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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 05, 2013 FBO #4211
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D -- Region 1 Consolidated Local Exchange Carrier - Attachment

Notice Date

6/3/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

517110 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;260 Industrial Way West;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11813I0341
 

Archive Date

8/2/2013
 

Point of Contact

Eleanor Slocum
 

E-Mail Address

0-9677<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services for Region 1 Request for Information Questions/Industry Input Needed This is a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This request does not commit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. VA is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that VA will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Background/Requirements The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OIT), Service Delivery and Engineering (SDE) is to provide benefits and services to Veterans of the United States. In meeting these goals, OIT strives to provide high quality, effective, and efficient Information Technology (IT) services to those responsible for providing care to the Veterans at the point-of-care as well as throughout all the points of the Veterans' health care in an effective, timely and compassionate manner. VA depends on Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) systems to meet mission goals. OIT Region 1 Telecommunications Office (R1 TBO) is responsible for management and procurement of Local Exchange Carrier services for VA Medical Centers, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), field and program offices and other remote users that are geographically dispersed throughout OIT Region 1 catchment area in the states of Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Kansas (KS), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), North Dakota (ND), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), and Wyoming (WY). Questions In support of this effort, VA is conducting market research to help further refine requirements and establish the best acquisition approach. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Addendum C VA Facility List is attached. Please note that requirements defined to date will likely change before a RFP is released. Please address the following questions: Name of Company: DUNS Number: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: (1) Could your company independently provide the entire range of services called for in the Performance Work Statement (PWS)? ____ YES ____ NO (2) If you answered NO to question (1), what services called for in the PWS could your company provide? (3) Does your company plan to be the prime contractor or subcontractor for this effort? (4) Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances or other business arrangements to satisfy requirements of the entire Region 1 PWS. Small businesses are encouraged to identify teams whereby each team member is considered small business based upon the proposed North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 517110 (small business size standard of 1,500 employees) to support set-aside considerations. (5) Is your company currently providing similar services to another government agency or other non-government customer? If so, please identify the agency or non-government customer. If you are unwilling to share your customers' identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially (outside the federal government). (6) Please identify your company's Small Business size status based upon the applicable NAICS code of 517110. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is 1,500 employees. For more information refer to http://www.sba.gov/. Large Business Concern Small Business Concern 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Woman-owned Small Business Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HubZone) Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) (7) The Government has selected the applicable NAICS code for this effort based upon the significant services encompassing the entire range of Acquisition and Budget requirements as specified in the PWS. If in responding to this RFI you believe another NAICS code should be applicable, please identify the NAICS code you consider appropriate for this effort along with detailed supporting rationale. (8) Please provide positive or negative feedback regarding the PWS such as recommended changes, noted exceptions, ambiguities, etc. (9) Provide any other pertinent information as deemed necessary to demonstrate your and any proposed team member's capabilities and prior experience as it relates to the requirements set forth in the PWS. (10) Is your firm currently registered in VA's Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database? Yes ____ No ____ If you answered no, please ensure that your firm's status as a SDVOSB / VOSB is accurately reflected in both the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) web page www.sam.gov and in VA's VIP database web page http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. (11)Please provide comments on the draft PWS in the following table format: PWS Section/Paragraph referenceFully(F)/Partially (P) or Not (N) metchange fromchange tocomment/rationale (12)What is the vendor's area of coverage relative to all VA Region 3's Service Delivery Point (SDP)? Please note on attachment C VA R1 SDP which ones you can provide coverage for. Specifically state your coverage relative to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. (13)If the vendor cannot provide service to all R3 SDPs, what experience does the vendor have in partnering with other providers to either mitigate coverage gaps or deliver a more compelling Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services' enterprise solution? Please provide details on advantages, disadvantages of partnering. (14)Do any existing laws or regulations prohibit a Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) from partnering with another ILEC or Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) to provide coverage to all SDPs. Please provide details if the answer is yes. Submittal Instructions: All information and responses to this RFI shall be provided to Eleanor Slocum, Contract Specialist at Eleanor.Slocum@va.gov and Iris Farrell, Contracting Officer, at Iris.Farrell@va.gov, no later than 2:30pm ET on June 10, 2013. Submit questions in writing, regarding this RFI to Eleanor.Slocum@va.gov. The Government will try to answer all questions. Those questions and answers will be posted to this site as an attachment.
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-13-I-0341 VA118-13-I-0341.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=787948&FileName=VA118-13-I-0341-000.docx)

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Record

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