Altus Synopsis Q A.doc

FA8773-09-R-0002

ALTUS AFB OK

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Q1:

Is there a contractor doing the work now? If so, could you please provide the following?

Contractor:

Contract Number:

Award Date:

Expiration date:

Value:

A1:

Contractor: Aurora Group Telecom Contract #F34608-03-D-0003

Awarded Apr 2005 Expires 30 Sept 2009

Clear guidance has not been issued as to the releasability of pricing at this time.

Q2:

I am an interested vendor for this project and would like to know when the actual Solicitation date for the project is.

A2:

All documents pertaining to Solicitation FA8773-09-R-0002 have been posted on the Fed Biz Ops website.

Q3:

I understand that you may have several bases going out for bid on their voice pbx maintenance support. What do I need to do to get a list of the upcoming maintenance bids and copies of each?

A3:

See Answer to Question 5.

Q4:

a) Can you please let me know when a site visit of the facility will be available? b) Do you currently have a bay face layout for the switches? c) How many individuals are currently staffed for the position? d) Who is the existing vendor that is currently maintaining the switch? e) How long has the current vendor maintained the switch? f) How important is it to the customer to maintain the current technicians?

A4:

a) The site visit is scheduled for 25 Jun 09, as stated in the solicitaion. b) The bay face layout is not viewable due to security issues. c) We are not able to advise of the current number of staff maintained. d) The current contractor is Aurora Group Telecom. e) They have held this contract for seven years. f) That is a business decision and does not involve the Government.

Q5:

Our company would like the opportunity to review Solicitation number FA8773-09-R-0002.

A5:

The solicitation for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Base Telecommunications Systems (BTS) at Altus AFB, OK has not been issued. It should be issued within the next two to four weeks.

The best way to track this and any other solicitation is on the FedBizOpps (FBO) web site. We'll issue the solicitation by posting it to FBO. You can check now as the synopsis is out there. (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=b2b542849a2fc7e7713ae56db3e7cc1a&_cview=1). If this link does not work, go to the FBO website (https://www.fbo.gov/). Enter the solicitation number, FA877309R0002, into the "Quick Search" box near the upper right corner of the screen. That will take you directly to the synopsis for the solicitation. You can search for other solicitations that we issue by putting "38 EIG" (include the quotation marks) into the "Quick Search" box. You may need to scroll past some solicitations for Local Exchange Services to get to the O&M of the BTS solicitations.

In addition, when you are on the page for a specific solicitation, you can click the box "Add to Watchlist" which will enable you to register to be notified when there are any changes posted to the FBO website. This will insure that you know when the solicitation and any amendments are issued as soon as they are issued.

Thank you for your interest. We are continually striving to add 8(a), HUBZone and tribally owned companies to our vendor base.

If you have any additional questions about this specific solicitation, please contact Erin Young. When you check out the synopsis on FBO, you'll see her name and contact information near the bottom.

Q6:

In reading the pre-solicitation notice it required prospective companies to sign up on the solicitation website. I did not see a link to the registration form nor to the solicitation web page.

1. The RFP will be paperless and will be released using the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website at: www.fbo.gov <http://www.fbo.gov/> only. The RFP will contain files in Microsoft Office 2007 and PDF formats. A registration page for the solicitation will be available at the solicitation Web page. All offerors who wish to participate in this solicitation must complete the registration page, which places them on the solicitation source list.

A6:

See Answer to Question 5.

Q7:

Would you happen to know when the Plans, Specs, and Solicitation date will be posted for the Solicitation number above?

A7:

All documents pertaining to Solicitation FA8773-09-R-0002 have been posted on the Fed Biz Ops website.

Q8:

We are interested in bidding on the Operations and Maintenance of the Base Telecommunications System (BTS) at Altus AFB OK, Solicitation Number: FA8773-09-R-0002. Is the solicitation web page available yet for registration and, if so, what is the URL? Is there an incumbent contractor, if so, who is the incumbent contractor? What is the current contract number and what is its expiration date? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

A8:

See Answer to Question 1.

Q9:

I would appreciate your help on the following: When will the RFP for the Altus AFB – BTS Contract be posted? Who is the incumbent for the BTS Contract? Has there already been a BTS Site Visit conducted?

A9:

See Answers to Questions 1, 2 & 4.

Q10:

Could you please check to see if a graduated 8(a) company can bid on this solicitation and also can you give me the manufacturer and the model number of the system to be maintained.

A10:

Thank you for your questions. A firm must be an eligible 8(a) firm to participate as a prime contractor in this acquisition. You should check with your local SBA representative to verify if your firm is eligible to participate in acquisitions that are set-aside for 8(a). We cannot make that determination at this time. Firms not eligible only because they are not an 8(a) can participate at the sub-contract level if they meet all other eligibility requirements, see the future RFP for that information.

Information about the system to be maintained will be available when the RFP is released. After you have studied the RFP, if it doesn't answer your second question, please resubmit the question.

Q11:

We are interested in getting on the potential offerors’ list for the subject solicitation. The announcement that appeared on the FBO web site stated:

“A registration page for the solicitation will be available at the solicitation Web page. All offerors who wish to participate in this solicitation must complete the registration page, which places them on the solicitation source list.”

Could you please tell me when and where the “registration page for the solicitation will be available?”

A11:

See Answer to Question 5.

Q12:

Please provide me ALL information nescessary to provide a competative bid for SOL FA8773-09-R-0002.

A13:

All documents pertaining to Solicitation FA8773-09-R-0002 have been posted on the Fed Biz Ops website.