G6 - Telecom Services

The Wyoming Army National Guard has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source for telecommunications and data services across the Wyoming Army National Guard (WYARNG) and the state of Wyoming. This notice, published on July 14, 2025, indicates the agency's intent to negotiate a sole-source procurement with Lumen for these critical telecom services. The procurement falls under NAICS code 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) with a size standard of 1,500 employees and is classified under PSC category DG11 for IT and Telecom Network services. The Wyoming Army National Guard, a defense agency within the Department of the Army, is conducting this procurement under FAR 6.302-1(b)(3) authority. While structured as a sole-source notice, the government has indicated it will evaluate any responses received from interested contractors.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contractor community of the government's intent to award a sole-source contract to Lumen while providing an opportunity for other qualified contractors to express interest and challenge the sole-source determination. Interested contractors must submit an interest letter and capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to perform the required telecommunications work by 4:00 P.M. Mountain Time on July 29, 2025. Contractors wishing to challenge the sole-source approach must provide detailed capabilities information directly to Contracting Officer Benjamin Taylor via email. The government reserves the right to make the final determination on whether to compete the procurement based on responses received. No reimbursement will be provided to contractors for submitting capability information, and the Wyoming Army National Guard maintains discretion over the final procurement approach.