The Air National Guard awarded Level 3 Communications, LLC a purchase order valued at $406,950.95 on August 27, 2020, for the provision and maintenance of a 1 Gbps Ethernet circuit connecting two Iowa locations: Building 251 in Sioux City and Building 100 in Fort Dodge. The contract, which is firm fixed-price with no small business set-aside, was issued under a Defense Information Systems Agency solicitation and requires the contractor to establish the necessary Telecommunications Service Priority code while meeting a maximum 13 millisecond one-way latency requirement. The ultimate completion date is March 4, 2026, providing up to 60 months of service delivery at the specified locations.
Level 3 Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc., is a major telecommunications carrier with an extensive federal contracting portfolio exceeding $200 million in historical awards, particularly serving DISA and Department of Defense components. The company specializes in high-capacity Ethernet circuits and network infrastructure services across defense and civilian agencies. This award represents a continuation of Level 3's established role as a critical infrastructure partner for federal telecommunications requirements, leveraging the company's proven expertise in dedicated circuit provisioning and network connectivity solutions for military installations and defense operations.