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

D -- LOCAL DIALTONE SERVICES FOR EGLIN AFB FL DUE 082896 POC Contact Point: Mr. Darrell A. Davis, Contracting Officer, (405)734-9297. This is a sources sought market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the Florida Public Utility Commission to provided local telephone exchange services. The primary service requirement is local access, switching, transport, and related functions at Eglin AFB, located in the Counties of Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa in the State of Florida. 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 Eglin AFB. Eglin AFB is presently serviced by exchanges (904)-882, 883 and 885 provided by Central Telephone Company of Florida. The current quantity of direct in-dial exchange access trunks serving Eglin is 33 from Shalimar, 37 from Valpariso and 114 from Ft Walton Beach. The current quantity of direct out-dial exchange access trunks serving Eglin is 167 from Ft Walton Beach. These quantities may expand in the future due to additional base requirements. Eglin AFB currently uses fifteen thousand direct in-dial station numbers from (904)-882, 883 and 885. Local service also includes 5 Foreign Exchange lines to the (904)-682 and 689 exchanges in Crestive, FL. 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 (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, access to directory number information, e.g. NPA-555-1212 or 411, access to operator services to provide subscriber line verification or barge-in capability, extend calls to long distance providers, and assist with other exchange access functions, etc. 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 required. 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 condition 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 a future use of the local exchange connection facilities. 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 switching system built-in test functions. These test functions are used by the Government switching system and maintenance personnel to periodically test switched connections or to manually select a circuit or channel. The testing provides a measure of quality verification on the connecting facilities. 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 requires periodic traffic study data. Expected availability of channels greater than 99.98% is needed. The quality of these channels 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 base central office. 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). 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 may also be required. The billing shall be separable by grouping of directory numbers or by individual directory numbers for distribution by the users. Firms interested in providing for Eglin 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), 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. 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. (0201)

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