PBSOW QTCDAB20JL05 rev1.docx

May 21, 2020

ATTN: Contract Manager

Subject: Request for Quote (RFQ) # QTCDAB20JL05; Voice Services – all Lines of service listed in the attached spreadsheet for Federal Agencies.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the subject contract, the following checklist information is provided and/or requested:

· Request for Quote: This is a Fair Opportunity request, by furnishing the enclosed Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW), Total Fixed Price Summary spreadsheet, and Attachments 2. Request you please furnish a Business Offer and Technical Offer for the requirements of this RFQ’s PBSOW.

· Site Survey: Site survey is not required. If site survey is needed, contact Jason Lee, GSA, FAS, ATM, at (404) 215-6908 or email michael.lee@GSA.GOV by 3:30PM (EST) June 19, 2020.

· RFQ Questions: All questions relative to this RFQ shall be submitted in writing to Melissa Suggs, CO, on or before June 25, 2020 via email address melissa.suggs@gsa.gov by 12:00 PM (EST).

· Offers are due on or before 12:00PM (EST) June 29, 2020.

By this solicitation, the Contracting Officer is hereby providing you a fair opportunity to be considered for an order. Your participation in the fair opportunity process is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, //signed// Melissa Suggs Contracting Officer GSA, FAS, Network Services

REQUEST FOR QUOTE;

RFQ # QTCDAB20JL05;

Performance-Based Statement of Work (PBSOW)

1. OBJECTIVES: The General Services Administration (GSA) contemplates the procurement of (26) lines of service in various locations in NC. This specification is for the delivery, installation, verification testing, cutover, Government on site acceptance testing, and support of (26) lines of service.

2. SCOPE: This request for the delivery, installation, verification testing, cutover, onsite acceptance testing, and support of (26) Lines of service. The solution shall include Business Line 911 Service. The analog business line requires simple 10 digit outbound dialing support. Lines shall be installed to the facility MDF and cross connected/extended to customer equipment designated by the local point of contact.

Provide and/or install twenty-six (26) Lines of service listed in the attached spreadsheet to include all features. The lines will terminate at the demarc point in the telecommunications room, at multiple addresses listed in the attached spreadsheet. They will be clearly tagged and labeled at the demarc point. Lines will be extended to the required end user location.

All lines and locations will be awarded to one vendor that can service all lines and locations.

2.1 Transition Time Line: All services shall be transitioned to the new award by August 10, 2020, regardless of when award is made.

2.2 Transition Downtime: There shall be no more than (30) minutes of total downtime, during the transition.

2.3 Lines must be delivered by traditional technologies, technologies like VOIP and SIP for example will not be accepted due to how these lines are being used by the customer.

2.4 Number Portability shall be provided in accordance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), state, and local rules and regulations. Number Portability shall permit the Government to change vendor(s) of local exchange service without changing phone numbers associated with a prior vendor exchange.

2.5 The platforms offered (switches, servers, routers, etc.) for service(s) delivery shall be such as to obviate the need for the Government to purchase common service customer premise equipment and shall utilize advanced technology, provide modular and expandable service(s); continuously available high reliability uninterrupted service(s) 24 hours a day/365 days a year.

2.6 The Offeror shall develop a milestone schedule that explains the proposed implementation of all service(s). The plan(s) shall identify and sequence major activities necessary to deliver service(s). This plan may include station surveys, site preparations, installations, testing, cutovers, etc. Implementation plans shall be included in all responses to Government solicitations.

3. TRANSITION PROCESS: Existing Service

4. SITE LOCATION(S): See Attachment 2 for Place of Performance.

5. REQUIRED SERVICE(S): See attached spreadsheet for total quantities of service(s) to be furnished for the listed location(s).

6. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The Government contemplates the delivery order performance period of 8/10/2020 through 5/31/2023 (approx.34 months)

7. ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of sixty (30) calendar days. Offerors may specify a longer period than the Government’s minimum. Please indicate an acceptance period for the validity of the quote.

