NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL CABLE INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES (TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS) LOCATED AT FT MCCLELLAN, AL & REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The Department of Army seeks a qualified telecommunications company to own, operate, and maintain the cable infrastructure and facilities (telecommunications system) located at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Fort McClellan is located in northeast Alabama, immediately north of the City of Anniston and five miles north of Interstate 20. Fort McClellan is being closed on September 30, 1999, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure decisions and surplus property disposed. Reuse of the property has been planned by the Fort McClellan Development Commission. The intent of the Government is to transfer ownership of its cable infrastructure and facilities (telecommunications system) at Fort McClellan, Alabama to a qualified provider who has the capability to operate, maintain and provide service to continuing federal activities located at the Fort McClellan service area. The term qualified provider includes, but is not limited to, the requirement that the provider be recognized by the Alabama Public Service Commission as a qualified provider for telecommunications service to Fort McClellan, Alabama. All interested parties must possess the legal authority to own and operate the cable infrastructure and facilities (telecommunications system). Transfer of the cable infrastructure and facilities (telecommunications system) will include the obligation to insure adequate and dependable telecommunications to all remaining federal activities at Fort McClellan, Alabama and those reuse activities set forth in the Fort McClellan Development Commission's Comprehensive Reuse Plan, November 1997, for Fort McClellan. These services shall be in accordance with all federal and state utility regulatory agencies, the Alabama Public Service Commission and all applicable health, safety, environmental, operational laws, regulations and standards. It is anticipated that a cost of service contract will be awarded for continuing federal activities which include, but is not limited to, the Alabama Army National Guard Training Center, Army Reserve, Department of Justice Center for Domestic Preparedness and the U. S. Army Transition Force. The Government shall entertain proposals exclusively from qualified providers who regularly engage in the business of providing telecommunications service in Alabama and have, or upon award of this contract shall have, a public service obligation to provide telecommunications service to the Fort McClellan service area to support remaining federal activities at Fort McClellan and those activities set forth in the Redevelopment Plan for Fort McClellan. The cable infrastructure and facilities (telecommunications system) is available under the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of Title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended; and pursuant to Section 2812 of P. L. 105-85 (Section 2688, Title 10). Written expressions of interest must be submitted no later than 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. Expressions of interest should be forwarded to U. S. Army Engineer District, Mobile, ATTN: CESAM-RE-MD, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001, or by contacting Mr. James Wagoner at (334) 690-2559. The Fort McClellan cable infrastructure consists of 14 each copper cables feeding the different areas on main post. There is a main Dial Central Office (DCO) located in building 251 which has a Main Distribution Frame (MDF) with 36 verticals. There is a Remote Switching Unit (RSU) located in building 292 (hospital) which has a MDF with 14 verticals. The main DCO and the RSU is connected by a 12-strand, single mode fiber optic cable of which 2 each strands are used to pass data; two strands are used for backup and eight strands are not in use. There are118 manholes on post. There is fiber optic cable connecting buildings 144, 61, 143, 63, 142, 65, 141, 66, and 162. Dial Tone is provided to a 98,640 ft., 400 pair cable that feeds Pelham Range. Service is provided through 2 each, 96-channel multiplexers on Pelham Range via T1 lines from Bellsouth. A 72-channel multiplexer is provided to building 1120 (Emergency Operations Center, EOC) using 3 each T1 lines. One T1 line is provided between the EOC and the Joint Information Center (JIC), building 2203. All outside cable trunks through Bellsouth and all post cable terminate at the main DCO from a cable vault located under building 251/252. Further details regarding the cable infrastructure and facilities (telecommunications system) will be provided to those interested parties upon request. WEB: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct/cgi-win/projlist.exe, http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. E-MAIL: cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil, cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil. Posted 12/14/98 (W-SN280134).

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