District 1 - New Contract Frontier Communications FY18 LEC Services

Added: Aug 07, 2017 1:56 pm United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Solution Delivery, Southeast District 2 (SE D2) Telephone Procurement Business Office (TPBO)

VA118-17-N-2428



The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Acquisition Operations (OAO), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey, intends to award a sole source contract to maintain coverage for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services on the VA Southeast District 2 (SE D2) Telephone Procurement Business Office (TPBO) Frontier infrastructure. TAC intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price modification to Frontier Communications, 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT 06905, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The period of performance is October 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018, with three, 12-month option periods. The proposed sole source contract is for the continuation of telecommunications voice and data services: POTS/Business Lines, Trunks, Primary Rate Interface, DID, DSL, DS-1 and 10/100mbps point-to-point Metro E circuits, currently being provided at the facilities listed in the Performance Work Statement. Coverage and services shall be in place on October 1, 2017 with no interruptions to the circuits or services. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 57110. See specific tasks and deliverables in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Service Delivery Point (SDP) Spreadsheet.





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