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J -- MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND RECURRING SUPPORT SERVICES OF BASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AT ONIZUKA AS CA SOL F34608-97-R-0002 DUE 032497 POC Contract Specialist, Sherry Herbel (405) 734-9399; CONTRACTING OFFICER: Hugh P. Young (405)734-9399 The 38th Engineering Installation Wing has a requirement for nonpersonal services for operation, maintenance, and recurring support services of the base telephone system at Onizuka AS CA. The proposed contract is for one basic period and four option periods totaling approximately 60 months. The system consists of the following: (1) Nortel Meridian SL-1, XT switch located in Bldg. 1003, Room 1201C; equipped with approximately 3000 voice and data lines including 80 Op Premise Extension circuits, 30 DID trunks, 30 DOD trunks, 31 DSN trunks, 30 TIE trunks, 3 PAG trunks, 2 MUS trunks, 16 FTS-2000 trunks and 6 RAN trunks; (2) 1A2 Key Systems located in: Bldg. 328; Bldg. 567, Room A74; Bldg. T223, Moffet Air Field; Bldg. 1001, Room 111; Bldg. 1001, Room 61; Bldg. 1001, Room 23; two in Bldg. 1003, Room 1201C; (3) Eagle One Key System located at Camp Parks, Pleasanton (approximately 30 miles from main location); and (4) Dices 3 Switching System which requires contractor to interface at the horizontal blocks in Bldg. 1003, Room 1201C. There are both commercial and Defense Switched Network (DSN) trunks, access to FTS 2000, hot lines, data circuits, radio circuits, key systems, and crash nets. Foreign participation is permitted only at the subcontractor level. Copies of the solicitation will be provided to foreign firms only in order that they may pursue subcontracting opportunities. Competition is open to domestic sources only. Contractor technical personnel must possess Secret level clearances. All responsible domestic offerors may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate, in writing, whether they are large or small, disadvantaged or women-owned, and whether they are a U.S. or foreign-owned/controlled business. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 7378 with a size standard of $18,000,000.00. Based on market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. 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 Lee H. Hughes, Commander's Staff, ESC/CX, 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. Only companies who provide all required information will receive a copy of this solicitation. No telephone requests. Only written requests directly from requester are acceptable. A copy of the RFP will be available on the web after issuance. The Web address is: https://www.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/lgcvo/lgcvoalt.htm. (0009)

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