NASA/Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

D -- CELLULAR PHONE SERVICE SOL 3-092981 DUE 031898 POC Heidi D. Shaw, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-5346, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Heidi.D.Shaw@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#3-092981. E-MAIL: Heidi D. Shaw, Heidi.D.Shaw@lerc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Cellular phone service for the NASA Lewis Research Center. Services may be ordered on an as needed basis for varying lengths of time throughout the period of performance. Orders will be placed either via facsimile or mail. Oral orders are not authorized. Invoicing: Invoices will be submitted on a monthly basis for services performed and not previously invoiced. Invoices MUST reference the order number. BASE PERIOD (From April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998 6 months): 1. Cellular phone service for 16 Government owned phones. Types of Government owned phones are as follows: Motorola Startac (portable- model no. 80101WNBPA), Fujitsu model no. F80-364A(mounted unit), Panasonic model no. EB2501 (mounted/transportable), Motorola FLIP Alpha-Tac model no. F09HL/8444BG (portable), NEC model no. MP5A1B2-1A (portable), Fujitsu Pocket Commander model no. F80P-171 (portable) Service for Government owned phones will be activated or deactivated throughout the year, as needed. The Government will only be billed for the time that the service is activated on each phone. A fixed monthly cellular phone service charge will include: 1. Service activation/monthly service/connection charge 2. Statement summary, detailed billing per phone 3. Voice mail for all phones, call waiting, call forwarding, no-answer transfer and busy transfer: (calls transfer to voice mail or other programmed location by user when cell phone is not answered), 3-way conferencing, automatic call delivery (ability of phone number to receive calls while away (or roaming) outside home area.) FIXED MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE FOR GOVERNMENT OWNED PHONES: $&llmdash;_ __ __ __ __ __ x 16 phones x 6 months = $__ __ __ __ ____ 2. Option to lease cellular phones and cellular phone service. Option to lease up to 40 portable cellular phones on an as needed basis. Phones requested under this option may be activated and deactivated as needed. The Government will only be billed for the time that the service is activated on each phone. Delivery of leased phones will be made within 24 hours after receipt of order. The type of cellular phones requested are: Motorola Flip or MicroTac or equal: pocket portable flip-phone, shall include AC charger unit, NEC Talk TimeTT-820 or equal: pocket portable with battery, shall include AC charger unit. IDENTIFY THE MAKE AND MODEL OF PHONE OFFERED UNDER THE LEASE OPTION:__ __ __ __ _&llmdash; __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ Fixed Monthly lease charge for cellular phones will include: 1. Lease of phone instrument, service activation/monthly service/connection charge 2. Statement summary, detailed billing per phone 3. Voice mail for all phones, call waiting, call forwarding, no-answer transfer and busy transfer: (calls transfer to voice mail or other programmed location by user when cell phone is not answered), 3-way conferencing, automatic call delivery (ability of phone number to receive calls while away (or roaming) outside home area.) FIXED MONTHLY RATE FOR CELLULAR PHONE LEASE AND SERVICE: $__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __/MONTH / PHONE 3. Usage Charges for both Government owned and leased cellular phones: An aggregate rate is requested. Aggregate rate is defined as: the total number of usage minutes for all phones ordered under this agreement. (NOTE: Average estimated usage is 20 minutes peak, 5 minutes off/peak) A. Peak and off/peak rates are requested for phone service within the home state of Ohio. $__ __ __ __ __ ___/minute / peak within the state of Ohio. $__ __ __ __ __ ___/minute / off-peak within the state of Ohio. B. Roaming charges -- peak and off/peak rates are requested for the states adjoining Ohio, namely Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan. Adjoining states roaming charge: $__ __ __ ____ /minute/peak Adjoining states roaming charge: $__ &llmdash;_ __ ____ /minute/off-peak C. Roaming charges -- peak and off/peak rates are requested for all states outside of the states adjoining Ohio. Roaming charge / outside of Ohio adjoining states: $__ __ ___/minute / peak Roaming charge / outside of Ohio adjoining states: $__ __ ___/minute/off-peak OPTION YEAR 1 (For the period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999): 4. Cellular phone service for 16 Government owned phones. Types