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D -- COMMERCIAL CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICES KIRTLAND AFB NM SOL F29650-97-R-0161 DUE 082297 POC Miranda Firth, Contract Specialist, (505)846-4670; Capt Sheri Prestipino, Contracting Officer, (505) 846-4190 E-MAIL: Capt Sheri Prestipino, prestisg@smtpgw1.plk.af.mil. Kirtland AFB NM has a requirement for the procurement of Commercial Cellular Telephone Service. This is a combined CBD synopsis/solicitation for commercial items on a fixed-price basis prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number F29650-97-R0161 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition regulation Circular 90-45. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 4812 and the Business Size Standard is 1,500 employees. The Government reserves the right to award this contract to a small business depending upon responses to this solicitation. Offerors shall provide company past performance information on contracts that are similar in terms of cost and service, performed within the past three years. Past Performance Information should include the contract number, name and phone number of point of contact to verify past performance. The Government reserves the right to utilize past performance data acquired from other sources. Proposals will be evaluated under the following criteria: price, technical capability, customer support services and past performance. Technical capability, customer support services and past performance when combined are significantly more important than price. Importance of the factors, in descending order, is price, technical capability, customer support services and past performance. Price will be evaluated based on rates and service area covered. Technical capability will be evaluated on how well the proposal meets the Government requirements as stated in this solicitation. This solicitation includes by reference the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items ( Oct 1995); clause FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items ( Jan 1997); clause FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial items (Aug 1996); clause FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items ( Aug1996);. The clause FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Jan 1997) shall be completed and returned with the contractor's offer. No addenda apply. NON-PERSONAL SERVICES: The contractor shall provide service 24 hours per day, seven days per week, in the service areas as specified in the proposal for a base year and three option years. Service shall be for commercial analog and digital cellular service including commercially available features such as voice mail, call forwarding, call waiting, and three-way calling. Since the Government is currently in the process of upgrading to digital cellular equipment, the Government requires both analog and digital cellular service. The service shall be provided as follows (1) commercial cellular phone service for a minimum of 140 cellular phones in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area on a monthly unlimited usage flat rate basis; (2) commercial cellular phone service and usage rates for incoming and outgoing calls for all other Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Statistical Areas (MSA/RSA) in the state of New Mexico served by the contractor on a flat fee per minute of airtime basis; and (3) commercial cellular phone service and associated roaming fees for incoming and outgoing calls for all MSA/RSA's not serviced by the contractor on a flat fee per minute of airtime basis. The Government requires long distance outgoing calls on an emergency basis only. All long distance charges will be billed by the prime contractor only and at a fair and reasonable market price. The contractor shall provide a service area map by MSA/RSA served by the contractor. Given the rapid pace of communications technology, some services and features are expected to emerge during the course of this contract. As these services become commercially available, the government intends to take full advantage of these new services and features. The contractor shall first be given the opportunity to fulfill these advanced technical requirements. Upon request, the contractor shall be required to provide technical literature and demonstrate to the Government's satisfaction that the advanced technical requirement can be met. If it is determined that the contractor can meet the adavanced technical requirement, then the fee for this additional service will be negotiated and a new line item will be added to the contract. If the contractor cannot meet the advanced technical requirement, then the Government reserves the right to obtain these services from an alternate source. All cellular phones shall be provided by the government and the clause FAR 52.245-1 Property Records and FAR 52.245-4 Government Furnished Property ( Short Form) are included by reference and apply to this solicitation. Interested responsible parties may submit a written proposal to this office by 4:00PM Mountain Standard Time, 20 August 1997. Proposals are subject to FAR 52.212-1.11(f ) Late Offers. A company not in possession of any of the above referenced FAR clauses may contact this office and the full text will be made available. Any questions or clarifications are to be submitted in writing by 13 August 97, and any questions or clarifications received after this date may not be considered. 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. Before contacting the Ombudsman, potential offerors should first communicate with the contracting officer. In those instances where offerors cannot obtain resolution from the contracting officer, they are invited to contact PL Ombudsman, Bruce Grunsten at (505) 846-8273, or at 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB NM, 87117-5606. 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. For contracting issues please contact Capt. Sheri G. Prestipino at (505) 846-4190. For technical issues, please contact Miranda Firth at (505) 846-4670. (0219)

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