Sources Sought Synopsis-Solesource_DES_040225.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract to procure Fort Bragg Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) for a utilities services requirement for Automatic Number Information (ANI), Automatic Location Information (ALI), and Selective Routing (SR) for all commercial landline and cellular 911 calls originating from Fort Bragg and outlying areas including but not limited to Simmons Army Airfield, Linden Oaks, Camp Mackall and alternate Dispatch Center. This is a SOLE SOURCE basis but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

The proposed sole source Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to the Directorate of Emergency Services. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 6.302-1 – Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is classified under 517111 - “Wired Telecommunications Carriers” with a size standard of $1,500 and is defined as: “This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining, and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services; wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.”

In response to this sources sought notice, please provide the following:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.), and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Provide information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience providing telecommunications utilities service requirement for Automatic Number Information (ANI), Automatic Location Information (ALI), and Selective Routing (SR) for all commercial landline and cellular 911 calls originating from (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. Supply information to help determine if the telecommunications utilities services for Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Fort Liberty, NC is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

4. Identify any condition(s), action(s) that may have the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes at scottt.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or at (210) 466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the SAM.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

5. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

6. Product Service Code: DH10-IT and Telecom- Platform as a service: Database, Mainframe, Middleware

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 517111 – Wired Telecommunications Carriers

7. Period of Performance: 15 June 2025- 14 June 2030 (Base plus four Option Year)

8. Place of Performance: Ft Bragg, NC

9. Point of Contacts for Questions:

Brandy Carter, Contract Specialist, brandy.l.carter.civ@army.mil John, Tigue, Contract Officer, john.r.tigue.civ@army.mil