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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 22,1996 PSA#172738 LS/LGCX,4022 Hilltop Rd, Tinker AFB OK, 73145-2713 D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE FOR BUCKLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE,
COLORADO 80011-9599 DUE 122496 POC Jackie Catrow, Contract Specialist,
(405) 734-9759 Cathy 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 telephone
exchange services. The primary service requirement is local access
trunking, commercial business lines, transport channel services, and
related functions at Buckley Air National Guard Base (BANGB), Arapahoe
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 BANGB. BANGB is
presently serviced by exchange (303)-340 provided by US West
Communications. The current quantity of direct in-dial, direct
out-dial, and two way exchange access trunks serving the BANGB is 138.
Services for Buckley ANGB also includes numerous circuits including
business lines, DS-3, T-1 and Fractional T-1 from Buckley ANGB to
various locations in and around the Colorado Springs/Aurora/Greeley
area. Quantities may expand due to additional service requirements.
BANGB currently uses 2000 direct in-dial station numbers from
(303)-340. 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, 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. Firms interested in providing
for Buckley ANGB, 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. (0325) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0023 19961121\D-0006.SOL)
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