Circuit "a" - 10 gbps dedicated internet
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HQ051621C0015
- Awardee
-
Frontier California Inc. UEI H38VV5ZWZQY3 Part of Verizon Maryland LLC
- Awarding agency
-
Defense Media Activity
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $455,732
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- WMA-R - bmnet ISP Special Notice · HQ051621R0062 · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $455,732.08 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 95% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Thousand Oaks, CA 91362, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise an Option | $42,348 | |
| Exercise an Option | $84,696 | |
| Exercise an Option | $84,696 | |
| Exercise an Option | $84,696 | |
| Exercise an Option | $84,696 | |
| Original award | $74,600 |
About this award
Defense Media Activity awarded a $455,732.08 firm-fixed-price definitive contract, HQ0516-21-C-0015, to Frontier California Inc. on September 1, 2021, for B-NET internet service provider support (Circuit A, 10 Gbps dedicated internet) for DMA Riverside. The award carries no set-aside, and Frontier is a large for-profit business with no SBA designations. A July 7, 2026 special notice states that Defense Media Activity intends to sole source a six-month modification of this contract to Frontier under FAR 6.302-1, citing Frontier's proprietary Internet Protocol range and the reconfiguration of security firewalls and routing tables across hundreds of remote base receiving stations globally that a transition would require. The notice sets responses due July 22, 2026, and describes the modification as extending performance from September 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 under FAR 52.217-8, supporting uninterrupted connectivity for the American Forces Network's 24x7x365 global broadcast mission.
The contract is a follow-on to HQ0028-16-F-0051 and runs through an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2027. Place of performance is Thousand Oaks, CA 91362.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ051621C0015?
HQ051621C0015 was awarded to Frontier California Inc. by Defense Media Activity (Department of Defense) on September 1, 2021.
How much is contract HQ051621C0015 worth?
The government has obligated $455,732 on HQ051621C0015.
Was contract HQ051621C0015 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ051621C0015 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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