W912LC-24-Q-0049.docx

SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services Michael Furtney Contract Specialist USPFO, Colorado

(720) 250-4038 michael.b.furtney.civ@army.mil

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6 and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-03 dated 2/23/2024. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the internet at Acquisition.GOV | www.acquisition.gov. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation W912LC-24-Q-0049 is issued as a request for quotation. The Colorado Army National Guard will be awarding a Firm-Fixed Price Contract for SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services.

This procurement is FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 517111 – Wired Telecommunications Carriers Federal Product/Service Code: DG11.

The small business size standard is 1,500 Employees.

Solicitation Closes: Tuesday, 7 May 2024 at 6:00am (Mountain Time Zone) All quotes must be received electronically by email to michael.b.furtney.civ@army.mil by the closing date and time. All questions must be emailed to the email address listed above.

Questions must be submitted no later than Tuesday, 30 Apr 2024 at 6:00am (Mountain).

Answers to the questions will be posted Wednesday, 1 May 2024 by COB.

Award Information: All responsible quotes received by the closing date and time will be considered for award. Responsible quotes will be formatted to match solicitation contract line item numbers (CLINS).

To be eligible for award for this solicitation, the offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at (www.sam.gov) at time of contract award. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be more advantageous to the government in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-2 Evaluation of Quotes.

Responsible quotes will provide all pricing information with totals for monthly, and annual charges for SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services required to perform the requirements in the SOW. Quotes will include totals for the base year and all 4 option years.

Award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of quotes/offers meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards or minimum requirements (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable).

Contract will be awarded as ALL-or-None____X____, Partial ___________, Multiple Award___________ Item substitutions are allowed_________ Not allowed__________

CLIN Structure (Price all cost elements using the following structure, and provide total of all cost elements) CLIN number 0001. Item Description, Quantity, UoM , Unit Price, Total price (Unless otherwise specified) CLIN 0001. SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services, 12, UoM=MO, Unit Price, Total price CLIN 0002. SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services Option Year 1, 12, UoM=MO, Unit Price, Total price CLIN 0003. SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services Option Year 2, 12, UoM=MO, Unit Price, Total price CLIN 0004. SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services Option Year 3, 12, UoM=MO, Unit Price, Total price CLIN 0005. SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services Option Year 4, 12, UoM=MO, Unit Price, Total price Total Price of all CLINS $(Enter total quote amount)

Period of performance Period of performance of all contract line items must begin no later than __1 July 2024 (Unless otherwise negotiated and agreed to by the government).

Statement of Work (SOW) For SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services

1. Purpose The contractor shall provide all required personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to perform SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services. Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) is seeking to transition from legacy Primary Rate Interface (PRI) to Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) to access the Global Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 517111 and the Product Service Code is DG11

2. Period of Performance The Period of Performance shall be one base year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 and 4 option years:

July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028 July 1, 2028 – June 30, 2029

3. Place of Performance 6848 S Revere Parkway Centennial, CO 80112

4. Contractor Responsibilities:

The contractor shall furnish all services, equipment and materials required to perform work under this contract that are not directly and expressly provided by the government under Section 5 of this SOW.

COARNG is seeking to transition from legacy Primary Rate Interface (PRI) to Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) to access the Global Public switched telephone network Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

We support 183 concurrent calls via T1 circuits, Direct Inward Dialing (DID) blocks ranging from 720-250-1000-5999, and long-distance support at our HQ office of 6848 S Revere Parkway Centennial CO, 80112.

A temporary DID will need to be provided to establish successful outside calling.

COARNG will require all existing Lumen carried DID numbers be transitioned upon successful completion of testing with internal Cisco Unified Call Manager system. Voice solution must include all industry service charges to call long distance.

Initial install of the circuit coordinated with the unit point of contact

5. COARNG Responsibilities:

All contractor personal performing circuit installation or service repair will be escorted by an employee of the Colorado Army National Guard.

6. Special Requirements:

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Include DFARS clause 252.204-7012, which requires the contractor to comply with NIST 800-171. Also include DFARS provision 252.204-2019 into solicitations. Acquisition officials should follow procedures outlined in DFARS 204.73 and verify vendors have an adequate NIST SP 800-171 summary assessment score within the Supplier Performance Risk System (within PIEE). If the score doesn't show a medium- or high-level assessment with a score of 110 or better (as described in the "NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology"), include clause 252.204-7020 and obtain the vendor's "system security plan" and "plan of action" for NIST SP 800-171 verification and assurance by Army security officials.

For contractor not eligible for CAC, but requires access to DoD facility or installation.

Personnel not affiliated with the DOD who are not vetted against NCIC-III or OCONUS procedures will—

a. Be escorted at all times while on the installation in accordance with local policy by an Army person authorized to escort and be accompanied for the duration of the individual’s visitation period. Army personnel authorized to escort visitors include uniformed Service members and spouses, DOD employees, CAC-holding contractors, retired Service members and spouses, and retired civilian personnel.

b. Be in possession of a valid, REAL ID-compliant, State driver’s license, State ID card with photo, a valid U.S. passport, or a valid passport from other countries cleared by the State Department, and will present it to request access to an Army installation.

7. Acceptance – Deliver functioning SIP Trunk Telecommunication Voice Services and connection to the PTSN to make voice calls.

8. Payment–Payment terms and schedule etc.

· Vendor/Contractor must Invoice through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)

· Vendor must be registered in WAWF in order to submit an invoice.

· https://piee.eb.mil/

Provisions and Clauses applicable to this Solicitation/Request for Quote

(A) Small business;

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business;

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program;

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business.”

NG Agency Protest Program (PIM 2022-02) NG Agency Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns with the National Guard (NG) as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. National Guard Protest Procedures. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods as if filed at the GAO. The NG protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. An agency protest may be filed with either the Contracting Officer or the NG Agency’s Protest Decision Authority, but not both, in accordance with NG protest procedures.To be timely, the protests must be filed with the periods specified in FAR 33.103. To file a protest under the NG Agency Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below: National Guard Bureau, Office of the Director of Acquisitions/ Head of Contracting Activity, ATTN: NGB-AQ-O, 111 S. George Mason Dr., Arlington, VA 22204, Email: ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.ngb-task-order-ombudsman@mail.mil, All other agency-level protests should be sent to the Contracting Officer for resolution at the address in the solicitation. See FAR clause 52.233-2., NG Public-facing, general Protest information is found at: https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/Director-of-Acquisitions/, Directorate of Acquisitions information for the contracting enterprise is found at https://gko.portal.ng.mil/ngb/STAFF/D01/D01/OI/Protests%20and%20Complaints/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Protest After Award (PIM 2022-02) Where to file / Service of Protest:

1) Protests to the Contracting Officer shall be filed at:

The address in the solicitation, See FAR Clause 52.233-2 for the name/address of the Contracting Officer.

2) Protests to NG Protest Decision Authority shall be filed at:

National Guard Bureau Office of the Director of Acquisitions

ATTN: NGB-AQ-O

111 S. George Mason Dr.

Arlington, VA 22204 Email: ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.ngb-task-order-ombudsman@mail.mil