SSJ LTS Bridge Action signed_Redacted.pdf

This is a Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification for Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, issued by the Department of the Air Force (US Space Force) in July 2025.

The 21st Contracting Squadron, Services Flight (21CONS/PKB) at Peterson Space Force Base seeks to award a firm-fixed-price sole source ten-month bridge contract to Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc. for Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) at three installations: Space Base Delta 1 (Peterson SFB), Space Base Delta 41 (Cheyenne Mountain SFS), and Schriever Space Force Base (SFSB). The requirement encompasses local exchange access services, Internet Protocol (IP) access transport services, and intra-Local Access Transport Area (LATA) interconnect functions. The contractor must provide all transmission facilities, equipment, materials, maintenance, and design layout services, including troubleshooting and circuit maintenance. Services are funded through Fiscal Year 26 Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funds (Type 3400) with a period of performance from March 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The contract value is redacted; the funding level exceeds $750K and is less than $15M. This bridge contract is necessary to allow 180-day cutover periods for PSFB (60 days), SFSB (30 days), and CMSFS while a competitive reacquisition is conducted. Lumen currently owns all existing infrastructure across the installations, and the Government determined that Lumen is the only practical vendor capable of providing uninterrupted service without breaks in coverage. A sources sought notice was posted on February 24, 2025 with a response date of March 25, 2025, yielding two responses. An industry day was conducted to verify other vendors' capabilities; however, all confirmed that Lumen remains the only viable option due to existing infrastructure ownership and timeline constraints.