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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 30, 2015 FBO #5028
DOCUMENT

D -- R3 LEC Consolidation - Windstream - MOD Bridge - Attachment

Notice Date

8/28/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

517110 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11815N0103
 

Response Due

9/3/2015
 

Archive Date

12/2/2015
 

Point of Contact

michael.frank@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

Michael.Frank@va.gov
(Michael.Frank@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Service Delivery and Engineering (SDE) VA118-15-N-0103 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Acquisition Operations (OAO), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey, intends to modify an existing to contract to maintain coverage for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services on the VA Region 3 Telecommunications Business Office (R3 TBO) Windstream infrastructure. TAC intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price modification to Windstream, 2 N. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The period of performance is October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015, with 4, 30 day option periods. The proposed modification is for the continuation of telecommunications voice and data services: POTS/Business lines, Trunks, PRI, DID, Centrex, DSL, DS1 and DS3 circuits, and Metro E data services and features of Caller ID, Call Forward, Call Waiting, Hunting/rollover, Voice mail, and Call Blocking, currently being provided at the VA facilities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. Coverage and services shall be in place on October 1, 2015 with no interruptions to the circuits or services. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 57110. See specific tasks and deliverables in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Service Delivery Point Spreadsheet in Addendum C. This is a request for information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. If interested, please submit a Capabilities Statement, limited to five (5) pages for your company, your teammates and or subcontractors. Additionally, please include a cover page which indicates your company's full name, your teammates and or subcontractors, point of contacts, any and all schedule contracts your company may have and your size standard for NAICS 517110. Please note VA118-15-N-0103 in the subject line of your response. Please provide positive or negative feedback regarding the attached PWS with associated required services such as recommended changes, noted exceptions, ambiguities, etc. Submittal Instructions: Responses are requested no later than 5:00 PM EST, Thursday, September 3, 2015 via email to Michael Frank, Contract Specialist at michael.frank@va.gov and Iris Farrell at iris.farrell@va.gov, Contracting Officer. Submit questions in writing, regarding this RFI to michael.frank@va.gov. The Government will try to answer all questions. Those questions and answers will be posted to this site as an attachment.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/03726e8f89eda93294c24a5ce106c074)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-15-C-0103 P00005 VA118-15-N-0103.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2284627&FileName=VA118-15-C-0103-P00005000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2284627&FileName=VA118-15-C-0103-P00005000.docx

 

File Name: VA118-15-C-0103 P00005 PWS OIT R3 LEC Windstream for RFI.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2284628&FileName=VA118-15-C-0103-P00005001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2284628&FileName=VA118-15-C-0103-P00005001.docx

 

File Name: VA118-15-C-0103 P00005 SDP list for RFI.xlsx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2284629&FileName=VA118-15-C-0103-P00005002.xlsx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2284629&FileName=VA118-15-C-0103-P00005002.xlsx

 

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Record

SN03862262-W 20150830/150829000120-03726e8f89eda93294c24a5ce106c074 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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