D -- LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR WHITEMAN AFB MO 65305

Notice Date

March 26, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 38 EIG/PK, 4064 Hilltop Road, Tinker AFB, OK, 73145-2713

ZIP Code

73145-2713

Solicitation Number

F34608-01-R-5002

Response Due

May 1, 2001

Point of Contact

Emily Gregg, Contract Specialist, Phone 405 734 9759, 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

E-Mail Address

Emily Gregg (emily.gregg@tinker.af.mil)

Description

The 38 EIG/PKK has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for Whiteman AFB MO. The proposed contract is for five years, with two option years. The local exchange service provider certified by Missouri Public Utilities Commission shall provide local commercial communications service for Whiteman AFB MO. 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 NAICS 5133 with size standard of 1500 employees. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Col Joseph Magnone, ESC/CX, Director, Commander_s Staff,(781) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. 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 RFP for this solicitation and the Basic Agreement documents may be viewed and downloaded from the 38 EIG 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.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010328/DSOL001.HTM (D-085 SN50H2X7)