Fiber Optic Cable B230 to B9511
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA302226Q0009
- Agency
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Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Place of performance
- Mississippi 39710, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command seeks engineering, furnishing, installation, and testing of a 12-strand single-mode fiber optic cable system from Infrastructure Transfer Building 230 to Building 9511 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, with proposals due June 16 and questions due June 8. This is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors).
Place of performance is Columbus AFB, MS. The contractor must install approximately 3,100 feet of fiber optic cable (maintenance loop included), terminate the cable in new 12-port fiber optic distribution panels at both locations, and install 3-inch, 3-cell geotextile innerduct across five segments totaling approximately 1,075 feet. All materials, equipment, and supplies must be new, not refurbished. The period of performance is 120 days from contract award.
Key qualifications include minimum three years of telecommunications systems installation experience. The contractor must comply with TIA telecommunications installation standards, OSHA requirements, and all federal, state, county, and base security and safety regulations. All contractor personnel must complete mandatory Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) training and sign a CUI Safeguard document prior to receiving base access. Prevailing wage rates apply under the Service Contract Act; the wage determination document specifies rates and health/welfare benefits for applicable occupations in the region.
A mandatory site visit is scheduled for June 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST at the Main Gate Visitors Center; attendance confirmation was due May 28. The contractor must submit a separate ten-page Technical Volume in PDF format (one redacted, one unredacted copy) demonstrating sound methodology, appropriate skills, equipment, and materials. Final acceptance occurs via AFTO Form 747 after successful testing and project walk-through. The solicitation incorporates FAR and DFARS clauses by reference, including requirements for small business compliance, cybersecurity safeguards, and prohibition on covered defense telecommunications equipment. Amendment 0003, issued June 4, added SOW drawing attachments; the Q&A was posted June 11.
Notice text
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Update #5 · Latest ·
Engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) 12-strand single mode (SM) fiber optic cables (FOC) from Infrastructure Transfer Building (ITB) 230 to Building (B) 9511 at Columbus AFB, MS.
The Contractor shall install approximately 3,100 feet (maintenance loop included) of 12-strand SM FOC from ITB 230 to B9511. Terminate 12 strand SM FOC in the new 12-port FODP in ITB 230, and outdoor FODP in B9511.
A site visit will be held on 2 June, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Vendors shall meet at the Main Gate Visitors Center, 108 Simler Blvd, Columbus AFB, MS, 39710. Vendors will then walk/drive to the actual site of contract performance. Vendors are encouraged to inspect the site in order to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance to the extent that information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Those wishing to participate in the site visit shall provide all information specified in the attached Base Access Procedures. Site visit attendees shall respond no later than 28 May, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST.
Once you have reviewed the CUI Training slides, sign the CUI Safeguard document and return to both 2d Lt. Jackson Basil and TSgt Micah-James Carley. Once you have completed these items, you may request the EAL.
Amendment 0003 issued 4 June 2026. SOW drawing page added. Q&A date and quote due date amended.
June 11, 2026 Q&A attachment posted.
Update #4 ·
Engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) 12-strand single mode (SM) fiber optic cables (FOC) from Infrastructure Transfer Building (ITB) 230 to Building (B) 9511 at Columbus AFB, MS.
The Contractor shall install approximately 3,100 feet (maintenance loop included) of 12-strand SM FOC from ITB 230 to B9511. Terminate 12 strand SM FOC in the new 12-port FODP in ITB 230, and outdoor FODP in B9511.
A site visit will be held on 2 June, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Vendors shall meet at the Main Gate Visitors Center, 108 Simler Blvd, Columbus AFB, MS, 39710. Vendors will then walk/drive to the actual site of contract performance. Vendors are encouraged to inspect the site in order to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance to the extent that information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Those wishing to participate in the site visit shall provide all information specified in the attached Base Access Procedures. Site visit attendees shall respond no later than 28 May, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST.
Once you have reviewed the CUI Training slides, sign the CUI Safeguard document and return to both 2d Lt. Jackson Basil and TSgt Micah-James Carley. Once you have completed these items, you may request the EAL.
Amendment 0003 issued 4 June 2026. SOW drawing page added. Q&A date and quote due date amended.
Update #3 ·
Engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) 12-strand single mode (SM) fiber optic cables (FOC) from Infrastructure Transfer Building (ITB) 230 to Building (B) 9511 at Columbus AFB, MS.
The Contractor shall install approximately 3,100 feet (maintenance loop included) of 12-strand SM FOC from ITB 230 to B9511. Terminate 12 strand SM FOC in the new 12-port FODP in ITB 230, and outdoor FODP in B9511.
A site visit will be held on 2 June, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Vendors shall meet at the Main Gate Visitors Center, 108 Simler Blvd, Columbus AFB, MS, 39710. Vendors will then walk/drive to the actual site of contract performance. Vendors are encouraged to inspect the site in order to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance to the extent that information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Those wishing to participate in the site visit shall provide all information specified in the attached Base Access Procedures. Site visit attendees shall respond no later than 28 May, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST.
Once you have reviewed the CUI Training slides, sign the CUI Safeguard document and return to both 2d Lt. Jackson Basil and TSgt Micah-James Carley. Once you have completed these items, you may request the EAL.
Update #2 ·
Engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) 12-strand single mode (SM) fiber optic cables (FOC) from Infrastructure Transfer Building (ITB) 230 to Building (B) 9511 at Columbus AFB, MS.
The Contractor shall install approximately 3,100 feet (maintenance loop included) of 12-strand SM FOC from ITB 230 to B9511. Terminate 12 strand SM FOC in the new 12-port FODP in ITB 230, and outdoor FODP in B9511.
A site visit will be held on 25 May, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Vendors shall meet at the Main Gate Visitors Center, 108 Simler Blvd, Columbus AFB, MS, 39710. Vendors will then walk/drive to the actual site of contract performance. Vendors are encouraged to inspect the site in order to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance to the extent that information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Those wishing to participate in the site visit shall provide all information specified in the attached Base Access Procedures. Send correspondence to at Respondents shall respond no later than 20 May, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Please request DoD Safe drop-off link to send EAL.
Once you have reviewed the CUI Training slides, sign the CUI Safeguard document and return to both 2d Lt. Jackson Basil and A1C Logan Snodgrass. Once you have completed these items, go to the DoD Safe website and send us a request for the EAL Template.
Update #1 ·
Engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) 12-strand single mode (SM) fiber optic cables (FOC) from Infrastructure Transfer Building (ITB) 230 to Building (B) 9511 at Columbus AFB, MS.
The Contractor shall install approximately 3,100 feet (maintenance loop included) of 12-strand SM FOC from ITB 230 to B9511. Terminate 12 strand SM FOC in the new 12-port FODP in ITB 230, and outdoor FODP in B9511.
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