SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- T-1 WAN Connectivity between CO NIST Sites
- Notice Date
- 2/5/2021 12:16:02 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517311
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NB688000-21-00532
- Response Due
- 1/8/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 01/23/2021
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Rose, Phone: 3034973106, Angela Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
- E-Mail Address
-
patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov
(patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: NB688000-21-00532 T-1 WAN Connectivity between CO NIST sites This is an Annual Renewal Requirement This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501. �This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement only and is not a request for competitive quotations. �However, contractors who want to challenge this sole source must submit a capabilities statement that demonstrates their ability to meet this requirement. The capabilities statement must demonstrate your organizations� ability to provide the product(s) and/or service(s) capabilities as described within this notice, as well as the associated Statement of Work (SOW). Only responses received by the date and time indicated in this notice will be considered by the Government and shall be provided directly to Patricia Rose, Contracting Officer, at patricia.rose@nist.gov�and email subject header must include NB688000-21-00532 and TITLE: T-1 WAN Connectivity between CO NIST sites. No solicitation package will be issued. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will typically be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NIST shall not reimburse for any cost(s) connected with providing the capabilities statement. Therefore, The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with QWEST Government Services DBA: Century Link QGS of Arlington, VA. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 1901 and FAR 13.501. The requirement is assigned NAICS code 517311 � Wired Telecommunications Carriers, and Small Business Size Standard is 1,500 employees. DELIVERABLES: T-1 WAN Connectivity between NIST Boulder, CO and NIST Fort Collins, CO WWV/WWVB Radio Station per attached SOW. ������������ATTACHMENTS/REFERENCES:� see attached SOW/Specifications. JUSTIFICATION: Many years ago, US West (which switched to QWEST Government Services doing business as Century Link QGS) coordinated efforts with NIST technical staff to acquire a time service infrastructure to meet intended requirement results which were achieved. Part of the requirement achieved was the installation of service lines and necessary equipment to support the private Wide Area Network (WAN) connection.� They have provided a dependable, consistent, and non-interruption level of service for many years. This T-1 Network connection now serves as a vital back-up circuit for the continued operation of the Radio Station. Market research concludes there are no other telecommunication providers that can guarantee the same line dependability, capability, and non-interruption of connectivity services to the circuit. Therefore, QWEST GS DBA: Century Link QGS is still the only provider of this service to meet the requirement and ensure non-interruption of connectivity.� The Fort Collins, CO WWV/WWVB radio station site has been designated as NIST�s Continuity of Operations Program (COOP) site. The purpose of the COOP is in case of national emergency NIST Management would be moved to this site to continue to direct NIST operations.� Internet service is critical for continuing operations. NISTs mission would be impacted if QWEST GS DBA: Century Link QGS does not provide this service because any other vendor would have to replace the circuit or perform a hot wire replacement, both which place risk of interrupted connectivity services. Interruptions to this service would result in loss of using this site as a COOP site which would be critical in NIST Management continuation of operations in the event of an emergency, which would have a devastating effect on NISTs ability to continue with their mission critical operations.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CO, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05909297-F 20210207/210205230059 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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