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The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) is seeking information from industry to determine the capabilities of industry and determine interested source... The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) is seeking information from industry to determine the capabilities of industry and determine interested sources for a new requirement. This is a Sources Sought Notice for Market Research purposes only. This is not a request for proposals. The Government will not reimburse for any costs incurred to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to reject in whole, or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to inform respondents of the results of this survey. It is anticipated that a contract will be award using FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures (and will use FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items). Interested sources should respond to the attached questionnaire and submit a Statement of Qualifications to help facilitate the Government's market research. The Government will analyze all of the responses and determine if this requirement is suitable to do a total or partial set-aside for small businesses. If the pool of small businesses is insufficient, the Government may elect to solicit this requirement using full and open competitive procedures. The Government does not intend to rank submissions. Description of the Requirement: USACE is looking for fixed and mobile high-speed satellite broadband internet services for remote sites, emergency response teams, and vessels. Service must be available anywhere in the US, support speeds of 5 mbps and faster and have low latency to support virtual private network (VPN) and other latency-sensitive services. The initial requirement is to provide services within the US (and primary use would be US). Global capability may be required in the future with service potentially required in the Middle East and Pacific coast Asia. The number of accounts (service locations) is estimated at 30 initially with the potential need to scale up to 300 locations. The anticipated contract would likely include a base year plus four (4) option years. USACE anticipates a varying level of use at each location with some locations having heavier use than others. It is anticipated USACE will purchase hardware for connectivity Information may be provided for both purchase and leasing of necessary equipment as USACE is interested in procuring the hardware and services in packages/ways/methods common on the open market. USACE is looking to learn from interested sources about standard terms and conditions in the market and learn price structures (i.e., price per license or per location, does price change with location, etc.) to provide the required services. Submission requirements: Please submit a capabilities statement in addition to responding to the attached Questionnaire. Submissions should not exceed 25 pages with 12-point font, single spaced, using 1-inch margins. The Questionnaire, table of contents and cover pages are not included in the page count. Responses should be submitted in PDF format. Responses should describe the interested party's capabilities to complete the required services detailed below. No Performance Work Statement/Statement of Work is available at the current time. Oral communications will not be considered. Amendment 001 to this Sources Sought Notice is to provide answers to questions received in response to this notice. Answers are posted as an additional attachment.