This federal contract IDV was awarded by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, a civilian agency within the Department of Homeland Security, to Talton Communications Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $240 million single-award indefinite delivery contract allows ICE to procure a range of non-citizen communication services including domestic and international calling, tablets, video messaging, and related equipment for ICE detention facilities, holding rooms, and Border Patrol locations. The contract has a one-year base period followed by four one-year option periods. Two task orders totaling $47 million have been issued under this IDV to date. The first is a $38.8 million firm fixed price delivery order to provide non-citizen communication services in Valley Grande, Alabama from August 2023 through July 2025. The second is a $8,000 firm fixed price delivery order for the same services in the same location. Both task orders are part of the overall $240 million IDV, which was set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 517121 for telecommunication resellers.
The original solicitation was a competitive request for proposals that sought to award a single fixed-price contract for non-citizen communication services across ICE detention facilities, holding rooms, and Border Patrol locations. The solicitation was a total small business set-aside, requiring offerors to have 1,500 or fewer employees. Offerors were required to provide pricing for domestic and international calls, tablets, and video/messaging services using historical usage data. The selected contractor must maintain an approved accounting system to support required cost reporting.
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