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****THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY; THIS IS NOT A FORMAL REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)****

The 119th Wing is conducting preliminary Market Research to determine an available pool of vendors who are able to provide local Telecommunication Services to the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo, North Dakota. Potential dates of required Telecommunication Services are 1 August 2023-31 July 2028 (5 years).

Requirements:

Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) will provide essential local area Telecommunication Services (TS) and features supporting the installation 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year (24/7/365). TS shall include, at a minimum but not limited to: local access for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Interface's (PRI’s); local exchange trunks; transport channels; point-to-point circuits; Commercial Subscriber Lines (CSLs) and features; Direct Inward Dial directory numbers (DIDs) and number portability; local and Intra-Local Access and Transport Area (LATA) access; and interconnection with Inter-LATA exchange carrier.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code used for industry classification is 517111 "Wired Telecommunications Carriers." This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that are owned and/or leased for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks.

All information from interested parties that is received in response to this Sources Sought notice will be collected and saved until which time this potential requirement becomes defined and fully funded. A solicitation MAY be issued at that time. This Sources Sought Notice is being posted for Market Research purposed only to identify Small Business vendors who are able to provide the services listed above.

If you are an interested party who is able to provide these services, please provide a capability statement identifying your firm’s ability to meet these requirements via email to Lieutenant Brian Erdmann at brian.erdmann@us.af.mil and MSGT Tamara Stavenes at tamara.stavenes@us.af.mil.

***Please see the attached Draft PWS and Vendor Information Form ***

****THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY; THIS IS NOT A FORMAL REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)****