Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS), Acquisition Management Division, 401 14th Street, S.W., Room 454D, Washington, DC, 20227

D -- LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR THE BIRMINGHAM DEBT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS CENTER SOL FHQ00Q02826 DUE 112699 POC Pamela Seasonwein, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-6728, Fax (202) 874-7275, Email pamela.seasonwein@fms.sprint.com WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=FHQ00Q02826&L ocID=1763. E-MAIL: Pamela Seasonwein, pamela.seasonwein@fms.sprint.com. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. FHQ00Q02826 is being issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 4813 with a corresponding size standard of 1,500. The Department of the Treasury, 401 14th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20227, intends to award a sole source purchase order, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures and provisions and clauses for Commercial Items to BellSouth Business System, 1800 Century Blvd., Atlanta, GA, 30345. BellSouth will provide monthly telephone service to the Birmingham Debt Management Operations Center, 190 Vulcan Road, Birmingham, AL, 35209. BellSouth will provide uninterrupted local telephone service which consist of the following: Megalink ISDN (Acct # 205-912-6100) Megalink ISDN (Acct # 205-M78-2737) Flat rate lines (Acct # 205-945-8983) Private data line (Acct # 205-M60-9341) Bell South currently provides telephone lines directly in and out of the building. These lines are used for voice and telecommunication purposes and must be operational 24 hours, 7 days a week. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. The government will award a commercial item purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The offers will be evaluated on the basis of system requirement supportability, past performance, and price. FAR 212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Addenda to 52.212-4 include: FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 1989); FAR 52.232-19, Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984); FAR 52.222-37, VETS 100 Compliance Report (Jan 1999). The clauses may be viewed at http://www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this solicitation. Interested offerors are required to contact the point of contact (POC) for full text clauses and past performance surveys. Offers are to be received no later than 10am, November 22, 1999. The period of performance is from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000 with two (2) 1-year options: Option Year 1, October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001 and Option Year 2, October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. Responses must be in writing and must be received within ten calendar days of publication of this notice. Responses must include the Representations and Certifications, VETS 100 Compliance Report and the ACH form. Interested vendors who can meet the above requirements should submit technical and cost proposals to Pam Seasonwein. Posted 11/16/99 (D-SN401086). (0320)

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