This contract (VA118-15-F-0048) is for the continuation of federal relay services for use by employees throughout VA. The federal relay program was established by congress under public law 100-542,…

This contract (VA118-15-F-0048) is for the continuation of Federal Relay Services for use by employees throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Federal Relay Program was established by Congress to ensure accessibility of the federal telecommunications system for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals. The current contract was awarded to Sprint Communications Co LP, operating through its Federal Public Sector Division, on November 16, 2012. This 6-month task order, valued at $495,262.23, continues the provision of Federal Relay Services to the VA under the existing General Services Administration (GSA) contract GS-00-Q-13-NS-D-3000. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a leading telecommunications provider for the federal government, Sprint has delivered a wide range of wireless voice, messaging, and data services to support the operations of various military and civilian agencies.

This contract (VA118-15-F-0048) is for the continuation of federal relay services for use by employees throughout VA. The federal relay program was established by congress under public law 100-542, the telecommunications accessibility act of 1988. This act requires the general services administration (GSA) to issue regulations that assure federal departments and agencies provide access to telecommunications capabilities for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals. GSA established the federal relay services contract to fulfill this mandate and to ensure the federal telecommunication system is fully accessible to those individuals who are hearing and speech-impaired. The current federal relay services contract (GS-00-Q-13-NS-D-3000) was competed and awarded to sprint communications limited partnership (LP) on november 16, 2012. Federal relay services are direct-billed to GSA through the issuance of a task order under the contract by a contracting officer of the federal agency requiring such services. The period of performance for the task order continuing federal relay services for VA shall be for a 6-month period from june 1, 2015 to november 30, 2015.