Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

D -- CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE SOL N00178-98-Q-1043 DUE 032098 POC Patricia A. Canciglia, Contract Specialist, Code SD112, (540)653-7478 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Homepage, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist for Sources Sought N00178-98-Q-1043, pcancig@nswc.navy.mil. This is a Sources Sought Announcement to identify potential sources, available capabilities and commercial practices associated with an upcoming NSWCDD requirement for Cellular Phones and Associated Services. This announcement provides for necessary market research prior to anticipated issuance of a commercial product/services solicitation which will be announced at a later date. It is anticipated that the upcoming NSWCDD requirement will provide for cellular phone purchases, cellular phone airtime plans, cellular phone maintenance, and upgrades. At a minimum, the contract will provide for NSWCDD, Dahlgren, Virginia customers; however, it is expected that other Navy agencies will participate in the resulting contract; therefore, a broad local coverage area is desired. The vision of the NSWCDD contract is a contractual vehicle which provides quick turnaround to meet our demanding cellular phone requirements. The anticipated local coverage should include, at a minimum, approximately the following areas:North to at least the Pennsylvania State Line; South to at least Richmond, Virginia; West to West Virginia; and East such to cover the Eastern Shore. Fredericksburg, Virginia and Charlottesville, Virginia must be included in the local coverage. It is NSWCDD's current practice to buy all cellular phone equipment; therefore, an offeror's capability to reprogram and provide maintenance on existing equipment is a relevant consideration. It is critical that an offeror's business practices address special Government billing and administrative considerations. Invoicing is anticipated on a monthly basis. Each invoice would include the government contract number, all telephone numbers, and individual detailed costs associated with each telephone. Monthly billing would cover all phones; however, billing would be against one account number. Further, because of ever-changing Government requirements, it is desired that a provision be negotiated which states that the Government shall have the option to add or delete telephone service during the period of performance of the contract without any penalty. Further, if the telephone is lost or stolen, services MUST be terminated immediately and without penalty. In the absence of obvious emergency situations, the Government shall notify the vendor 30 days in advance of intent to discontinue service. Interested parties are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement by providing, at a minimum, the following details: a. Your proposed plan for meeting NSWCDD identified requirements; b. Your current capabilities and options (e.g., capability statements/brochures); c. An assessment of your ability to provide Government specific requirements (billing; add/delete provisions; government owned equipment; maintenance requirements; etc.); d. Identification of standard commercial practices that have not already been addressed; e. References; f. Identification of your maximum local area coverage; g. Identification of available calling feature package (call waiting, call forwarding, answer transfer, etc.); h. Identification of prime and non-prime, weekday and weekend definition; I. Identification of available plans and associated costs; j. Reprogramming considerations for existing Government equipment; k. Identification of available equipment and associated costs (it is anticipated that the resulting contract will include an option for ordering additional equipment); l. Available quantity discounts; and m. Any other information that would help NSWCDD adequately assess options and relevant considerations. NSWCDD alone currently has over 100 cellular phones with various plans. A fixed monthly access rate is required for each plan. The monthly rate should not include roamer, landline, terminate or long distance calls. It is anticipated that a separate line item will be established by the Government to accommodate these charges. The offeror must have the capability to reprogram or exchange any existing telephones that are not compatible with vendor's current telephone system. Any exchanges must be compatible with existing telephone. Your response to this Sources Sought Announcement is required on or before close of business 20 March 1998. Responses may be sent to: Contracting Officer, Attn: SD112/Patricia Canciglia, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100. Any questions regarding this announcement should be addressed to the attention of Patricia A. Canciglia on (540) 653-7478. (0050)

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