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Page 3 of 3 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Solution Delivery, North Atlantic District 1 (NA D1) Telephone Procurement Business Office (TPBO) 36C10A22Q... Page 3 of 3 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Solution Delivery, North Atlantic District 1 (NA D1) Telephone Procurement Business Office (TPBO) 36C10A22Q0083 This amendment is to inform all potential vendors the Government intends to proceed with the initial intent to issue a new contract action using the GSA WITS3 Contract. Per FAR 7.102(a)(4) Agencies shall perform acquisition planning and conduct market research for all acquisitions in order to promote and provide for: Appropriate consideration of the use of pre-existing contracts, including interagency and intra-agency contracts, to fulfill the requirement, before awarding new contracts. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics, Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 1701 Directors Blvd, Ste. 600, Austin, Texas, is searching for capable local exchange carriers for the services and service delivery locations listed in Attachment. These services must be fully up and running no later than February 15, 2022 with no interruptions to the circuits or services. The current services have been previously provided under the GSA Washington Interagency Telecommunications System (WITS)3 contract. To meet this need, the Government intends to issue a new contract action to continue with utilization of the GSA WITS3 Contract. The proposed period of performance is date of award through March 31, 2022 with no option periods. This proposed contract action shall provide VA with continuation of telecommunications voice services to include the following: Plain Old Telephone Lines (POTS)/Business Lines, Trunks, Primary Rate Interface, Direct Inward Calling, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), DS-1 and 10/100mbps point-to-point, Metro E circuits, currently being provided at the facilities listed in the Attachment. The proposed North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort shall be 517311. See specific services and Service Delivery Points (SDP) in the Attachment included with this posting. This is a Pre-solicitation notice/request for information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this Pre-Solicitation notice/RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this Pre-solicitation notice/RFI. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this Pre-solicitation notice/RFI. If interested, please submit a Capabilities Statement demonstrating your ability to provide the required services within the Governments timeline noted above. Submission shall be limited to no more five (5) pages in total, which includes description of your company and proposed teammates and/or subcontractors. Additionally, please include a cover page which indicates your company s biographic information to include full name, your teammates and or subcontractors, point of contacts, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number(s), any and all federal contracts your company may have and your business size standard for NAICS 517311, as well as the socio-economic category associated with your company. Please note 36C10A22Q0083- WITS3 in the subject line of your response. Submittal Instructions: Responses are requested no later 10:00 AM EST, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 via email to Kendra Bell, Contract Specialist at Kendra.Bell@va.gov and Mary Accomando, Contracting Officer, at Mary.Accomando@va.gov. Submit questions in writing, regarding this RFI to Kendra.Bell@va.gov. The Government will try to answer all questions. Those questions and answers will be posted to this site as an attachment. See attached document: VACO SDP List - WITS FY22 V 01-26-2022. End of Document