Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Boyers Local Phone Service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-47QACA25K0762
- Agency
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Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Boyers, Pennsylvania 16017, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service has issued a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to CenturyLink Communications, LLC d/b/a Lumen Technologies Group for local telephone services supporting the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Boyers, Pennsylvania facility. This special notice announces GSA's intention to procure Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines without competitive bidding under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority for soliciting from a single source. The contract will provide 23 POTS lines essential for fax machine operations and business communications at OPM's Retirement Services facilities located in Boyers and East Butler, Pennsylvania. The proposed firm-fixed price purchase order includes a one-year base period with four additional one-year option periods. CenturyLink has been identified as the only reasonably available source due to the unique location of the OPM office within the Iron Mountain National Underground Storage facility.
The primary purpose of this notice is to satisfy FAR Subpart 5.2 public notification requirements while allowing interested parties to identify their capabilities to respond to the requirement by the October 16, 2025 deadline. The sole source justification is based on regulatory constraints from the Federal Communications Commission and Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, combined with the facility's distinctive underground location that limits telecommunications provider options. While this is not a competitive solicitation, contractors who believe they can provide equivalent services to this specialized location may submit their interest and capabilities. The telephone services are critical for OPM's ability to communicate and conduct business with customers and partner agencies, making continuity of service essential. The notice emphasizes that CenturyLink is the only contractor capable of providing these telecommunications services to the specific physical location within the secure underground storage facility.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT FOR PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS.
This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A NON-COMPETITIVE CONTRACT in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the authority for this acquisition is set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) "Soliciting from a Single Source."
The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of Centralized Acquisition Services (OCAS) intends to issue a single source award to CenturyLink Communications, LLC d/b/a Lumen Technologies Group to provide Boyers Local Phone Service for The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The intent is to solicit, negotiate, and issue a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order award in accordance with 41 U.S.C.1901, FAR 13.106-1(b), and 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), where CenturyLink Communications, LLC is the only one source determined to be reasonably available for award. The estimated Period of Performance (PoP) is for a base period of one-year, with four one-year option periods.
CenturyLink Communications, LLC shall provide OPM with Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Lines to facilitate the use of fax machines within the facilities located in Boyers and East Butler, Pennsylvania. The contractor will be required to provide and maintain 23 POTS lines that‘s currently in use at the facilities. These POTS lines are vital to communicate and conduct business with OPM’s customers and partner agencies.
This proposed contract action for Boyers Local Phone Service, where CenturyLink Communications, LLC is the only contractor that can provide this service to the unique physical location of the RS Boyers office within the Iron Mountain National Underground Storage facility.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2.
However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals/quotation. No solicitation will be issued; therefore, all requests for solicitation will be considered non-responsive. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via e-mail by 1:00PM ET, Thursday, October 16, 2025 to Tyrone Dallas, Contracting Officer (CO), tyrone.dallas@gsa.gov. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a subsequent competitive procurement.
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