SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) requirement - NANPA
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Managing Director, Contracts and Purchasing Center, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20554
- ZIP Code
- 20554
- Solicitation Number
- SOL09000015
- Point of Contact
- Joyce Terry-Butler, Phone: 2024181857, Mr. Arnett A. Rogiers, Phone: 202-418-1973
- E-Mail Address
-
eProposal@fcc.gov, arnett.rogiers@fcc.gov
(eProposal@fcc.gov, arnett.rogiers@fcc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) requirement. This synopsis is for the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) requirement. This synopsis is prepared in accordance with FAR Sub-parts 5.2 and 6.3. The synopsis serves to give notice of the Government's intent to negotiate and issue a sole source bridge contact in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) and Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 6.302-1 entitled "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements." This bridge contract is necessary to provide a continuation of critical services until the re-competition of the NANPA requirement is completed. NANPA holds overall responsibility for the neutral administration of NANPA numbering resources, subject to directives from regulatory authorities in the countries that share the NANPA. NANPA's role in the U.S. includes the following: overall NANPA administration, Central Office (CO) Code Administration; Numbering Plan Area (NPA) relief planning: collection, and analysis of utilization and forecast data; report generation and all other related NANPA functions. Therefore, the NANPA services are to continue to be provided without interruption. The requirement obligates the contractor to serve as an independent neutral entity responsible for assigning and administering NANPA resources in an efficient, effective, fair, unbiased, and non-discriminatory manner consistent with regulatory directives and industry guidelines, and is required to comply with state regulatory decisions, rules, and orders, as applicable, as long as they are not in conflict with FCC decisions, orders, and rules. The Government intends to award a sole source bridge contract to Neustar, Inc., the incumbent contractor. Neustar, Inc. has been providing the highly specialized services described above to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) since 1997. The existing contract is scheduled to expire on July 8, 2009. The transition period from the incumbent to a new service provider is anticipated to last several months. Due to the considerable transition period anticipated, in addition to the re-competition effort, the FCC has determined that only one contractor - Neustar, Inc. - is capable of meeting the need for uninterrupted continuation of the NANPA services for an interim period until completion of the re-competition. Accordingly, award to any other source other than Neustar, Inc. would result in an unacceptable interruption in fulfilling FCC mission requirements and could severely jeopardize the success of continuing to generate and implement the program as required services after a considerable transition period, the FCC believes that no contractor other than Neustar, Inc. is capable of providing interim services beginning July 9, 2009 until the ongoing re-competition is completed. NANPA services must continue to be providedwithout interruption. Services are to cover a six-month period of performance with 2 - six-month option periods. Award was made on July 8, 2009. Interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by addressing how it could be able to perform the interim services from July 9, 2009 until the re-competition effort is completed. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capability statements received within 15 calendar days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered by the FCC. A determination by the FCC not to compete this proposed contract action based upon response to this notice is solely with the discretion of the FCC. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested vendors must contact Joyce Terry-Butler, Senior Contracting Specialist/Senior Contracting Officer, FCC/Contracts & Purchasing Center, (202) 418-1857 or via email joyce.terry-butler@fcc.gov Contracting Office Address: 445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/FCC/FCCOMD/FCCCPC/SOL09000015/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20554, United States
- Zip Code: 20554
- Zip Code: 20554
- Record
- SN01868610-W 20090710/090709000048-80ed911eff15d756fdedc6e7403327e4 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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