Telecommunication Services

Added: May 19, 2017 2:16 pm Amendment No. Two (0002) is herby issued to extend Solicitation No. 17-247-SOL-00055 to the new closing date of Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 12:00 p.m., Phoenix, Arizona Time.

All Other Terms and Conditions Remain Unchanged.

Added: May 11, 2017 12:48 pm Amendment No. One (0001) is hereby issued to add training to the SOW and answers to questions asked about the project as follows:

1. Answers to questions asked are as follows:
Since the property is located in Utah, will you,
 your organization and the end user Uintah & Ouray Service Unit, Ft Duchesne Health CTR, Fort Duchesne, Utah, accept and allow a CA Low Voltage contractor perform this work in Utah without any UTAH contractors license or without approval from a UTAH state contractors agency to conduct work in Utah? The selected contractor has to meet the requirement of the solicitation.
ANSWER: The solicitation does not mention a contractor license is a requirement. As long as they can successfully perform what if required by the Scope of Work (SOW).

The "Provider" we will offer in our bid is a worldwide telecommunication phone carrier/"Provider", providing telecom service and phone lines to business' in most states in America, has the highest security rating of any "Provider" I have found (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Charter, Spectrum, etc.), higher fail safe rating 99.9% uninterruption of service, but has no special approvals to offer telecommunication VoIP or other analog phone lines in Utah. Is this acceptable to your agency, Utah and the end user Uintah & Ouray Service Unit, Ft Duchesne Health CTR, Fort Duchesne, Utah?
ANSWER: I'm fine with it so long as having a non-local provider service doesn't cause us problems in paying bills or getting things fixed quickly when there are problems as there surely will be from time to time. We can't afford to have our lines down for more than a few hours up to maybe a day at a time. If it will take a non-local provider longer than this to fix problems, it won't meet our needs. Also, just keep in mind that this solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside so AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, will not qualify because they are not a Small Business.

How many hours of training are you requesting to be included in this bid by contractor and "Provider"?
ANSWER: 2 Hours of training will be adequate.

Is there a site visit requirement before bidding?
ANSWER: No

May we schedule a site visit before the RFI period ends on May 15, 2017? If yes, what documentation do we need to provide to gain access on site, when do we need to provide this information and whom do we send the information to?
ANSWER: We have determined that there will not be a site visit due to the simplicity of the project. Being this this project is simple phone installation and cable drops we will not have a site visit. We can provide more information to you. Just let us know what type of information you need. The project is just a simple telephone installation and cable drops plus providing telephone and internet services.

Is there a range of bid amounts normally provided on other RFP/ for this RFQ? The solicitation is not based on price but based on best value to the Government that include price quote, past performance and technical proposal.
ANSWER: Evaluations will be done to rate each vendors solicitation documentation submitted. The vendor that provides the overall best value to the Government shall be awarded the contract.

2. Add Two (2) Hours of Training to the Scope of Work as follows:  The Contractor shall provide Two (2) Hours of Training on the newly installed telephones.

3.All Other Terms and Conditions Remain Unchanged.

Added: May 05, 2017 4:24 pm The Uintah & Ouray (U&O) Service Unit/Indian Health Service (IHS) is seeking qualified vendors who can provide monthly telephone and Internet service for the Uintah and Ouray Service Unit and installation of IP phone system for the Office of Environmental Health & Engineering (OEHE) building. The Contractor shall also provide service and repair as needed. Offers must meet the minimum qualifications and/or requirements set forth within the Request for Quote (RFQ) and must be capable of providing all core services set forth in the Scope of Work (SOW). The Government anticipates an award of a Firm Fixed Price Contract. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. Request for Quotes (RFQ), Technical Proposal, and Past Performance References shall be submitted electronically by email (preferred) to the Contracting Specialist at (Bradley.Platero@ihs.gov) by the solicitation closing date at 12:00 p.m. (Phoenix Arizona Time) May 19, 2017. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Late proposals will not be accepted. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov . It is the Offerors responsibility to periodically check for any amendments to this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 238210 and the Small Business Standard is $15 Million.

DUE TO FBO ERROR WE ARE UNABLE TO ATTACHED THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS.  THEREFORE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL PLEASE CONTACT BRADLEY PLATERO AT BRADLEY.PLATERO@IHS.GOV AND THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU.  FOR ALL OTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL BRADLEY PLATERO AT (602) 364-5092.