Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Dark Fiber Lease and Maintenance

This notice is in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1) procedures, to Applied Data Systems, Inc. (DUNS: 958630410) for the lease and maintenance of the dark fiber cable lines between 1200 K Street, 1275 K Street, and 1225 I Street. The Period of Performance is one 12-month Base Period and one 6-month Option Period. This is not a Request for Quotation, but a Notice of Intent issued for informational purposes only. A Request for Quotation will not be issued. Interested parties may submit their capability statements for the required services via email to Sierra M. Villanueva at [email protected] no later than February 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM, Eastern Time . Responses received will be evaluated, however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. The PBGC will not reimburse any costs connected with providing the capability information. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this Notice.