58 -- Telecommunication Operations and Maintenance

This modification number two changes the synopsis as follows: 1.Core offerors are required to be a NORTEL ELITE PARTNER to be considered for an award. 2. NAICS codes for Core are CHANGED from NAICS codes 517210 and 517919 to the new NAICS codes 517110 and 517911. 3. Non-Core offers will only be accepted from 8(a), HUB-Zone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses consistent with NAICS Code 238210. Note that NAICS code 238210 REPLACES both NAICS codes 517919 and 541618. 4. It should be noted that the Government intends to closely monitor post award work to assure that the small business actually performs more than 51% (corrected from 50%) of the work for any proposed teaming arrangement, where a qualified small business teams with a large business. 5. The incumbent contractor is Verizon Business, DTOS59-08-C-00404 6. ALL participants are required to pre-register for the Pre-Solicitation Conference. 7. Pre-registration must be coordinated solely with Ms. Kellie Feeney via e-mail [email protected]. 8. The Non-Disclosure form must be completed, scanned and e-mailed to [email protected] in order to complete the pre-registration process. 9. Directions to the conference site, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 may be obtained through link, http://www.dot.gov/directions.htm 10. The Pre-Solicitation Conference will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. local time, Monday, November 5, 2007. All attendees should arrive at the conference room no later than 9:20 a.m. local time. 11. The Pre-Proposal Conference registration will be accepted until 12:00 noon local time, December 6, 2007.