D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS = SERVICES

Notice Date

May 24, 2001

Contracting Office

DISA/DITCO/DT41, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406

ZIP Code

62225-5406

Solicitation Number

VARIOUS

Point of Contact

Point of Contact -- www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/

E-Mail Address

DEFENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION, ( www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/)

Description

The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization = (DITCO) contracts for long haul telecommunications services with = regulated and non-regulated service providers and US International = Carriers (USICs) on behalf of the Department of Defense and various = other Federal agencies for lease of telecommunications services and = ancillary equipment at locations within the 48 Contiguous United States = (CONUS), Hawaii, Alaska, US Territories and Possessions, and = international locations. Telecommunications requirements are received = daily by DITCO and solicitations are posted to the DISA Contracting = Opportunities web site. Requirements processed by DITCO normally = include a wide spectrum of long-haul telecommunications services such = as: business lines and dial tone services, local area access, = Intrastate and Interstate point-to-point services, switched services, = domestic and international long distance services, 800 Services, Frame = Relay Services, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) services, Packet = Switched Data Services, video services, Integrated Switched Digital = Network (ISDN) services. Analog services are typically 3-Khz voice = grade circuits, while digital services range from 9.6 KBS (narrowband) = to OC-N (wideband) circuits. The capability to browse all "Inquiries" = (solicitations) currently posted on the DISA Contracting Opportunities = web site is available to all companies without the need to register in = the DITCO system. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the = Contracting Opportunities Web Site is http://www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/. = If you plan on submitting a quote to any solicitation, you must first = register on the DISA Contracting Opportunities Web Site to obtain a = User ID and Password and execute a basic agreement with DITCO. Basic = Agreements, and instructions for executing Basic Agreements, can be = obtained via the Contracting Opportunities Home Page under the = Publications link. DITCO attempts to acquire all components for each = telecommunications service requirement from a single source. DITCO = utilizes a streamlined "Inquiry/Quote/Order" (IQO) process to solicit = contractor quotes and issue "Orders" for required telecommunications = services and equipment. Under the IQO process, DITCO provides an = "Inquiry" inviting companies to submit quotations for delivery of = specified telecommunications requirements. The "Inquiry" contains the = technical information necessary to describe the Government's = requirement, along with the requested service date, and solicits quotes = from industry. The "Quote" confirms the company's ability to provide = the requested service and equipment, identifies the time interval in = which the service and equipment can be provided, and provides the = applicable charges and Uniform Service Order Codes (USOCs). After = evaluation of the "Quotes", an "Order" is prepared and issued to the = company whose "Quote" best conforms to the requirements of the Inquiry. = The "Order" forms the contract which is referred to as a = Communications Service Authorization (CSA). Each CSA includes details = about the telecommunications services/equipment being acquired and also = incorporates contract terms and conditions prescribed by the Federal = Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Department of Defense FAR Supplement = (DFARS), and agency regulations. To expedite the acquisition process, a = basic agreement, which includes general contract terms and conditions, = is negotiated between DITCO and the company. This basic agreement is = referenced in each order/CSA issued to the company and incorporates the = general contract terms and conditions previously negotiated. = Additional specialized terms and conditions may be incorporated into a = CSA as required to satisfy unique needs. The normal practice is to = allow companies to provide their "Quote" within 14 business days from = the date a requirement is posted on the web. However, for critical = national security requirements, a shorter interval may be required. In = situations where it is determined and justified that only one company = can satisfy a particular requirement, DITCO may issue a non-competitive = Inquiry or Direct Order to that company. The North American Industry = Classification System (NAICS) for these telecommunications services = requirements is 513310.

Web Link

DEFENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION, (www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010529/DSOL005.HTM (D-144 SN50M9T6)