Telephone Exchange Access Service NSB Kings Bay, GA

MARKET RESEARCH-- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS.  
  
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research purposes ONLY. This information will be used to determine the availability of vendors capable of meeting the Government’s requirements and the availability of small businesses capable of providing this requirement. Potential sources must identify their business type (i.e., small business, large business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) certified business, woman-owned business, etc). To assist the U.S. Government in determining whether or not vendors are able to perform this requirement, all interested businesses (large and small) are encouraged to respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis.  

The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (FLCJ) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability of contractors capable of providing Telephone Exchange Access Service at the Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, Georgia for the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Atlantic (NCTAMS LANT).

The services to be furnished under this contract include local exchange access, carrier commercial network service, path/interface to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to support simultaneous access, transmission and switching of voice, data and image services.  Trunking service shall terminate on the Navy’s Lucent 5ESS telephone switching platform at NSB Kings Bay, GA building 2005. The period of performance is as follows: 

Base Period                           01 May 2024  –  30 April 2025 

Option Year I                          01 May 2025  –  30 April 2026 

Option Year II                         01 May 2026  –  30 April 2027 

Option Year III                        01 May 2027  –  30 April 2028 

Option Year IV                       01 May 2028  –  30 April 2029 

FAR 52.217-8                        01 May 2029  –  31 August 2029 (If necessary)    

The Contractor shall be responsible for the services as outlined in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall plan, schedule, coordinate and ensure effective completion of all services described herein.    

It is anticipated that any resulting solicitation will be for a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The NAICS code for this requirement is 517111 and the size standard is 1,500 employees.
  
Vendors interested in responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis shall provide a capability statement outlining their ability to meet or exceed all of the requirements in the attached PWS. Information in the PWS may be subject to change.  The capability statement shall include a cover page containing the company’s name, address, CAGE code, DUNS number, business size/socio-economic status, Government business point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. The security classification requirement for this effort is CONFIDENTIAL. The Government will not review general capability statements. Please ensure submissions are tailored to this requirement and describe the firm's ability to perform the requirements outlined in the PWS.  Submissions shall not exceed 25 pages. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.   

The capability statement provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice is NOT to be considered a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) in that no RFP exists at this time. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses will not restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach or be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for the information requested herein. Evaluation results will not be provided to contractors responding to this synopsis. No phone calls will be accepted.  

This notice does not constitute a RFP, or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this Sources Sought Notice. 

After the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, FLC Jacksonville may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. The Government will use the results of this announcement to determine whether the Telephone Exchange Access Service at NSB Kings Bay, Georgia should be solicited as a Small Business Set-Aside, or whether Full and Open Competition procedures will be utilized. Additionally, a determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the U.S. Government. If a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry, SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of industry to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to this requirement.  

Responses shall be in writing (Subject: Sources Sought KB TELCOM: N6883624Q0032) and sent by email to Timothy Corwin, timothy.m.corwin.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses shall be submitted no later than 4:00 P.M. EST on 16 February 2024.  

NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING A RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.  

Telephone Exchange Access Service at NSB Kings Bay, Georgia

This requirement is currently performed under Contract N68836-18-P-0310 with ABSI, Corp.