United States Air Force, United States Air Force Europe, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, USAFE CONS, UNIT 3115, Germany, ., 09094-3115

D -- TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD OPERATIONS SOL F61521-98-R5009 POC Harald Petry, Contracting Officer, Phone (49) 631 3539 129, Fax (49) 631 3539 193, Email Harald.Petry@ramstein.af.mil -- Molly Harris, Ms., Phone (49) 631 3539 142, Fax (49) 631 3539 250, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=F61521-98-R50 09&LocID=685. E-MAIL: Harald Petry, Harald.Petry@ramstein.af.mil. The United States Air Forces in Europe Contracting Squadron (USAFE CONS) is performing a cost comparison study to determine the feasibility to convert telephone switchboard operations at Ramstein Air Base, Sembach Air Base, and Spangdahlem Air Base (all located in Germany) to a Contractor operated function. The USAFE CONS will be using modified OMB Circular A-76 procedures as they apply to procurements outside the Continental United States. This solicitation will not result in a contract if Government performance is determined to be more advantageous. The contractor tasks will include, but are not limited to, operator assistance, directory assistance, and completion of tracer actions, customer education, Telephone Control Officer duties, and language translation services. The sequence of tasks listed does not imply a rating of importance or frequency of the requirement(s). The entire contract period, including option periods, would not exceed 60 (sixty) months according to the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for non-personal service contracts. Start of contractor performance would be around 01 July 2000, possibly preceded by a 45-day phase-in period. The USAFE CONS contemplates to issue written Requests for Proposal (RFP) to all interested potential offerors in October of 1999. The solicitation period will be approximately 50 (fifty) calendar days. This notice includes a Statement of Need (SON), briefly describing the requirement and the present scenario. It is intended as the Government_s first step in entering into an open communication with industry for market research purposes IAW FAR Part 10. Interested sources are encouraged to contact the Contracting Officer at USAFE CONS/LGCZ, Am Opelkreisel, ROB, Bldg 164, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany. Correspondence shall identify, at a minimum, the source_s name, address, telephone and facsimile number, e-mail address, and point of contact. The USAFE/CONS_ facsimile number is xx49-631-3539-193 or -250. The RFP will later on also be available on this EPS after the solicitation release date. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the USAFE CONS. POC: Mr. Harald E. Petry, Tel. xx49-631-3539-129. See Note 26. Posted 05/03/99 (D-SN326711). (0123)

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