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, for the Metropolitan Local Services Acquisition (MLSA). These Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts provide local telephone services, including analog business lines, analog centrex lines, ISDN BRIs/PRIs, DOD/DID trunks, T-1s, T-3s, and other related services. Performance is designated for the Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio metropolitan areas, with an estimated Notice to Proceed date in December 2008.

The procurement was conducted under solicitation number 7TF-07-0006 and classified under NAICS code 517110 and PSC code D. The awardees are SBC Global Services, Inc., doing business as AT&T Global Services (Contract GS07T09BGD0001), and tw telecom holdings, inc. (Contract GS07T09BGD0002). The contract structure includes a three-year base period followed by five 12-month option periods. Maximum contract values are set at $16.5 million for Dallas, $13.5 million for Fort Worth, and $6.5 million for San Antonio.

Because this is a multiple-award procurement, the agency will utilize a fair opportunity process for all subsequent task orders. This action concludes all awards under the MLSA procurement for the specified solicitation. Jane G. Scroggins served as the point of contact for this award notice, which was published on December 9, 2008.