Noncitizen Communication Services

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
70CDCR23R00000005
Agency
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
517121 Telecommunications Resellers
PSC
DH01 It And Telecom - Platform Support Services: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Labor)
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia 20024, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is seeking noncitizen communication services through a competitive request for proposal set aside for small businesses with 1,500 or fewer employees. The solicitation intends to award a single fixed firm unit price contract using FAR Part 12 for commercial items and FAR Part 15 procedures. Offerors must submit pricing for domestic and international calls, tablets, and video/messaging services using historical usage data provided in attachments. The contractor shall maintain an approved accounting system to support required cost reporting. Responses are due by February 28, 2023.

The solicitation is a total small business set aside under NAICS code 517121 for telecommunication resellers. The place of performance will be detention facilities, holding rooms, and Border Patrol locations listed in an attachment. The incumbent contractor's pro bono call volume over the last 12 months was 240,000 minutes. The selected contractor must provide the communication services across ICE locations for a one year base period and four one-year options.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

Februrary 21, 2023 - The purpose of this amendment is to update RFQ Section L.8 Multi-Phase Evaluation Approach Notification, changes to the section are listed in bold.

Failure to participate in Phase I of the procurement precludes further consideration of a Offeror. Phase II submissions will not be accepted from Offerors who have not submitted Phase I proposals by the due date and time stated in this solicitation. For those Offerors that are rated most highly and advised to proceed to Phase II of the proposal submission process, the Contracting Officer will include the Phase II submission instructions within 2 business days. The Phase II written submission due date will be up to 1 week from the date of the notification, and oral presentations will be scheduled to occur after the submission of the written Phase II proposals. The Government recommends Offerors to begin preparation of Phase II only after receipt of the Phase II notice.

No other changes to this RFQ, the closing date to this RFQ remains the same.

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Februrary 13, 2023 - The purpose of this amendment is to update the RFQ and question due dates.

RFQ due date changed:

From: 3:00pm PST on March 13, 2023

To: 3:00pm PST on February 28, 2023

Question due date changed:

From: 3:00pm PST on February 27, 2023

To: 3:00pm PST on February 13, 2023

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS/ICE) is issuing a competitive RFP as a small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517121 Telecommunication Resellers, and the small business standard in number of employees is 1,500. DHS/ICE intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for commercial items under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services) using the source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation).

This solicitation intends to establish a Fixed Firm Unit Price. The contractor shall maintain an approved accounting system to permit timely and accurate development of all necessary cost data in the format required by the proposed contract type.

Update #2 ·

Februrary 13, 2023 - The purpose of this amendment is to update the RFQ and question due dates.

RFQ due date changed:

From: 3:00pm PST on March 13, 2023

To: 3:00pm PST on February 28, 2023

Question due date changed:

From: 3:00pm PST on February 27, 2023

To: 3:00pm PST on February 13, 2023

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS/ICE) is issuing a competitive RFP as a small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517121 Telecommunication Resellers, and the small business standard in number of employees is 1,500. DHS/ICE intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for commercial items under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services) using the source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation).

This solicitation intends to establish a Fixed Firm Unit Price. The contractor shall maintain an approved accounting system to permit timely and accurate development of all necessary cost data in the format required by the proposed contract type.

Update #1 ·

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS/ICE) is issuing a competitive RFP as a small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517121 Telecommunication Resellers, and the small business standard in number of employees is 1,500. DHS/ICE intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for commercial items under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services) using the source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation).

This solicitation intends to establish a Fixed Firm Unit Price. The contractor shall maintain an approved accounting system to permit timely and accurate development of all necessary cost data in the format required by the proposed contract type.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Solicitation Number_70CDCR23R00000005_FINAL 01-30-2023.pdf PDF
Attachment A - Rate Sheet.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment B - Authorized List of Facilities.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Service Level Agreement TABLE_2022.pdf PDF
Solicitation Number_70CDCR23R00000005_FINAL 01-30-2023.pdf PDF

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