D -- This is a market survey to locate potential sources to include large and small businesses capable of providing local telecommunication services within the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The General Services Administration is seeking information for planning purposes only. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation of needs of the Government. This is a market survey to locate potential sources to include large and small businesses capable of providing local telecommunication services. GSA will not award a contract on the basis of response received nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted in response to this announcement or for use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of response will not be issued. GSA shall not be required to provide Respondents with results of GSA's evaluation of the information received. No basis for claims against GSA shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought/Request for Information or GSA's use of such information as part of our evaluation or in developing specifications for our requirements. The applicable NAICS code is 517110 (Wired Telecommunication Carriers). The small business size standard under the NAICS code of 517110 is 1,500 employees. The Government intends to use Commercial off the Shelf Technology in accordance with FAR Part 12. GSA is seeking to identify qualified contractors to include large and small businesses capable of providing local telecommunication services. GSA's requirements for local telecommunication services are as follows: this acquisition is intended to encompass local telecommunication services for various federal sites within the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including, but not limited to, voice, data, video, broadband, and messaging services. The type of services include, but are not limited to, circuit switched services (i.e., analog, digital, ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI), ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI), switched channel T-1), dedicated un-channel T-1, DSL, ISP access, etc. Mandatory geographic coverage areas within Puerto Rico are as follows: cities of San Juan, Ponce, Caparra, Isla Verde, Hato Rey/Rio Piedras, Mayaguez, and Aguadilla. Optional coverage within Puerto Rico are cities and counties outside of mandatory coverage area. Prospective Contractors responses to this announcement shall contain a Title Page and Synopsis of experience and capabilities. The Title Page should contain the contractor's name, address, date of response, the name and telephone number of the author and/or other points of contact, the Respondent's business size (i.e., a large or small business) under the NAICS code of 517110. The Synopsis should provide evidence of the Respondent's experience in providing similar services and briefly summarize the capabilities of the Respondent to satisfy the above requirements for the mandatory geographic area in Puerto Rico. The Title Page is to be no more than one (1) page; the Synopsis shall not exceed two (2) pages. Respondents must provide the information in writing via email to Juan Ortiz, the Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives, at juan.ortiz@gsa.gov, no later than 5:00 PM EST, June 22, 2004.