SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Cellular Wireless Managed Services (CWMS)
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2020 4:46:59 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517911
— Telecommunications Resellers
- Contracting Office
- INFO TECH ACQ CENTER WASHINGTON DC 20528 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- 70RTAC20_CWMS_UPDATE
- Archive Date
- 04/30/2020
- Point of Contact
- DHS OPO Informaiton Technology Acquisition Center
- E-Mail Address
-
CWMS2@hq.dhs.gov
(CWMS2@hq.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- This Special Notice serves as a courtesy message to inform industry of the Department of Homeland Security�s (DHS) plan for the Department-wide enterprise Cellular Wireless Managed Services (CWMS) requirement. This requirement was originally solicited under the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 70 General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services.� However, DHS has now determined that CWMS will be solicited as an open market acquisition to procure the full range of services to satisfy the Department�s needs. DHS intends to resolicit the requirement as a commercial item acquisition under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 as a small business set-aside.� DHS expects to establish a single-award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract.� The anticipated ordering period of the IDIQ contract will be a twelve (12)-month Base Period and four (4) twelve (12)-month Option Periods. Under the proposed IDIQ contract, the contractor shall provide comprehensive commercial cellular wireless managed services to include: managed services; a web portal for device ordering and management; cellular wireless equipment and devices to include multiple mobile solutions and associated licenses; cellular, satellite and data service; Mobile Device Management (MDM); project management; services to enhance in-building cellular coverage; service desk services and other optional services. The services shall include contractor initiated and DHS authorized access to multiple carriers, local regional providers, enterprise services and server licenses. This competitive acquisition is anticipated to be awarded in October 2020.� DHS intends to conduct the acquisition in accordance with the high-level notional milestone schedule as shown below: EVENT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� DATE Draft Request for Proposal � � � � April 2020 Industry Day (Webinar) � � � � � � � April 2020 Final Solicitation Release � � � �� June 2020 Proposal Submission � � � � � � � �� July 2020 Contract Award � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� October 2020 DHS intends to provide continuous status updates via beta.sam.gov on the CWMS requirement.� Any inquiries regarding this notice must be submitted via email to CWMS2@hq.dhs.gov� DHS expects to post a draft Request for Proposal in April 2020. � Thank you for your interest in the DHS CWMS requirement.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/50a30939a7874b0c9e918517ef845ebf/view)
- Record
- SN05577933-F 20200305/200304221134 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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