Naval Air Warfare Center TSD, Code 257, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando FL 32826-3275

N -- INSTALLATION OF A NORTEL COMPANION WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SOL N61339-99-T-0012 DUE 052599 POC Carol C. Shuler, Purchasing Agent, Phone 407/381-8776, Fax (407)380-8318 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 quote is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation N61339-98-T-0012 is issued as a request for quote and incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. The solicitation shall be awarded on a sole source basis to Meridan (Northern Telecom). The SIC Code for this solicitation is 3661 with a size standard of 1000 employees. The following items are required: Clin 0001,Nortel Companion Wireless System, 1 each. Statement of Work -- Part 1 General. 1.1 General Description. It is the declared and acknowledged intention and meaning to provide and secure hardware, software, labor, and supervision to install a NorTel Companion wireless telecommunications system. The installation shall include installation and testing of related circuit boards, handsets, base stations, electrical outlets, power supplies, cables, shelving/racks, brackets, and all miscellaneous equipment, materials and incidental related work, with one year warranty on parts and labor. The system shall be complete and ready for use at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3224. 1.2 Period of Performance. The Contractor shall complete the required installation within 90 days of contract award, followed by a 60-day trial period. If for any reason the Government declines to accept the equipment, the contractor shall remove equipment within 30 days of notification. If the Government declines to accept the equipment, the contractor shall only be compensated for system installation costs specified in the contractor's original proposal. 1.3 Itemized Tasking. Provide and install a companion wireless telecommunications system to provide service for 16 handsets and covering all of thefollowing areas: The DeFlorez building, (Building one). The "Annex" building, (Building two). The Mechanical building, (Building three). The area within 100 feet of all exits in buildings one, two, and three. The roof areas above buildings one and two. The contractor shall provide the following items as a minimum, using the most recent hardware and software vintage or release level available at the time of contract award. This installation shall include any and all parts necessary to ensure that the intent of this contract is met, and that the equipment is complete and ready for use. 1.3.1.1 Provide and install a minimum of one (1) NorTel AS8502N Meridian Companion Expansion Package (16 x 8). 1.3.1.2 Provide and install a minimum of forty four (44) NorTel NTAE20AA BS 1G Base Station kits, to include cabling and miscellaneous related parts. Base Station locations shall be approved by the contracting officer or their representative before installation is performed. 1.3.1.3 Provide and install sixteen (16) handset units, including sixteen (16) NTHH24AA C3050 Holster Clip-on kits and sixteen (16) NTHH23BA C3002 Headsets. 1.3.1.4 Provide and install all NorTel NTAE50AA Omni Outdoor Antennae required to cover areas listed in paragraph 1.3.1. Antennae locations shall be approved by the contracting officer or their representative before installation is performed. 1.3.1.5 Provide and install all cabling required for this installation, with the following exception: Service between buildings One, Two, and Three shall be accomplished using the in-house cable plant furnished by the Government. The in-house cable plant shall not be utilized to extend connectivity to the base stations within buildings. All cabling installed within buildings one, two, and three between the Intermediate Distribution Closets and the Base Station locations shall be provided by the contractor. Cable shall be plenum rated, Category 5, Level 7 cable. 1.3.1.6 Provide and install all required AO386334 110V Plug-in Transformers. 1.3.1.7 Provide and install NT8B81AL93 Companion Manager and NT5873DA Companion Diagnostics S/W (CDS). 1.3.1.8 Provide and install any and all miscellaneous cables, wires, connectors, termination blocks, hardware, software, and labor required to complete this installation and provide a fully functional wireless telecommunications system at NAWCTSD. Provide and install all 120 volt 20A duplex receptacles required for the NTAE20AA BS 1G Base Station kits identified in paragraph 1.3.1.2. Receptacles shall be co-located with Base Station Kit power supplies and installed as detailed below. 1.3.1.9.1 Detailed Work Description- All wiring shall conform to 1999 National Electrical Code requirements. All 120VAC wiring shall have a separate neutral for each branch circuit. All OSHA work standards shall be followed including but not limited to Lockout/Tagout procedures. Power shall not be de-energized without prior approval of the Contracting Officer. 1.3.1.9.2 The Contractor shall provide one (1) new commercial grade 20A duplex receptacle foreach required plug-in transformer related to the NorTel Companion wireless telecommunications system. Power shall be obtained from the nearest 120VAC electrical circuit and shall include current carrying conductor, neutral and ground. All wiring shall be installed in 1/2" EMT. New circuit shall be installed via the existing overhead above false ceilings. There shall be no exposed wiring or conduit without the approval of the Contracting Officer. Any wall penetration shall be patched to the appropriate fire rating required by NFPA. New circuit shall be labeled with circuit number and origin. Provide stainless steel receptacle cover. Label circuit and panel number on junction box cover using an electronically produced black letter label on clear tape. Contractor shall make certain the electrical panel-board schedule identifies new circuit locations. Test circuits for continuity and correct voltage. (WR #99-F0024) 1.3.2 The contractor shall evaluate the Option 81C PBX system configuration resulting from this action to ensure power levels are in accordance with NEC and Northern Telecom Standards and Practices. If the resulting system configuration fails to meet NorTel standards, the contractor shall submit noted deficiencies and proposed solutions.1.3.3 New system addition will be installed dependently of existing systems so that work will not interfere with system operation or function until new work is ready for complete integration. 