Field Communications IDIQ (FIELDCOM)

The Field Communications (FIELDCOM) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle is a comprehensive multiple-award contract designed to provide the Department of the Interior and other federal agencies with tactical communications solutions across three functional categories. Category 1 encompasses communications products including P25 radio infrastructure, user devices, aviation and marine radios, FirstNet network devices, communications enclosures, and commercial satellite voice and data equipment. Category 2 focuses on services such as planning, design, implementation, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning of communication systems. Category 3 provides design-build services where a single contractor delivers an entire field communications system, including planning, design, implementation, hardware, and software.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a focus on modernizing and maintaining mission-critical communications networks for federal land management agencies, particularly within the Department of the Interior. Typical task orders range from approximately $10,000 to $1.3 million, with performance periods spanning 3-24 months. Frequent prime contractors include Commdex LLC (a minority-owned small disadvantaged business), AEG Group Inc. (a woman-owned small business), Procom Communications, ACG Systems, and Relm Communications. Most task orders are not set aside, though some utilize total small business designations. Common places of performance include national parks, Bureau of Land Management regions, and other Department of the Interior facilities across the United States, with a geographic concentration in western states. The task orders predominantly involve radio system upgrades, equipment procurement, and communication infrastructure improvements for agencies engaged in wildfire response, law enforcement, and resource management operations.