D -- Metropolitan Local Acquisition Service (MLSA)

The General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service, Network Services Division (7QTC) of the Greater Southwest Region, awarded multiple contracts on December 4, 2008, under the Metropolitan Local Services Acquisition (MLSA) program. These Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts provide local telephone services across the Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio metropolitan award areas. The scope of services includes analog business lines, analog centrex or centrex-type services with minimum features, ISDN BRIs/PRIs, DOD/DID trunks, T-1s, T-3s, and other pertinent telecommunications services.

This procurement, identified by solicitation number 7TF-07-0006, was awarded to SBC Global Services, Inc., d/b/a AT&T Global Services (Contract GS07T09BGD0001) and tw telecom holdings, inc. (Contract GS07T09BGD0002). The maximum contract values are set at $16.5 million for Dallas, $13.5 million for Fort Worth, and $6.5 million for San Antonio. The performance period consists of a three-year base period followed by five 12-month options, with an estimated Notice to Proceed date in December 2008.

The federal government classified this requirement under NAICS code 517110 and PSC code D. Because the MLSA is a multiple-award procurement, the agency will utilize the fair opportunity process for all task orders issued under these contracts. This announcement, published by the ITS/ Network Services Contract Operations Division 1, concludes all awards for the MLSA procurement under the specified solicitation.