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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 03, 2016 FBO #5367
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D -- Region 5 Telecom - Continued LEC services for US Embassey and Manila Regional Office located at Manila City and Pasay City, Philippines - Attachment

Notice Date

8/1/2016
 

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

VA11816N1464
 

Response Due

8/4/2016
 

Archive Date

11/2/2016
 

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist
 

E-Mail Address

l.Frank@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Region 5 Telecommunications Business Office VA118-16-N-1464 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 5 Telecommunications Business Office (R5 TBO) PLDT. TAC intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price modification to PLDT, 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 12-months. The proposed LEC Services include providing local dial tone service, including trunking services on Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) lines, industry standard T-1, analog trunks (direct business lines) for off-premise phones (OPX), and Direct Inward Dial (DID) services, equivalent to those currently utilized through the existing Local Exchange Carrier, with the addition of Caller ID. Existing main and DID numbers are to remain the same. Future DID: By submitting an offer, the offeror agrees that it has the capability to reserve a block of consecutively-numbered DID or reserve and maintain existing blocks already under reservation with the current LEC PLDT If current blocks of DID numbers are not available to the offeror, the offeror will be responsible for providing a list of available ranges to the VA for approval, currently being provided at the VA Manila Regional Offices in Philippines. See specific tasks and deliverables in the attached draft Product Description (PD) and Service Delivery Point Spreadsheet. 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 capable, please submit a Capabilities Statement, limited to three (3) pages for your company. If your company can provide the all or any of the requested services, please give an estimated transition time. Please also include, evidence your company is registered in FMS to accept Purchase Orders. Please note VA118-16-N-1464 in the subject line of your response. Submittal Instructions: Responses are requested no later than 3:00 PM EST, Thursday, August 4, 2016 via email to Michael Frank, Contract Specialist at michael.frank@va.gov. 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. ? PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.REQUIREMENTS: This is an acquisition for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) and Internet Service Provider (ISP) services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Offices and satellite sites for a period not to exceed one year. LEC Services include providing local dial tone service, including trunking services on Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) lines, industry standard T-1, analog trunks (direct business lines) for off-premise phones (OPX), and Direct Inward Dial (DID) services, equivalent to those currently utilized through the existing Local Exchange Carrier, with the addition of Caller ID. Existing main and DID numbers are to remain the same. Future DID: By submitting an offer, the offeror agrees that it has the capability to reserve a block of consecutively-numbered DID or reserve and maintain existing blocks already under reservation with the current LEC PLDT If current blocks of DID numbers are not available to the offeror, the offeror will be responsible for providing a list of available ranges to the VA for approval. The table below documents the PLDT LEC requirements for this consolidated contract. The table includes locations, current account number, contract service start date, and contract service duration. Address details are identified in the RFI document titled "RFI - Manila Philippines LEC Services.xls." Service LocationExisting Account NumberService Start DateContract Service Duration Pasay, Manila60400911108/1/201612 Months Manila, City Philippines65258297408/1/201612 Months Pasay, Manila60400591408/1/201612 Months Internet Service Provider (ISP) services include the providing broadband internet access at the upload and download speeds identified in "Attachment B" for the locations identified. The table below documents the PLDT requirements for this consolidated contract. The table includes locations, current account number, contract service start date, and contract service duration and required service speeds. Address details are identified in the RFI document titled "RFI - Manila Philippines LEC Services.xls." Service LocationExisting Account NumberService Start DateContract Service DurationBandwidth Requirements Pasay, Manila 6040091108/1/201612 months Manila, City Philippines65258297408/1/201612 months Pasay, Manila60400591408/1/201612 months The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, tools, material, and equipment to perform all requirements described herein. The scope of this work shall include the incorporation of emerging technologies over the life of the contract. 2.PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for this contract shall be as follows: Base Period: 12 months 3.TYPE OF CONTRACT: Firm-Fixed Price 4.PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The place of performance is identified in the attachment titled attached RFI document titled "RFI - Manila Philippines LEC Services.xls."
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/278fb34d381912b87d5f5a7ea39cf40e)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-16-N-1464 VA118-16-N-1464.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2913745&FileName=VA118-16-N-1464-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2913745&FileName=VA118-16-N-1464-000.docx

 

File Name: VA118-16-N-1464 RFI - Manila Phillipines LEC Services.xlsx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2913746&FileName=VA118-16-N-1464-001.xlsx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2913746&FileName=VA118-16-N-1464-001.xlsx

 

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Record

SN04203155-W 20160803/160801234627-278fb34d381912b87d5f5a7ea39cf40e (fbodaily.com)
 

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