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D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR 342ND RECRUITING OFFICES IN NORTH SOL F34608-99-Q-5050 DUE 050499 POC Tomma Hofegartner, Contract Specialist, Phone 405-734-9297, Fax 405-734-9220, Email tomma.hofegartner@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil -- Tomma Hofegartner, Contract Specialist, Phone 405-734-9297, Fax 405-734-9220, Email tomma.hofegartner@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F34608-99-Q-5 050&LocID=982. E-MAIL: Tomma Hofegartner, tomma.hofegartner@mailgate.eiw38.af.mil. The 38 Logistics Squadron has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for 342ND Recruiting Offices (Fargo, Bismark, Grand Forks, Dickinson, and Williston) in the State of North Dakota. The proposed contract is for five years. The local exchange service provider certified by North Dakota PUC shall provide local commercial communications service for 342ND Recruiting Offices. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial business lines, hunting, call forward, call waiting, directory number and number portability, operator and directory assistance, local and Intra-LATA access, and interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carrier. Competition is open to domestic and foreign sources. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate, in writing, whether they are large, small, disadvantaged and/or a women-owned businesses. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 4813 with size standard of 1500 employees. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Col Steve Sheldon, ESC/CX, Director, Commander_s Staff,(781) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. In order to be eligible for award of this Request for Quote (RFQ) offerors may be required to have a Basic Agreement with this office. The Basic Agreement documents may be viewed and downloaded from the 38 EIW website address as follows: http://sirius.eiw38.af.mil/contracting/bus_opp.htm. At this website, locate Communication Service Authorizations and select Simplified RFQs. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Posted 04/13/99 (D-SN319703). (0103)

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