Base Telephone Services

NOTICE:  Sources Sought

SOLICITATION #:  W50S9G-25-Q-0003

POSTING DATE:  8 January 2025     

RESPONSE DATE:  22 January 2025, 15:00 P.M. C.S.T.

NAICS Code:  517111

Manufacturing SB Size Standard:  1,500 Employees

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey).  This is not a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP).  This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.  The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement.  Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought synopsis shall be voluntary.

This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only.  The information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential Request for Quote/Request for Proposal, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit a Request for Quote/Request for Proposal for any future/potential requirement.  The notice and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation.  Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this Sources Sought request.  All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice.  No vendor will be provided information on solicitations issued on a Government Point of Entry based on this Sources Sought request.

This Sources Sought Notice is relative to the NAICS code 517111.  The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is 1,500 Employees.  Large and Small Businesses are invited to answer this market survey to determine market capabilities.

General Mitchell Field, WI is conducting market research to determine the existence of potential sources to provide base telephone services.

The potential requirement will consist of the contractor providing the following services:

This requirement will provide essential Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) and features supporting the 128ARW Milwaukee, WI. This requirement will upgrade our current, legacy TDM service to SIP. Site specific equipment connectivity requirements are identified in Appendix 1, along with required features. This LTS will support the installation 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year (24/7/365). The 128ARW is attached to General Mitchell IAP and has a hotline which utilizes an analogue line. This line is requested to maintain its services alongside and post the migration from TDM to SIP. All Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 911 services will also be required to be routed to our local responding organization. It is understood that long-distance is a service that is organic to VOIP utilizing the SIP protocol. An appropriate amount of call paths will be utilized to provide for suitable billing of long-distance minutes to Off Net customers

This request may not directly lead to a Request for Quotation/Proposal.  Deadline for submission is 22 January 2025, 15:00 P.M. C.S.T.

Required Information:

Any interested party who can offer all of the above may submit a written reply of not more than 5 pages, addressing each of the above items and defining how their location is capable of ALL of the minimum requirements listed above.

Response deadline:                              22 January 2025, 15:00 P.M. C.S.T.

Where to send responses:

Electronically:

128th ARW/MSC                                  E-mail: mark.tonkinson.2@us.af.mil

ATTN: Mark Tonkinson                       Phone: 414-944-8517  

Other information:  When and if released, the solicitation will be posted to the Contract Opportunities web site (www.sam.gov).