SOW_GASNT_Tower.pdf

GASNTi2 BLOCK 1 - Tower Procurement and Construction

Project: PRQE-2026-GASNTi2-01

577 SWES/DIFF

May 13, 2026

Prepared by:

MSgt Michael Brown

DIFF GASNT Engineer

13 May 2026

SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Site Name/Address Tower Site: \\GPS Lat Long here\\\[325\\]

McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, KS 37.633213°N, -97.255741°W

Tinker 35.4102889, -97.3965917

Fairchild 47.631517, -117.645809

Goldwater 33.425333, -112.013023

Grissom 40.662687, -86.155182

Kirtland 35.049508°N, -106.548388°W

2 ACCESS TO THE SITE

2.1 WORK HOURS

The Contractors are responsible for coordinating with the Government an acceptable time and place for delivery of materials and execution of construction.

The construction schedule will follow the Host base work schedule. Federal holidays will affect access to the site.

2.2 UTILITIES

An approved AF Form 103 is required before beginning any work involving excavation or utility disturbance. The Government must provide at no cost to the contractor reasonable amounts of water and electricity to support the contract.

Hooking up will be to existing outlets and will be the contractor’s responsibility.

3 POINT OF CONTACT (POC)

3.1 CONTRACTOR

The contractor must have an active phone number or email address that can be reached during normal business hours. The Contractor is responsible for coordinating with the Government an acceptable time and place for performance of work and delivery of materials. Federal holidays may affect access to the site.

3.2 THE GOVERNMENT - 577 SWES/DIFF

Attempts to reach a POC below should be made in the order they are listed. The first individual listed in the table below is the primary point of contact. All remaining individuals are listed for the purpose of increasing the availability of the team.

NAME (Last, First) E-Mail Phone

Brown, Michael Michael.brown.237@us.af.mil 602-302-9339 mailto:Michael.brown.237@us.af.mil

Nichols, Dean dean.nichols@us.af.mil 845-699-5846

Twohig, David david.twohig@us.af.mil 712-233-0704

4 MILITARY BASE SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

4.1 EMERGENCY SERVICES

Should the contractor experience a medical or fire emergency during the delivery or construction process, the contractor must contact local 911 services. The contractor must also notify a member on the 577 SWES/DIFF as soon as possible.

4.2 ID BADGE

The contractor may be required to wear a guest ID badge while on a military base. If a military base requires the use of a guest ID badge, the contractor must abide by the rules and requirements of the base.

4.3 TRAFFIC LAWS

Contractor employees must comply with all base traffic regulations. Contractor employees are subject to random vehicle speed control checks. Contractor personnel cited for speeding on the installation may suffer loss of base driving privileges, debarment from the base, or other administrative action.

4.4 RANDOM PERSONNEL AND VEHICLE SEARCHES

Contractor personnel are subject to random personnel and vehicle searches. If contractor personnel refuse to be searched, they will be denied entry to the base, which may result in loss of base driving privileges, debarment from the base, or other administrative action.

4.5 WEAPONS, FIREARMS, AND AMMUNITION

Contractor employees are prohibited from possessing weapons, firearms, or ammunition on themselves or within their contractor-owned vehicle or privately owned vehicle while on base.

4.6 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Contractor personnel must immediately report to an appropriate government authority any information or circumstances of which they are aware that may pose a mailto:dean.nichols@us.af.mil mailto:lillian.dehart@us.af.mil threat to the security of Department of Defense personnel, contractor personnel, resources, and classified or unclassified defense information.

4.7 EMPLOYMENT

The contractor must not employ any person for the performance of work under this contract if such employee is identified to the contractor as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being, or operational mission of the military base and its population. Employees of the contractor may be subject to a criminal background check and must be legally employed in the United States.

4.8 SAFETY

The contractor must comply with all applicable laws and safety regulations.

Compliance with OSHA and other applicable laws and regulations for the protection of employees is exclusively the obligation of the contractor, and the government will assume no liability or responsibility for contractor compliance or noncompliance with such responsibilities.

4.9 WORK AND DELIVERY AREA

Upon delivery and construction completion, the contractor must leave the work and delivery area in a clean, neat, safe, and workmanlike condition.

4.10 EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS

Notify the government project manager prior to delivery of any material, equipment, or construction tools to the site. The contractor must ensure someone is available to receive delivered materials and able to store them safely in an area to be coordinated with the government project manager. Any materials delivered without prior coordination and without having someone to take receipt must not be accepted and will be turned away. All equipment and tools needed to accomplish the delivery of materials and construction/erection of the tower must conform to applicable federal, state, and local safety requirements.

