JA_FY26 Verizon GAP Contract (redacted)_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity (JA-26-007) prepared by the U.S. Coast Guard for a sole-source award to Verizon Business LLC.

The USCG intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) task order to Verizon to provide continued data circuit services, wireless circuits, satellite circuits, and related connectivity to maintain Coast Guard operations. Services include transport of data circuits, voice circuits, and related managed services supporting the Coast Guard Data Network (CGOne), Rescue 21 (R21), Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), and Communication System Network (CSN). The task order will be awarded under GSA contract number GS00Q17NSD3009 as an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicle without competitive consideration. The period of performance includes a base period from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with two option periods: Option Period 1 from April 1, 2027 through October 31, 2027, and Option Period 2 from November 1, 2027 through March 31, 2028. Specific pricing amounts are redacted from the document. The justification cites FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) as the statutory authority permitting this sole-source exception, asserting that Verizon is the only vendor capable of providing the required services due to its proprietary MPLS VPN infrastructure and the complexity and time-consuming nature of transitioning to a competitive follow-on task order awarded to AT&T. The document indicates the transition is anticipated to complete no sooner than October 31, 2027. The Contracting Officer determined that anticipated costs will be fair and reasonable based on Verizon's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions IDIQ pricing.