Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Dark Fiber Connection Service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- CPS-2240-25-0067
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Maryland 20814, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract for dark fiber connection services to Crown Castle Fiber LLC. The contract involves point-to-point data transmission between two specific locations in Maryland: 4330 East West Highway in Bethesda and 5 Research Place in Rockville. CPSC believes Crown Castle Fiber LLC is the sole provider and owner of the last-mile fiber service required for these locations. The agency is proceeding under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(1)(B), which allows for sole source procurement when only one vendor can provide the unique or highly specialized services at the required quality level. The contract opportunity is specifically for continuing existing fiber services and is not seeking additional fiber lines.
Contractors interested in challenging the sole source determination may submit written notice with supporting evidence to Greg Grayson, the Contract Specialist, via email at grayson@cpsc.gov by 3 PM EST on March 31, 2025. The government will evaluate any responses received, but retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the procurement. Written submissions must include detailed evidence demonstrating the ability to provide the required service. No telephone requests will be accepted, and contractors must provide comprehensive documentation supporting their capability to deliver the fiber connection services. If no responsive submissions are received, CPSC will proceed with negotiating the sole source award to Crown Castle Fiber LLC. The opportunity is categorized under NAICS code 517111 for Wired Telecommunications Carriers and is not set aside for any specific type of business.
Notice text
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) intends to award a sole source contract to Crown Castle Fiber LLC, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 for continuation of the dark fiber services; point to point data transmission to and from 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda Md. 20814 and 5 Research Pl, Rockville, Md. 20850. The government believes Crown Castle Fiber LLC is the sole provider and owner of the last-mile fiber service used by CPSC, the final connectivity from the fiber path, to both 4330 East/West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, and 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850. Any other service provider would need to install the last-mile fiber to both locations. This is NOT a request for additional fiber lines. Crown Castle Fiber is the only vendor capable of satisfying this requirement under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(1)(B), only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. This notice is NOT a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can supply the service may give written notice to the Contract Specialist via email at grayson@cpsc.gov, by 3PM EST no later than March 31, 2025. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE MUST BE FURNISHED IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL, to the above listed email address, Attn: Greg Grayson, Contract Specialist. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. Responses will be evaluated: however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, CPSC will proceed with negotiating a sole source award to Crown Castle Fiber LLC.
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