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

D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR FLORIDA RECRUITER STATIONS SOL F34608-96-R-0017 DUE 060496 POC Darrell A. Davis, Contract Officer, (405) 734-9297. This is a sources sought market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the Florida Public Utility Commission to provide local telephone exchange services. This request is for 13 Air Force Recruiter Stations within the state of Florida and are located in Tallahasse, Jacksonville, Jacksonville West, Jacksonville South, Orange Park, Lake City, South Daytona Beach, and Gainesville. The primary service requirement is business lines to provide voice and fax to the local city and long distance services. The vendor shall also provide local exchange services from the demarcation point at each site. These exchange services do not include residential or business services for non-government entities or customers. These Recruiter Stations are presently serviced by exchanges in Central Telephone of Florida in the state of Florida: Tallahasse (904)385/422/576, Southern Bell in the state of Florida: Jacksonville (904)354, Jacksonville West (904)777/779, Jacksonville South (904)396/398, Orange Park (904)272/276, Lake City (904)755/752, South Daytona Beach (904)788, and Gainesville (352)373/376/374.. The current quantity of business lines serving these 13 Stations are about 3 for each Recruiter Station. This quantity is not expected to expand. Local exchange services are required to enable Government users to access the following: local and intra-LATA exchange areas, and interconnection with inter-LATA exchange carriers. These Recruiter Stations are typically contacted by local or regional people. The local exchange service shall include business centrex software and features, such as DTMF dialing, call forwarding, caller ID, or voice mail. The vendor shall provide number portability for the current exchange station directory numbers. These Recruiter Stations are very susceptible to relocating, but the recruiters desire maintaining directory numbers within reasonable technical and economic prudency. Requirements for new station numbers shall be within the existing NXX until exhausted. The vendor shall have the ability to acquire additional station numbers, if required. Access to the local exchange shall include Emergency 911 services and functions. The vendor shall provide access to directory number information, e.g. NPA-555-1212 or 411. The vendor shall provide operator services to provide subscriber line verification or barge-in, extend to long distance providers, and a assist with other exchange access functions. 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. The billing shall be separable by grouping of directory numbers or by individual directory numbers for distribution by these users. The vendor shall provide analog business lines, however, ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI) digital line terminations may be required in the future should rates become reasonable. Demarcation of these business lines shall as determined by the premises owner. If ISDN BRI are installed, the U-Loop shall be extendible into the Recruiter Station to install NT1 interfaces. Firms interested in providing local exchange services 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), 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. Only firms submitting acceptable technical and financial statements or resumes will be solicited or considered for competitive proposals or evaluation and selection under multiple tariffed services. Responses should be limited to approximately 25 pages or less. Technical or engineering questions may be addressed to Mr. Bradley Knippenberg, 38 EIG/EITS Tinker AFB OK, DSN 884-9437 or Commercial (405)734-9437. Sources Sought annoucements are in the process of being place onto the 38EIW Homepage, http://www.eiw.38.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 A. Davis, ste 207, 4022 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713, Ph 405-734-9297 (Fax 405-734-9220) or e-mail davis @servera.eiw.38.af.mil. (0122)

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