RFQ_LLTS_COMBO.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS, 673D AIR BASE WING

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA

19 August 2026

COMBO

Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER), Alaska – Local & Long-Distance Telecommunications

Services

(LLTS)

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Part 12. (Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO)

12.202(b)(1)). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number FA500026Q0047 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of local and long-distance telecommunications services in accordance with (IAW) Attachment 1 – LLTS

Performance Work Statement (PWS).

This acquisition will be for full and open competition and is not set-aside for small business concerns.

NAICS code for this project is 517111 – Wired Telecommunications Carriers.

PSC code is DG11 – IT and Telecom-Network – Telecom Access Services.

Size Standard – 1,500 employees.

RFO provisions and clauses enclosed are those in effect through the technical amendment of 16 March

2026. R-DFARS clauses and provisions enclosed are those in effect as of the date of this solicitation. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Government intends to establish a single firm-fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Vendor whose quote is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. All Vendors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award IAW RFO 52.204-7 (www.sam.gov).

(ii) See Attachment 3 – LLTS Pricing Schedule for a full description of the Government’s requirement.

The attached Pricing Schedule represents the proposed contract line item numbers (CLINs), estimated quantities, and unit of measure for each area of performance.

(iii) The Government intends to purchase essential local and long-distance telecommunications services and features supporting local "dial-tone" and ancillary services. The Vendor shall provide all labor, tools, facilities, materials, and services needed to perform and provide local access to the designated circuit demarcation points identified in Appendix 1. These services shall include any equipment, wiring, or infrastructure to ensure the Vendor's quoted solution is compatible with the Government's current infrastructure without additional Government expense. Access to the local exchange shall also include http://www.sam.gov/ operator assistance functions. These services shall not include residential or business services for non-

Government entities or Government Vendors. The Vendor shall follow all Federal Communications

Commission (FCC), Public Utility Commission (PUC), Department of Defense (DoD), AF, and industry standards for this requirement. Typical Monthly Call Volumes in Existing Environment.

(iv) Services shall be provided to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), AK. Site specific equipment connectivity and feature requirements are identified in Appendix 1 of the PWS. All equipment items shall be delivered FOB destination. Services and support shall be provided to JBER 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (24/7/365).

(v) A list of solicitation provisions and contract clauses that apply to this acquisition can be found below and in Attachment 4 – LLTS Additional Provisions & Clauses.

(vi) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. In addition to the following addendum, all terms and conditions of FAR 52.212-1 remain in effect. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

(a) To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the Vendor must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Vendors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Vendors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

(a)(4) Specific Instructions: The response shall consist of the following:

Part 1 – Technical Acceptability – Quote must provide the following:

A. Incident Response Submission Requirement (PWS 3.3.2.2)– The Vendor shall submit an Incident Response Plan detailing how they will achieve the one (1) hour on-site response time for High Priority outages by the start of performance. The Vendor must submit an Incident Response Plan detailing how they will arrive onsite and begin work within one (1) hour of outage notification. The plan must prove how the Vendor will meet this absolute one-hour limit—which begins the exact moment the CFP sends the alert—by detailing local staffing logistics and the proactive management of gate-clearance times.

Additionally, the plan must verify that all designated technicians maintain active, pre-cleared base access credentials to ensure installation security processing does not delay their physical arrival at the site.

B. Installation and Cutover Plan Submission Requirement (PWS 8.2.2) – The Vendor shall submit a proposed Installation and Cutover Plan detailing how they will ensure cutover occurs within 90 days of contract award, avoiding service disruption of currently provided telecommunication services. The plan shall include, at minimum, the information required in PWS 8.2.3 and appendix 1.

Part 2 – Price – Submit a quote also using Attachment 3 – LLTS Pricing Schedule.

Part 3 – Not to be evaluated – Per PWS 8.2.1, The Contractor shall submit all

Interconnection Agreements (IAs) to the Government with their quote. If providing a quote as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) for any and/or all services, provide documented evidence of IAs and/or leasing agreements relevant to this effort.

(b) The Vendor agrees to hold the price in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes

(End of Provision)

(vii) 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO) this provision has been tailored to this procurement and is provided in full-text below:

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible Vendor whose quote, conforming to the RFQ, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotes using Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

i. Technical Acceptability: The Government will evaluate the quote on an

Acceptable or Unacceptable basis (as described in Table 1 below).

Table 1. Ratings

Acceptable The Vendor’s technical submission meets the requirements of the PWS.

Unacceptable The Vendor’s technical submission does not meet the requirements of the PWS.

1. Incident Response Plan

Evaluation Standard – The Government will evaluate the realism and reliability of the response plan to meet the requirements in PWS 3.3.2.2.

