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

D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE DUE 073096 POC Contact Point: Darrell A. Davis, Contracting Officer, (405) 734-9297. This is a sources sought market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the New York Public Utility Commission to provided local telephone exchange services. The primary service requirement is local trunking access, commercial business lines, transport channel service, and related functions at Gabreski ANGB, located in Suffolk County New York. 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 on Gabreski ANGB. Gabreski ANGB is presently serviced by exchange (516)-288 provided by NYNEX. The current quantity of direct in dial and direct out dial exchange access trunks serving Gabreski ANGB is 20. This quantity may expand due to additional base requirements. Gabreski ANGB uses 319 direct in dial station numbers from (516)-288-7300 through 7619. The required quantity of direct indial station numbers will increase by 150 in the near future. The vendor shall provide number portability for the current exchange DID numbers. Requirements for new hundred levels shall be within the existing 288-7xxx group until exhausted. The vendor shall have the ability to acquire additional DID station numbers. Local calling access for Gabreski ANGB is needed to the exchange located in Westhampton Beach NY. 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. The local exchange service shall include direct indial trunking to the Government telephone digital switching system (AT&T Definity G3, equipped with business centrex software and features). 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 access to operator services for subscriber line verification or barge-in, extend to long distance providers, and assistance with other exchange access functions. Trunking connections for 4 wire E&M Type 1 or 2 wire dial repeating, digital (1.544 Mbps) to provide E&M and PRI (ISDN), and foreign exchange/local exchange loop and/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 analog business lines. ISDN BRI digital line terminations may become a requirement in the future. Termination of lines and trunks (analog and digital facilities) shall meet via network loss constraints to maintain an acceptable engineered transmission level to the user. Reliability of facilities and equipment are concerns of the vendor. The Government may require periodic traffic study data. Expected channel availability rate of 99.98% or greater is needed. The quality of these channels shall meet or exceed industry standards for maximum noise levels, loss and echo. Demarcation of exchange access lines, private line channels, and trunks shall be at the Gabreski ANGB Central Office. Termination of digital circuits shall permit craft personnel to access via patch cords. Demarcation of business lines shall be on the distribution frame (including BRI(ISDN) U-Loop). Firms interested in providing for Gabreski Air National Guard Base 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), 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 announcements are placed on 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 A. Davis, ste 207, 4022 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713, Ph 405-734-9297 (Fax 405-734-9537) or e-mail davis@servera.eiw38.af. mil An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Colonel Claude E.Messamore, Jr. at (617) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Foreign participation is permitted. (0179)

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