Local and Long-Distance Telecommunication Services

The U.S. Air Force, 92d Contracting Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington is seeking to identify authorized businesses capable of providing Local and Long-Distance Telecommunication Services (LTS/LDTS) to support the base's communications infrastructure. The requirement encompasses 8,000 Direct-Inward-Dialing (DID) numbers across two number ranges, multiple Primary Rate Interface (PRI) trunks, and various commercial subscriber lines with analog basic services, all designed to support the existing Avaya CM10.2 telephone switching system. Key qualifications for potential contractors include registration with the System for Award Management (SAM), compliance with the draft Statement of Work specifications, and the ability to provide 24/7 monitoring and emergency response capabilities to ensure mission-critical communication services. The evaluation will assess contractor specifications, business credentials, CAGE code registration, size and socioeconomic classification, and demonstrated capability to meet the base's technical and operational requirements. Responses to this sources sought notice are due by December 16, 2025, with interested firms advised to submit no more than five pages of information and understand that this pre-solicitation is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to contract award.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, limiting competition to small businesses meeting the NAICS Code 511711 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) size standard of 1500 employees. No incumbent contractor information or award value is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, though the scope indicates a comprehensive telecommunications service requirement with significant scale given the 8,000 DID numbers and multiple trunk lines involved. The Statement of Work is currently in draft status and reflects a transitional requirement from analog to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, suggesting the contractor will need flexibility and technical expertise to support both legacy and modern telecommunications infrastructure. The contract contemplates a 30-day cutover period and includes specific performance metrics such as Call Setup Success Rate and Dropped Call Rate standards, with support for Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) protocols. Interested small businesses must prepare formal responses to the full solicitation following this sources sought notification, as the pre-solicitation response alone will not be considered for contract award purposes.