D--Verizon Business Lines/DSL (PITC)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Acquisition Operations, Technology Acquisition Center, located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey, intends to enter into a contract on a basis of other than full and open competition for existing phone service and related maintenance in the Philadelphia Information Technology Center (PITC) located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These services include dial tone, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) PRI (Primary Rate Interface) and Basic Rate Access, Direct Inward Dialing (DID) Traffic, directory listing services (both foreign and domestic), Direct Service Line (DSL) internet connectivity and 24 hour a day, seven days a week tech support with maximum service availability. The intended sole source action will be a firm-fixed price contract with Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. (Verizon), located at 22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Ashburn, Virginia 20147. The Statutory Authority for this exception to competition falls under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 6.302-1 entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The North American Industrial Classification for this effort is 517110. The anticipated award date is October 1, 2014. This 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 notification shall close on September 30, 2014. Questions/responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Contract Specialist, Courtney Welch, e-mail: [email protected], with the subject line as the synopsis number, VA118-14-R-0512. The Points of Contact (POCs) for this action are Courtney Welch, Contract Specialist, 732-440-9672 or David Nostrant, Contracting Officer, 732-440-9706.