26Q0017 ANNEX B EVAL FACTORS.docx

This file is an evaluation factors annex (Annex B) for a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services in Panama City, Florida. The evaluation criteria establish five key technical requirements that contractors must satisfy for proposal acceptability. Contractors must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and technical expertise to support the contract. The incumbent contractor's existing service levels must be maintained without interruption, and the contractor must continue providing business lines and net interface-outside single line circuits currently in place.

The contractor must upgrade, maintain, and secure critical communication consoles, radio interfaces, and resilient network capabilities including Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and fiber optics infrastructure. Additionally, the contractor must provide leased local exchange access service that creates a path and interface to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), enabling simultaneous access, transmission, and switching of voice and data services. The service must be configured to support both Direct Inward Dialing (DID) and Direct Outward Dialing (DOD) capabilities. This is a continuation of services solicitation issued by the Naval Supply Systems Command under solicitation number N7027226Q0017.