NOCA 1566 HAFB LTS.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, MASSACHUSETTS

Title: Hanscom Airforce Base – Local Telephone Service (LTS)

Notice ID: 1566

Classification

Original Set Aside: OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Product Service Code: DG11 – IT and Telecom – Network – Telecom Access Services

NAICS Code: 517111 – Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Place of Performance: Hanscom AFB, MA 01731 USA

Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) 27 June 2025

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Hanscom Air Force Base, MA Operational Contracting Division.

This is a notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate and award a sole source contract to Windstream New Edge, LLC.

This requirement will provide essential Local Telecommunication Services (LTS) and features supporting Hanscom AFB, MA. Site specific equipment connectivity requirements are identified in Appendix 1, along with required features. This LTS will support the installation 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year (24/7/365). The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, facilities, materials, and services needed to perform and provide local access to the designated circuit demarcation point(s) identified in Appendix 1 to the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

These services shall include any equipment, wiring, or infrastructure to ensure the Contractor’s proposed solution is compatible with the Government’s current infrastructure without additional Government expense. Access to the local exchange shall also include operator assistance functions. These services shall not include residential or business services for non-Government entities or Government contractors. The Contractor shall follow all Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Public Utility Commission (PUC), Department of Defense (DoD), AF, and industry standards for this requirement.

The Contractor shall provide and install transmission equipment and cables for local exchange access and transport service circuits to the Government-provided floor space at the Government demarcation location(s) identified in Appendix 1. The Contractor shall connect to Government-provided power connection points and termination frames. The Government does not authorize aerial cable installations.

The Government reserves the right to add or remove lines at any time during the period of performance.

The proposed contract action is to procure the specific service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may submit responses (capability statement) to this notice by email to Kristin Morrison at kristin.morrison.1@us.af.mil and Brittany Colton at brittany.colton@us.af.mil no later than 14 July 2025. No other communications will be entertained.

This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB); The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information to be solicited. Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Pre-solicitation, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. We anticipate a sole source procurement IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304.