1.3.4 The warranty period for parts and labor shall be one year. The warranty shall cover damage caused by transient voltage, lightning. 1.3.4.1 Failures that result in the loss of communications to more than ten percent of the equipment installed under this contract, or, two or more handsets not functioning, shall be considered "major" failures. The contractor shall respond with an on-site visit by a qualified technician within 2 hours of notification by the Government. The contractor shall correct major failures within 24 hours of original notification. Failures that result in the loss of communications to less than ten percent of the equipment installed under this contract shall be considered "minor" failures. The contractor shall respond to a minor failure with an on-site visit by a qualified technician within 24 hours of notification by the Government. The contractor shall correct minor failures within 72 hours of original notification. 1.3.4.2 The Government reserves the right to perform work on the equipment installed under this contract when work is accomplished under the cognizance of a qualified technician. 1.4 Submittals Submit three copies of the following for approval by the Contracting Officer within 3 calendar days after award.1.4.1 Statements a. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), b. Statement of Nonuse of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), c. Accident Prevention Plan, d. Work Schedule, and e. Name and SSN of each on site worker. f. Copy of technician's Nortel certifications, (see paragraph 3.1). 1.5 Safety Requirements In performing the contract, the Contractor shall provide for protecting the lives and health of employees and other persons and for preventing damage to property, materials, supplies and equipment in accordance with the latest revision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Safety and Health Requirements Manuals" (EM 385-1-1) and "Occupational Safety and Health Standards" (29 CFR 1910). Prior to commencement of the work, the Contractor shall meet in conference with representatives of the Contracting Officer to discuss and develop mutual understandings relative to the administration of safety. Part 2 Products Use only Contracting Officer approved parts or materials. Part 3 Execution 3.1 Work shall be performed by an authorized Northern Telecom distributor to ensure system integrity, access to Northern Telecom parts and materials, and continuance of Northern Telecom warranty, service, and technical support. To ensure proper installation and prompt emergency trouble response during the warranty period, the contractor shall use only Nortel Companion certified and Nortel Meridian One -- Option 81 Certified technicians to execute this contract. The technicians shall be permanently located within the geographical area of NAWCTSD. The geographical area is defined as an area within 50 miles of NAWCTSD, (12350 Research Parkway, Orlando FL 32826). 3.2 Station Regulations The Contractor and his employees and subcontractors shall become familiar with and obey all applicable Federal, State, local and station regulations, including fire, safety, traffic, and security regulations. No employee of the Contractor shall be admitted to the work site without satisfactory proof of U. S. citizenship. The Contractor shall be required to have all appointments, certifications, or licenses required for this work. Proof of such certifications or licenses may be requested by the Contracting Officer. Upon completion of this contract this installation must meet or exceed all pertinent manufacturer, Local, County, State, and National requirements. 3.3 Working Hours Work shallbe accomplished within regular working hours. Regular working hours shall consist of an 8 hour period established by the Contracting Officer between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Government holidays. System down-time, cutover, testing, etc., will be performed after normal working hours, between 1800 and 0600. If system (PBX or other), down-time is anticipated, advance arrangements must be made with the contracting officer. -- End of Statement of Work -- The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 252.2121-7001. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(b) apply: (1), (6), (7), (8), (9). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(c) apply: None. The following clauses of DFARS 52.212-7001(b) and (c) apply: 252.205.7000,252.227-7015, 252.227-7037. A completed copy of the following must be included with the quote: FAR 52.212-3, DFARS 252.212-7000 and DFARS. The following clauses also apply: DFARS 252.204-7004, "Required Central Contractor Registration," FAR 52.227-19 "Commercial Computer Software -- Restricted Rights" and "Year 2000 Warranty-Commercial Supply Items -- The contractor warrants that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract and listed below 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 listed or unlisted products (e.g. hardware, software, firmware) used in combination with such listed product properly exchange date data 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 this 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 within 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." The DPAS rating for this solicitation is N/A. See Note 22 (forty-five days is changed to read fifteen days). Quote is due at 2:00pm EST on 5/25/99 and may be made by FAX to (407)380-8318 (Attn: Carol Shuler) or to the address above. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Carol Shuler at(407)381-8776. Posted 05/03/99 (W-SN326867). (0123)

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