DHHS/PHS/FDA/Office of Facilities, Acquisitions, And Central Services, Division Of Contracts and Program Management, HFA-511(ITCB), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

D -- LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE SOL 223-98-NOLA DUE 100598 POC Leonard Grant, Contract Specialist, (301)827-7150; Dennis Hunt, Contracting Officer, (301)827-7150 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; a written solicitation will not be issued. A firm-fixed price quote under Request for Quotes (RFQ) solicitation number 223-98-NOLA is being requested. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular #97-06. This procurement is made on an unrestricted basis. The SIC code for this procurement is 4899 Communication Services, N.E.C. The contractor shall provide Primary Rate Interface local telephone exchange service for the Food and Drug Administration located in New Orleans, LA. The following line items and quantities are requested: 1) Access Line, qty. 1; 2) Interface-Voice/Data (Standard), qty. 1; 3) B-Channels -- Voice/Data (Standard), qty. 23; 4) D-Channels -- Voice/Data (Standard), qty. 1; 5) Telephone Numbers for Voice/Data and Digital Data Inward/2-way, qty. 100; 6) ANSA-Interoffice Mileage, qty. 1; 7) End User Common Line (EUCL); qty. 5; 8) Telecommunications Relay Service, qty. 5; 9) Telecommunications Relay Service -- Ctr. Support, qty. 5; 10) Excess Line Port Charge -- PRI, qty. 1. The local exchange service provider must be certified by the Louisiana Public Utilities Commissions to provide local commercial communications service. Local communications service shall include as a minimum but not limited to, local access for Primary Rate Interface PBX trunks, DID, directory number and number portability, hearing/speech impair, operator and directory assistance, 911 service, local and Intra-LATA access, interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carriers, and must have an existing agreement with AT&T FTS2000 network for virtual-on-net access. The local exchange service provider must provide its own facilities, have its own local installation and maintenance technicians, provide repair service 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week. The contractor shall provide a single point of contact for contraction administration, technical design assistance, billing, ordering, and sales support. To establish past performance, the local exchange service provider must submit for review no more than five (5) references of current federal multi-year contracts for PRI service in the above location. This requirement shall cover the period from contract award through 72 months thereafter. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. All offerors are to include with the quote a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; along with the following additional FAR clauses cited in clause 52.212-5: 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-owned Small Business Concerns; 52-219-9, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The following clause also applies to this acquisition, 52.217-2, Cancellation under Multi-Year Contracts. Quotes shall be submitted by October 5, 1998, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to the following address: FDA/OFACS/ITCB (HFA-511), 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2118, Rockville, Maryland 20857. The Government shall make an award to the contractor whose quote offerors the best value to the government, price and other factors to be considered. All documents can be furnished upon request. Posted 09/17/98 (W-SN251285). (0260)

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