D -- FISD Butler County Pennsylvania Wired Telecommunication Services

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURHTERMORE, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Pursuant of FAR 6.302-1 the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Investigative Services Division (FISD) intends to award a sole-source order for recurring telecommunication land line, local telephone and connectivity services for FISD?s office located in Butler County Pennsylvania. Our market research indicates that United Telephones Company, DBA Embarq Pennsylvania, is the only available responsible source able to satisfy OPM?s needs. The North American Standard Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for action is 517110 ? Wired Telecommunications Carriers and this procurement is unrestricted, allowing both large and small business. This is not a solicitation for offers, but rather a notice of the Agency?s intent to make a sole-source award to United Telephone Company. There will be no solicitation issued or available. This notice is for information only and may represent the only official notice for this and similar actions within Butler County Pennsylvania during the next 120 days. Vendors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at the time the requirement is to be awarded will not be considered. Vendors may register with CCR by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or +1 (555) 000-0000, or by accessing www.ccr.gov.You may email questions regarding this notice to the issuing office at: contact@example.gov or fax to: +1 (555) 000-0000 Attention: Leslie Halberg. BACKGROUND The Federal Investigative Services Division (FISD) is a part of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). FISD provides background investigation services for other agencies of the Federal Government. This Division is seeking responsible sources to provide local telephone and connectivity services for the OPM-FISD office location in Butler County Pennsylvania. SPECIFICATIONS: Local Telephone and Connectivity Services This statement of work describes the local telephone and connectivity services required by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Investigative Services Division (FISD) to maintain normal business operations in support of its investigative mission. OPM requires the services of a vendor capable of providing multiple main number local telephone and connectivity accounts in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PA PUC) regulations. OPM?s service requirement includes local connectivity, key system trunk connectivity, PBX/PABX trunk connectivity, equipment usage, normal connectivity surcharges, and ISDN and PRI interface connectivity. OPM requires that the current configuration of the key system trunk connectivity capability be maintained supporting numerous unpublished sub-line numbers.