10--Ft. Buchanam, Puerto Rico BASECOM Telecom Services

The NETCOM/9th Signal Command (Army) has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for Fort Buchanan, PR. The proposed contract is for a base year with four one-year options. The local exchange services provider, certified by Puerto Rico, shall provide local commercial communications service for Fort Buchanan, which shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial subscriber lines, digital access trunks, local exchange digital (ISDN PRI) trunks, transport channels, foreign exchange trunks 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, small, 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. Solicitation is anticipated to be released on or about 4 Sep 09. 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 Contracting Opportunities Search, then select ACA, ITEC4-West as the contracting activity or search by the solicitation number (W91RUS-09-R-0026). All questions related to this notice must be addressed in writing, fax +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail to contact@example.gov. The Government will conduct a preproposal conference and site visit in the DOIM building #527 on 17 Sep 09 at Fort Buchanan, PR. It is recommended that prospective offerors attend this conference. The conference will be from 09:00 10:00 AM (approximately) and will be followed by a site visit from 10:00 11:00 AM. Offerors planning to attend are required to notify the Contracting Officer listed below, in writing, of all attendees names (not to exceed three per company) prior to 14 Sep 09. An e-mail response to contact@example.gov is acceptable. Questions prior to the conference must be received before 14 Sep 09. Questions generated as a result of the preproposal conference must be sent to contact@example.gov, by 25 Sep 09. Directions and security requirements will be sent to only those individuals who have confirmed their attendance with the Contracting Officer. Written responses to offeror-generated questions will be provided to all Offerors. Duane Markham, Contracting Officer, +1 (555) 000-0000, e-mail: contact@example.gov