Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Memberships

This Special Notice announces the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration's intent to award a sole source purchase order for annual memberships with the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and Third Generation Partnership Project. These memberships are necessary to develop standards incorporating required public safety features and capabilities into the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network as mandated by statute.

Specifically, the notice seeks yearly membership fees for ATIS, ATIS Next G Alliance, and 3GPP, including maintenance of five Public Land Mobile Network identification codes through ATIS. Interested parties must submit capability statements by November 8th demonstrating their ability to provide the memberships. As ATIS and 3GPP are solely responsible for standards related to the mandated LTE technology, the notice states that if no acceptable responses are received, a sole source award will be made to Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Inc. The memberships and services will allow the agency to participate in standards development to ensure requirements for the nationwide public safety network are met.