Wireline Enhanced (E911) Service Support Contractors are required to comply with all applicable local and Federal Communications Commission regulatory requirements including Local Number Portability (LNP), directory assistance, and emergency services (911 or E911) requirements to identify the location of an originating station and route them to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). (CS, IPTelS, CIPS) Wireless E911 Comply with E911 rules including Phases I and II as stipulated by the Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/911/enhanced/
Each Agency is responsible for the accuracy of its organization hierarchy codes. The Agency can address errors the to its FTS2001 service provider for corrections. Any billing disputes resulting from errors in AHCs should be addressed by the Agency to the service provider. Assistance for billing disputes is also available from GSA's Disputes Team.
Universal RFP Section C.3.5.1.2.1.1, Step 1.1, ID Number 5 reads as follows:
"In the Data Dictionary Package for Ordering, the contractor shall provide a mapping specification that maps the Governments logical file names and the data elements contained in the logical files to the contractors required file names and the data elements contained in the required files, including a service by service mapping of the UBI."
Universal RFP section F.2, Deliverables, ID Number 46 (Data Dictionary Package for Ordering), specifies the frequency of the deliverables as follows:
"Initial: Sent to GSA: Included at Contract Award
Sent to Agency: After Notice to Proceed, within 5 business days of Agency request
Final: GSA only, 5 days after receiving GSA Comment
Updated: as changes occur, no less than 60 days prior to implementation: Updates due to changes in standards or introduction of new services, no more than once every 60 days."
GAO and the House Committee on Government Reform stated, "The lack of information needed to accurately and appropriately manage and measure transition progress was one of the factors that contributed to FTS2001 transition delays." Additionally, validation of inventory is important for tracking transition, the Transition reimbursement process, and Fair Opportunity. The Baseline Inventory will give Agencies and the TCC (Transition Coordination Center) the ability to track disconnect (as well as any installs) status and overall status of the FTS2001 Inventory. After the FTS2001 Inventory has been validated by agencies, the validated records will be used in the process to determine transition credits from FTS2001/Crossover to Networx. Agencies can use the validated records in their Fair Opportunity process.
Yes. In order to accurately track transition progress, it is critical to have accurate records of ALL services that will expire on the FTS2001 contracts. Furthermore to prepare for Fair Opportunity, an agency needs to know what it has in all service types.
Agencies should validate as much of their inventory as possible prior to GSA taking a "snapshot" of the TBI data base on Dec 20, 2007. The TBI will be kept current throughout transition and be used to track transition and to identify transition activities eligible for transition reimbursement.
No. The TBI tool has controlled access and only Government personnel and their agents that have signed appropriate Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) can access TBI data
No. The information in TBI exists in an isolated database. If the data is not accurate, it should be changed in the TBI, but the Agency also needs to contact the vendor so that they can make this change in their records.
Yes. The changes should be made in the TBI, so that it is an accurate reflection of the Agency's inventory. The agency should then print out a Differences Report from the TBI, and make sure that all field changes are fed back to the appropriate vendor, so that the vendor can make the change in their system of record. The personnel responsible for inventory may be different than those responsible for filing billing disputes, so it would be worthwhile to check that a billing dispute has not already been filed.
The NICode is not a CLLI Code. While the NICode shares the first eight characters of a CLLI Code, the last three characters have a different purpose, representing the contract and service ordered by the Agency at a network site.
Usage is calculated on the Inventory Pricer for VS and TFS by taking annual minutes and then dividing by 12 to get an average month. The unit is provided in the Inventory Summary under the CLINs summary. Additionally, the detailed reports contain the units for each service/CLIN.
No. The Inventory Pricer report does not distinguish between central and directed billed items. This is being researched to see if it can be provided in the near future.
The Pricer inventory was pulled from billing records (a major source of the TBI). Additionally, usage information for VS and TFS can only be pulled from billing records, since the TBI only contains inventory not usage.
Transition reimbursement for most applicable charges is not dependent on the services, contract, or contractor. The selection of a primary interexchange carrier for switched service is the only case that requires an Agency to change contractors. Agencies will receive transition reimbursement if the order is identified as a transition order, AND it meets the other requirements set by the IMC.
Keep in mind, too, that if an organization exhausts its maximum reserve allowance it must present a justification for an increased reserve to the Interagency Management Council Transition Working Group. The reserve allowance is based on the organization's percentage of the total FTS2001 FY06 revenue. For more detail on the reimbursement process, please refer to the Taxonomy dated 5/31/07 on the TWG website.
Agencies are required to identify all transition orders and may use the ASRN field for additional information necessary for transition reimbursement. Contractors must ensure that the indication for transition order and the ASRN appear on acknowledgements and billing files, as required by the Networx contract.
Contractors are reminded that the Agency's fair opportunity decision must be based on total price or cost to the Government, regardless of who pays the cost. The reimbursement approach should not be a factor in contractors' pricing strategy.