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D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR U.S. AIR FORCE RECRUITING OFFICE, DES PLAINES IL 60018 SOL F34608-97-Q-5006 DUE 080697 POC Lily Block (405) 734-9297, Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer is Cynthia J. Obermeyer (405) 734-9759 The 38 Logistics Squadron has a requirement for non-personal services for local telephone exchange services at U.S. Air Force Recruiting Office, Des Plaines IL. The local exchange service provider certified by the Illinois Public Utility Commission (PUC) shall provide local commercial communications service for U.S. Air Force Recruiting Office, Des Plaines IL. Full and open competition is sought from domestic and foreign sources. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate, in writing, whether they are large, small, disadvantanged and/or women-owned businesses. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 4813 with size standard of 1,500 employees. A result contract award will be for a period of time not to exceed five (5) years. Prior to contract award, all offerors must have a Basic Agreement issued under the terms listed in the CBD notice Local Commercial Communications Services dated 24 Feb 97. Local communications services shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, subscriber lines (analog, digital, and ISDN BRI), local exchange access trunks, transport channel services, (e.g. Low data rate circuits, SS7, and higher bandwidth circuits including Digital Signal up to Level 3, SONET up to OC-48, ATM, etc.), exchange (DID) and directory number and number portability, dynamic bandwidth allocation and bandwidth on-demand services, emergency 9-1-1 service, operator and directory assistance, local and Intra-LATA access, and interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carrier. Local calling access for U.S. Air Force Recruiting Office, is required for exchanges located in Des Plaines IL. 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, ESC/CX, Director, Commander's Staff, (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. The Solicitation will be issued on or about 7 Jul 97. All parties interested in receiving a Solicitation should forward written requests for Solicitation via mail or FAX (405) 734-9537. No telephone requests will be honored. (0162)

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