background in the telecommunications industry. Offerors must provide specific information as to how the services listed in this synopsis would or could be satisfied. Also, offerors must provide the amount of leadtime after award that would be required should cut-over of services be necessary. Solicitation for services shall be on an ''all or none basis only''. Only firms submitting acceptable technical and financial statements or resumes will be solicited or considered for competitive proposals or evaluation and selection where multiple tariffs provide for services. Technical or engineering questions may be addressed to Mr John Kellas or SMSgt Kalinowski at Edwards AFB, Ph.805-527-3810/5105 or Mr Brad Knippenberg, Tinker AFB, OK Ph 405-734-9636. Responses should be limited to 25 pages or less (excluding copies of any tariffs furnished). Sources Sought announcements are in the process of being placed onto the 38EIW Homepage, http://www.eiw38.af.mil under the Specialized Contracting Section, CSA Branch. All questions and replies should be forwarded to the contracting officer 38LS/LGCX, Attn: Mr Darrell Davis, Rm 207, 4022 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713, Ph 405-734-9297 (Fax 405-734-9220) or e-mail davis@servera.eiw38.af.mil. Responses must be received not later than than 06 May 96 to be considered for evaluation. (0088)

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