120 AW Local Telephone Services & LSTDM to SIP Conversion

The Montana Air National Guard (MANG) is seeking a contractor to provide Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) and Long-Distance (LD) services. The contractor will replace the current LSTDM circuit with an emulated SIP path without loss of capabilities. The contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to perform the services. The services will include any equipment, wiring, or infrastructure to ensure the contractor's proposed solution is compatible with the government's current infrastructure without additional government expense. The contractor will also provide and install transmission equipment and cables for local exchange access and transport service circuits to the government-provided floor space at the government demarcation location(s). The key performance elements include: • Perform and provide local access at the designated circuit local phone service 24/7/365 with 99.9% availability • Inform the Government POC of any scheduled outage providing a detailed explanation for the outage • Respond and restore service outages in a timely manner • Respond and restore Catastrophic Priority service outages • Respond and restore Emergency Priority service outages • Respond and restore Serious Priority service outages • Respond and restore Routine Priority service outages The contractor will be evaluated based on price and other factors, including the ability to install required infrastructure and have an operable telecommunications system by 1 April 2025.