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S -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE SOL R6-15-98-28 DUE 032798 POC K. Joel Bone, 541/957-3238 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 (R6-15-98-28) is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for small business. The small business size standard for this acquisition is $5.0 million and the stand industry code (SIC) is 7629. It is anticipated that a Time and Materials, indefinite delivery/requirements, delivery order contract will be awarded from this RFQ with a minimum quantity of $0, estimated quantity of $15,000, and a maximum quantity of $25,000 per one-year term. Period of performance will be for 12 months from the date of contract award with 2 one-year option periods to extend the terms of the contract. STATEMENT OF WORK: The Umpqua National Forest seeks the services of a firm on a Call When Needed basis for the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of telecommunications systems, equipment, wiring, and fiber optics on the Umpqua National Forest. Work may also include the upgrading of wiring facilities and fiber optics. The vendor shall furnish all supplies, materials (except when Government-furnished), labor, supervision and transportation required to complete delivery orders. Vendor shall provide certified/experienced technicians for the repair and maintenance of: Newbridge 3600 T1 Multiplexer; Mitel SX 200D; Northern Telecom Meridian 1 Option 11, Siemens 192; TIE 22/60; Siemens Saturn II; and TIE 612. If not certified, technicians must be certified within four months of contract award. The following types of telecommunications system failures can be expected and should be addressed in the offerors' proposals: Critical -- complete failure of CPU, or any component which renders an entire telephone system inoperative; Emergency -- when a failure involves more than eight (8) telephone instruments or one or more trunk circuits or failure of a common control unit, power supply, SMDR, or accounting measuring system signal generating device, or attendant console which does not render the entire system inoperative; Routine -- which is not a failure but the installation of new station equipment, moves, changing numbers, and other minor maintenance/modifications that do not meet the critical or emergency maintenance criteria. Sites where work is to be performed include the Supervisor's Office, 2900 N.W. Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, OR; Service Center, 2691 N.E. Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg, OR; North Umpqua Ranger Station, 18782 North Umpqua Highway, Glide, OR; Wolf Creek Job Corps Center, approx. 12 miles south of Glide, OR up Little River Road; Diamond Lake Ranger Station, approx. 45 miles east of Glide, OR on State Highway 138; Diamond Lake Visitor Information Center, approx. 67 miles east of Glide, OR on State Highway 138; Tiller Ranger Station, approx. 25 miles east of Canyonville, OR on County Highway 1; Cottage Grove Ranger Station, 78405 Cedar Park road, Cottage Grove, OR; and, Dorena Tree Improvement Center, 34963 Shoreview Road, Cottage Grove, OR. No special format is required for submission of proposals and may be submitted on letterhead stationery and at a minimum must show: (1) Contractor's Technical Capability induding key personnel qualifications and experience, proposed scheduling, supplies, tools and equipment; (2) Contractor's Past Performance History to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar services and other references (including contract numbers, points of contacts with telephone numbers and other relevant information); (3) Contractor's pricing scheme for time, materials, travel, and discount terms in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements as stated in this announcement including standard commercial published price lists and terms demonstrating most-favored customer status if available for the Base Year and 2 option years for extending the term of the contract; (4) Representations and Certifications at FAR 52.212-3. The proposal must be signed by an official authorized to bind your organization. Offerors that fail to furnish required representations and certifications, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. FAR 52.212-3, Evaluation -- Commercial Items is amended to read: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) technical capability; (2) past performance; and, (3) price. Price is less important to the other factors when combined; (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options(s); (c) a written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Original proposals shall be received at the following address: Umpqua National Forest, 2900 N.W. Stewart Parkway/P.O. Box 1008, Roseburg, OR 97470, Attn: Contracting, by close of business March 30, 1998. All proposals shall be clearly marked with offeror's name and RFQ number. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; and FAR 212-2, Evaluation as amended -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; with addenda clauses FAR 52.216-18, Ordering -- (a) date of award through a date 3 years later, FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations -- (a) $50,000, (b)(1) $25,000, (b)(2) $25,000, or (b)(3) 7 days, (d) 10 days, FAR 52.216-21, Requirements -- (f) 30 days after contract completion, FAR 52.245-5, Government Property (Cost-Reiembursement, Time-and-Material, or Labor-Hour Contracts), FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract -- (c) three years; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders amended to read: "no SCA wage decision applies since fewer than 5 Service Employees are to be employed (pursuant to 29 CFR 4.3a)". ORDERING: Services and supplies to be provided herein will be ordered by issuance of a written delivery order. Each delivery order will reference this solicitation and will be subject to all the terms and conditions herein. Each delivery order will contain the following information: (1) Delivery Order Number, (2) Date of Order, (3) Services and Supplies Ordered, and, (4) Work Locations. A list of authorized ordering officials will be provided upon award. Inquiries and all correspondence concerning this solicitation should be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at 2900 N.W. Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, OR 97470. (0070)

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