SAP_Sole_Source_Justification_Bellsouth_Telecommunications_Meridian_MS_14June2019.docx

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The service or material listed on TBD is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc name.

Manufacturer: __Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc._________________________

Manufacturer POC & phone nr. ___317-608-6298_______________________________

Mfr. address _____2180 Lake Boulevard NE, Brookhaven, Georgia 30319________________

Dealer / Rep _________________________________________________________________

Dealer / Rep address / phone nr. ___________________________________________________

__X_ Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

To provide the requirements for leased local exchange access commercial network service, path/interface to the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) supporting simultaneous access, transmission and switching of voice, data and image services. Services shall be provided at the Naval Air Station (NAS), Meridian Mississippi. Trunking service shall terminate on the Navy’s Avaya S8720 Telephone System. The telephone system is located at 255 Rosenbaum Avenue, Bldg. 225 Room 125, Meridian, MS 39309 with a PoP beginning on 01 October 2019.

__X_ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

AT&T is the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) and owns the infrastructure and switches supporting the Navy services.

Prior market research, which included sources sought notices, failed to identify any other capable courses reasonably available.

__X_ The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

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_X_ The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. d/b/a AT&T southeast is the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) where the telecommunication and support services are to be provided. Besides BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Southeast, there is no known local exchange carrier that can provide the requested services at Naval Air Station (NAS), Meridian Mississippi. Therefore, BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Southeast is the only telecommunication service provider, in the geographical area that Naval Air Station (NAS), Meridian Mississippi is located, that can provide the necessary services and support that NCTAMSLANT requires. Failure to acquire these services will adversely affect NCTAMSLANT mission objectives and deteriorate base telecommunications at Naval Air Station (NAS), Meridian Mississippi.

____ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is ___________

____ These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

____ Other information to support a sole source buy:

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