DITCO-EUROPE, P.O. BOX 375, UNIT 4235, ATTN: MR. STEPHEN K. KREBS, APO AE 09136-5375

D -- DESIGN, INSTALL, PROVISION, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR U.S. FORCES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HUNGARY, CROATIA, AND BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. SOL DCA400-96-R-0019 DUE 061496 POC MR. STEPHEN K. KREBS, VOICE 011 49 6302 4052, FAX 011 49 6302 5510 Synopsis number 96134. DITCO-Europe plans to issue a Request For Proposal to procure an indefinite delivery requirements type contract for commercial telecommunication services to support U.S. military forces involved in Operation Joint Endeavor. The geographic scope of the services currently encompasses three areas; Hungary, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. There is some potential for an expansion into neighboring areas at a subsequent time. Each geographic area will contain a number of individual service sites. The total number of sites serviced by the contract is estimated to be about fifteen. The awardee will not be required to activate all sites at the start of the contract. At contract award, the five sites in Hungary will be activated; the Government will issue delivery orders to activate the remaining sites as they are required. Upon the issuance of a delivery order, the awardee will conduct a survey of the actual requirement quantities necessary. An Engineering Design Concept(EDC) will be prepared which defines the solution for that particular site. Upon government approval of the EDC, the Government will order the necessary quantities and types of items from the pre-priced contract schedule. The awardee will be required to provision, install, operate and maintain the network solution. The offerors should assume no existing infrastructure(government or commercial) will be available for use in the design, provisioning, or installation of the network. Network features required include voice and data transmission, Integrated Services Digital Network(ISDN) capability, connectivity to existing U.S. Military networks as well as commercial long distance access,and Local Area Network(LAN)capability. Respondents must demonstrate their ability to provide all necessary operating permits and licenses. Respondents must demonstrate a satisfactory performance history on similar type requirements and provide evidence of Secret level security clearance. The Contractor must carry a full array of liability insurance. The Government requires that a fully operational system for the five Hungarian sites be in place within 45 days after contract award. This notification is issued subject to availability of funds. There are currently no funds approved for the services required by the Statement of Work. Interested offerors should submit their request along with evidence of their ability to perform the requirements outlined in this synopsis. The government will evaluate information and solicit proposals from those vendors who can obviously meet the requirement. Requests must be received not later than 3 May 1996. (0114)

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