4.11 DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS AND CLEANUP

The contractor must not use any government disposal bins, dumpsters, or trash receptacles for any reason at any time. The contractor must provide appropriate disposal bins/trash receptacles. Approval of disposal bins/trash receptacle location(s) must be coordinated through the government project manager. The contractor must not allow debris to leave the work area due to potential damage to aircraft engines.

The Contractor must coordinate with the base Environmental Management Office (EMO) prior to disposing of any materials off base. All debris or trash must be disposed of off base. All demolition and construction debris must be disposed of at a permitted landfill, with landfill authorization, unless other arrangements have been coordinated through the EMO. Provide proof of landfill disposal from the landfill that accepts the materials. This may be accomplished by providing the government project manager with landfill receipts, waste manifests, or weight tickets from the landfill that accepts the construction debris. The Contractor must clean up after each work period and dispose of all debris at the close of each day.

5 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

5.1 QUALIFICATIONS

The contractor must ensure that affected employees have current professional certifications and/or licenses necessary before starting work. The Government reserves the right to require the contractor to furnish proof of certifications and/or licenses necessary from any employees engaged by the contractor for the accomplishment of work involved under this contract.

5.2 CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The contractor must not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if employing that person would create a conflict of interest.

5.3 MATERIALS

The contractor shall not order, deliver, or install any materials without the Government's approval, nor remove any materials on-site which have not been properly approved.

SECTION 2 – SCOPE OF WORK

1 OVERVIEW & GOVERNING STANDARDS

REQUIREMENT DETAIL

1.1 Project Objective Perform required geotechnical

evaluations for 100-foot monopole tower design. Procure, deliver, and construct/erect a 100-foot monopole tower, and construct its supporting foundation to host the GASNT Increment 2, Block 1 system.

1.2 Primary Design Standard ANSI/TIA-222 (latest revision at time of contract award) must serve as the governing document for all tower structural design, foundation engineering, and tower installation.

1.3 ANSI/TIA-222 Risk Category Risk Category 4

2 PROCUREMENT AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION DETAIL

2.1 Tower Type 100-foot monopole (hot-dip galvanized

steel per ASTM A123).

2.2 Pre-Procurement Approval Submit manufacturer's final, PE-stamped tower and foundation drawings to the Government for written approval before procurement.

2.3 Payload Support for four (4) Vertically Polarized

VHF/UHF Dipole Antennas (116” L, 3.0” D, 15 lbs each). Provided by others.

Further details provided in drawings

2.4 Payload attachments Universal ring mount Provided by

others. Further details provided in drawings

2.5 Payload Standoffs/mounts Horizontal spacing: 10 feet 8 inch minimum between antennas. Vertical spacing: \*\\Provided by others.

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\*\*2.6 Port Configuration\*\* One (1) 10x24 inch port (minimum size) at the bottom (base) and two (2) 6x12 inch ports (minimum size) 180° apart from each other at the mounting locations for the antennas for a total of

(4) total ports at the top. Tower must have internal J Hook strain reliefs/anchor brackets attachment points at all 4 ports of the top of the tower to support coaxial cabling.

\*\*2.7 Tower Grounding\*\* Three (3) factory-installed grounding studs must be provided at the base of the tower.

\*\*2.8 Lightning Protection Port\*\* One (1) factory-installed threaded port for a lightning protection rod/system at the top of the tower.

\*\*2.9 Conduit Requirements\*\* Two 4-inch SCH 80 PVC conduits, poured into the concrete base, with a minimum bend radius of 24 inches or greater. Conduits must exit the top of the base inside the pole, extend 6 inches above the top of the base, and not interfere with the mounting of the pole.

The conduits must exit the base 5 feet min depth or 6 inches below the frost line and extend a minimum of 10 feet beyond the vertical edge of the base and be temporary capped to prevent ingress of debris. An additional 1.5-inch SCH 80

PVC conduit will also be installed with the same specifications as the 4-inch conduit.

2.10 Obstruction Lighting Port A port for obstruction lighting at the top of the tower.

2.11 Climbing System Contractor to provide and install a

compatible Tug-Tuff cable climbing system and all necessary mounting hardware with the tower.

2.12 Step Bolts and Hardware Step bolts and mounting hardware.

3 BASE & TOWER CONSTRUCTION

Requirement Detail

3.1 Engineering Compliance The foundation and tower installation must be engineered and completed in strict accordance with ANSI/TIA-222, ACI 318, and manufacturer specifications.

3.2 Anchor Bolts Placement tolerance of +/- 1/16 inch, verified against the manufacturer’s provided template prior to the concrete pour.