of Government owned phones are as follows: Motorola Startac (portable- model no. 80101WNBPA), Fujitsu model no. F80-364A(mounted unit), Panasonic model no. EB2501 (mounted/transportable), Motorola FLIP Alpha-Tac model no. F09HL/8444BG (portable), NEC model no. MP5A1B2-1A (portable), Fujitsu Pocket Commander model no. F80P-171 (portable) Service for Government owned phones will be activated or deactivated throughout the year, as needed. The Government will only be billed for the time that the service is activated on each phone. A fixed monthly cellular phone service charge will include: 1. Service activation/monthly service/connection charge 2. Statement summary, detailed billing per phone 3. Voice mail for all phones, call waiting, call forwarding, no-answer transfer and busy transfer: (calls transfer to voice mail or other programmed location by user when cell phone is not answered), 3-way conferencing, automatic call delivery (ability of phone number to receive calls while away (or roaming) outside home area.) FIXED MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE FOR GOVERNMENT OWNED PHONES: $__ __ __ __ __ ___ x 16 phones x 6 months = $__ __ __ __ ____ 5. Option to lease cellular phones and cellular phone service. Option to lease up to 40 portable cellular phones on an as needed basis. Phones requested under this option may be activated and deactivated as needed. The Government will only be billed for the time that the service is activated on each phone. Delivery of leased phones will be made within 24 hours after receipt of order. The type of cellular phones requested are: Motorola Flip or MicroTac or equal: pocket portable flip-phone, shall include AC charger unit, NEC Talk TimeTT-820 or equal: pocket portable with battery, shall include AC charger unit. A Fixed Monthly lease charge for cellular phones will include: 1. Lease of phone instrument, service activation/monthly service/connection charge 2. Statement summary, detailed billing per phone 3. Voice mail for all phones, call waiting, call forwarding, no-answer transfer and busy transfer: (calls transfer to voice mail or other programmed location by user when cell phone is not answered), 3-way conferencing, automatic call delivery (ability of phone number to receive calls while away (or roaming) outside home area.) FIXED MONTHLY RATE FOR CELLULAR PHONE LEASE AND SERVICE: $__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __/MONTH / PHONE 6. Usage Charges for both Government owned and leased cellular phones: An aggregate rate is requested. Aggregate rate is defined as: the total number of usage minutes for all phones ordered under this agreement. (NOTE: Average estimated usage is 20 minutes peak, 5 minutes off/peak) A. Peak and off/peak rates are requested for phone service within the home state of Ohio. $__ __ __ __ __ ___/minute / peak within the state of Ohio. $__ __ __ __ __ ___/minute / off-peak within the state of Ohio. B. Roaming charges -- peak and off/peak rates are requested for the states adjoining Ohio, namely Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan. Adjoining states roaming charge: $__ __ __ ____ /minute/peak Adjoining states roaming charge: $__ __ __ ____ /minute/off-peak C. Roaming charges -- peak and off/peak rates are requested for all states outside of the states adjoining Ohio. Roaming charge / outside of Ohio adjoining states: $__ __ ___/minute / peak Roaming charge / outside of Ohio adjoining states: $__ __ ___/minute/off-peak OPTION YEAR 2 (For the period October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000): 7. Cellular phone service for 16 Government owned phones. Types of Government owned phones are as follows: Motorola Startac (portable- model no. 80101WNBPA), Fujitsu model no. F80-364A(mounted unit), Panasonic model no. EB2501 (mounted/transportable), Motorola FLIP Alpha-Tac model no. F09HL/8444BG (portable), NEC model no. MP5A1B2-1A (portable), Fujitsu Pocket Commander model no. F80P-171 (portable) Service for Government owned phones will be activated or deactivated throughout the year, as needed. The Government will only be billed for the time that the service is activated on each phone. A fixed monthly cellular phone service charge will include: 1. Service activation/monthly service/connection charge 2. Statement summary, detailed billing per phone 3. Voice mail for all phones, call waiting, call forwarding, no-answer transfer and busy transfer: (calls transfer to voice mail or other programmed location by user when cell phone is not answered), 3-way conferencing, automatic call delivery (ability of phone number to receive calls while away (or roaming) outside home area.) FIXED MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE FOR GOVERNMENT OWNED PHONES: $__ __ __ &llmdash;_ __ ___ x 16 phones x 6 months = $__ __ __ __ ____ 8. Option to lease cellular phones and cellular phone service. Option to lease up to 40 portable cellular phones on an as needed basis. Phones requested under this option may be activated and deactivated as needed. The Government will only be billed for the time that the service is activated on each phone. Delivery of leased phones will be made within 24 hours after receipt of order. The type of cellular phones requested are: Motorola Flip or MicroTac or equal: pocket portable flip-phone, shall include AC charger unit, NEC Talk TimeTT-820 or equal: pocket portable with battery, shall include AC charger unit. A Fixed Monthly lease charge for cellular phones will include: 1. Lease of phone instrument, service activation/monthly service/connection charge 2. Statement summary, detailed billing per phone 3. Voice mail for all phones, call waiting, call forwarding, no-answer transfer and busy transfer: (calls transfer to voice mail or other programmed location by user when cell phone is not answered), 3-way conferencing, automatic call delivery (ability of phone number to receive calls while away (or roaming) outside home area.) FIXED MONTHLY RATE FOR CELLULAR PHONE LEASE AND SERVICE: $__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____/MONTH / PHONE 9. Usage Charges for both Government owned and leased cellular phones: An aggregate rate is requested. Aggregate rate is defined as: the total number of usage minutes for all phones ordered under this agreement. (NOTE: Average estimated usage is 20 minutes peak, 5 minutes off/peak) A. Peak and off/peak rates are requested for phone service within the home state of Ohio. $__ __ __ __ _&llmdash; ___/minute / peak within the state of Ohio. $__ __ __ __ __ ___/minute / off-peak within the state of Ohio. B. Roaming charges -- peak and off/peak rates are requested for the states adjoining Ohio, namely Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan. Adjoining states roaming charge: $__ __ __ ____ /minute/peak Adjoining states roaming charge: $__ __ __ ____ /minute/off-peak C. Roaming charges -- peak and off/peak rates are requested for all states outside of the states adjoining Ohio. Roaming charge / outside of Ohio adjoining states: $__ __ ___/minute / peak Roaming charge / outside of Ohio adjoining states: $__ __ ___/minute/off-peak The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 97-03 The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 4813 and 1,500 EMPLOYEES respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to Lewis is required within 24 hours for leased phones. Service for Government owned phones will begin April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998. Service for leased phones will begin as these phones are ordered. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the items(s) described above may be mailed or faxed to the identified point of contact or bid distribution office, by the date/time specified and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Standard_Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. Quoters shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: FAR 52-217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options(s). (End of provision) FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 1989) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 months from the date of the contract; provided that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause shall not exceed 30 months. (End of clause) OPTION PRICES: Option prices shall be the prices shown in the requirements listing of this contract, or the prices shown in the Contractor's then current published price list, market price, or GSA schedule price, whichever is less. Prior to the exercise of any option, the Contracting Officer will request that the Contractor provide information on all of the above prices for the item(s) being procured. If any price is less than the price shown in the requirements listing of this contract, the option will be exercised at that price. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products 52.225-19, European Union Sanction for Services 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program. (ALT I) Quotations are due by 4:30pm, Wednesday, March 18, 1998, to the address specified above. Selection and award will be made (on an aggregate basis)to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quoter. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement. Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. See above for where to obtain copies of the form via the Internet. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). (0062)

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