Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, labor, transportation, supervision and other items and services to support installation of 24 strand single-mode fiber optic ca... The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, labor, transportation, supervision and other items and services to support installation of 24 strand single-mode fiber optic cabling for the Snyder Electronic Warfare Center with 50MB bandwidth, and 5 phone numbers, at each Remote Emitter site unit. The contractor will be required to install hand holes and ducting as required in order to install the fiber optic cabling. Testing and termination will be required as part of this requirement. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employeeemployer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of Center/MAJCOM/DRU/AFRCO/SMC ombudsman/ombudsmen]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.