Notification of Intent to Issue Sole Source Award - Fiber Optic Lines
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2026000160
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Naples Italy
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella Italy-Naples has published a notification of intent to issue a sole source contract award. This Special Notice, posted on February 3, 2026, announces the Government's intention to award a contract to the incumbent contractor, Telecom Italia SRL (TIM), for critical IT services. The contract pertains to the continuation of fiber optic line support connecting Capodichino, Lago Patria, and Gricignano in Italy. The contracting officer has determined that TIM is the only known source capable of providing the required services under the statutory authority outlined in FAR 12.102(a). This is not a competitive solicitation; however, other interested parties are invited to demonstrate their capability and interest.
The objective of this sole source award is to maintain continuity of critical IT services for fiber optic line infrastructure supporting Naval operations in Italy over the performance period of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Interested parties have until February 18, 2026 to submit a response demonstrating clear evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. To participate, potential contractors must provide capability information showing their ability to perform the required services; however, the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with submitting this information. The requirement falls under NAICS code 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) and PSC code DB02 (IT and Telecom - Compute Support Services). The final decision to proceed with the sole source award remains at the sole discretion of the Government.
Notice text
Notification of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Award
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella Italy-Naples (FLCSI-N) intends to award a sole source contract to the incumbent contractor, Telecom Italia SRL (TIM), for the continuation of critical IT services to support fiber optic lines between Capodichino, Lago Patria, and Gricignano, Italy. The period of performance will be 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027.
The statutory authority permitting this restriction of competition is FAR 12.102(a). The incumbent contractor, TIM, is located at Via Gaetano Negri 1, Milano Italy, 20123 and is the only known source capable of providing the required services.
PSC: DB02 | NAICS: 517111
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may express their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than the closing date of this notification. Any response to this notification must show clear evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. No reimbursement for any cost associated with providing capability information will be provided.
The decision to proceed with the sole source contract is at the sole discretion of the Government.
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