SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Leased telecommunication service between Schriever Air Force Base Colorado Spring CO and Thule Tracking Station, Thule, Greenland
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Directorate, DITCO-Scott, 2300 East Dr., Building 3600, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225-5406, United States
- ZIP Code
- 62225-5406
- Solicitation Number
- JA10089
- Archive Date
- 5/29/2010
- Point of Contact
- Deborah A Benscoter, Phone: 618-229-9298, Cheryl L Wilsing, Phone: 618-229-9145
- E-Mail Address
-
deborah.benscoter@disa.mil, cheryl.wilsing@disa.mil
(deborah.benscoter@disa.mil, cheryl.wilsing@disa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- DCA200-00-C-5000
- Award Date
- 4/29/2010
- Description
- The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) at Scott Air Force Base, IL intends to issue a sole source modification to Americom Government Services, Inc (AGS), 1101 Opal Court, Hagerstown, MD 21740-5947. The proposed modification is a continuation and extension of the work performed by AGS under contract DCA200-00-C-5000, which was competitively awarded on 31 October 1999. This modification will extend the period of performance of the contract for the existing telecommunication service for Thule Greenland by one three month base period plus three one month option periods for the period of 01 May 2010 through 31 October 2010. This service consists of the leased service for five (5) continuous, uninterrupted, full duplex, dedicated T1 (1.544Mb) telecommunications circuits between Schriever Air Force Base (SSAFB) and Thule Tracking Station (TTS), Thule Greenland. Service includes full end-to-end (i.e., service demarcation point to service demarcation point) responsibility for the provision, engineering, furnishing, installation, test, performance, and maintenance of facilities and equipment necessary to provide the following symmetrical digital transmission service between TTS and SSAFB. This service directly supports critical Command, Control, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) Communication mission requirements between SSAFB and TTS and the Government cannot take the risk of loss of service. AGS is currently the only commercial provider of high band-width and/or satellite service into Thule, Greenland. AGS is the only commercial communications company that already has in place all the equipment, facilities, and infrastructure needed to provide, operate and maintain the requested service. They have an operational Satellite Station with 11 meter antennas and currently provide service that supports the required service. Due to adverse weather conditions at Thule a lengthy construction cycle of at least two years is needed to allow completion of any construction by other vendors. The construction season for exterior work at Thule is from 15 Jul to 15 September only. The number of daylight hours per day fluctuates depending on the time of the year and can range from 0-24. Approval of this modification will allow for the lead-time needed for installation of the service by a new vendor. This leased telecommunication service provided by AGS between Thule, Greenland and Schriever AFB, CO, directly supports DISA's ability to provide real time command and control communications to the War Fighters. The above contract action will be awarded sole source to AGS, based on their unique ability and capability to maintain the current telecommunication service. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All inquiries regarding the sole source modification shall be submitted electronically and directed to Deborah A. Benscoter, Contracting Officer, Phone 618-229-9298, email deborah.benscoter@disa.mil, or Cheryl Wilsing, Contract Specialist, Phone 618-229-9145, email cheryl.wilsing@disa.mil. (NAICS) 517410 is applicable to this acquisition.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DISA/D4AD/DITCO/JA10089/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Spring, CO and Thule Tracking Station, Thule Greenland, United States
- Record
- SN02133310-W 20100429/100427235021-04c2f40a388df59c2badaebc17966933 (fbodaily.com)
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