2. Installation and Cutover Plan

Evaluation Standard – The Government will evaluate the proposed Installation and Cutover Plan methodology detailing how the Vendor will ensure cutover occurs within 90 days of contract award, avoiding service disruption of currently provided telecommunication services IAW PWS 8.2.3 and appendix 1.

Submission of a generic diagram or not explaining the service routing will be determined technically unacceptable.

ii. Price: Must be determined to be fair and reasonable;

1. Total Evaluated Price (TEP): A TEP will be computed for each quote. The

Government will evaluate all options pricing IAW RFO 52.217-5, Evaluation of

Options. The price of a six-month extension authorized by RFO Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, will be added to the submitted price for each potential contract performance period.

(a) The TEP is a two (2) part computation. First, the Vendor's Total Price will be determined by multiplying the Quantities identified in the pricing schedule by the

Unit Price (limited to two decimal places) for each Contract Line Item Number

(CLIN) to confirm the total Extended Price for each CLIN; the sum of all total

Extended Prices will be the Vendor's Total Price. This will be done for all CLINs on the base an all option periods. Second, the Total Price (total amount for All

CLINs) plus the sum of RFO Clause 52.217- 8 Option to Extend Services formula (shown below) will constitute the TEP.

The formula for RFO Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services amount is as follows:

Base Year = Price of Base Year x 6

Option Year 1 = Price of Option Year 1 x 6

Option Year 2 = Price of Option Year 2 x 6

Option Year 3 = Price of Option Year 3 x 6

Option Year 4 = Price of Option Year 4 x 6

2. Evaluating the Option CLINs does not create an obligation for the Government to exercise any Options.

iii. Responsibility. IAW R-DFARS 204.7603(b) and clause 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), a Vendors risk will be considered.

Vendors are required to comply with National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 by conducting a self-assessment in SPRS

(https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/nistsp.htm). Note, these assessments are to be completed every three (3) years.

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote furnished to the successful Vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(d) Basis of award: Award will be made to the Vendor with the lowest total evaluated price that has been determined technically acceptable. Clarifications conducted to resolve minor errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for quote revisions.

(End of Provision)

(viii) Any changes to this solicitation and any resultant contract must be completed in writing by the

Contracting Officer. Changes made that are not authorized by the Contracting Officer are made at the risk of the Vendor, to include costs. The Contracting Officer is the only Government representative authorized to change the terms and conditions of this requirement.

(ix) If a Vendor believes the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Vendor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist in writing with supporting rationale prior to quote submission.

(x) The Vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the RFO and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the RFO and Federal law govern and conflicting Vendor terms, conditions, or agreements are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resulting contract.

(xi) All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted by email to Clay Schott clay.schott@us.af.mil and Hannah Tolbert at hannah.tolbert.1@us.af.mil prior to 12:00PM Alaska Daylight Time (AST) on

31 August 2026. Verbal inquiries will not be accepted. Should written inquiries be received, the

Government will post the responses as an amendment to this solicitation on sam.gov.

mailto:clay.schott@us.af.mil mailto:hannah.tolbert.1@us.af.mil

(xii) This RFQ closes at 12:00PM Alaska Daylight Time on 21 September 2026. All quotes for this solicitation shall be submitted via email to Clay Schott clay.schott@us.af.mil and Hannah Tolbert at hannah.tolbert.1@us.af.mil. You may wish to place a read/delivery receipt to confirm Government receipt of quote.

(xiii) Special Notice: File Submission Requirements: Do not submit files in .zip format. The Air Force

Network security protocols prevent the delivery of .zip files, and they will not be received. Use acceptable file formats such as .pdf, .docx, or .xlsx.

List of Attachments:

• Attachment 1 – LLTS Performance Work Statement

• Attachment 2 – Wage Determination 2015-5681, Rev 27, 17AUG2026

• Attachment 3 – LLTS Pricing Schedule

• Attachment 4 – LLTS Additional Provisions & Clauses

Vendor MUST return this page completed with your quote:

mailto:clay.schott@us.af.mil mailto:hannah.tolbert.1@us.af.mil

Company Name

___ Include DBA if applicable

Submission Expiry Date

Quotes are valid for a minimum of 60 days from this solicitation’s closing date. Offerors may, at their discretion, provide additional time

Net Terms

Net 30 days is assumed unless otherwise specified

UEI

Offerors UEI number

Business Size

Offerors business size as “small” or “large”

Socio-Economic

Designations Held e.g. SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.

Please note that the undersigned must be a signatory official for the Offeror. Signature constitutes agreement to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

Name

Title

Signature

Date