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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 31, 2019 FBO #6549
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- USAC RFP: Artificial Intelligence Testing Tool

Notice Date

10/29/2019
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
 

Contracting Office

Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Managing Director, Contracts and Purchasing Center, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20554, United States
 

ZIP Code

20554
 

Solicitation Number

RFP-IT-19-103
 

Point of Contact

Sparkle Mixon, Phone: 2027760200, Becca Wray, Phone: 2027760200
 

E-Mail Address

sparkle.mixon@usac.org, bwray@usac.org
(sparkle.mixon@usac.org, bwray@usac.org)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

At the request of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Managing Director (OMD), and to ensure wide exposure of the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) solicitations, the FCC is alerting the public that USAC has posted on its website, USAC is requesting proposals from interested and qualified vendors to provide an Artificial Intelligence Testing tool and services. The Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the products/services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. Further details provided herein. Proposals shall be submitted no later than November 11, 2019 at 11:00 AM ET. The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued in accordance with Part 13 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (known as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued. The solicitation number is IT-19-103. Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. No additional notification will be issued by the FCC. ALL COMMUNICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES SHALL BE THROUGH USAC'S Contracting Office. The RFP describes the services requested and provides instructions on how to respond. BACKGROUND: USAC is a not-for-profit Delaware corporation. The FCC has appointed USAC as the permanent administrator of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the universal service support mechanisms (Support Mechanisms): High Cost (HC), Lifeline (LI), Rural Health Care (RHC) and Schools & Libraries (SL) as set forth in Title 47, Part 54, Section 701 of the Code of Federal Regulations. As part of its administrative function, USAC performs, subject to FCC oversight, the billing, collection, and disbursement functions associated with the USF and the Support Mechanisms. Additional information concerning USAC and its administration of the USF and Support Mechanisms can be obtained from USAC's website located at: www.usac.org. The purpose of this procurement is to purchase an Artificial Intelligence Testing tool and services. The Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the products/services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. Further details provided herein. Proposals shall be submitted no later than November 11, 2019 at 11:00 AM ET. The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement. THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED CORPORATION OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACT AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI WILL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACT UNDER A FEDERAL PRIME CONTRACT TO USAC. Complete responses to this RFP must be submitted to Ms. Sparkle Mixon, USAC Contracting Office, no later than the date and time set forth in the RFP. Responses must be submitted by e-mail (rfp@usac.org).
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/FCC/FCCOMD/FCCCPC/RFP-IT-19-103/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 700 12th St NW, Suite 900, Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States

Zip Code: 20005
 

Record

SN05484995-W 20191031/191029230540-40e4e838e27047c5da35e9703365b449 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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