(ii) The requisition number is OIG190632. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

(iv) The corresponding NAICS code is 517110 and small business size standard is 1,500 employees.

(v) A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities -
Please see attached PDF for details.

(vi) Description of requirements - This is sole source requirement for Comcast cable services. The office of Inspector General (OIG) requires the renewal of three existing broadband internet connections to continue operating forensic software and equipment for criminal investigations. The Digital Investigations Branch (DIB) requires the above mentioned service in order to provide investigative, operational, and technical support to OI special agents in the area of digital forensics. Also, Comcast Business is the only brand able to provide 100Mb/s broadband internet service in the Patriots Plaza III (PP III) building. Subsequently, this requirement is for Comcast services only due to restrictive nature of the OIG operation at the PP III building.

(vii) Delivery and all services are to be delivered FOB to Washington, DC. The period of performance shall be for a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, as follows:
Base Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018
Option Period 1: 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019
Option Period 2: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020
Option Period 3: 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021
Option Period 4: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022

(viii) The provision at provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

(x) Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282); (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755); (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); (28) 52.222- 26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246); (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793); (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513); (50) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); (56) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(xiii) The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) clauses also apply: FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999); FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000); FAR 52.203-99, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal confidentiality Agreements (FEB 2015) (DEVIATION 2015-02); FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) and FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (APR 1984); HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations.

(xiv) DPAS - N/A

(xv) Quotes are due Monday, March 13 by 2:00 pm, EST, electronically to the Contract Specialist at [email protected].

(xvi) Contact Mrs. Ingrid Walker, Contract Specialist, at [email protected] regarding the solicitation. Any inquiries must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, with "OIG190632 -Comcast- Inquiries" in the subject line.