DISA/DITCO/DTS22 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225- 5406

D -- LEASED PAGER SERVICES FOR OGDEN UTAH AREA SOL DCA200-00-T-5034 DUE 082200 POC Lora T. Benhoff, 618-229-9499 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, benhof1l@scott.disa.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation, reference number DCA200-00-T-5034. The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-18 and DCN 2000-0731. This RFQ is issued under Full and Open Competition. SIC Code 513321, Paging. Size Standard 1,500 employees. Provide a monthly unit price for leased pager services as follows: CLIN 0001, Pager, Numeric, Local Coverage, 80 each; CLIN 0002, Pager, Numeric, Local Coverage with 800#, 2 each; CLIN 0003, Pager, Numeric, Nationwide Coverage, 5 each; CLIN 0004, Pager, Alphanumeric, Local Coverage, 100 each; CLIN 0005, Pager, Alphanumeric, Nationwide Coverage "Guaranteed Messaging", 23 each; CLIN 0006, 2-Way Pagers, Local and Nationwide Coverage, 5 each. Pricing shall include all applicable charges, including Universal Service Fund. Contractor shall provide lost/stolen pager replacement for all pagers. Local coverage is for the state of Utah. Numeric pagers shall include, at a minimum, the following features: FLEX capable, displays time of day and date, message time stamping, alarm, message lock, selective erase, erase all, user selectable alerts, silent vibration, low battery indicator, saves messages when off or changing battery, durable holster/clip and backlit display. The alphanumeric pagers shall include, at a minimum, the following features; FLEX capable, easy to read display, OPTIMAX holographic display, information service capability, notebook entries, displays time of day and date, message time and date stamping, alarm, user selectable alerts, selective erase, erase all, vibrating alert, saves messages when off or changing battery, backlit display, low battery indicator, durable holster/clip. All nationwide pagers include toll-free numbers. Pagers shall be Year 2000 compliant. YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (MAY 2000) a. All information technology provided under, or in support of, this acquisition shall be Year 2000 compliant now. "Year 2000 compliant" means, 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, 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. b. At a minimum, all information technology provided under, or in support of, this acquisition requires testing of at least a representative sampling of the information technology that is delivered and the results documented in writing. Use generally accepted commercial standards/practices for testing and documentation. If requested, a copy of the test results shall be provided to the government at no additional cost. c. Year 2000 compliance (including testing) is considered to be inherent in performance specifications. As a normal course of business, there is an expectation that there can be no degradation of or interruption in the services provided during the period of performance. Provide steps (e.g., impact analysis, remediation, testing) to ensure that the service provided is not lost or degraded due to potential Year 2000 compliance problems. Providing the government with information to ensure that services are not lost or degraded due to potential Year 2000 compliance problems is considered part of a normal course of business which won't involve any additional cost to the government. If any problems are anticipated in providing uninterrupted service into the Year 2000 and the twenty-first century, advise the contracting officer as soon as possible so any adverse impact is minimized. Pagers shall be delivered to, exchanges made at, and on-site service provided in Bldg 891 at DISA/DECC/Ogden/WE, 7879 Wardleigh Road, Hill AFB, UT 84056-5997. Period of Performance is 1 Oct 00 to 30 Sep 01. Contractor and Government points of contact shall be identified at time of award. FAR 52.212-1 applies to this acquisition. 52.212-1(b)(4): Offeror's shall submit existing product literature in lieu of unique written proposals. FAR 52.212-2 shall not apply to this acquisition. Award shall be made based on lowest price. Proposals shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3. FAR 52.212-4 applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition -- FAR 52.212-5(b): The following additional FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, and 52.232-33. DFARS 252.204-7004 and 252.212-7001 apply to this acquisition. Offers are due (original only) no later than 22 Aug 00, 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time, to DITCO/DTS22, Lora T. Benhoff, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5406. Contact Lora T. Benhoff at 618-229-9499 (voice) or 618-229-9436 (fax) for information regarding this RFQ. Posted 08/16/00 (W-SN486729). (0229)

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