Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 38th LS/LGC, 4009 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK, 73145-2713

J -- MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND RECURRING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR BASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, NETWORK CONTROL CENTER, AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATIONS AT COLUMBUS AFB MS SOL F34608-99-R-0005 DUE 102299 POC BILLY BOYKIN, Contracting Specialist, Phone 405 734 9399, Fax 405 734 9220, Email billy.boykin@tinker.af.mil -- CYNTHIA DATES, Contracting Officer, Phone 405 734-9399, Fax 405 734 9220, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F34608-99-R-0 005&LocID=982. E-MAIL: BILLY BOYKIN, billy.boykin@tinker.af.mil. The 38 LS/LGCO, Contracting Flight, has a requirement for nonpersonal services for operations, maintenance and recurring support services of the Base Telecommunications System (BTS), Network Control Center (NCC), and Switchboard Operations (SO) at Columbus AFB MS. DO NOT request a hard copy of this solicitation. The RFP will be electronically issued using the electronic posting system. The proposed contract is for a six month base period and four six month option periods totaling approximately 30 months. For the BTS -- The DCO switch is an NTI Meridian 1, Option 81, Release 21. The switch is equipped with 2234 analog and 270 digital lines, wired for 3677 analog and 300 digital lines, and has digital trunks. Also included are a main distribution frame, inside and outside cable plant, ancillary equipment, and customer premise equipment. For the NCC -- Four Top Secret positions are required as part of the NCC personnel staffing. The NCC operates network and system management equipment to perform configuration, fault, performance, security, and accounting management operations on C4 (Command, Control, Communications, and Computer) systems. Network equipment includes Cisco routers, BayNetwork and 3COMM Ethernet hubs/concentrators, Cisco and SunSpare switches, Pairgain and Codex modems, and approximately 2000 PCs/laptops. For Switchboard Operations -- 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Foreign participation is permitted only at the subcontractor level. Copies of the solicitation will be provided to foreign firms only in order that they may pursue subcontracting opportunities. All responsible domestic offerors may submit proposals. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate when registering electronically, whether they are large or small, disadvantaged or a women-owned business. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 7378 with size standard of $18,000,000.00. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in this solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government_s requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. 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 Colonel Lee H. Hughes, Commander's Staff, ESC/CX at (617) 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. No telephone requests for this RFP can be accepted. The RFP will be paperless and will be released using the Electronic Posting System (EPS) via the WWW (http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?Acode=P&;LocID=982). The RFP will contain files in MS Word 7.0 and MS Excel 7.0. DO NOT request any documents in writing. You may register on EPS to be notified of any amendments, changes, etc. Offerors should submit all questions or comments relative to the solicitation electronically to billy.boykin@tinker.af.mil or cynthia.dates@tinker.af.mil. All proposals must be submitted in hard copy per the proposal preparation instructions in Clause L-800 of the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued (available to download) approximately 07 Sep 99. Posted 08/16/99 (D-SN368045). (0228)

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