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

D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR MCCLELLAN AFB CA 95652-1080 DUE 102396 POC Hope Foreman, Contract Specialist, (405) 734-9297. This is a sources sought market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the California Public Utility Commission to provide local telephone exchange services. The primary service requirement is commercial business lines to provide voice, fax and data access to the local city and long distance services for McClellan AFB, located in Sacramento County California. The vendor shall provide local exchange services to a Minimum Point of Entry (MPOE) located on McClellan AFB. The vendor shall also extend local exchange services to all buildings on McClellan AFB, McClellan Hospital (located on the grounds of now closed Mather AFB) as well as other off-base government activities. There are approximately 370 buildings located on McClellan AFB currently designated as secondary MPOEs. These exchange services do not include residential or business services for non-government entities or customers. McClellan AFB is presently serviced by centrex exchange services provided by Pacific Bell. The current exchange is (916)-643. The current quantity of business lines serving these McClellan AFB is 10,000. This quantity may expand due to additional base requirements. This quantity includes approximately 500 centrex lines to McClellan Hospital and approximately 100 lines (switched and non-switched) to other on and off base facilities. 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 business centrex software and features, such as DTMF dialing, call forwarding, caller ID, and voice mail. Local services also include access from the base to the billeting facility, conference bridges, radio network interfaces, alarms, ring down circuits, crash nets, Defense Switched Network(DSN), FTS-2000 and other services. The vendor shall provide number portability for the current exchange station directory numbers. 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 extend Public Service Answering Positions to the Government as required. 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. 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. The vendor shall also provide transport channel services within the local exchange area at data rates expected to range from low speed analog voice bandwidth to conditioned data 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. If ISDN BRI are installed, the U-Loop shall be extendible into the secondary MPOE to install NT1 interfaces. Firms interested in providing local exchange services for McClellan AFB 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. All replies should be forwarded to the contracting officer. Sources Sought announcements are placed on the 38EIW Homepage, http://www.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/lgcx.htm under the Specialized Contracting Section, CSA Branch. All questions and replies should be forwarded to the contracting officer 38LS/LGCX, Attn: Ms. Cathy Summers, ste 204, 4022 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713, Ph 405-734-9297 (Fax 405-734-9537) or e-mail (cathy.summers@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil). (0263)

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