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

D -- LEASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE PLANT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES TO INCLUDE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR HOLLOMAN AFB NM SOL Reference-Number-F34608NOA0001 POC Corene Chakenatho, Contract Specialist, Phone 405-739 9297, Fax 405 739 9537, Email corene.chakenatho@tinker.af.mil -- Tomma Hofegartner, Contracting Officer, Phone 405-734-9297, 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=Reference-Num ber-F34608NOA0001&LocID=982. E-MAIL: Corene Chakenatho, corene.chakenatho@tinker.af.mil. The 38 Logistics Squadron intends to procure on a sole source basis a lease of the telecommunication cable plant and associated services to include operation and maintenance services for Holloman AFB NM. The intended contractor is US WEST Communications, Inc. US WEST Communications, Inc shall provide all of the following services at Holloman AFB as follows: (1) operation and maintenance of all equipment and assets used to facilitate the transmission of telecommunications information from building terminal to building terminal within the campus environment of Holloman AFB and (2) provide new cable additions as necessary. The equipment that makes up the required outside cable plant facilities includes all of the embedded, buried, and aerial cable; the installed equipment needed to maintain connectivity to that cable; and the existing terminals installed in several locations on the base. The period of performance will be from 1 Jan 2000 through 30 Jun 2000 or until the buy-out of the cable plant, whichever occurs first. The primary place of performance will be at Holloman AFB. This sole source acquisition is justified under 10 USC 2304 (c) (1). It has been determined the required services are available only from the original source, US WEST Communications, Inc, as this is a modification to extend the existing contract for the continued provision of these highly specialized services, and it is likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The incumbent vendor owns the cable currently installed, requires no additional start-up cost, is familiar with the needs of the Air Force, and has trained, qualified technicians on hand to perform the required services. Note 22. Posted 12/09/99 (D-SN407188). (0343)

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