Description
Description of Required Services: The proposed action is a follow on to the existing contracts with Cellco Partnership (dba Verizon) (GS00Q13NSA3001), AT&T Mobility LLC (GS00Q13NSA3000), and T-Mobile USA, Inc (GS00Q13NSA3002), which will expire in March 2022. The devices to be offered under GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) are based on current vendor technology and include a wide range of cellular equipment providing mobile domestic and international communications to FAA/DOT employees as well as those potential customers in other federal agencies. The current GSA MAS contracts are Verizon (47QTCA20D00B5), AT&T Mobility LLC (GS-35F-247DA), and T-Mobile USA, Inc (GS-35F-0503M). The FAA National Wireless Program (NWP) requires cellular phone and mobile data services provided by major carriers based on the current Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile GSA MAS. A major carrier is defined as a primary provider of cellular communications that: 1) Provides cellular devices and uninterrupted service with the capability to send and receive voice, text and data within all 50 States, to include all Metropolitan areas with a population of 100,000 or more, and Washington D.C. 2) Provides uninterrupted international coverage for employees stationed abroad and those that travel from their home duty-station to other locations abroad to perform FAA business. 3) Provides consistent and reliable analog or digital service, whether the service is provided by the primary contractor or by subcontractors. Currently the FAA NWP uses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to provide the requirements mentioned above. Authority: This requirement will be processed under the authority of the Acquisition Management System Guidance T3.2.2.8.A5c, Brand Name Selection, as only those sources available to meet the needs of the FAA due to standardization and external mandate. Rationale Supporting Use of a Brand Name: Standardization: It is in the best interest of the FAA to use a Brand Name to acquire devices and services from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile in order to provide the FAA with the mobility services required for employees to complete mission related tasks both cost effectively and in a timely manner. It is necessary to continue to provide the FAA with devices and services through Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile for the purposes of maintaining standardization and quality of service for employees requiring wireless mobility. The FAA workforce currently uses Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile devices and service plans to communicate with co-workers, conduct business and exchange vital, and in many cases, mission-critical information. External Mandate #1: On November 9, 2011, President Obama released Executive Order 13589, Promoting Efficient Spending. This procurement request supports Section 1. Policy which requires federal employee’s acting as good stewards of the taxpayer’s dollar’s to act in a fiscally responsible manner, including by minimizing their costs, in order to perform mission critical functions in the most efficient, cost effective way. This request also supports Section 4. Employee Information Technology Devices of this order which states agencies should assess current device inventories and usage, and establish controls, to ensure that they are not paying for unused or underutilized information technology equipment, installed software, or services. Through this procurement NWP will continue to provide the FAA and other federal agencies with the ability to manage their inventories and usage, as well provide them information regarding unused and underutilized devices. External Mandate #2: On August 4, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued M-16-20. The subject of the memorandum is the, "Category Management Policy 16-3: Improving the Acquisition and Management of Common Information Technology: Mobile Devices and Services." This memorandum is the third in a series of policies directing covered agencies to improve their Information Technology (IT) commodity management practices. It requires agencies to continue progress by further reducing the high level of fragmentation and duplication of mobile contracts and by simplifying the federal marketplace for these services. The memorandum covers cellular devices and service plans for those devices. OMB’s M-16-20 requires that agencies use an available Government-wide solution.