Request for Information - Tactical Laser Boundary
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8629-25-R-5052
- Agency
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AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base has issued a Request for Information seeking industry input for a Tactical Grid Boundary (TGB) solution to support Air Force Special Warfare Tactical Air Control Party members operating in contested and austere environments worldwide. The procurement focuses on developing a tactical network solution that provides multi-path access to the Department of Defense Information Network and Joint Force networks, addressing current capability gaps where operators lack tactical network access and rely on limited legacy pathways. Key technical requirements include a 10GBase Long Range Single Mode Fiber interface, minimum 1 Gbps access speed, and the ability to terminate at demarcation points at Moody Air Force Base, Hickam AFB, and Ramstein AFB. Interested vendors must submit comprehensive five-page responses that include company details, product capabilities, technical specifications, estimated costs, warranty information, and small business compliance documentation. The submission deadline is September 26, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern time, with responses required to be sent via email to Edwin O. Hernandez Mendez.
This market research effort does not include any set-aside designations and encourages broad industry participation from both U.S. and non-U.S. firms, though all respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management. The RFI does not identify any current incumbents or contractors for similar services, nor does it specify potential award values or budget ranges for the anticipated procurement. The initiative is classified under NAICS code 517111 for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, reflecting the telecommunications infrastructure nature of the requirement. This pre-solicitation notice serves purely as an informational and market research tool to help the government develop its acquisition strategy and is not a binding solicitation for contract award. The government has explicitly stated it will not reimburse companies for any expenses associated with preparing or submitting responses to this RFI.
Notice text
1. NOTICE
This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes and market research only; it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for any expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and/or performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained within their response as instructed later in this posting.
2. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE
AFSPECWAR Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) members need to operate anywhere in the world, in contested, congested, and austere environments. The Air Force Tactical Grid solution responds to AFSPECWAR diverse mission needs and threats in an increasingly data-driven and contested tactical edge battlespace. Today, existing AFSPECWAR operators do not possess access to a tactical network and are forced to utilize legacy and limited pathways into Service-owned, Enterprise networks, reducing combat effectiveness. Additionally, these Service-owned, Enterprise networks significantly decrease tempo in integrating new technologies in emerging programs of record.
3. CAPABILITY GAP
To address these existing shortfalls, the Government is developing a Tactical Grid solution that employs Tactical Grid Boundaries (TGBs) across the globe, allowing regional, assured, multi-path access to the DoDIN and the greater Joint Force and persistent access to AFSPECWAR-hosted, networked collaboration, planning, and warfighting applications and services. The TGB provides diverse, resilient pathways that can properly protect sensitive and classified data, while still allowing rapid integration of AFSPECWAR Weapons Systems and emerging advanced Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C5ISRT) technologies that are already in procurement for the force.
The Government is leveraging existing transport and service circuits, including both DISA and commercial Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks, to provide access to services and ensure access to mission critical data to all deployed operators through the Tactical Grid.
System Requirements:
- The TACP-M Program Office is requesting industry input for delivering and extending an AT&T MPLS circuit up to the demarcation boundary at Moody Air Force Base (AFB). Separate orders will be placed for circuits extended to the boundaries at Hickam AFB and Ramstein AFB.
- Basic parameters:
Access Interface:10GBase Long Range Single Mode Fiber (LR SMF) or equivalent
Access Speed: 1+ Gbps
Able to terminate at the demarcation point: 6118 Brookley St, Bldg 454, Moody AFB, GA 31699
Able to terminate at demarcation points at Hickam AFB and Ramstein AFB.
Alternate solutions are not encouraged.
Please see attachment for instructions on responding to this Request for Information
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Information - Tactical Laser Boundary.pdf |
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