AFPC Commercial Internet Service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA301624Q5084
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Jbsa Randolph, Texas 78150, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command has issued a Special Notice related to the procurement of commercial internet service. The notice announces the government's intent to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to Charter Communications Holding LLC for the installation and service of high-speed commercial internet at the AFPC Campus, where current network services are unable to provide the required support.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform interested parties of the government's acquisition plans and to provide an opportunity for potential contractors to identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Key details include a due date of May 15, 2024 for expressing interest, a period of performance from June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025 with four one-year option periods, and specific technical requirements such as a minimum of 500Mb/s download speed, wired and wireless connectivity, and comprehensive warranty and maintenance support. This opportunity is not set aside for any specific business category, and the government reserves the discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses received.
Notice text
The 502d Contracting Squadron intends to award a firm-fixed-priced purchase order on a sole-source basis to Charter Communications Holding LLC. for the service and installation of high-speed Commercial Internet Service in support of AFPC Campus functions where AFNet and/or cellular services are unable to provide service. The points of presence will be on JBSA Randolph (six buildings).
Mission needs require:
- Switch capable of providing no less than 500MD/S (referred to as “High Speed”)
- Wired LAN services capable of supporting no more than 5 wired connections
- Connections that use standard shielded CAT5/6 cables with RJ-45 connections
- Wireless Access Points supporting 75 users
- Wireless capability
- Points of presence, patch panels and wiring must meet or exceed current network infrastructure capabilities.
- LAN cables must meet or exceed data requirements (i.e. Cat 6, UTP, CMP) for the services being provided, terminated with a standard RJ-45 connector for endpoint connections.
- Warranty shall cover all equipment and installation related to cabling and physical workmanship.
- Contractor shall provide total system support during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, CST). Total system support includes on-site service and phone support.
- Contractor shall provide phone support within 4 business hours.
- Contractor shall provide on-site response time within 24 business hours for applicable maintenance issues.
- Corrective maintenance time may exceed 24 business hour response if it has been determined that the equipment needs to be returned to the factory for repair.
Additionally, upon installation and configuration of all equipment and components for the high-speed Commercial Internet Service, the Internet Services will include up to four consecutive 12-month periods.
Period of Performance: 01 June 2024 through 31 May 2025 (plus 4 option years)
The proposed action is for the required service which the Government intends to solicit from one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement NLT 4:00 PM Central, 15 May 2024. This notice of intent is neither a request for competitive quotes nor a solicitation for offers. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government.
Michael Simington
Contract Specialist
michael.simington@us.af.mil
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