DG11--DG11 - Local Exchange Carrier Services across the Enterprise

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{"description":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Development Security Operations, Solution Delivery, Connectivity and Collaboration Services (CCS) has a requirement for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services across the enterprise at VA locations in multiple states. These LEC services consist of: Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines, Caller ID feature (POTS Line), Call Forward feature (POTS Line), Call Hunting/Roll Over feature (POTS Line), and HSI/DSL Standalone 12-40 Mbps. The Contractor shall provide telecommunication services at the facilities 24-hour hours per day, seven (7) days per week with maximum availability. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers.\nThis notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal/quote and is not intended to be taken as such. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. Do not submit a proposal or a quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.\nSubmittal Instructions:\nIf your company is capable of providing the aforementioned services, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five (5) pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company s full name, point of contact(s) and your size standard for NAICS 517111. All interested parties shall respond no later than12:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) via email to Chantel.Bass@va.gov. \n\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C10B26Q0175 Type: Sources Sought Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 517111 Classification Code: DG11 Response Deadline: 2026-02-19T12:00:00-06:00 Office Address: EATONTOWN, NJ POC: Chantel Bass, Chantel.Bass@va.gov, 512-981-4044 {"description":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Development Security Operations, Solution Delivery, Connectivity and Collaboration Services (CCS) has a requirement for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services across the enterprise at VA locations in multiple states. These LEC services consist of: Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines, Caller ID feature (POTS Line), Call Forward feature (POTS Line), Call Hunting/Roll Over feature (POTS Line), and HSI/DSL Standalone 12-40 Mbps. The Contractor shall provide telecommunication services at the facilities 24-hour hours per day, seven (7) days per week with maximum availability. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers.\nThis notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal/quote and is not intended to be taken as such. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. Do not submit a proposal or a quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.\nSubmittal Instructions:\nIf your company is capable of providing the aforementioned services, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five (5) pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company s full name, point of contact(s) and your size standard for NAICS 517111. All interested parties shall respond no later than12:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) via email to Chantel.Bass@va.gov. \n\n"}