D -- CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Notice Date

April 16, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

ZIP Code

20310-5200

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

April 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Renee' Willis, 703/602/3689/Contracting officer, Ruth Kelly, 703/602-3677

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist (williry@hqda.army.mil)

Description

Defense Supply Service -- Washington (DSS-W), in support of Defense Telecommunications Service -- Washington (DTS-W) and under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (a) (2) (iii), intends to issue a modification to extend their current contract requesting commercial item acquisition of wireless equipment and airtime for Department of Defense agencies in the National Capital Region (NCR). The requirement includes, transmission and receipt of voice and data on mobile telephones; and electronic service order processing and invoicing using DTS-W specific formats. Verizon Wireless is the incumbent contractor and capable of continued provisioning of the services without substantial duplication of cost to the Government during the extension and also to provide service without potential disruption resulting from transition to another network. The modification will be for an interim period between 1 May 2001 and 30 July 2001, an anticipated three-month period. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The follow-on contract has been awarded and is anticipated for the three-month extension, which will provide for any slippage in schedule or delay in potential transition of the 13,000 wireless phones. This extension will allow for transitioning of Consolidated Billing incumbent, Verizon Wireless's equipment and services to awardees Consolidated Billing equipment and services.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010418/DSOL003.HTM (W-106 SN50J3C1)