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FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 D Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Telecommunications voice and services 07724 36C10B19Q0688 08-26-2019 N 517311 Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Christopher Way Eatontown NJ 07724 Eleanor.Slocum@va.gov Sharon.Fernandes@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Solution Delivery, North Atlantic District 1 (NA D1) Telephone Procurement Business Office (TPBO) 36C10B19Q0688

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics, Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey, is searching for capable local exchange carriers for the services and service delivery locations listed in Attachments. These services must be fully up and running no later than October 1, 2019 with no interruptions to the circuits or services. The current services have been previously provided under the GSA WITS3 contract. The period of performance is October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 with no option periods. The proposed contract is for the continuation of telecommunications voice and data services: POTS/Business Lines, Trunks, Primary Rate Interface, DID, DSL, DS-1 and 10/100mbps point-to-point, Metro E circuits, currently being provided at the facilities listed in the Attachments. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 517311. See specific services and Service Delivery Points (SDP) in the Attachments.

This is a Pre-solicitation notice/request for information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or 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 Pre-Solicitation notice/RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this Pre-solicitation notice/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 Pre-solicitation notice/RFI.

If interested, please submit a Capabilities Statement, limited to five (5) pages for your company, your teammates and or subcontractors. Additionally, please include a cover page which indicates your company’s full name, your teammates and or subcontractors, point of contacts, any and all schedule contracts your company may have and your size standard for NAICS 517311. Please note 36C10B19Q0688- WITS3 in the subject line of your response.

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Responses are requested no later 3:00 PM EST, Monday, August 26, 2019 via email to Eleanor Slocum, Contract Specialist at eleanor.slocum@va.gov and Sharon Fernandes, Contracting Officer, at sharon.fernandes@va.gov.

Submit questions in writing, regarding this RFI to eleanor.slocum@va.gov. The Government will try to answer all questions. Those questions and answers will be posted to this site as an attachment.

See attached document: VACO SDP Worksheet WITS FY20 L 08152019.

See attached document: VACO SDP Worksheet WITS FY20 V 08152019.

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