D--R3 LEC Services - Time Warner Cable - Extension From 3/1/16 - 9/30/16

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Acquisition Operations (OAO), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey, intends to modify an existing to contract to maintain coverage for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services on the VA Region 3 Telecommunications Business Office (R3 TBO) Time Warner Cable infrastructure. TAC intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price modification to Time Warner Cable, 60 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The period of performance is March 1, 2016 through September 31, 2016, with one, five-month option period. The proposed modification is for the continuation of telecommunications Metro E 10/100 mbps point to point data circuits. Metro E circuits, currently being provided at the facilities listed in Addendum C of the Performance Work Statement for the states of North Carolina. Coverage and services shall be in place on March 1, 2016 with no interruptions to the circuits or services. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 57110. The anticipated award date is March 1, 2016. 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, 2015. Questions/responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Contract Specialist, Michael Frank, e-mail: [email protected], with the subject line as the synopsis number, VA118-15-C-0104 P00008. The Points of Contact (POCs) for this action are Michael Frank, Contract Specialist, 732-440-9701 or Iris Farrell, Contracting Officer, 732-440-9661