Description
The 38 Engineering Installation Group/Contracting has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for Edwards AFB CA. The proposed contract is for five years. The local exchange service provider certified by California PUC shall provide local commercial communications service for Edwards AFB CA. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial business lines, optional subscriber line features, local exchange analog and digital trunks, foreign exchange analog and digital trunks, ISDN PRI, transport channel services, data point-to-point circuits, directory number and number portability, and directory assistance. 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 Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Joseph P. Maryeski, Director, Commander's Staff, 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 Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106." 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 following website address:http://www.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/38EIGPK/Reference-Number-BA/listing.html This site is a secure site and requires a browser which supports a secure socket layer for access. 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.