SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Lease and Maintenance of 2 Dark Fibers
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 517110
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-13-Q-D054
- Archive Date
- 7/6/2013
- Point of Contact
- Carolyn Randolph, Phone: 301-295-1379
- E-Mail Address
-
carolyn.randolph@usuhs.edu
(carolyn.randolph@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Additional information regarding USU can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil. USU intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Zayo Fiber Solutions, formerly Fibergate, Inc., located in Louisville, CO for lease and maintenance of 2 fibers (1 pair); less than 7 miles, point to point from USU Room G007 Bldg 71A to 12725 TwinBrook, 2nd Floor LAN closet, Room 242. This service will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The cables were installed and the connections established in 2009 and Zayo Fiber Solutions (Zayo) has provided continuous coverage since then. The sole source determination is based on Zayo owning the existing fiber cables connecting the University to its other remote sites and has fiber in place from USUHS to Twinbrook. As this service need is continuous, the time frame and cost necessary to install new cables is prohibitive, therefore Zayo is the one source reasonably available to meet the needs of the government. Period of Performance Base Year: 1 August 2013 - 31 July 2014 OYI: 1 August 2014 - 31 July 2015 OYII: 1 August 2015 - 31 July 2016 OYIII: 1 August 2016 - 31 July 2017 OYIV: 1 August 2017 - 31 July 2018 This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide lease and maintenance of fiber cables immediately and without incurring construction costs. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be submitted electronically, via email, to carolyn.randolph@usuhs.edu by 8:00 p.m. EST on 21 June, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN03088066-W 20130614/130613000539-283471ea99594886a0f5609a9539f213 (fbodaily.com)
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