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

D -- LOCAL SERVICES FOR HAMMOND ANGS, LOUISIANA SOL F34608-00-R-5003 DUE 021100 POC Emily Gregg, Contract Specialist, Phone 405 734 9481, Fax 405 734 9537, Email emily.gregg@tinker.af.mil -- Cathy Summers, Contracting Officer, Phone (405) 734-9759, Fax (405) 734-9537, Email cathy.summers@tinker.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F34608-00-R-5 003&LocID=982. E-MAIL: Emily Gregg, emily.gregg@tinker.af.mil. The 38 Logistics Squadron has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for HAMMOND ANGS, LOUISIANA. The proposed contract is for five years. The local exchange service provider certified by the LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION shall provide local commercial communications service for HAMMOND ANGS, LOUISIANA. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial business lines, analog subscriber lines, analog and digital trunks, foreign exchange access lines and trunks, transport channel services, directory number and number portability, emergency 9-1-1 service, operator and directory assistance, local and Intra-LATA access, and interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carrier. Competition is open to domestic and foreign sources. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate, in writing, whether they are large, small, disadvantaged and/or a women-owned businesses. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 4813 with size standard of 1500 employees. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Steven H. Sheldon, Director, Commander_s Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. In order to be eligible for award of this Request for Proposal (RFP), offerors may be required to have a Basic Agreement with this office. The Basic Agreement documents may be viewed and downloaded from the 38 EIW website address http://www.eig38.tinker.af.mil/contracting/bus_opp.htm. When you arrive at this site locate Communication Service Authorizations and select Formal RFPs. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. If you encounter problems accessing our web site, call Belinda Roan at (405) 734-9396 or Sam Cochran at (405) 734-9635. Posted 01/10/00 (D-SN414603). (0010)

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