60--Maintenance of leased fiber

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Augusta GA, is considering awarding a sole source contract to COMCAST, 105 River Shoals Parkway, Augusta GA 30909-2041, for: Scope of Work: Provide the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center (CNVAMC) maintenance on twelve (12) strands of dark/lease fiber from the Demarc of Building 110 room GB139A on Wrightsboro Road to the Demarc of Building 801 Room 2C120 on 15th Street. The distance between the two divisions is three miles. The lease fiber will be managed and serviced by the Internet Service Provider. Communication passing through the lease fiber will be controlled and managed by the Charlie Norwood VAMC. The lease fiber is required to provide two way video, voice and data services between the two divisions. The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in this statement of work (SOW), except as may otherwise be specified. COMCAST is currently providing this service for CNVAMC. Background: The uptown (CNVAMC) is located on One Freedom Way, off of Wrightsboro Road three miles from the Downtown CNVAMC on 15th Street. Dark/lease fiber is solicited because of the distance and location. Dark fiber provided the CNVAMC the ability to scale with the needs of the medical center as services change and increased at both divisions. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for offers. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product to Shirley Adams, Contract Specialist at contact@example.gov or fax (+1 (555) 000-0000 by December 3, 2012, no later than 2:00 PM EST. All capability statement received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under NAICS 517110 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1500 employees. This is for informational purposes only and not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Any information submitted to this notice of intent is voluntary. The availability and capability of qualified small business sources, whether they are Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women Owned, or Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, and their size classification relative to the NAICS code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method including whether a set aside is possible.