58--Cell Phone Wireless Service

Sole Source: The United States Army Contracting Command, Mission Installation Contracting Command, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Arizona, intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price call order under Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) W91RUS-11-A-0006 (expires 31 July 2016) on a sole source basis with Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless located at One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-1025. Multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) were established non-competitively under Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, Clinger-Cohen Act, and Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2002 for the commercially available wireless services from a variety of service providers. In accordance with Army mandate memorandum DoD Handheld Wireless BPAs, dated May 2007, the Army CIO/G6 declared mandatory use of the DoD handheld wireless enterprise BPAs for the purchase of wireless devices and services. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the ordering procedures as specified in the U.S. Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground Next Generation Wireless BPAs Cellular & Paging Solutions Ordering Guide, dated 15 November 2011. The North American Classification System code is 517210 with a size standard of 1,500 employees. This call order is in support of the YPG Garrison cell phone wireless service. There is limited cell phone signal downrange and throughout USAYPG. Verizon Wireless is the only source that has the most coverage at USAYPG and is also the only company who has signal towers on USAYPG. Widespread cell phone coverage is required for operational support, communications for testing, and emergency and safety concerns. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed requirement. Responses other than the above source may identify their interest and capabilities to perform the requirement by submitting a proposal via email or facsimile with complete mailing address, point of contact, phone number, facsimile number, business size and shall be clearly marked with solicitation number W9124R-12-T-0008. Please email your information no later than 13 February 2012, 12:00 PM MST to the point of contact listed below.