SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- USAC Request for Proposals for Telephony System
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 517919
— All Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Managing Director, Contracts and Purchasing Center, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20554
- ZIP Code
- 20554
- Solicitation Number
- USAC-IT-2009-06-09
- Point of Contact
- Jay H. Beard, Phone: 202-776-0200, Jillian emmanuel, Phone: 202-776-0200
- E-Mail Address
-
jbeard@usac.org, jemmanuel@usac.org
(jbeard@usac.org, jemmanuel@usac.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- USAC RFP for Telephony System Consultant Services USAC-IT-2009-06-09 At the request of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Managing Director (OMD), and to ensure wide exposure of the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) solicitations, the FCC is alerting the public that USAC has posted on its website, a synopsis of the Request for Proposals (RFP) from telephony system consulting firms that will assist USAC in selecting a telephone system solution. implementation and project management services for the process are required. The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement. The closing date for bids is June 19, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for hardware and installation services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. No additional notification will be issued by the FCC. ALL COMMUNICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES SHALL BE THROUGH USAC'S Contracting Office. The RFP describes the goods and services requested and provides instructions on how to respond. BACKGROUND: USAC is a not-for-profit Delaware corporation. The FCC has appointed USAC as the permanent administrator of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the universal service support mechanisms (Support Mechanisms): High Cost, Low Income, Rural Health Care (RHC) and Schools & Libraries (SL) as set forth in Title 47, Part 54, Section 701 of the Code of Federal Regulations. As part of its administrative function, USAC performs, subject to FCC oversight, the billing, collection, and disbursement functions associated with the USF and the Support Mechanisms. Additional information concerning USAC and its administration of the USF and Support Mechanisms can be obtained from USAC's website located at: www.usac.org. USAC is requesting proposals from telephony system consulting firms that will assist USAC in selecting a telephone system solution; implementation and project management services for the process are required. Respondents must be capable of completing the services no later than first quarter of 2010, tentatively. USAC expects to award a contract to the selected Contractor ("Contractor") no later than June 26, 2009 (tentative date) to perform the functions identified in the RFP. THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED CORPORATION OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACT AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFP WILL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACT UNDER A FEDERAL PRIME CONTRACT TO USAC. Complete proposals must be submitted to Mr. Jay Beard, USAC Purchasing Manager, USAC Contracting Office, no later than the date and time set forth in the RFP. Proposals must be submitted by e-mail (rfp@usac.org), mail, courier or hand delivered to: Universal Service Administrative Company Attn: Mr. Jay Beard, 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200. Washington, DC 20036. Please submit an original signed by a duly authorized representative, four additional complete paper copies, and an electronic copy of the proposal in Microsoft Word format on magnetic disk or CD-ROM.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/FCC/FCCOMD/FCCCPC/USAC-IT-2009-06-09/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, District of Columbia, 20036, United States
- Zip Code: 20036
- Zip Code: 20036
- Record
- SN01839421-W 20090611/090609234831-d3df06977de38e20916c78824d8cd102 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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