3.3 Site Restoration The Contractor must return the work

area to its pre-construction condition, including replacing any pavements, curbs, or landscaping that were cut or damaged.

3.4 Tower Erection & Assembly The Contractor is responsible for the safe hoisting, alignment, assembly, and erection of the 100-foot monopole sections onto the foundation, ensuring proper torque of all connection hardware per engineering drawings.

4 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITY DETAIL

4.1 Regulatory & Building Codes The Contractor must ensure all work, materials, design, and construction comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local building codes and regulations.

4.2 Interoperability Guarantee The Contractor is solely responsible for ensuring anchor bolt templates, base plates, tower sections, and climbing hardware are 100% compatible.

4.3 Licensed Professional Engineer All final drawings (foundation and structural tower erection) must be stamped by a Professional Engineer who is licensed in the state where the project is operating within.

5 EXCLUSIONS

The following tasks are strictly excluded from this agreement and will be performed by either the Government or the designated follow-on system installation entity:

EXCLUDED TASK PERFORMING ENTITY DETAIL

5.1 Site Grounding Government Installation of lightning

protection and grounding fields. (Note: The factory-installed lightning port and grounding studs on the tower are still required from the Contractor).

5.2 Active Equipment Follow-on installation

entity

Installation of the physical antennas, coaxial cabling, and active electronic cabinets.

5.3 Cabling Follow-on installation

entity

Routing of coax or fiber through the tower ports and internal conduits.

5.4 System Testing Follow-on installation

entity

RF sweeps, PIM testing, or commissioning of the GASNTi2 system.

5.5 FAA Form 7460-1 Government / Host Base Government is

responsible for ensuring the site is FAA compliant.

SECTION 3 - DELIVERABLES AND QUALITY

ASSURANCE

6 DELIVERABLES & WARRANTY

ITEM REQUIREMENT

6.1 QA Inspection Notice Mandatory 24-hour notice prior to the concrete pour. This period will allow the Government (COR) to approve or deny the configuration prior to concrete pour.

6.2 As-Built Drawings Final PE-stamped drawings (ANSI/TIA-

222 compliant) showing final foundation and erected tower configurations. Final payment is contingent upon Government approval.

6.3 Warranty Minimum 1-year warranty on

construction, materials, and structural integrity, beginning on the date of final project acceptance by the Government.

6.4 Warranty Documentation Manufacturer warranties for procured components, transferred/assigned to the Government, plus your contract warranty.

6.5 Geotechnical surveys and reports Provide site-specific foundation engineering/construction, and PE-stamped drawings for each location stated within the Place of Performance section of this document.

6.6 Structural Design Calculations The PE calculations behind the stamped drawings (wind/ice loads per TIA-222, antenna payload, base reactions).

Manufacturer data for the tower, galvanizing (ASTM A123), conduit, climbing system (Tug-Tuff), step bolts, anchor bolts.

6.7 Permits & Regulatory Approvals

(copies)

Evidence that any required permits were obtained.

6.8 Certificate of Compliance Contractor will provide a single signed

(codes/standards) statement that all work (design, foundation, and tower erection) complies with TIA-222, ACI 318, ASTM A123, and applicable codes.

6.9 Concrete Test Reports Cylinder break tests / compressive

strength results proving design strength was achieved.

6.10 Materials Certifications Galvanizing certs (ASTM A123), steel mill certs, concrete mix design.

6.11 Inspection/Test Reports If local code or ACI 318 requires special inspection (rebar placement, concrete), capture the reports and provide to the Government. Provide structural inspection and bolt torque verification reports for the erected tower.

6.12 Photo Documentation Photos of rebar, conduit placement, and embedment before pour; photos of structural joints, climbing system installation, and completed tower.

6.13 Letter of Compatibility As-built bolt survey + cure cert + erection drawings/torque + as-builts.

Approval of the "Letter of Compatibility" is a prerequisite for final payment.

6.14 Operations & Maintenance

(O&M) Manuals

Manufacturer O&M for the tower, climbing system, and step bolts — for the Government's long-term sustainment. Spare Parts List / Recommended Spares.

6.15 Bill of Materials Inventory of Delivered and Installed

Tower Components.

7 SCHEDULE

Sites must be completed prior to the No Later Than (NLT) date shown. Total project must not exceed 12 months from date of award.

Site Name/Address Complete NLT

McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, KS 1 Nov 2026

Goldwater 1 Dec 2026

Fairchild 1 Feb 2027

Tinker 1 Mar 2027

Grissom 1 Apr 2027

Kirtland 1 May 2027

ACRONYMS

COR - Contracting Officer Responsible

NLT – No later than

O&M - Operations & Maintenance

PE - Professional Engineer

TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association