Personal Wireless Communications System

In accordance with FAR 10.001(a)(2)(ii), SOURCES are SOUGHT for Handheld/Radio/Pager/Cellular/Personal Wireless Communications Systems (PWCS), with a full range of features, for handheld radio/pager/cellular service for Government owned and operated radio PWCS units based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The service provided varies from one organization to another and is dependent upon mission needs. Service should be established primarily for maintaining 24/7 contact with outside agencies for emergency and environmental purposes. Coverage Requirement. Radio service area. Using a 0.6 watt handheld portable or portable with automobile antenna the PWCS coverage shall provide contact within the Florida panhandle, to include the Eglin Air Force Base vast range area and its surrounding communities. Service area boundaries include: West to U. S. Highway 87, East to U. S. Highway 331, North to Interstate 10 and South along the Florida coast line. Cellular service area. Using a 0.6 watt handheld portable with cellular feature activated the cellular coverage shall reach any party within the United States, when being phoned from within the Florida panhandle, to include the Eglin Air Force Base vast range area and its surrounding communities. Service area boundaries include: West to U. S. Highway 87, East to U. S. Highway 331, North to Interstate 10 and South along the Florida coast line. PWCS Service. PWCS service shall be wireless and digital. Features. The following features shall be available (as needed) on each access line, depending on capability of the individual PWCS unit: Radio Private and Group Talk Group Numeric and Text Paging Phone Service Voice Mail Responses to this notice must be received within 14 days from date of notice publication. This notice is for information and planning purposes only; it does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Firms responding to this notice should state whether they are, or are not, a small business concern, a service-disabled veteran owned small business, or a HUBZone business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 for NAICS Code 517210, small business size standard 500 employees. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. This requirement may be pursued sole source if the Air Force determines that only one source is capable of satisfying the requirement. Direct any questions, by e-mail only, to [email protected] . To respond to this notice, contact Lesa White, Contract Specialist, 96th Contracting Squadron.