Ciena Fiber Equipment Maintenance and Support Services

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
20143579
Agency
Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541513 Computer Facilities Management Services
PSC
DA01 It And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor)
Place of performance
March ARB, California, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Special Notice was published by the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection regarding Ciena fiber equipment maintenance and support services. The agency intends to issue a Request for Quote on a limited competition basis for service and maintenance of Ciena 6500 & 5170 Fiber Transport Equipment at the Air and Marine Operations Center in Riverside, CA.

The Special Notice seeks to solicit and negotiate directly with Carahsoft Software Corporation for annual renewal and continuous follow-on support of the current contract in place from January 26, 2024 through January 25, 2025, with the potential for two additional option periods. Only contractors capable of providing specialized knowledge of the Ciena equipment are eligible to respond. Interested parties must submit a statement of capabilities by January 26, 2024 demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement to the Contract Specialist. This is not a request for competitive proposals and the agency reserves sole discretion to not compete the action based on responses received.

Notice text

The U.S Customs and Border Protection intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for contract award on a limited competition basis for service and maintenance on Ciena fiber optic transport equipment. Service and maintenance is required at the Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) in Riverside, CA. Only vendors capable of providing the unique and highly specialized knowledge of the Ciena 6500 & 5170 Fiber Transport Equipment are qualified to work on this equipment. CBP network architecture, maintenance platforms, and configuration systems will work properly with this fiber transport equipment. The use of a non-Ciena reseller could result in interoperability, compatibility, or interface issues that would prevent the equipment from being able to meet the requirement of our Operations Center. 

The intended contract is for annual renewal and continuous follow-on support of the current vehicle in place.  The anticipated period of performance will be from January 26, 2024 through January 25, 2025, with the potential for two (2) additional option periods.   While CBP recognizes the Ciena-reseller community, it is imperative at this time that this effort be supported by the contractor that possesses institutional knowledge of the current support being provided to the AMOC.   Therefore, the Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Carahsoft Software Corporation.  

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  If any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can support the requirement at the time of future solicitation. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. 

If any contractors feel they can meet the requirements, please contact the Contract Specialist by email at nykia.warren@cbp.dhs.gov by the response date and time listed with this notice. You must submit a capabilities statement displaying your ability to meet the requirements. 

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