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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 28,1997 PSA#179238 LS/LGCX, 4022 Hilltop Rd Ste 211, Tinker AFB OK 73145-2713 D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE AT TUCSON ANG AZ 85706-6052 DUE 040197 POC
Tomma Hofegartner, Contract Specialist, 405-734-9297 This is a sources
sought market survey synopsis for vendors certified by the Arizona
Public Utility Commission to provide local commercial communications
services. The primary service requirement is local access trunking,
commercial business lines, transport channel services, and related
functions at the 162FW, Tucson ANG located in Pima County, Arizona.
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 162FW, Tucson ANG, AZ. 162FW, Tucson ANG is
presently serviced by exchange (520)-295-XXXX provided by US West.
Tucson ANG currently uses 2000 direct-in-dial numbers within
(520)-295-XXXX. The local exchange service shall include city trunks
interfacing to the Government digital switching systems, Northern
Telecom, Meridian 1, 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 Tucson ANG is 28. These city
trunk quantities may expand due to additional service requirements.
Local calling access for Tucson ANG is needed to the exchange located
in Tucson, AZ, 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 constraintsto 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 Tucson ANG 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, 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 1 Apr 97. (0057) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0053 19970228\D-0012.SOL)
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