CATV for Misawa Inn, Misawa Air Base, Japan

The 35th Contracting Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, acting on behalf of the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces, is seeking potential sources to provide Cable Television (CATV) service for lodging facilities at the base. This Request for Information (RFI) represents a pre-solicitation phase designed to gather market intelligence before issuing a formal solicitation. Key requirements include providing 24/7 customer support, engineering, installation, and ongoing system maintenance across 192 rooms in four buildings, with a specified channel lineup of 75 channels, American Forces Network (AFN) capability, and compliance with Misawa Air Base security protocols. The government will evaluate responses based on offerors' technical capabilities, ability to provide AFN channels, mobilization timeframes, and assessment of potential implementation challenges. Interested vendors must submit electronic capabilities packages in PDF or Microsoft Word format by 10:00 JST on November 14, 2025 (20:00 EST on November 13, 2025) to Ms. Natsumi Mikami (Buyer) and Ms. Michiko Yoshizawa (Contracting Officer); responses are voluntary and will not form binding contracts.

This procurement carries no set-aside designations and has not identified any incumbent contractors in the available documentation. The contract scope involves providing all necessary personnel, equipment, and materials to maintain CATV services to specified standards, with work primarily scheduled between 0730 and 1630 Monday through Friday, excluding U.S. holidays. While the government has not disclosed a specific budget or award value, the technical scope indicates a substantial undertaking that includes fiber optic conversion to data connection, network port activation, video encoding equipment installation, and provision of an IPTV feed with an internal broadcast channel for staff. The NAICS code assigned to this procurement is 516210 (Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers), and the government plans to use feedback from this RFI to determine whether a future full and open competitive solicitation will be issued.