All 368 TRS Ed Facilities Wi-Fi - Sole Source Justification_Redacted.pdf
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This document is a Justification and Approval for Limited Source for Boingo Wi-Fi to provide commercial internet service provider (C-ISP) to support technical training courses at the 368th Training Squadron (368 TRS) located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The 368 TRS purchased 400 Apple iPad Pro tablets to support over 4,000 students per year in various apprentice and supplemental courses, and requires a service contract for internet access to four dormitories.
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Boingo Wireless, Inc. for 368 TRS Wi-Fi Supporting all 368 Ed Facilities (Bldg 1723, 1724, 1725, 1728) with an anticipated award date on or around 15 Aug 2024. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b). Responses and questions must be received by email no later than 10:00 AM on 12 Aug 2024.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND
2 August 2024
MEMORANDUM FOR 82 CONS/LGCA
FROM: 368 TRS/CC
6007 Cooley Ave, Bldg. 1703
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo 65473
SUBJECT: Justification and Approval for Limited Source – Boingo Wi-Fi
1. Description of the Supplies/Services: The 368 TRS, Fort Leonard Wood, MO purchased 400 Apple iPad Pro tablets and Apple ancillary support equipment to support all Apprentice and Supplemental courses in the 368 TRS. The tablets support over 4K students per year and allow the 368 TRS to fully incorporate student interactive learning. The Grounds Transportation, Pavements & Equipment, Engineering and Emergency Management Apprentice and supplemental courses with 2,000 students per year use the tablets to incorporate timely Career Field Managers changes as well as support student centered learning environment with industries best interactive training tools. The purpose of this requirement is to provide Commercial Internet Service Provider (C-ISP) for technical training use. These connections will maintain physical and logical separation from DISN/AFNET, deny access to prohibited sites and ban users from engaging in prohibited activity, and MUST configure wireless technologies to Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2) encryption. 368TRS requires service contract for internet access to dormitories 1723, 1724, 1725 & 1727.
2. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The 368 TRS/TRR Flight Chief has researched and spoken with IT professionals across Sheppard AFB and Fort Leonard Wood Army Post and Boingo already has existing service on Fort Leonard Wood and in the USAF Dormitories. Initial market research yielded two large businesses as possible sources for this requirement. Cable America, the local ISP/cable company: and Boingo Wireless, Inc., a telecommunications company, providing Wi-Fi, digitals antenna system (DAS) and small cells of wireless networks throughout the country, including military installations. Boingo Wireless has existing infrastructure and networking devices installed in the dormitories on Fort Leonard Wood. Boingo has a contract/agreement with AAFES and is available at over 50 installations.
3. Market Research: The market research was solely conducted by the TRR Chief, Resource Advisor and the Training Manager, we’ve used majority of the information that was gathered.
Address: Boingo Wireless, S660 Midwest Road, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
4. Other Factors: IAW FAR 6.302 the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 10 USC 234 (c). Boingo Wireless has existing infrastructure in barracks and dormitories on Fort Leonard Wood Army Post. Boingo Wireless is the only vendor who can supply wireless commercial internet service to Fort Leonard Wood with existing infrastructure and
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