Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: Telecommunications and Data Services for AKARNG
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Army National Guard
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Property and Fiscal Office–Alaska (USPFO-AK), on behalf of the Alaska Army National Guard, issued a notice of intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to GCI Communication Corp. for telecommunications and data services, with an August 13, 2026 deadline for comments and contrary evidence.
The contract covers commercial telecommunications, analog emergency landlines, mobile internet, and data circuit services across 19 active accounts at Fort Richardson, Camp Denali, and state-wide Alaska Army National Guard facilities. The requirement includes maintenance of critical life-safety systems: 911 call boxes, elevator emergency phones, and fire/vault alarms. Performance runs from November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027, with one option period extending through October 31, 2028.
GCI Communication Corp. owns the physical telecommunication infrastructure and state-wide wiring directly connected to AKARNG facilities. The sole-source justification rests on the substantial cost duplication and unacceptable operational delays that would result from transitioning to another vendor, who would need to construct new infrastructure, install hardware, and cause service disruptions affecting mission-critical communications and life-safety systems. Contracting authority is 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(1)(A)(ii), implemented under FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) for simplified procedures on commercial items.
Notice text
Contracting Office: United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO-AK) for Alaska National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)
Proposed Vendor: GCI Communication Corp., 2550 Denali St., Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503
Requirement Description
The United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO-AK), on behalf of the Alaska Army National Guard Network Enterprise Center (AKARNG-NEC), intends to award a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price contract to GCI Communication Corp.
The scope of this action covers commercial telecommunications, analog emergency landlines, mobile internet, and data circuit services across 19 active accounts supporting Alaska Army National Guard personnel across Fort Richardson, Camp Denali, and state-wide facilities.
The proposed contract action has an period of performance as follows:
- Base Period: 01 November 2026 – 31 October 2027
- Option Period 1: 01 November 2027 – 31 October 2028
Statutory Authority
This statutory authority permitting sole source contracting is 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(1)(A)(ii), as implemented in FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii)—Sole Source (including brand name) under the authority of Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.
Justification for Sole Source
Awarding to any source other than GCI Communication Corp. would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, as well as unacceptable operational delays in maintaining critical telecommunications and life-safety systems.
GCI Communication Corp. owns the physical telecommunication infrastructure, state-wide wiring, and hardware connected directly to AKARNG facilities. Transitioning to a new vendor would require extensive infrastructure construction, new hardware installation, and significant operational delays across 19 active accounts, directly impacting life-safety emergency analog lines (including 911 call boxes, elevator emergency phones, and fire/vault alarms).
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1.a.02 GCI Telecom & Data Services Task PWS.docx | DOCX document |
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