Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 90CONS, 7505 Marne loop, F.E.Warren AFB, WY, 82005-2860

D -- BASE CELLULAR PHONES AND SERVICE SOL F48608-00-R0006 DUE 012000 POC Maryjane Hernandez, Contract Specialist, Phone 307 773 3411, Fax 307 773 4636, Email hernandez.maryjane@warren.af.mil -- Carroll Vye, Flight Chief/CO, Phone 307-773-3689, Fax 307-773-3964, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=F48608-00-R00 06&LocID=507. E-MAIL: Maryjane Hernandez, hernandez.maryjane@warren.af.mil. 17. SOURCES SOUGHT/COMMENTS FROM INDUSTRY: Non-personal service to furnish all personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, services and materials, for Base Cellular Phones and Service at F.E. Warren AFB, WY, and the surrounding tri-state area (Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado). This requirement will be for more than 200 base cellular phones already in place and additions as they are required. The contract period will be for 01 Oct 00 through 30 Sep 01 with two (2) option years. This is a Sources Sought/ Comments from Industry only. The resulting Request for Proposals will be for a commercial item requirement prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Standard Industrial Code is 4812. Anticipated award date is 01 May 00. The provisions at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications_Commercial Items, use at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions_Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this RFP and have been tailored to add (IAW 12.301(b)(3) Y2K Compliance: Y2K Compliance is mandatory, no exceptions. All information technology is required to be year 2000 compliant. The Government_s definition of _Y2K Compliant_ is: with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. Do not bid on this product or service if you/your company is not Y2K compliant. The Performance Price Trade-Off (PPT) technique will be usedto make a best value award decision. Inputs, questions and comments are due NLT 30 days of synopsis by 4:30 PM to 90 CONS/LGCB, 7505 Marne Loop, Attn: Maryjane L. Hernandez, F.E. Warren AFB, WY 82005, Ext. (307) 773-3079. QUESTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS: Can you provide signal strength of _95 dBm or better analog service? Can you provide varying price plans, i.e., flat rate, bulk rate, roaming, maintenance/repair and long distance plans? What phones are available with these plans and are they discounted? What type of cellular phones can you provide to be used with your system? Can you transfer current government owned phones to your system? Are they compatible with other systems? Can you summarize cellular phone usage by group of Government users, i.e., all users within a particular group? Will you honor the Government credit card, i.e., IMPACT, SMART card, for payment? Make all calls to extension 307-773-3079.***** Posted 12/21/99 (D-SN410648). (0355)

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