DG01 - Maintenance for the Consolidated Area Telephone System (CATS)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0024425R0012
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- N70240 Navcomtelsta San Diego Po Box 357056, San Diego, CA 92135, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego intends to award a sole source contract to Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc. for maintenance, operations, and installation support of Navy-owned Avaya equipment associated with the Consolidated Area Telephone System (CATS) in the San Diego area. The contract will be a hybrid Fixed-Price and Time and Materials arrangement focused on maintaining critical telecommunications services for approximately 593 government and sponsored activities. Potential vendors must submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide required maintenance support, with specific emphasis on maintaining an Avaya Diamond Level Partnership and OEM Equipment Certifications. Capability statements are limited to 6 pages and must be submitted electronically by 10:00 AM PST on April 6, 2025, to jonathan.a.stames.civ@us.navy.mil. The government will review submissions to determine whether to proceed with a competitive procurement or continue with the brand name sole source contract.
The contract opportunity is set aside for total small business and falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 517111, with a business size standard of 1,500 employees. Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc. is identified as the sole source provider due to their unique maintenance software permissions and intellectual property rights associated with the Avaya telecommunications system. The government emphasizes that interruption of these communication services could cause mission-essential functions to break down or cease, underscoring the critical nature of the maintenance support. While specific contract award values are not disclosed, the requirement involves supporting a complex telecommunications network across numerous government activities. The procurement strategy prioritizes maintaining continuous and reliable communication infrastructure through a specialized, brand-specific maintenance approach.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a hybrid FFP and T and M contract to an Avaya certified maintenance provider for the Avaya items under various CLINs to support the San Diego area Consolidated Area Telephone System (CATS). The only source being available to meet the Governments needs as a required brand name is:
Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc.
7415 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA.
22153-3122, United States
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 517111; the business size standard is 1500 (number of employees).
The objective of this brand name sole source award is to provide maintenance, operations, and installation support for Navy-owned Avaya equipment associated with the Consolidated Area Telephone System (CATS).
Maintenance of the San Diego CATS network is critical to maintain equipment and provide services to all users on the network. Services are necessary to ensure critical telecommunications services are available for the approximately 593 official Government and sponsored activities. Interruption of such communication would cause mission essential functions to breakdown and/or cease.
Avaya Federal Solutions, Inc. is the only source that can meet the requirement for brand name accredited maintenance service providers and brand-named items in order to meet the stringent warranty provisions of the Government owned Avaya equipment used throughout the San Diego Consolidated Area Telephone System.
The telecommunication system owned by the Government is Avaya.
Maintenance Software Permissions (MSPs) are the intellectual property of the Avaya Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). MSPs are required in the day-to-day operation and support of the systems included in this solicitation. MSPs called forth in the Performance Work Statement (including various CLINs) provide legal access to the MSPs for the systems included in this solicitation. Avaya’s servicing strategy is to provide Service Agreements for those products manufactured and/or sold by Avaya. Use of the Maintenance Software Permissions (MSPs), Avaya’s proprietary Right-to-Use (RTU) maintenance software, gives the customer the maintenance capabilities they need to respond to some alarms, and aids in trouble isolation procedures.
Authorized Partners, through the use of the DADMIN login, can maintain their customer’s switches and respond to more of their customers’ troubles.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the required maintenance, operations, and installation support for Navy-owned Avaya equipment associated with the Consolidated Area Telephone System (CATS) and proof of the following special qualifications: Maintaining an Avaya Diamond Level Partnership and Avaya OEM Equipment Certifications.
Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a brand name sole source contract.
Capability statements are due by 10:00 AM PST, April 6, 2025.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address:
jonathan.a.stames.civ@us.navy.mil
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| DG01 - Maintenance for the Consolidated Area Telephone System (CATS) | Pre-Solicitation |
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