Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745

D -- TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES SOL Reference-Number-0-0-10-12-14-A07 DUE 032300 POC Leona Brown, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 283-1455, Fax (202) 283-0610, Email leona.m.brown@irs.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=Reference-Num ber-0-0-10-12-14-A07&LocID=1764. E-MAIL: Leona Brown, leona.m.brown@irs.gov. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a purchase order to AT&T Corporation, 2020 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 for post route calls for On-Line Call Detail Data/Real Time (OCCC/RT). This is a network management service that provides real time data about all call attempts made on the IRS' toll-free networks. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for this requirement; a written solicitation will not be issued. No solicitation document exists and requests for same will be considered non-responsive. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) and the reference number is 0-0-10-12-14-A07. The SIC code is 4899. Delivery terms are FOB Destination. PROPOSAL PREPARATION: Offerors shall prepare quotes in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-01, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, and shall include the following information with the technical portion: (1) Two "PAST PERFORMANCE" references that include names and phone numbers (2) A completed copy of the provision 52.212-03, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial. Responses that do not contain this information will be considered non-responsive. EVALUATION: Offers will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Provision 52.212-2 with the following significant evaluation factors: (i) technical capability (the ability of the Offeror to meet the Government's requirement); (ii) price; and (iii) past performance. The contractor will be required to comply with FAR clause no. 52.212-04, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, in its entirety. Under FAR clause 52.212-05, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, the contractor shall comply under paragraph (b) with the following FAR Clauses: 52.203-06, 52.219-14, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, and 52.232-33. Proposals shall be submitted by 2:00 p.m., March 23, 2000, to the following address: Internal Revenue Service, Procurement, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Room 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, Attn: Leona M. Brown, A:P:I:E. Offerors may submit facsimile responses to this solicitation. These responses must arrive at the place and by the time specified in this solicitation. These responses must contain required signatures. Facsimile bids that fail to furnish required representations or information or that reject any of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. The Government will not be responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of any facsimile bid. Offerors wishing to submit facsimile bids should call to confirm bid receipt. E-mail responses will not be accepted. Questions regarding this solicitation should be referred to Leona M. Brown at (202) 283-1455. Posted 03/17/00 (D-SN435537). (0077)

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