D--LOCAL PHONE SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 11, plans to negotiate a sole source contract with SBC Global Services Inc. for providing local telephone service at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The procurement is conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which permits a sole source award when only one responsible source can fulfill the agency's needs. The contract falls under NAICS code 517110, with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. The notice explicitly states that this is not a solicitation or request for offers, but rather an intent to negotiate exclusively with SBC Global Services Inc. Interested parties wishing to challenge the sole source determination must provide compelling evidence that competition would benefit the government. Such responses must be submitted via email by 1:00 PM EST on October 1, 2013, to the designated email address, and no telephone inquiries will be entertained. The contract will be managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs office located in Dayton, Ohio, though the service location is the Indianapolis VA Medical Center. The announcement underscores that the government holds full discretion to proceed without competition based on the unique supplier circumstance.