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70 -- CENTIGRAM AIP 120 14 PORT/20 HOUR RELEASES 5.04 VOICE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND TEN ONE HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS SOL DTCG23-Q-FRL001 DUE 121595 POC Contact: Shawn Duncan, Contract Specialist; Ph: (202) 267- 2519/ Shirley Kyle,Contracting Officer; Ph: (202) 267-2514 The U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center (FINCEN) in Chesapeake Virginia has a small purchase sole make and model requirement for a Centigram AIP 120 14 port/20 hour release 5.04 486 System . The Contractor shall provide and install a Centigram AIP 120 14 Port/20 Hour Release 5.04 486 Voice Mail System with an existing Mitel SX-200D Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) Integration, Automated Receptionist II, Mesa Forms and FaxMemo software including all materials and labor, integration, coordination, software configuration, diagnostics, testing, user guides, 10 one hour training classes for up to 200 users, one three hour system administration training class for up to 2 individuals, a one year warranty on parts and labor. The contractor shall provide all Mitel programming and connections to customers' Mitel line cards. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated. All requirements are to be completed within six weeks after purchase order award. What sets the Centigram AIP 120 14 Port/20 hour release 5.04 486 system apart from other voice mail systems is that it requires only 3 Carrier Over Voice (COV) ports to efficiently sustain 14 voice mail ports, while all other voice mail systems demand a 1 to 1 ratio of COV port to voice mail ports in order to integrate with the FINCENs current PABX. A 14 port voice mail system require 14 free COV ports. That means for a 12 port voice mail system, the FINCEN would need 14 free COV ports in its Mitel SX-200 PBX switch. The FINCEN currently has only 5 spare COV ports. The Centigram voice mail system is the only system that will function without the 1 to 1 COV to voice mail port ratio. The fact that the FINCEN has 5 available COV ports remaining in the switch makes the Centigram voice mail system the most logical choice, and the best value for FINCEN and the Coast Guard. If the FINCEN were to purchase a voice mail system with a one to one ratio of COV to voice mail ports, the Finance Center would have to replace its curent PBX switch. The cost to replace the PBS switch would be in addition to the purchase cost of the mail system. The replacement of the PBX switch will not be recovered through competition among manufacturers. It is anticipated that Request for Quote (RFQ) Number DTCG23-96-Q-FR00L will be issued approximately 12/15/95 and close approximately 01/05/96. Requests for RFQ Number DTCG23-96-Q-FR00L shall be submitted in writing to Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (G-ACS-2B/SD), 2100 Second Street S.W., Washington D.C. 20593 and shall reference RFQ DTCG23-96-Q-FRL00L. Telephone request shall not be honored. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program(STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000 for further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0333)

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