Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Administration, Division of Contracts and Property Management, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 20852-2738

D -- LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR NRC REGION IV OFFICE SOL RS-RG4-00-241 DUE 122799 POC Carolyn Cooper, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 415-6737, Fax (301) 415-8157, Email cac3@nrc.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&;ProjID=RS-RG4-00-241 &LocID=2206. E-MAIL: Carolyn Cooper, cac3@nrc.gov. This is a continuation of the combined synopsis/solicitation RS-RG4-00-241.Optical Guide, 568,RS-232, C&D, RS-422A, RS-449, and RS-465, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 802.3 (Ethernet) and 802.5 (Token Ring), Federal Information Processing Standards 22.1, 46.1, 94, 138, 142, 143, 146.1, 147, and 148, Bellcord Standards for Installation and Circuit Terminations, CCITT Recommendations, V.22, V.24, V.28, V.32, V.32bis, V.35, and X.25,Rural Electrician Administration Standards, and Federal Communications Commission Standards. In addition, contractor work shall meet the standards established in the National Electric Code, Local Building Code, National Fire Code, and State and Local Fire Codes, National Security Division Directives, and Federal Information Resource Management Regulation. SERVICE AVAILABILITY: The services shall be available ninety-nine and one half percent (99.5%) of the time, based on a twenty-four hour usage. Service availability is defined as ninety-five (95%) of all stations of each type (voice, data) capability to operate in full compliance with the specifications. MEAN RESTORE TIME/ CATASTROPHIC FAILURE: The mean restore time of a Catastrophic Services failure shall be less than six (6) hours from time of notification. Catastrophic Services failure is the loss of fifty (50%) or more of the Services for any reason. SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS: The contractor shall inform the NRC PO of the NRC CO as soon as possible of any occurrence of an unusual nature that may result in prolonged or serious interruption of services. NRC RESPONSIBILITIES_The NRC will provide security for the telecommunications distribution system room and wire closets; access to buildings and offices requiring telecommunications services; information for any government furnished equipment requiring interconnection with the LEC telecommunications equipment; coordination between the contractor and the FTS 2000/2001 telecommunications carriers concerning maintenance of trunks; and new cable and/or station equipment as required. DURATION OF CONTRACT PERIOD: The ordering period of this contract will commence on January 15, 2000 and will expire five (5) years thereafter. Any orders issued during this period will be completed with the time specified in the order, unless otherwise specified herein. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS -- PRICING: This is a five year contract. The offeror shall submit completed copies of the price/cost schedule for service call charges, service transfer/initiation fees for each month of each year of the five year period of performance. All LEC regulated prices/costs shall be in accordance with FAR 32.232-6, "Payment under Communication Service Contracts with Common Carriers," and shall be in accordance with the Public Utility Commission's rate plan, which shall be attached to the completed price/cost schedule. The cost proposal must be separate from the technical proposal. Any interested parties must request a copy of the price/cost schedule. EVALUATION FACTORS_In accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-2(a), the following technical evaluation factors will be used to evaluate offerors: (1) Past Performance (50 points). and (2) Corporate Experience and Qualifications (50 points). For Past Performance, the offeror shall demonstrate successful performance on past contracts for work similar to this requirement. List all contracts with other organizations, Government and/or commercial, performed by your organization over the past 3 years that are similar in size and scope for the same or similar services as this effort. Provide the following information for all contracts: contract numbers, type of services provided, points of contact; (technical and contractual) with current telephone and facsimile numbers, dollar value and term of contracts. The NRC will contact these references provided and request they complete a past performance questionnaire. This information will be used to evaluate the degree of your organization's success in past performance. In order to demonstrate Corporate Experience and Qualifications, the offeror shall: Describe in detail your organization's ability to meet all of the requirements as stated herein and the ability to provide uninterrupted service during and after any transition between service providers. The technical proposal shall not exceed 50 one-sided pages in length, and must demonstrate your organization's ability to provide services to: support voice, data, and video connectivity at various speeds; interface with the Fujitsu 9600 PBX system; provide unblocked access and interface into the Federal Telecommunications System (FTS) 2000/2001 network for long distance service, and interface with commercial long distance carriers. Your technical proposal must demonstrate that your organization is capable of providing number portability for all phone numbers currently in use at the Region IV location. In addition, for those organizations other than the incumbent, a transition plan must be included with the technical proposal which provides all steps required to change service providers and includes the associated completion dates for each step. The technical proposal must demonstrate your organizations ability to provide 24-hour system monitoring, maintenance, and customer service support; and to provide services to engineer, install, and/or modify the telecommunications services at the Region IV location. The completion and submission to us of the above items will constitute your offer. Your offer must communicate your unconditional agreement to the terms and conditions in this solicitation. Your failure or refusal to agree to any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation or your imposition of additional conditions as well as any material omissions will constitute a deficiency which may make your offer unacceptable. Caution: You are hereby notified that all information provided in your offer, must be accurate, truthful, and complete to the best of your knowledge and belief. The NRC will rely upon all representations made by your organization both in the evaluation process and for the performance of the work by the organization selected for award. You shall submit through your offer, full and complete information to permit the Government to make a thorough evaluation and a sound determination that your organization will have a reasonable likelihood of meeting the requirements and objectives of this procurement. The NRC intends to award without discussions. However, the Agency may hold discussions and request revised offers, if necessary. . The following Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors_Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation_Commercial Items; 52;212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions_Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders_Commercial Items; 52.233-3, Protest After Award; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act; 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer _Other than Central Contractor Registration; 52.216-18, Ordering; 52.216-19, Order Limitations; 52.216-21, Requirements; 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity. TIMELY RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS: Your proposal must be received by the date and time indicated below. Proposals sent through the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts and Property Management, Mail Stop T-7I2, Washington, DC 20555. The RFP No. RS-RG4-00-241 must be clearly written on the outside of the sealed envelope or package containing your proposal. All hand-carried proposals including those delivered by private delivery services (e.g., Federal Express and Airborne Express) must be delivered to the loading dock security station located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 andreceived in the depository located in Room T-7I2. All offerors shall allow extra time for internal mail distribution. NRC is a secure facility with perimeter access-control and NRC personnel are only available to receive hand-carried proposals during normal working hours, 7:30 AM -- 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. For a copy of the price/cost schedule or inquiries referencing this solicitation, please contact Carolyn A. Cooper, Contract Specialist (301-415-6737). Offerors who wish to be considered must submit one original and three (3) copies of their offer; technical and cost, on company letterhead along with any commercial literature or brochures available. Offers are due by 3:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on December 27, 1999 to the attention of Carolyn Cooper, Contract Specialist, at the above address. No fax or telephonic bids will be accepted. Posted 12/10/99 (D-SN407588). (0344)

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