Exception to Fair Opportunity UNDER SAT - Verizon (AID) Final-Redacted_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity for a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The Army Aviation Integration Directorate (AID) seeks to procure AID's Smart Phone Service for its operations within the continental United States, involving communications devices for TDY/DCONUS and CONUS use. The contract will be awarded to Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless, located in Basking Ridge, NJ, as the sole provider capable of meeting the requisite coverage requirements.

The contract is a fixed-price order with a base performance period of 3 May 2025 to 2 May 2026, with two option years extending through 2 May 2028. The justification highlights that the service provides mission-critical communication support, enhances mobility and agility for Army members and employees, and ensures communications in both domestic and overseas locations. The contract was determined to represent the best value after market research, with pricing established under the Spiral 4 contract, and will be solicited and awarded in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.5, with all future requirements to be handled on a case-by-case basis.