Dark Fiber Lease

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, has issued a Special Notice (SS-ISS-25-066) announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for Single Mode Dedicated Fiber Optic Cable Maintenance and Leasing Services. The agency plans to contract with Community Antenna Service Inc. (CAS Cable) of Parkersburg, West Virginia, for maintaining and leasing six duplex strands of dedicated single mode dark fiber cables at three locations in Parkersburg. The fiber optic infrastructure includes 9-micron diameter cables optimized for 1310 nm wavelength with ST Connector terminations and support for dense wave division optical multiplexing. CAS Cable currently owns the preexisting dark fiber cables that are already installed at the designated Fiscal Service office locations. The proposed contract structure includes a one-year base period with four additional 12-month option periods, along with 24/7 maintenance and help desk support services.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide an opportunity for alternative contractors to demonstrate their capabilities before the agency proceeds with the sole source award to CAS Cable. Interested contractors must submit capability statements electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov by July 31, 2025, at 3:30 PM EST. Submissions must include company details, UEI number, product specifications, contract vehicle information, and a comprehensive 5-page capabilities statement. The government will only accept Microsoft Office non-macro enabled documents and PDFs as submission formats. Contractors must demonstrate their ability to provide equivalent fiber optic cable maintenance and leasing services with minimal signal loss requirements. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reserves the right to proceed with the sole source contract to CAS Cable if no compelling alternative responses are received by the specified deadline.