D--Fort Detrick MD, Local Telephone Service

The NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for Fort Detrick, Maryland. The proposed contract is for a base year with four one-year options. The local exchange services provide r, certified by the state of Maryland, shall provide local commercial communications service for Fort Detrick, MD., which shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial subscriber lines, digital access trunks, local exchange di gital (ISDN PRI) trunks, transport channels, and directory number and number portability. All responsible sources may submit an offer that shall be considered. Sources responding to this requirement must indicate in writing, whether they are a large, sma ll, disadvantaged and /or women-owned business. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC code 4813 with size standard of 1500 employees  NAICS 517110. This requirement shall be a commercial, fixed price type contract. Solicit ation is anticipated to be released on or about 3 January 2006. The solicitation can be viewed and downloaded from the Army Single Face to Industry(ASFI) Acquisition Business Website. The web address is: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/, select Contrac ting Opportunities Search, then select ACA,ITEC4-West as the contracting activity. All questions related to this notice must be addressed in writing, fax +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail to the contract specialist listed below. The Government will conduct a prep roposal conference and site visit on 12 January, 2006 at Bldg. 810, 810 Schreider Street #2 Conference Room in Fort Detrick, MD.. It is recommended that prospective offerors attend this conference. The conference will be from 1:00  2:00 PM (approximat ely) and will be followed by a site visit from 2:00  3:00 PM. Offerors planning to attend are required to notify the specialist listed below, in writing, of all attendees names (not to exceed three per company) prior to 10 January 2006. Security infor mation and directions will be provided at that time. An e-mail response to the specialist listed below is acceptable. Questions prior to the conference must be received before 10 January 2006. Questions generated as a result of the preproposal conferenc e must be received by 17 January 2006 and sent to contact@example.gov.. Written responses to offeror-generated questions will be provided to all Offerors. Tom Thye, Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000, e-mail: contact@example.gov This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are b eing requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.