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59 -- ECHO CANCELLER EQUIPMENT SOL DCA100-98-R-0042 DUE 072098 POC Cynthia Murphy, Contract Specialist, (703) 607-4608; George Robertson, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-4604. Fax at (703) 607-4611 17. This 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, PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Sealed offers in original and one copy for furnishing the supplies and services will be received at DITCO-NCR, ATTN: DTN4 (Cynthia Murphy), 701 S. Court House Road, Building T-5, Arlington, VA 22204-2199 until 2:00 p.m. (local time) 20 July 1998. This acquisition for echo canceller equipment to include, installation, set-up, maintenance, documentation, and training is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under solicitation DCA100-98-R-0042 and is a total small business set-aside under SIC code 3669 with a size standard of 750. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Government anticipatesone award to be made from this solicitation. Each offeror is expected to present a price listing of equipment comparable to items 0001-0008. Regardless of the configuration proposed, the unit quantities are stated as required. THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT BE PROPOSED AS OPTIONAL FEATURES. THE CONTRACTOR'S TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSALS SHALL CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT ALL FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN THIS SOLICITAION ARE MET. DO NOT PROPOSE OPTIONAL FEATURES WHICH EXCEED THE STATED PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THIS SOLICIATION. Items 0009-0011 are required for all offerors. The following is a description of the echo canceller equipment requirements to be acquired: 0001, Four commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) digital canceller 19-inch shelves with 12 slots per shelf. 0002, Eighty (80) T1 (32ms) standard digroup boards. 0003, eight shelf power supplies with two power supplies per shelf. 0004, Four communication interface devices to control echo canceller equipment (SNMP compatible and dual functional-work with a network interface or hand held devices). 0005, 31 hand held terminals for configuration purposes. 0006, 21 dual digroup enclosures. 0007, 23 enclosures P/S (110 VAC). 0008, Operation and maintenance training for ten individuals, to include maintenance and operation manuals and system diagrams. 0009, Comprehensive service plan including 24-hour mail back support for items requiring repair, including telephonic support during the principal period of maintenance (0800-1700 M-F EST) and periodic support outside of the principal period of maintenance. 0009AA, Comprehensive service from expiration of warranty through 30 September 1999. 0009AB, Comprehensive service from 01 October 1999 through 30 September 2000. 0009AC, Comprehensive maintenance from 01 October 2000 through 30 September 2001. 0009AD, Comprehensive maintenance from 01 October 2001 through 30 September 2002. 0009AE, Comprehensive maintenance from 01 October 2002 through 30 September 2003. 0010, Annual refresher training for ten individuals. 0011, Installation of equipment in fixed racks and in travel cases. ITEMS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION WILL BE FOUND TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT TECHNICAL LITERATURE AND A DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE WITHOUT DISCUSSION THAT THE OFFERED ITEMS MEET GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. Echo canceller equipment must meet the following salient characteristics: (1) Must be compatible with standard transmission from a Lucent Technologies G3 definity switch and an ISDN PRI signal, and must also be able to pass these signals to a NET IDNX and be transparent to the user. (2) Provide echo control on all T-1 24 channels of a 1.544 Mbit/s facility, capable of both standard T-1 signaling and ISDN Primary rate (PRI). (3) T-1 24 Channel adaptive split type D digital echo canceller with full ITU-T compliance. (4) Interfaces directly with a DS-1, bi-polar AMI or B8ZS (MU) Law encoded digital facility and digital switch equipment. (5) Complies with G168, G164, and G165, and Bell Pub 43802, CB119, and 62411. (6) Minimum of 35 dB echo return loss enhancement during double talk and more than 65dB during single talk. (7) User expandable 32, 64, or 128mS end path delay capability. (8) Support for ITU-T C5, C6, and C7 Signaling Systems, including built-in 2000 Hz continuity check Tone Detector. (9) Compatible with all forms of signaling, including: CCIS, FxO, T.O. and E&M. Selectable Robbed Bit Signaling. (10) Selectable CRC or non-CRC operation. (11) Meets UL, VDE, European and other international standards for safety and EMI/RFI. (12) Adaptive Non-Linear Processor (NLP) and spectrally weighted Dynamic Noise Injection for improved performance in the presence of high levels of background noise. (13) Removable downloading capability of future enhancements of configuration changes. (14) Input Dynamic Range of +3 to -65 dB without adjustment or high-level compensation devices. (15) Loopback function and test jacks as standard. (16) Singlemodule design. The equipment resulting from award of this acquisition must be Year 2000 compliant as prescribed in FAR Part 39 and DoD, to include sample testing of equipment and documentation. The delivery schedule for this product will be 30 days after date of award (ADAD). FOB Destination delivery shall be at a location in the Washington, D.C. area to be provided with award document. Offerors shall propose their commercial warranty and all shipping costs are to be included in the proposed price. Technicians must be citizens, and will perform installation, maintenance, and training for equipment resulting from award of this acquisition at a secure facility located in Washington, D.C. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provision at DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Registration and subparagraph (b)(1) applies to this acquisition; and is hereby incorporated by reference as follows: By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation is lowest price and technically acceptable. All offerors shall submit a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF THESE, PLEASE REQUEST IN WRITING, THAT A COPY BE FAXED TO YOU. YOUR OFFER MUST CONTAIN THESE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. The points of contact for information regarding this solicitation are Cynthia Murphy at (703) 607-4608 or George Robertson at (703) 607-4604. The FAR clause 52.212-5-Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes for Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. The following additional FAR and DFARS clauses cited are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.217-5, 52.217-9, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33. DFARS 252.212-7000, 252.212-7001, 252.225-7001, 252.225-701S, 252.227-7037, and 252.233-1000. (0169)

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