Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, 15 CONS, 90 G Street, Hickam AFB, HI, 96853-5230

R -- REGIONAL SUPPORT OF DOD ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SWITCH (EDS) SYSTEMS IN JAPAN SOL F64605-00-R-0041 DUE 083100 POC Rickie Shiflet, Contract Specialist, Phone (808)449-2824, Fax (808)448-0136, Email Rickie.Shiflet@hickam.af.mil -- Erika Eberhart, Contracting Officer, Phone (808)449-6860 x610, Fax (808)449-7026, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F64605-00-R-0041&LocID=588. E-MAIL: Rickie Shiflet, Rickie.Shiflet@hickam.af.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. SOLICITATION NUMBER: F64605-00-R-0041. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18. This procurement is under Standard Industrial Code 4899. Quotes are solicited from all business sources. Proposals are due on or before 1500 hours 31 Aug 00. Proposal envelope is required to be marked with the RFP number and must be received at this office by the above closing date and time. A basic contract of one year plus five option years is contemplated. STATEMENT OF AGENCY NEEDS: Regional logistics service support of Defense Switched Network (DSN) of NORTEL and T-Metrics switch systems, associated peripherals, and user equipment located in Okinawa and mainland Japan. The logistics support encompasses depot level support, on-site technical assistance service, remote diagnostics, technical documentation and publications, hands-on training, parts and materials support, software support, and other requirements. Offerors shall specifically address each area of the SOW. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. The resulting contract will include a basic year (projected to commence 1 October 2000) and five one-year option periods. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR/DFARS provisions are applicable to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, for the purposes of this clauses, the blank(s) are completed as follows, (a)(1) Technical/manning expertise, (2) past performance, and (3) price, in descending order of importance; Technical/manning expertise and past performance are of equal importance and when combined, these areas are more important than price. No advantage will accrue to an offeror who proposes to perform work for an unrealistically low or high price; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; and addendum. Specifically, the following cited FAR/DFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 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; 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.227-7015, Technical Data_Commercial Items; and 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data. REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS: Offeror must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. BASIS OF AWARD: Award will be based on the best value to the government to include all evaluation factors. Proposals must be submitted in writing and must address all evaluation factors. Proposal must include technical data and past performance on similar projects (preferably Defense Department projects) during the past 3 years, including items, dollar amount, location, and point of contact for each project. Address all proposals to the 15th Contracting Squadron, 15 CONS/LGCZ, 90 G Street, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 96853-5230. Award is anticipated by 30 Sep 00. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which, if timely received, will be considered by this agency. The Government reserves the option to cancel the solicitation if the total amount of the proposal is not within the Government estimate. The Statement of Work (SOW), special contract provisions, pricing schedule, clauses and provisions addendum and Reps/Certs may only be downloaded from the Electronic Posting System (EPS) at http://www.eps.gov/. Posted 08/16/00 (D-SN486870). (0229)

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