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, the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from insurance brokers. The RFQ is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement . The closing date for responses is November 6, 2015 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued in accordance with Part 13 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (known as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued. The solicitation number is USAC-FI-2015-10-004. 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 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 (HC), Lifeline (LI), 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 qualifications from insurance brokers. USAC will then conduct a review of broker services and capabilities with the intention of combining all of USAC's insurance purchases with one broker effective on March 1, 2016. USAC intends to select a duly licensed broker based on the Broker's response to this request for qualifications (RFQ). This RFQ describes the services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. 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 RFQ WILL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACT UNDER A FEDERAL PRIME CONTRACT TO USAC. Complete responses must be submitted to Mr. Jim Cosson, USAC Contracting Office, no later than the date and time set forth in the RFQ. Responses must be submitted by e-mail (
[email protected] ), mail, courier or hand delivered to: Universal Service Administrative Company Attn: Mr. Jim Cosson, 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200. Washington, DC 20036.