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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice D304 FY21 WITS 3 VACO Telecommunications Services

(VA-21-00003352)

07724 36C10B20Q0618 09-18-2020

2:00 PM

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 517311 Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown NJ 07724 Contract Specialist Eleanor.Slocum@va,gov Michael.Weckesser@va.gov 732-440-9677

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Solution Delivery, North Atlantic District 1 (NA D1) Telephone Procurement Business Office (TPBO) 36C10B20Q0618

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, 2020 with no interruptions to the circuits or services. The current services have been previously provided under the GSA Washington Interagency Telecommunications System (WITS)3 contract. To meet this need, the Government intends to issue a new contract action to continue with utilization of the GSA WITS3 Contract. The proposed period of performance is October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 with no option periods. This proposed contract action shall provide VA with continuation of telecommunications voice and data services to include the following: Plain Old Telephone Lines (POTS)/Business Lines, Trunks, Primary Rate Interface, Direct Inward Calling, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), DS-1 and 10/100mbps point-to-point, Metro E circuits, currently being provided at the facilities listed in the Attachments. The proposed North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort shall be 517311. See specific services and Service Delivery Points (SDP) in the Attachments included with this posting.

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 demonstrating your ability to provide the required services within the Governments timeline noted above. Submission shall be limited to no more five (5) pages in total, which includes description of your company and proposed teammates and/or subcontractors. Additionally, please include a cover page which indicates your company’s biographic information to include full name, your teammates and or subcontractors, point of contacts, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number(s), any and all federal contracts your company may have and your business size standard for NAICS 517311, as well as the socio-economic category associated with your company. Please note 36C10B20Q0618- WITS3 in the subject line of your response.

Submittal Instructions:

Responses are requested no later 2:00 PM EST, Friday, September 18, 2020 via email to Eleanor Slocum, Contract Specialist at Eleanor.Slocum@va.gov and Michael Weckesser, Contracting Officer, at Michael.Weckesser@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 List - WITS FY21 L 3 09-14-2020.

See attached document: VACO SDP List - WITS FY21 V 09-14-2020_.

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