Premise Wiring B246 & B414

The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command is seeking qualified contractors to engineer, furnish, install, and test Cat-6 premise wiring infrastructure upgrades at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi, specifically in Buildings 246 and 414. This requirement includes the removal of existing outdated premise wiring and installation of new telecommunications cabling systems that comply with ANSI/TIA standards, military standards (MIL-STD-188-124B and MIL-HDBK-419A), and NFPA 70 National Electric Code. Key contract requirements include providing a Project Manager and on-site Site Point of Contact, submitting six Contract Data Requirements List items including as-built drawings and test reports, and maintaining a one-year workmanship warranty with five-year equipment maintainability. The contractor must coordinate with 14CS/SCXP for base access and drop location verification and comply with federal and environmental regulations for material disposal. The Request for Information (RFI) was posted on April 13, 2026, with responses due by April 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, though this RFI does not commit the government to any future contract award. A formal solicitation document does not currently exist.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation, meaning it is open to all eligible contractors without restrictions for small business, women-owned, or other designated categories. No incumbent contractor or award value has been identified in the pre-solicitation materials. The contract scope specifies installation of approximately 24 cable/jacks (12 duplex) in Building 246 and 12 cable/jacks (3 duplex, 1 quad, 2 wall drops) in Building 414, with all cabling routed to new 24 or 48-port Cat-6 TIA-568B patch panels in existing communications cabinets. The period of performance is 90 days from contract award, with work to be performed during normal duty hours at Columbus Air Force Base, though mission requirements may necessitate off-hours work with advance coordination. All installations must utilize new, plenum-rated, blue-jacketed cabling with "home run" terminations not exceeding 295 feet in length, and cable pathways must maintain a maximum 50 percent fill ratio in compliance with military grounding and bonding standards.