SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- National Local Exchange Services SO 26
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2022 2:13:48 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517311
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER AUSTIN (36C10A) AUSTIN TX 78744 USA
- ZIP Code
- 78744
- Solicitation Number
- 36C10A22Q0171
- Response Due
- 6/8/2022 10:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Sherron Bush, Phone: 5129814013
- E-Mail Address
-
sherron.bush@va.gov
(sherron.bush@va.gov)
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Development, Security and Operations (DSO) Telecommunications Provisioning Office (TPO) has a requirement for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services across the enterprise at VA locations in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Virginia, and West Virginia. These LEC services consist of: Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Line Flat Rate, Caller ID feature POTS, Call Forward, Call Waiting, and Call Hunting/Roll over feature at the VA. The Contractor shall provide telecommunication services at the facilities 24 hours per day, seven days per week with maximum service availability. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 517311 Wired Telecommunication Carriers. This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal/quote and is not intended to be taken as such. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or a 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. Submittal Instructions: If your company is capable of providing the aforementioned services, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company�s full name, point of contacts and your size standard for NAICS 517311. Please complete the attached entitled �36C10A22Q0171 Market Research Worksheet - SO 26�, by inputting data into all applicable cells. The Technical Workbook captures the ability to provide coverage for each of the required services, in the quantity required, at each of the required Service Delivery Points (SDPs). Using the drop-down selection menu found at Column K of the Attachment, please state �yes� or �no� as to whether you can provide the requisite service, in the requisite quantity, to the requisite SDP. A �yes� or �no� designation must be entered for each and every item; no item shall be left blank. Please note that all �yes� responses will change the blank cell to green; and all �no� responses will change the blank cell to red. The Market Research Worksheet will automatically calculate the total number of �yes� entries (Column L � �Total Yes�), the total number of �no� entries (Column M � �Total No�), and the total number of required entries left blank (Column O � �Total Blank�). All interested parties shall respond no later than 12:00 PM CST on June 08, 2022, via email to Sherron.bush@va.gov.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/b166528a68704a66b48c9fe943d781a9/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06344808-F 20220603/220601230111 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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