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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 21,1997 PSA#178738 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd Ste 211, Tinker AFB OK 73145-2713 D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AT MARCH ARB CA 92518-2166 DUE 032597 POC
Tomma Hofegartner, 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 commercial communications
services. The primary service requirement is local access, commercial
business lines, transport channel services, and related functions at
March ARB located in Riverside County, California. These local 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
collocated with March ARB. March ARB, CA is presently serviced by
exchange (909) 655-xxxx provided by GTE. March ARB currently uses
10,000 direct-in-dial numbers within (909) 655-xxxx. The local exchange
service shall include city trunks interfacing to the Government digital
switching systems, Nortel SL-100, equipped with business centrex
software and features. The current quantity of direct in-dial, direct
out-dial and two-way exchange access trunks serving the March ARB is
147. These city trunk quantities may expand due to additional service
requirements. Local calling access for March ARB is needed to the
exchange located in Moreno Valley and its metropolitan areas. Local
exchange services are required to enable Government users to access the
following: local exchange areas, intra-LATA exchange areas, and
interconnection with inter-LATA exchange carriers. Access to the local
exchange shall include Emergency 9-1-1 services and functions. The
vendor shall provide access to directory number information; e.g.,
NPA-555-1212, and/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 number portability for the current
exchange DID numbers and directory number. Requirements for new
hundred DID numbers shall be within the existing NXX until exhausted.
The vendor shall have the ability to acquire additional DID station
numbers. 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 or ISDN PRI, and foreign exchange/local exchange loop and/or ground
start are required. The vendor shall provide analog business lines,
digital business lines, and ISDN BRI digital line terminations. The
vendor shall 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 of DS1 or ISDN PRI. Migration to next higher
transmission rates (DS-3) is an expected growth plan. Transport
services may be provided to the designated demarcation point or may be
extended to the end users. 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. 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 ISDN BRI 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 local exchange services for March ARB 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 terrified
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, Suite 204, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-2713,
Telephone: (405) 734-9297, Fax: (405) 734-9537, or e-mail:
Cathy.Summers@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil. Responses to the synopsis are due
by 25 Mar 97. (0049) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0026 19970221\D-0003.SOL)
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