Satellite Phone Service and Monitoring

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border Patrol, Tucson Sector requires phone service for seven satellite phone call boxes attached to rescue beacons in remote desert areas of Arizona. In addition, CBP requires remote monitoring of the phones to detect and diagnose problems that impact the operability of the phones, which are used to facilitate rescues. The contractor's network must be compatible with CBP's existing phones, which are Iridium Lexan phones, Part No. 6000-0100-91.

The solicitation is expected to include one base year and three option years. The period of performance for the base year is expected to be May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.

It is anticipated that a Request for Quotations (RFQ) will be issued on or about March 30, 2018. The due date for quotes will be established at the time the RFQ is issued. The anticipated award date is on or about April 16, 2018.

The RFQ will be issued as a total small business set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517410 -- Satellite Telecommunications. The applicable size standard is $32.5 million.

All quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Interested vendors may register at www.sam.gov. Vendors that are not already registered are encouraged to register as soon as possible to allow time for processing.

Questions regarding the solicitation shall be submitted to Eric Neckel at eric.r.neckel@cbp.dhs.gov or 520-407-2804. It is requested that questions be submitted in writing.