LEC services corpus and kingsville texas

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is soliciting quotes for the continuation of Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Kingsville in Texas. The procurement covers commercial network services supporting voice, data, and image transmission through the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), with service lines terminating on Avaya CS1000M Multi-group PBX systems. Key requirements include demonstrated expertise in Avaya CS1000M systems with a minimum of two Level III PBX Technicians holding active Avaya Certified Support Specialist (ACSS) credentials, capability to engineer and implement seamless transitions from legacy TDM systems to IP-based infrastructure, and compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens able to obtain Tier 3 background investigations and must hold required certifications including BICSI credentials for transmission media upgrades. The government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach, with technical capability and price as primary evaluation factors, and has established a proposal due date of March 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST with submission required via email to designated Navy procurement officials.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and represents a continuation of existing Local Exchange Services under the current contract. AT&T has been identified as the sole source vendor in the justification documentation for single-source procurement based on support for legacy copper-based infrastructure and service continuity requirements. The contract period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with contract completion and full installation, testing, and government acceptance required within 150 calendar days after award. Services will be provided at four primary locations: three demarcation sites in Corpus Christi (Cabaniss Field, Naval Air Station base, and Waldron Field) requiring 12 B-1 basic service lines, and Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Orange Grove in Kingsville requiring 9 B-1 basic service lines. The pricing structure follows a Firm Fixed Price model covering all individual telephone line charges, Federal Subscriber Line Charges, Federal Universal Service Fees, Municipal Right-of-Way Fees, 911 Fees, and Federal End User Port Charges, with performance hours established as 0700-1630 Monday through Friday and 24/7 support and escalation procedures required for mission-critical operations.