USAED, SACRAMENTO, CONTRACTING DIVISION, 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

D -- MAINTENANCE OF PBX AND VOICEMAIL SYSTEM, SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CA SOL DACW05-96-R-0022 DUE 060396 POC PLAN ROOM FAX: (916)557-7842. Contract Specialist Tricia Christie (916) 557-5228 or FAX: (916)557-7854. Contracting Officer: Judith Grant. (Site Code DACA05) Sources Sought/Notice of Intent to Negotiate with One Source. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Intecom, Inc., under authority of FAR 6.302, unless as a result of an analysis of acceptable responses to this notice a determination is made by the Government to issue a competitive solicitation. The Sacramento District Corps of Engineers is seeking to identify sources that can provide the following services: Maintenance of PBX and Voicemail System for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, CA. The systems consist of an Intecom IBX S/80, and Digital Sound Voice Server 1110 Unit, with approximately 1000 users with both voice and asynchronous data. Services are contemplated for a basic contract period of one year from date of award with four one-year option periods. Exercise of an option is at the discretion of the Government. Maintenance will include one full-time, on-site individual from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, to perform repair, maintenance, and changes to hardware and software as needed to keep the system fully operational and current. Personnel must be fully qualified and factory-certified by Intecom, Inc. at the Field Engineer II level, including Intemail. Because of the Corps emergency management mission, regardless of time of day or day of week, response to major failures shall be initiated within 15 minutes of notificaton via Intecom's Remote Maintenance Administration feature. Also, on-site support shall be available within 2 hours of notification. Response times may be less in cases of catastrophic communications loss. All losses, whether catastrophic or minor, shall be repaired within 24 hours of the response time. If service cannot be restored within 24 hours, the contractor shall advise the Contracting Officer, in person, of a plan to restore service, within an additional 48 hours, including the ability to replace the complete system, if necessary. Contractor must have the ability to provide and install all factory hardware and software upgrades, provide all required replacement parts, which must be certified by Intecom, Inc., and to provide access to on-line telephone support from the Intecom Technical Support Service Center. There are no Government-owned drawings or technical literature for the services described herein. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Information furnished as a minimum should include appropriate technical information that demonstrates the firm's ability to meet the minimum requirements listed above. Oral or facsimile responses will not be accepted. Responses should be sent to: Tricia Christie, Attn: CESPK-CT, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, California, 95814-2922. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all information received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If the Government determines, based on the responses to this notice, that a full and open competition will be conducted, a synopsis will be placed in the CBD announcing the acquisition; otherwise, the Government will proceed with negotiations with one source with no further notice. (0107)

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