General Services Administration, Federal Telecommunications Service, Center for Contract Management and Administration, 7980 Boeing Court, 1st Floor, Vienna, VA 22182-3988

D -- TO PROCURE ALL COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BROADBAND DISTANCE LEARNING SERVICES, SATELLITE BASED WIRELESS TELEPHONE, PAGER, DATA, FACSIMILE SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT, MOBILE (NARROW BAND) AND FIXED (WIDEBAND) SATELLITE SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT ON EITHER A WORLDWIDE OR CONTINENTAL USA BASIS!! SOL TQNB-RGH-99-0010!! DUE 092199 POC Contact Contract Specialist Rodger Hoover (703) 306-6472!! E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, rodger.hoover@gsa.gov. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All questions shall be submitted in writing to the above Contract Specialist via email to rodger.hoover@gsa.gov. Solicitation number TQNB-RGH-99-0010 issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. GSA intends to award a 12 month base year contract, with five-1 year options. GSA intends to award multiple Government-Wide Acquisitions (GWAC) on a Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) basis, which will allow procurement of all of or part of the above described services and equipment on a nonmandatory basis by the agencies and activities named below, as a source of supply for the supplies or services described herein, for delivery either within the 48 contiguous States, Washington, D.C., or on a worldwide basis. Resultant contract(s) shall also be used for delivery to Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and such overseas locations as specified in each contract. (1) All Federal agencies as specified in GSA ORDER ADM 4800.2D SUBJECT: Eligibility to use GSA sources of supply and services which includes all activities in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; (2) Government Contractors authorized in writing by a Federal agency pursuant to 48 CFR 51.1; (3) Mixed ownership Government corporations (as defined in the Government Corporation Control Act); (4) The Government of the District of Columbia; (5) Other activities and organizations authorized by statute or regulation to use GSA as a source of supply. (Questions regarding activities authorized to use this schedule should be directed to the Contract Specialist.) Articles or services may be ordered from time to time in such quantities as may be needed to fill any requirement, subject to the Order Limitations thresholds which will be specified in resultant contracts. Overseas activities may place orders directly with the Contractor(s) for delivery to CONUS port, a consolidation point, or as specified in each contract. The subscriber for satellite based wireless service shall have one number, which can be called from anywhere dial service is available. Available features shall support broadband distance learning services and equipment capable of supporting the Federal Government Alliance for Training and Education (GATE) requirements including access to the National Telecommunications University and the Public Broadcast System, voice, paging, voice mail, data, imaging, and facsimile. Switching among media (e.g. satellite to cell service or cell to cell) shall be transparent to the user. Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) (Narrow Band) is envisioned as providing users on-demand voice and low-rate data services. Users may employ MSS to obtain access to PSNs from locations that are not served by other access arrangements. The Government desires a MSS that provides a ubiquitous satellite-based full-duplex circuit switched voice and data service, capable of supporting land mobile, maritime mobile, and aeronautical mobile communications for MSS users. The MSS shall support half-duplex and full-duplex data calls at rates up to at least 4.8 kb/s for FAX and for data using wireless modems. The service shall be global unless otherwise stated. The MSS shall be provided in accordance with the following standards: American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC) standards for MSS, International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) specifications for Class B Service, and INMARSAT specifications for Class M Service. The contractor shall provide an end-to-end connection for all MSS calls where the satellite service area allows connecting one MSS user, directly to another MSS user or for calls that canbe completed by a wireline carrier where no direct usage charges apply. These calls will not incur a transport charge. The contractor shall provide an access connection to the FTS2001 wireline network for calls that cannot be completed end-to-end in the manner described above. These calls will incur a transport charge. Fixed Satellite Service (FSS)- (Wideband) is envisioned as providing users dedicated and reservation based voice, data, and video services. Users may employ FSS to obtain high speed data transmission and wireless network capabilities. In addition, users may employ FSS to obtain multipoint transmissions between geographically dispersed locations. The Government desires an FSS that provides satellite based transmission of voice, data, and video traffic. The FSS shall provide full-duplex and simplex transmissions for broadcast analog and point-to-point digital communications. As a minimum, the contractor shall provide FSS for both C-band and Ku-band transmissions. The contractor shall provide an access connection for all FSS transmissions that incur wireline transport charges. An access connection shall connect an FSS user to either FTS2001 wireline network. The contractor shall provide an end-to-end connection for all transmissions that do not incur wireline transport charges. An end-to-end connection may connect an FSS user to another FSS user, or to a non-FTS2001 service satellite transponder (e.g., commercial broadcast television network satellite transponder) which is properly configured. The contractor shall define the contours of the FSS coverage. The offeror shall provide in its proposal and the contractor shall provide and maintain after award service coverage maps that show the satellite foot print for the frequency band(s) for each satellite providing FSS service. FSS shall provide space segment capacity on a full-time as well as on a reservation basis. The following capabilities shall be supported: End-to-End Digital Connection Capability. FSS shall provide point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections. FSS terminals