D -- COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE SERVICES

Notice Date

November 6, 2000

Contracting Office

CECOM Acquisition Center Southwest Operations Office, Attn: AMSEL-AC-CC-E-CB, Building 61801, Room 3210, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-6000

ZIP Code

85613-6000

Solicitation Number

DAAB32-01-R-0003

Response Due

December 19, 2000

Point of Contact

Contracting Specialist CPT Ramona McCaa, (520) 538-6115, E-mail: ramona.mccaa@hqasc.army.mil (Site code DAAB32)

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist e-mail (ramona.mccaa@hqasc.army.mil)

Description

The Army Telecommunications Directorate, Army Signal Command has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for Fort Irwin, CA. The proposed contract is for one base year and four option years. The local exchange service provider certified by the California Public Services Commission shall provide local commercial communications service for Fort Irwin, CA. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial business lines, digital 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, 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 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under 51331 and 51333 with size standard of 1500 employees. An Acquisition Ombudsman 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 CECOM Ombudsman at (908) 532-4914. 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. Basic Agreement documents, the RFP and solicitation may be viewed and downloaded from the Interagency Interactive Business Opportunities Page located at http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. When you arrive at this site select CECOM Comm.& Elec. Comm. as the contracting activity. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format contained at 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. For assistance with the Fort Monmouth web site, call 1-888-414-2677. All questions related to this notice must be addressed in writing, by fax (520) 538-6701 or (520) 538-6115 to the contracting specialist. Specify the RFP number and include the complete name of the firm, street address, phone and fax number.

Web Link

Interagency Interactive Business Opportunities Page (http://abop.monmouth.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001108/DSOL004.HTM (W-311 SN5060J5)