SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- D--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Lumen Inc.
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2021 3:17:42 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517311
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- FWS HEADQUARTERS FALLS CHURCH VA 22041 USA
- ZIP Code
- 22041
- Solicitation Number
- DOIFFBO210092
- Response Due
- 9/7/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/22/2021
- Point of Contact
- Aragon, Lorenzo, Phone: 2486627, Fax: 505248
- E-Mail Address
-
lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov
(lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov)
- Description
- Sole Source Notice of Intent (FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures) In accordance with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), on behalf of FWS National Fish & Wildlife Forensics Lab (NFWFL) intends to award a sole source action to Lumen Inc. for a base plus 4 option year contract (9/17/2021 � 9/18/2026). Lumen, Inc. (dba CenturyLink) installed and and provides service to the main telephone phone lines at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory. The requirement is to renew the service contract with CenturyLink. The telephone service is vital to the operation and mission of the Lab. The NFWFL is a crime laboratory, providing forensic services to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Since the lab opened in 1988, CenturyLink has been the main provider of phone service. This service has been expanded & maintained by CenturyLink in order to keep abreast with the increasing needs of incoming and outgoing phone usage. To remove such services from the Lab would render the Lab with without the essential systems needed to operate a vital phone system. No other company can provide the service without extensive retrofit costs which would be prohibitive as well as the time needed to install a appropriate system. There have been multiple adjustments made as well as trunk line modifications that would have to be removed accommodate a new provider. Because of the additional equipment costs it would be a disadvantage to the US Government should the service provider change; this purchase is being made as a sole course continuation of service. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same products or services may submit product information and a capabilities statement that speaks to the products/services the US Fish and Wildlife Services are seeking in this proposed acquisition. All responses are due by September 7, 2021, 10:00 AM Eastern Time and can be sent to Lorenzo Aragon at lorenzo_aragon@FWS.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Procurement Classification Code: DG11 IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: TELECOM ACCESS SERVICES North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers Contracting Office: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Acquisition IT Operations JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS Point of Contact: Lorenzo Aragon Contract Specialist Email: lorenzo_aragon@FWS.gov.
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- Record
- SN06107969-F 20210826/210824230122 (samdaily.us)
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