shall include dedicated earth stations and Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs). Data transmissions shall be simplex, half duplex, full duplex, asymmetrical or broadcast. FSS shall support Ethernet and Token Ring LAN interconnects. FSS shall provide the following data rates: data rates up to DS0 (4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 56/64 kb/s), data rates up to DS1 (128, 256, 384, 512 and 768 kb/s and 1.544 Mb/s), data rates at 3.3, 4.5 and 6.6 Mb/s, and DS3 data rates; Video Transmission Capability. In its proposal, the vendor shall describe system to detect fraud and procedures for crediting customers for fraud and billing errors. Equipment types offered in support of the GATE broadband distance learning requirements shall implement a standards based replacement of the current obsolete CLI equipment that shall not effect the GATE community's ability to share course material. The contractor shall provide the Federal GATE customer 24 hour, seven days a week access to satellite space segments to accommodate broadcasts to all 50 states, the Caribbean and international locations. SATCOM equipment shall be hand-held, transportable (for emergency deployments or for use in isolated areas) with organic power source (such as solar cells), vehicular mounted, sea borne, air borne, or all the preceding equipment types. The vendor shall propose all equipment and services commercially available at contract award, and shall propose new equipment and services when they become commercially available. Security encryption of terminal devices shall be addressed as either service, equipment or both. Contractor shall secure radio frequency links to include communication channels and control channels. Service shall support government owned encryption equipment to ensure end-to-end security. Billing shall be direct to the individual ordering government entity as specified when the service/equipment is ordered, and will be in US Dollars. Billing format shall be as provided to commercial customers. Payment shall be by government credit card, electronics funds transfer, or check. Pricing shall embed a 1% General Services Administration management fee, which shall not be itemized. As an example, if a customer's total bill is $100, $1 will cover the service fee and $99 will cover the service/equipment. Pricing for service shall be provided as domestic, international, or a combination of domestic and international. The Contractor shall provide discounts for bundled services and service and equipment combinations which provide the best price advantages. The GSA management fee shall be remitted to GSA (TCF) 10304 Eaton Place, Fairfax City, VA 22030 by the end of the month following the billing date. It shall be calculated as 1% of revenues collected from authorized government users. Ordering shall be direct by the individual ordering government entity to the contractor. The means of ordering shall include all of the following; electronic data interchange, facsimile, online, electronic mail, or by telephone. Year 2000 compliance is mandatory. All systems, which interface in any way with the customer such as billing systems, communications systems, ordering systems, and equipment, shall continue to operate unaffected by change of year, century digits, or leap year. The contractor shall provide customers the following customer service as a minimum: 24-hour per day, 7-day per week toll-free access to their customer service center; procedures for ordering service; procedures for payment; Government Sales contacts and telephone numbers; Pricing (with the GSA management fee embedded). The contractor shall maintain a presence on the WWW for access by all government users by registering the government users .mil or .gov email address. All government users shall have total access to the electronically maintained contract on the contractor's website.. The WWW page(s) will provide the information above as well as a secure ordering page. Information, which is not unique to the government, shall be referred by a hyperlink. The Contractor shall propose a delivery schedule for service and equipment, which shall be at a minimum equivalent to its commercial delivery schedule. The responsibility for marketing these services and features to government customers lies with the contractor. The government assumes no responsibility for short falls in sales projections. Compliance with the latest versions of applicable standards, both national and international, shall be required throughout the period of the contract. The minimum Revenue guarantee is $100. The following applicable FAR & GSAR clauses apply: Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial items 52.212-3 (Jun 1999), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-4 (May 1999), Addendum to 52.212-4 including: Contract Terms And Conditions Applicable To GSA Acquisition Of Commercial Items (GSAR 552.212-71) (Mar 1998); Payment By Purchase Card (GSAR 552.232-80) (Dec 1989) (Variation I) (Mar 1998); Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-5) (May 1999) include the following required clauses: Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Alt I) 52.203-6 (Jul 1995); Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-8 (Jun 1999); Small Business Subcontracting Plan 52.219-9 (Jan 1999); Equal Opportunity 52.222-26 (Feb 1999); Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era 52.222-35 (Apr 1998); Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-36 (Jun 1998); Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era 52.222-37 (Jan 1999) ; 52.217-9 Option To Extend The Term Of The Contract (Mar 1989); The contractor shall provide a completed copy of Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-3)(Jun 1999), with it's offer. Many of the provisions and clauses cited in this solicitation are incorporated by reference to the appropriate section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR). A review of these clauses and provisions will be necessary for you to understand all aspects of the solicitation. The full text of any FAR clauses which are incorporated by reference in this solicitation may be found at http://www.arnet.gov/far/.. The full text of any GSAR clauses can be made available by the contracting officer. The contractor shall provide GSA a certification that 1% of the revenue generated by this agreement, shall be rebated. The SIC code for this acquisition is 4899.***** Posted 08/20/99 (W-SN370704). (0232)

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