The United States Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (C-E LCMC) intends to award a five (5) year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract for the procurement of LONG-TERM LIFE C YCLE SUPPORT (LTLCS) FOR NORTEL NETWORKS ELECTRONIC DIGITAL TELEPHONE SWITCH SYSTEMS, Solicitation No. W15P7T-07-R-H001. The resultant contract will be awarded to the Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror. The POC for this action is Jenni Kalapacs, Contracting Officer, 732-532-2058, [email protected] or Karen McKevitt, Contract Specialist 732-532-0727 , [email protected]. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 811213, Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The C-E LCMC Acquisition Center is soliciting, on a full and open competitive basis, an acquisition for manufacturer commercial su pport to Nortel Networks Telephone Switch Models SL-100 and SL-1 and other associated vendor peripheral equipment at DoD locations worldwide. Specific services include: system upgrades; enhancements and expansions; short and long term field service support and emergency field service support 24x7, including holidays; parts repair and return; new parts replenishment; remote diagnostics; technical data and manuals; and extended service plan(s). In comparison to the previous LTLCS requirement, the Armys Solic itation will include a requirement for a Network Operations Center (NOC). A Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be utilized incorporating metrics and incentives established through task orders. Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certifications mu st be acquired prior to procurement and installation of all equipment. Approximately 1,300 new parts have been added to the requirement package to support the CS2100 line of equipment (to be purchased pending certification). Supplies and Services on the co ntract will be ordered by individual task orders. Each task order will set forth all requirements, delivery schedule, shipping instructions and the applicable price. All shipments will be F.O.B. Destination. Packaging shall be in accordance with the Stan dard Practice for Commercial Packaging. This solicitation is a Request For Proposal (RFP) and the Solicitation number for this buy is W15P7T-07-R-H001. Also, the Solicitation will be posted on the Interactive Opportunities Web Page (IBOP) on or about 19 October 2006. Please refer to the Solicitation for additional details. The US Army C-ELCMC has established the IBOP website as part of the Armys Single Face to Industry, to allow electronic posting of Solicitations for Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotes (RFQs), and Invitations for Bids (IFBs) from C-E LCMC t o Industry. All parties who are interested in doing business with C-E LCMC are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the IBOP at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. You may access potential C-E LCMC business opportunities by simply se lecting CECOM Comm-Elec.Comm-Active, under the heading ARMY SOLICITATIONS, Logon & View by Army Contracting Activity, and then click on GO. You can register for a User ID and Password under USE SERVICES, New User Registration, on the right side of the scr een.

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