# Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c10a24q0048 - Solicitation number: 36C10A24Q0048 - Notice type: Sources sought - Status: Closed. Deadline was March 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: Technology Acquisition Center Austin (36C10A) - NAICS: 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers - Product or service code: DG11 Telecom access and other usage billing services. Includes satellite communications access, internet, cellular services, landline and telephone services. Transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks. - First posted: March 5, 2024 - Last posted: July 25, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cea9e61bffdc42fdb06d42594783d6fd/view ## Description Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Development, Security and Operations (DSO) Telecommunications Provisioning Office (TPO) has a requirement for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services across the enterprise at multiple locations. These LEC services consist of: Metro Ethernet (wired/wireless) 10mbps-1000mbps. The Contractor shall provide telecommunication services at the facilities 24 hours per day, seven days per week with maximum service availability. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort it 517111 Wired Telecommunication Carriers. 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 is a Request for Information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or a request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or a quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. **Submittal Instructions:** If your company is capable of providing the aforementioned services, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company s full name, points of contact and your size standard for NAICS 517111. Please complete the attached entitled Market Research Worksheet LEC , by inputting data into all applicable cells. The Technical Workbook captures the ability to provide coverage for each of the required services, in the quantity required, at each of the required Service Delivery Points (SDPs). Using the drop-down selection menu found at Column K of the Attachment, please state yes or no as to whether you can provide the required service, in the required quantity, to the required SDP. A yes or no designation must be entered for every item; no item shall be left blank. Please note that all yes responses will change the blank cell to green and all no responses will change the blank cell to red. The Technical Workbook will automatically calculate the total number of yes entries (Column L Total Yes ), the total number of no entries (Column M Total No ), and the total number of required entries left blank (Column N Total Blank ). All interested parties who can supply all the required services at all the listed SDPs shall respond no later than 10:00 AM CST on March 12, 2024, via email to camille.dye@va.gov. ## Publications - March 5, 2024: Sources sought, due March 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice fcbeadd7865543c5ad80ef1fbe2feab3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fcbeadd7865543c5ad80ef1fbe2feab3/view - July 25, 2024: Sources sought, due July 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice a421b90db5cd4f178bd0f373bfe180b5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a421b90db5cd4f178bd0f373bfe180b5/view - July 25, 2024: Sources sought, due March 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice cea9e61bffdc42fdb06d42594783d6fd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cea9e61bffdc42fdb06d42594783d6fd/view ## Points of contact - Camille Dye, Contract Specialist, camille.dye@va.gov, 512-981-4018 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. 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