The Federal Communications Commission awarded a $40.99 million definitive contract to Costquest Associates LLC for development, update, and maintenance of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric on September 4, 2026, under a firm fixed-price structure with no set-aside.
The solicitation sought a comprehensive geospatial dataset of all Broadband Serviceable Locations across the United States, its territories, and tribal lands. The dataset must include all residential, non-residential, and multi-use structures with unique location identifiers, WGS84 coordinates (minimum 5 decimal places), standardized address information, unit counts, Census Block and H3 hexagon identifiers, and BSL classification rationale. The contractor shall deliver biannual updates in June and December, quality assurance and challenge impact reports, version change reports, project management, and transition-in and transition-out planning, with support for FCC challenge adjudication.
The contract comprises a 12-month base period plus four optional 1-year periods, running through February 24, 2032, with performance beginning February 25, 2027. Place of performance is hybrid-remote and onsite at FCC headquarters in Washington, DC, with travel within 200 miles at no additional cost to the government. The contract includes four CLINs: Project Management and Support (Firm Fixed Price, 12 months); Fabric Dataset development and maintenance (Firm Fixed Price); Support and Special Projects (Firm Fixed Price/Labor Hour hybrid); and Travel (not-to-exceed $5,000 per period). Key personnel—at least three individuals including one with managerial oversight—must obtain FCC security clearance within 30 days of award. The solicitation is NAICS 541519 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services).