D--Hot Springs,Pine Ridge,Martin Vet Ctr Telephone Svc

DESCRIPTION: The VISN 23 Veterans Health Administration intends to negotiate a commercial sole source contract with Golden West Telecommunications, 415 Crown St., Wall, SD, 57790 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2005-53. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. A justification for other than full and open competition is attached in support of this acquisition. This contractor has knowledge and experience with the VA VISN 23 power scribe system that would not be readily available to another contractor. The following is the Statement of Work we are requesting this contractor to complete for us: Statement of Work Voice services which include but may not be limited to; local area dialing to the southern Black Hills area (to see section A for local dialing exchanges currently provided), 3 Primary Rate Interface's (PRI) lines, 300 pre-designated Direct in-dial (DID) lines, 12 pre-designated Business Telephone lines (1FB), and 1 Digital subscriber line (DSL) to the Hot Springs VAMC. Vendor to provide basic telephone service to the Pine Ridge CBOC. There are 2 local Pine Ridge numbers that are used in conjunction with the fire alarm system; +1 (555) 000-0000 and +1 (555) 000-0000 are the local numbers for this purpose. The numbers are there to auto call the fire department if there is any smoke/fire detection within the building. The Martin Vet Center will have basic telephone service to include call forwarding and caller ID on the main line to the Vet Center. The monthly billing for all services is to be on one bill with a separate section for each entity. Provider must be able to provide all of the above telecommunications services. This will ensure services are dependable and will be able to respond quickly to outages and additional requests that may impact patient care needs/treatment and VA staff/employees at the Hot Springs VAMC, Pine Ridge CBOC, Martin Vet Center and the Black Hills VA Call Center. In the event that phone services are switched over to a new carrier, the current provider and the new provider must work together to ensure a smooth and nearly seamless transition. Each provider will coordinate the transition with the VA Telecom Staff. Local Dialing Exchanges to be included in the local dialing service: Also includes area specific cell phone prefixes in the following areas. 605-459 Ardmore 605-344 Belvidere 605-654 Bonesteel 605-833 Buffalo Gap 605-775 Burke 605-557 Clearfield 605-457 Creinhton 605-673 Custer 605-662 Edgemont 605-985 Enning 605-739 Faith, Rural 605-835 Gregory 605-567 Hayes 605-745 Hot Springs 605-433 Interior 605-837 Kadoka 605-455 Kyle 605-462 Long Valley 605-685 Martin 605-748 Maurine 605-843 Midland 605-544 Milesville 605-856 Mission 605-669 Murdo 605-754 New Underwood 605-535 Oelrichs 605-424 Oral 605-859 Philip 605-867 Pine Ridge 605-386 Quinn 605-473 Reliance 605-747 Rosebud 308-453 S. Ardmore 402-653 S. Bonesteel 402-774 S. Burke 402-974 S. Gregory 402-525 S. Oelrichs 605-683 Vivian 307-663 W. Edgemont 605-279 Wall 605-993 Wasta 308-862 Whiteclay 605-259 White River 605-798 Wicksville 605-842 Winner 605-897 Witten 605-452 Wood The following clauses are in effect with this contract: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Nov 2012) 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (Apr 1984) THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. All inquiries received by 4:00 PM Mountain Time, December 18, 2015, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Your concerns will be considered if you respond to this posting with a similar product/service. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing by mail to Pamela Phillips, BHHCS, 113 Comanche Road, Fort Meade, SD 57741 or by e-mail at contact@example.gov