Lumen Logical follow-on v2 Redacted

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity
1) Identification of the agency and the contracting activity Federal Maritime Commission
Office of Management Services
Washington, DC
2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved. The Office of Information Technology requests approval to issue a logical follow-on Task Order with Lumen Technologies to extend Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) services currently provided under Task Order 65310221F00006 for one year effective 9/30/2026 – 9/29/2027.
(3) A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).
Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions is the federal government’s recommended contract vehicle for Best-in-Class enterprise telecommunications and networking solutions. EIS includes service-related labor and equipment, wireless, cloud and managed cyber-security solutions.
The scope of FMC’s requirement involves telecom (voice and data) services consisting of: x IPVS – SIP trunking
o 80 concurrent call paths
o ~184 DID numbers
x TFS – 2 toll free numbers
x MTIPS – 1000 Mbps Ethernet circuit (1000 Mbps port)
x MNS – Managed Network Services
x Secure Remote Access (Zscaler)
x DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection
o Monitoring
o Attack stoppage
o Remediation
Estimated Value: $592,754.31
(4) Identification of the Exception to Fair Opportunity and Supporting Rationale Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) – Logical Follow-on

The existing critical services that will continue to be performed under this follow-on Task Order to maintain continuity of services are:
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Network and Voice: IP Services (IPS). IP Voice (IPVS), Managed Network Service (MNS), Virtual Private Network Service (VPNS), and Toll-Free Services. Security: Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services (MTIPS) and Managed Security Service (MSS)
Infrastructure: Co-located Hosting (CHS). Ethernet Transport (ETS), and Cable Wiring (CWS).

Currently, Lumen is the only provider with the established infrastructure and technical expertise required to sustain FMC’s existing EIS services without interruption and prevent a lapse in service.
Award of the one-year logical follow-on to Lumen is in the interest of economy and efficiency while FMC completes the planned competitive acquisition for these services. Transitioning the requirement to another EIS contractor for the limited interim period would require the replacement of data network router equipment, networking configuration