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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 13,1996 PSA#172038 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd, Tinker AFB OK, 73145-2713 D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE FOR USAF ACADEMY, CO 80840-2890 DUE 121396
POC Jackie Catrow, Contract Specialist, (405)734-9759 Cathy D. Summers,
Contracting Officer, (405)734-9759. This is a sources sought market
survey synopsis for vendors certified by the Colorado Public Utility
Commission to provide local exchange telephone services. The primary
service requirement is local access trunking, commercial business
lines, transport channel services, and related functions at USAF
Academy (USAFA), located in El Paso County, Colorado. 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
co-located with the USAFA. USAFA is presently serviced by exchange
(719)-333 provided by US West. The current quantity direct out-dial and
two-way exchange access trunks serving the USAFA is 168. These
quantities may expand due to additional service requirements. USAFA
currently uses 10,000 direct in-dial station numbers from (719)-333.
Local calling access for USAFA is needed to the exchange located in
Colorado Springs, CO. 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 in-dial trunking to the
Government telephone digital switching system (Nortel 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. 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. 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, and foreign exchange/local
exchange loop and/or ground start are needed. 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 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. Transport
services may be provided to the designated demarcation point or may be
extended to the end users. Dynamic allocation of bandwidth is expected
to be a future use of the local exchange connection 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 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 switching system room. 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 and by service type.
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. Firms interested in providing for the USAF
Academy, CO 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. All
replies should be forwarded to the contracting officer. Sources Sought
announcements are placed on the 38EIW Homepage,
https://www.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/lgcx/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, 4022 Hilltop Road, Ste 204, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713,
Ph 405-734-9297 (Fax 405-734-9537) or e-mail
Cathy.Summers@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil. (0313) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0022 19961112\D-0006.SOL)
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