Satellite TV (Gold Rush Inn)

Eielson Air Force Base, Pacific Air Forces, anticipates a requirement for satellite television service at the Gold Rush Inn under a small business set-aside and intends to conduct market research through June 25, 2026. NAICS 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) applies, with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees.

The contractor must furnish, install, and maintain comprehensive high-definition satellite television service to 252 guest rooms and common areas across 13 buildings at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The service is firm-fixed-price with the contractor assuming full responsibility for system maintenance and repair from signal source through room wall outlets, including all labor, travel, and replacement parts. The channel lineup must equal or exceed DISH America's Top 120 package, include local network affiliates and high-definition programming, and accommodate future addition of sports, premium, international, music, and specialty channels without complete headend replacement. Signal quality standards specify signal strength between 0 dBmV and +10 dBmV at television outlets and approximately 45 dBmV per channel at headend output, with stable HD picture quality free from tiling, freezing, pixelation, or audio dropouts. The contractor must provide remote monitoring, customer support during normal business hours (Monday–Friday, 0730–1630 Alaska Time, excluding Federal Holidays) with same-day remote troubleshooting whenever possible, major outage resolution within 24 hours, and minor outage response within one business day with on-site resolution within two business days if required.

Respondents must submit a capabilities package demonstrating commercial sales examples, product specifications, business size and status (including socio-economic category), anticipated teaming arrangements, manufacturer details, and foreign ownership or foreign national employee status. Pre-proposal site assessment is mandatory; post-award change order requests for conditions identifiable during the site visit will not be accepted. Standard federal security requirements apply, including AT Level I training within 30 days, Eagle Watch training, background checks, and base access procedures.