Circuit- Backup Direct Connect B33

The National Institute of Health (NIH), intends to award a sole source purchase order for National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID), for Circuit- Backup Direct Connect B33. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 513210.

Zayo Group LLC is the only responsible source known to provide the services needed.

It is NIH's intent that the proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis to Zayo Group LLC under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Contractor Objectives and Tasks:

The purpose of this acquisition is to procure Circuit- Backup Direct Connect B33. This will delivers a fully diverse, end-to-end fiber path between the NIAID Bethesda location and the AWS US-East-1 Northern Virginia region, specifically configured as a backup to the existing 2 x 10 Gbps primary data center connections.

Sole Source Justification

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source, Zayo Group LLC is the only organization who can provide the services needed.

This is not a solicitation, nor is a solicitation available. However, all interested organizations may submit their capability statements and qualifications which will be considered by NIH. Responses must be in writing and must be submitted electronically to Damian Hurge, Contract Specialist at Damian.Hurge@HHS.gov  by 12:00 PM EST on, June 27, 2026. Proposals must include pricing information. No late responses will be accepted.

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