DIA and PRI phone Service for Rhinelander, Wi

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Bemidji Area intends to award a Firm Fixed Priced Contract on a sole source basis to Frontier California INC, for Rhinelander District Office, in Rhinelander, WI. The anticipated period of performance will include a base plus 4 option years. The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) – Frontier is the current provider for the Rhinelander District Office (RDO). Frontier California INC is the only provider in the Rhinelander area able to provide Primary Rate Interface (PRI), used to carry multiple voice and data lines over traditional copper wire telephone lines for dial tone phone services. They also provide the Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) for RDO's backup circuit system. With this, RDO will still be functional if there is a network outage. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517111: Wired Telecommunication Carriers.