Sole Source Bridge Contract for Administrative Telephone Services (ATS), Fort Polk, LA

The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca intends to award a sole source bridge contract to Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) with a three-month base period, and three, one-month option periods, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (d)(1)(ii), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The requirement is to operate and maintain the Administrative Telephone System and cable plant at the Fort Polk, LA. This includes Switchboard Console Operations, Inside Plant, Customer Services, and Outside Plant (Cable) for the Administrative Telephone System; and LAN drop support required by the Network Enterprise Center (NEC) to support Fort Polk organizations. The Contractor shall provide technical and administrative coordination of inside plant (ISP); outside plant (OSP) and other on-base telephone activities and develop and track all telecommunications service work orders. The Contractor shall also be responsible for operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Voice Mail System, Automated Directory Assistance System (ADAS), Telephone Management System (TMS), and associated components and instruments. The contractor may also be required to provide materials, overtime, travel and training in support of requirements, as needed.

The bridge contract will be put in place to provide services to allow time for a competitive, follow-on acquisition in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(1) under the IMCS-III Program . The bridge contract will consist of one - three month base period, and three- one-month option periods from 1 January 2016 through 30 June 2016. The NAICS code is 517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, with a corresponding size standard of 1500 employees. This Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source bridge contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will not be a solicitation or Request for Proposals (RFP) issued. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing proposed contracts based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Interested parties may respond and provide a capability statement no later than 10:00 a.m. (Arizona Time), 22 November 2015 via email to kimberly.s.johnson.civ111@mail.mil no later than 10:00 a.m. Arizona Time, 22 November 2015.

Contracting Office Address:
ACC-APG Huachuca Division
2133 Cushing St., Bldg. 61801
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7070

Point of Contact:
Kimberly Johnson
520-538-3573

Lorraine Arciniega
Contracting Officer