The current posting for Federal Business Opportunity (HC1013-19-R-0006) under NAICS: 517911 will be the third iteration of this requirement with the name Defense Research Engineering Network – DREN4. However, this can be traced to a fourth version awarded in 1996 under the name DREN Intersite Services Contract (DISC). This procurement takes place out of Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)- Scott Office from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) out of the Department of Defense (DoD).
Current HC1013-19-R-0006 Posting
The Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posting, HC1013-19-R-0006, was released on October 10, 2019, 2019 under NAICS: 517911. Special Notice was posted on December 9, 2019 to provide answers important to Proposal submission. Proposals are due no later than January 27, 2020 3:00 PM CST.
Current Incumbent:
DREN III Contract awarded to Qwest Government Services, Inc dba Centurylink QGS under Solicitation HC1013-11-R-0100 that resulted in contract HC1013-12-D-0002 on 06/08/2012 for a Base and All Options Value of $750,000,000.00 with a Last Date to Order as 06/07/2022.
The Total of all posted contract actions to date for this contract is $134,001,699.80.
The most recent posted contract action was Delivery/Task Order 0103 Modification 6 on 09/10/2019 as a Change Order for a value of $ $54,552.80. This brought the total value of this Delivery/Task Order to $ $621,893.52. There has been a total of 1527 FPDS Contract Action postings under this contract number. There was a total of 3 Offers from Solicitation HC1013-11-R-0100 as a Full and Open procurement.
Total Posted Contract Actions
Prior Contracts:
DREN II awarded to MCI Communications Services Inc dba Verizon Business Services under Solicitation HC1013-11-R-0100 that resulted in contract DCA200-02-D-5003 on 06/08/2012 for a Base and All Options Value of $750,000,000.00 with a Last Date to Order as 06/07/2022. This is a follow-on to the DREN Intersite Services Contract (DISC). Also found references to Solicitation DCA200-01-R-5008 under a GAO Bid Protest. Could not tie this solicitation to the resulting contract number. It is either related to the contract award or the previous solicitation number .
The Total of all posted contract actions to date for this contract is $287,900,302.27
DREN Intersite Services Contract (DISC) awarded to American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) in Fiscal Year 1996.
Prior Postings:
HC1013-12-D-0002 (DREN III) Award Posting
DCA200-02-D-5003 Defense.gov Archive article
DCA200-01-R-5008 GAO Bid Protest Sprint B-288413.11; B-288413.12 October 8, 2002
DCA200-01-R-5008 GAO Bid Protest Global Crossing Telecommunications B-288413.6,B-288413.10: Jun 17, 2002
DREN Intersite Services Contract (DISC) Exhibit R-2a, RDT&E Project Justification reference
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