DG11--Pacific Data Recompete

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Contract Opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Development, Security and Operations (DSO) Telecommunications Provisioning Office (TPO) has a requirement for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Services at the Honolulu VA Medical Centers (VAMC). The proposed project will allow OIT to centralize management of telephone services and accomplish its goal of reducing overall telecommunications expenses. These LEC services consist of: LEC voice and data communications services at various VA locations in accordance with Section 5.2 (see attached). Voice and data services include but are not limited to: Metro Ethernet 10Mbps according to the Market Research workbook. The VA must be listed and retained as the customer of record. Contractor must own the services/infrastructure being provided. The Contractor shall provide telecommunication services at the facilities 24 hours per day, seven days per week with maximum service availability. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 517111 Wired Telecommunication Carriers.

This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal/quote and is not intended to be taken as such. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. Do not submit a proposal or a 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 RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this 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 RFI.

Submittal Instructions:
If your company is capable of providing the aforementioned services, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five (5) pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company s full name, point of contacts and your size standard for NAICS 517111.

Please complete the attached entitled RFI Market Research , by inputting data into all applicable cells in the coverage tab. The Technical workbook captures the ability to provide coverage for each of the required services, in the quantity required, at each of the required Service Delivery Points (SDPs). Using the drop-down selection menu found at Column K of the Attachment, please state yes or no as to whether you can provide the requisite service, in the requisite quantity, to the requisite SDP. A yes or no designation must be entered for each and every item; no item shall be left blank. Please
note that all yes responses will change the blank cell to green; and all no responses will change the blank cell to red. The Market Research Workbook will automatically calculate the total number of yes entries (Column L Total Yes ), the total number of no entries (Column M Total No ), and the total number of required entries left blank (Column O Total Blank ).

All interested parties shall respond no later than 13:00 PM CST on July 22, 2026, via email to CS Marcus.collier@va.gov.

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