Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

D -- TELECOMMUNICATION -- PAGERS SERVICE SOL N00244-99-T-0259 DUE 032599 POC bid Officer, phone 619-532-2692, Fax, 619-532-2690, Contract Specialist, Penny Estrada, phone 619-532-2650. WEB: Click here to obtain more information about FISC San, http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Use this email address to submit email to the contract, penny-a_estrada@sd.fisc.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subparts 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION TO BE ISSUED; quotes are being requested and NO FURTHER WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. The solicitation number for this Request for Quote is N00244-98-T-0259 and closes on, 25 MARCH 1999, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. This solicitation is set aside for Small Business. The Standard Industrial Code is 4812. The Business size is 1500. The Federal Service Code is D399. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center intends to issue an award for a base year, (12 months) and four option years. Service to become effective 4/1/99. And the place of delivery shall be the Navy Public Works Center San Diego, CA 92136. It is contemplated that a Firm FixedPriced contract/order shall be awarded as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. Purchase Description: The requirement is for the lease of Paging Equipment and Services for the Navy Public Works Center, (PWC), San Diego, California. Functional/technical requirements: The Offeror must have a system that is compatible with PWC SD's existing Motorola Unipage Paging System. PWC SD provides critical paging service to its customers. This Wide Area Paging Service is provided via PWC, San Diego's Motorola Unipage Paging switch. This Government owned paging system operates on the VHF frequency of 41.950, which will leave PWC, San Diego over the CATS System via modem to the Offerors compatible system and out, via modem to a satellite, providing wide area coverage over UHF. This allows PWC, SD to switch between local VHF system and the offers' Wide Area VHF system, thus maintaining the high quality of service expected by its users. The contractor shall maintain a full complement of spare equipment for the Motorola Unipage paging switch to allow for quick restoration of service interruption. The Contractor is to provide a service response time of one hour or less. Coverage to include loss protection warranty and battery replacement. Pricing to include all equipment, fees, and charges. In addition to the above, the requirements for the base year are as follows: 1. Lease of 544 numeric pagers at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 2. Lease of 426 alphanumeric pagers per month at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 3. Lease of Nationwide voicemail for 135 pagers with 30 second greeting and message and 10 hours retention at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 4. Lease of local voicemail for 23 pagers with 30 second greeting, 60 second message, at $___ per pager/$___ per month. 5. Lease of Jetmail for 129 pagers with e-mail notification/internet paging at $___ per pager/$___ per month. 6. Lease of 800 numbers with 30 minutes free usage for 10 pagers at $___ per pager/$__ Per month. 7. Lease of 67 Nationwide numeric pagers at $___ per pager/$____ per month. 8. Lease of 67 Nationwide Alphanumeric pagers at $___ per pager/$____ per month. Evaluation: The government intends to issue a single award to the responsible Offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government offering the greatest value considering price and other factors. Award will be made to the Offeror meeting the requirements stated in the above purchase description at the lowest overall price. The following clauses and provisions are applicable and hereby incorporated into the solicitation by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, FAR 52.212-3, Offeror representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4, Contract terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5, Statues and Executive orders- Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, employment Reports on Special Disabled and Veterans, and Veterans of Vietnam Era, FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract (MAR 1989), FAR 52.219-6, FAR 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic funds Transfer Payment (Aug 1996), FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor sales to the Government with Alt I, FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting, FAR 52.225-18 European Community Sanctions for End Products, Far 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards, FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals, DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFAR 252-205-7000 Provision of information to Cooperative Agreement Holders, DFAR 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; DFAR 252.225-7007 Trade Agreements -- Balance of Payments, DFAR 252.225-7012 Preference for certain domestic commodities, 252-225-7036 Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, DFAR 252-227-7015 Technical Data -- Commercial Items, DFAR 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical DATA, DFAR 252.243-7002 Certification of Request for Equitable Adjustment, DFAR 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies, . Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items: and addendum clause DFARS 252-225-7035, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate. Year 2000 Warranty -- Commercial Supply Items SEP 1996, The contractor warrants that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract shall be able to accurately process date data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, when used in accordance with the product documentation provided by the Contractor, provided that all products used in combination with product properly exchange date data used with it. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in the contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing with ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. Deliveries from a resulting contract shall be delivered F.O.B. Destination. Quotes from responsible Offerors to must be received no later that 3:00PM, local time, 25 MARCH 1999. Quotes sent via the us Postal service should be mailed to the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, Bid Officer, 937 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92132-0212. Quotes may be faxed to 619-532-1088/2347/1089. Contractors are responsible for all faxes. Hand carried offers must be delivered directly to and placed in the depository located at FISC Regional Contracts Dept., Building 1, 2nd Floor Bid Desk, room 207, 937 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92132. Direct delivery is only possible during weekdays, excluding Federal Holidays, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00pm Pacific Time. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307751). (0070)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0026 19990315\D-0005.SOL)