Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract for Long Distance Telephone Services at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Regional Offices

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation intends to award on a sole source basis with Verizon for long distance telephone services at the Mid-Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 for a base year and two (2) option years, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source. A sole source justification has been prepared in support of this acquisition. Firms believing they can provide these services above must provide written notification to the Contracting Officer with supporting evidence to that effect in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the stated requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All responses received within 5 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action 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. Responses should be emailed to the Government point of contact for this acquisition. Responses should include the firm's Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS) and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Firms should identify business size (i.e. small business, other than small business, etc.) in accordance with the size standard for NAICS Code 517110 which is 1,500 employees. This notice may represent the only official notice of such a solicitation. Questions concerning this solicitation should be directed to Jong Lee by email at jmlee@usbr.gov.