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Februrary 21, 2023 - The purpose of this amendment is to update RFQ Section L.8 Multi-Phase Evaluation Approach Notification, changes to the section are listed in bold.

Failure to participate in Phase I of the procurement precludes further consideration of a Offeror. Phase II submissions will not be accepted from Offerors who have not submitted Phase I proposals by the due date and time stated in this solicitation. For those Offerors that are rated most highly and advised to proceed to Phase II of the proposal submission process, the Contracting Officer will include the Phase II submission instructions within 2 business days. The Phase II written submission due date will be up to 1 week from the date of the notification, and oral presentations will be scheduled to occur after the submission of the written Phase II proposals. The Government recommends Offerors to begin preparation of Phase II only after receipt of the Phase II notice.

No other changes to this RFQ, the closing date to this RFQ remains the same.

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Februrary 13, 2023 - The purpose of this amendment is to update the RFQ and question due dates.

RFQ due date changed:

From: 3:00pm PST on March 13, 2023

To: 3:00pm PST on February 28, 2023

Question due date changed:

From: 3:00pm PST on February 27, 2023

To: 3:00pm PST on February 13, 2023

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS/ICE) is issuing a competitive RFP as a small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517121 Telecommunication Resellers, and the small business standard in number of employees is 1,500. DHS/ICE intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for commercial items under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services) using the source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation).

This solicitation intends to establish a Fixed Firm Unit Price. The contractor shall maintain an approved accounting system to permit timely and accurate development of all necessary cost data in the format required by the proposed contract type.