D -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES

As the agency charged with responsibility for centralized direction of emergency management in both peacetime and war, for emergencies ranging from natural disasters to nuclear war, FEMA is seeking telecommunications and network support services grouped in four main areas, as follows: TASK 1-Centralized ordering of local telecommunications services, pager service, and cellular phone service during non-emergency and emergency or surge conditions, such as a disaster; TASK 2-Consolidation of FEMA?s billings for telecommunications services, and payments for same to vendors; TASK 3-Administration of FEMA?s Telecommunications Information Management and Control System (TIMACS), an Oracle-based electronic ordering and billing system used by FEMA employees and selected FEMA contractors, nationwide; and TASK 4-Support services, including network security services, directly related to Tasks 1 through 3. The new contract will be for a 1-Year base period and four 1-Year option periods. The NAICS code is 513390. Offerors must respond to all four Tasks. The RFP release date will be on or about January 6, 2003 and will only be provided electronically through FedBizOpps? web page as discussed below. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the solicitation by accessing the following web page: http://www.eps.gov. FEMA posts all required notices of its contracting opportunities on the FBO site. Potential offerors who download copies of solicitations may register at FBO to automatically receive e-mailed notification concerning issued amendments to the applicable solicitation. Registration is optional. You may still view plans/specifications and amendments without registering. If you register for the solicitation, you will receive a courtesy email from FBO notifying you of all amendments for the solicitation that will be posted to the website. Registration for the solicitation, however, does not release bidders/offerors from the responsibility of checking the solicitation daily for amendments. Potential offerors that do not have the capability to download from FBO, may request, in writing, diskettes containing electronic copies of the solicitation, including attachments, and any amendments. Potential offerors making this request must include in their written requests an adequate justification for not obtaining the solicitation via the Internet. Telephone requests for diskettes will not be honored. Requests should be e-mailed to Gary Fontaine at [email protected], or faxed to (202) 646-3846.