Notice of Intent to Sole Source-Wifi Fiber
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- F3N6115085A001
- Agency
-
Air Forces Europe and Africa
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 335921 Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7G21 It And Telecom - Network: Digital Network Products (Hardware And Perpetual License Software)
- Place of performance
- Kaiserslautern Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for commercial internet fiber expansion services at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The Air Force intends to award a sole source contract to TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Kaiserslautern GmbH under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) statutory authority. This special notice relates to fiber optic cable manufacturing and digital network products, with performance scheduled to occur at Ramstein, Germany. The Air Force emphasizes this is not a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, and they do not intend to award a contract based solely on this notice. A justification and approval document will be published following the contract award.
The purpose of this sole source action is to prevent unacceptable cost, schedule, and mission impacts that would occur if the government awarded the contract to any vendor other than the specified company. Although this is not a competitive solicitation, the government will consider informational responses submitted by September 5, 2025, to the designated Air Force contacts via email. The Air Force clarifies that any responses will be treated as information only and will not be considered formal proposals, with no payment provided for submitted information. The government retains complete discretion in determining whether to proceed with the proposed contract based on any responses received. There are no specific eligibility criteria mentioned for contractors, as this notice is primarily informational regarding the intended sole source award.
Notice text
The Air Force in Ramstein Germany intends to award a Sole Source contract to TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Kaiserslautern GmbH for commercial internet fiber expansion under statutory authority FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). A justification and approval will be published after award. This single source action is needed to prevent unacceptable cost, schedule, and mission impacts if the Government were to award to a vendor other than TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Kaiserslautern GmbH. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB);the Air Force does not intended to award a contract on the basis of this notice.
This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 05 September 2025. Although "quote" and "proposal" are used in this notice of contract action, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. The Government will not pay for any information, or quotes, received in response to this announcement. A determination by the Government to complete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Performance of this contract will be at RAMSTEIN, Germany, interested parties may submit unclassified responses to this notice by email to benjamin.ballah@us.af.mil and iris.laub.de@us.af.mil
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