8. RFQ PRICING SUPPORT:

The Offeror shall provide the following in their quote:

1. Nomenclature of products offered.

2. Description of services offered.

3. Quantities of products and services offered.

4. If applicable, unit prices of installation services [one-time charges, Non-Recurring Costs (NRC)].

5. Monthly prices of services (individual unit price of each line, etc.). The unit price shall be the same for a quantity of one (1) through the estimated total not-to-exceed maximum quantities of each line, etc.

6. Other Supporting Services when applicable.

7. Other pertinent information to support price or pricing.

9. EVALUATION AND SOURCE SELECTION CRITERIA: BASIS OF AWARD:

The Government will award a single fixed-price contract/purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous/best value to the Government, other factors and price considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

a. Technical Specifications

b. Transition Time Line

c. Transition Downtime

d. Past Performance

e. Price

The Government reserves the right to confer with offerors to clarify or resolve quote issues. The Government reserves the right to make an award decision based on the initial quotation. Therefore, offers should contain all of the aforementioned requested information and best prices should be submitted with this quote.

This process permits best value among non-price factors and price, and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest price offer. The perceived benefits of the higher priced best value offer shall merit the additional price.

9.1 Technical Evaluation: The Government will evaluate for adequacy of the technical quote for each paragraph and subparagraph of the PBSOW. With respect to the non-price factors, an offeror is solely responsible for furnishing in its quote, adequate details to allow the Government to assess the adequacy of the offer. An offeror’s failure to submit adequate details may result in the Government finding the quote technically insupportable.

9.2 Past Performance: Past Performance is a factor for award. Offerors shall provide information on past or current contracts (including Federal, State, Local Government and Private) for efforts same or similar to this PBSOW requirement. Offerors shall include three (3) references to support submitted past performance information. Information shall include name, phone number, title, contract or task number and date of performance. Offerors shall provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts along with the offeror’s corrective actions, if any. The Government should consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror’s past performance. The Government should determine the relevance of similar past performance information.

9.3 Price Evaluation: The Government contemplates fixed price solutions. Offeror shall provide fixed prices that are reasonable. Offeror shall have the capability to perform the work specified in the PBSOW. The fixed prices shall be supported by data other than certified price or pricing data for each price component of offeror’s solution. Pricing shall be based on the purchase order performance period as described in Section 6 Performance Period of the PBSOW

9.3.1 Price Reasonableness: The Contracting Officer will make the determination of whether prices for the requirements are fair and reasonable. Offeror’s will be valuated based upon fair and reasonable total fixed prices for the Government requirements over the performance period of the purchase order.

10. NOTES:

GSA will not agree to, enter into, or sign any extraneous or superfluous agreements, to include but not limited to, standard license agreements, software agreements, that contain any terms or conditions that conflict with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Any agreement presented by the company to GSA after signature of the order will be refused and any attempt to present such an agreement to GSA to consider may be considered a breach of the order and cause a termination of the order.

ATTACHMENT(S):

Attachment 1 Price Summary Sheet

QUOTE

TOTAL FIXED PRICE SUMMARY

(34 Months)

NON-RECURRING CHARGES (One-time charges)

Installation of Services listed in attached Spreadsheet

NRC Subtotal

MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES

Services listed in attached Spreadsheet

MRC Subtotals

MRC Subtotals X 34 months

SUPPORTING SERVICES; Fees; surcharges

Total Fixed Price

Signature:_______________________________________

Date:_____________________________________

Attachment 2 Place of Performance

Attachment 3 (Data Other Than Certified Price or Pricing Data)

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE VENDOR

Note to Vendor: Use this attachment for each customer identified in Attachments 1 and 3 in this solicitation. Duplicate attachment as needed. Please address each feature below using, the appropriate quantity for each service. Please address each feature below using, the appropriate quantity for each service. Place a "0" (zero) in the "QTY" field for any service not applicable. Also, please add any line item(s) not addressed so that a complete list of applicable data that supports your price.

LATA-SYS-CUS-WKS: _____-______-_______-_________

Total MRC

Total NRC for this Worksite:

Worksites Grand Total:

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