Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, 600 South 70th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510

D -- COMMERCIAL CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE SOL RFP597-ASC-01-97 DUE 111897 POC Bonnie Obermier -- 402-486-7880 Administrative Service Center, Lincoln, Nebraska 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 RFP597-ASC-01-97 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 (SIC) 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 Representatation and Certifications-Commercial Itmes (Jan 1997); clause FAR 52.2123-4 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 (AUG 1996); 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. Copies of FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Jan 1997) are available upon request. 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) commrcial cellular phone service for a minimum of 3 cellular phones in the Omaha, Nebraska; 12 cellular phones in the Lincoln, Nebraska; 16 cellular phones in the Grand Island, Nebraska; 29 cellular phones in the Iowa City, Iowa; 5 cellular phones in the Des Moines, Iowa; 13 cellular phones in the Knoxville, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area and Rural Statistical Areas on a monthly unlimited usage rates for incoming and outgoing calls for all other Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Statistical Areas (MSA/RSA) in the states of Nebraska and Iowa 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. 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 service and features if economically feasable. The contractor shall first be given the opportunity to fulfill these advanced technical requirments. Upon request, the contractor shall be required to priovide technical literature and demonstrate to the Government's satisfaction that the advanced technical requirement can be met. If is is determined that the contractor can meet the advanced 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, thenthe 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 Central Standard Time, November 18, 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 avsailable. Any questions or clarifications are to be submitted in writing by November 7, 1997, and any questions or clarifications received aftr this date may not be considered. (0287)

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