Commodity internet

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) within the Department of the Interior is procuring comprehensive commodity internet and telecommunications services through solicitation 140E0125R0005. The contract encompasses fiber installation, voice and WiFi services, commodity internet connectivity, and 800-number porting across 17 BSEE locations nationwide, including facilities in Alaska, California, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Key technical requirements include dedicated fiber connections ranging from 100Mbps to 5Gbps, installation of 52 business phones, 10 Office@Hand 800 numbers, 20 IP Flex Reach lines, and 350 DID fax lines, with performance standards requiring 100% site availability, 37ms latency, 1.0ms jitter, and 4-hour mean time to repair. The procurement will be evaluated based on technical capability and price, with offerors required to submit detailed site-specific pricing and commercial price lists. Proposals are due by 11:00 AM Eastern Time on June 19, 2025, with installation required within 30 days of contract award.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors under NAICS code 517111 for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The contract structure includes a base year from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with two additional one-year option periods extending through June 30, 2028, creating a potential five-year total contract duration. The procurement involves substantial telecommunications infrastructure across multiple states, with specific requirements including porting of existing DID numbers from Lumen SIP across five number ranges in the 303 area code and maintaining ten existing toll-free numbers serving various BSEE and BOEM functions. Performance will occur at 17 geographically distributed sites, with multiple locations in major operational centers including New Orleans (4 sites), Sterling, Virginia (2 sites), and Houston, Texas (2 sites), along with single locations in Anchorage, Camarillo, and other key cities. The Time & Material structure suggests variable costs based on actual services provided, though specific budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation.