BELGIUM FIXED-LINE COMMUNICATIONS

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY AND IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKET ANALYSIS.  This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.  This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions and FAR 10.001(a)(2)(i) which requires conducting market research before developing a new requirements document for this acquisition. The Government is seeking industry’s input to determine the availability of qualified sources with the technical capability to fulfill local fixed line telecommunication services for end users supported by the 2d Theater Signal Brigade (TSB) in Belgium. No contract awards will be made from this notice, and no solicitation is available on SAM.gov or any other bulletin board, posting room, or clearinghouse at this time. In order to develop a sound acquisition strategy, early industry participation is highly encouraged; however, participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFI/Sources Sought will be solely at the interested party’s expense. The Government will not reimburse costs and will not be liable for any costs associated with responses to this RFI/Sources Sought. Respondents will not be notified of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All RFI/Sources Sought responses will be used in whole or in part for determining the most effective acquisition strategy for the subject requirement and similar future requirements. Requested information will be used to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency.

DESCRIPTION:

This is a requirement for essential fixed line telecommunication services with a mix of voice gateway, other voice, and data circuits to support the 2d TSB’s end users in Belgium. Required services include local calling, long distance calling, international calling, access to emergency services, internet access, and analog voice/data services. Currently, 2d TSB manages seven NETCOM funded circuits and 93 customer funded circuits within Belgium. The service(s) shall include all labor, tools, facilities, materials, and services needed to perform and provide local access to the designated circuit demarcation point(s) identified in Appendix A to this PWS. These services shall include any equipment, wiring, or infrastructure to ensure the Contractor's proposed solution is compatible with the Government's current infrastructure without additional Government expense.

Unique Requirements:

The contractor shall provide hardware, software and telecommunication services to include:

• DATA ONLY:
  • 1x 10Mb/s – Point-to-Point Connection
  • 2x IP Connect Download: Max 10 Mb/s, upload
  • 2x IP Voice and data 1Gb/s
  • 49 x IP Voice and data 100Mb/s
• 4x PRI E1 30 Channel
• DID (stand alone equipment)

SUBMISSION

All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities and provide the following in the response to this sources sought:

• Response times for adding and removing circuit lines when needed.
• Ability to invoice to multiple customer codes under one contract, or an alternative method to account for multiple codes.
• Ability to process Government Purchase Card (credit card) payments.

Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.  The website for registration is www.sam.gov.

Interested parties capable of performing the required services may submit a response via email to: Karyn.m.williams2.civ@army.mil no later than 15 days from the date of the sources sought announcement.

Responses received to this notice will assist in determining the acquisition strategy of the requirement.