Telecommunication Services
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA301027Q0001
- Agency
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Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Biloxi, Mississippi 39534, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command seeks telecommunications services for Keesler Air Force Base, with proposals due October 19 and questions due by October 14 (clarifications posted October 14, 2026). No set-aside applies. Amendment 0001, issued October 6, 2026, updated the Performance Work Statement and incorporated CMMC Level 1 (Self) requirements.
Place of performance is Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi (Building 2801, 712 General Chappie James Avenue, MS 39534). The contract period runs from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2031 (base year plus four one-year option periods). Full cutover and operational status must be achieved by December 1, 2026, with a cutover timeline not to exceed 30 days.
The contractor must provide continuous local access and transmission equipment supporting the 81 Medical Group and KAFB on a 24/7/365 basis with 100% availability. Key deliverables include 20,000 Direct-Inward-Dialing (DID) numbers across two numbering ranges (228-376-0000 to 9999 and 228-377-0000 to 9999); nine T1-PRI circuits with capacity for 150 concurrent SIP trunk calls converted from Government Cisco Unified Communications Manager v.15; three CAMA trunks with two ALI/ANI circuits each for E911 services; and porting all active DID numbers from incumbent CenturyLink Communications. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and infrastructure at no additional Government expense. CMMC Level 1 certification applies for contractor systems processing Federal Contract Information or controlled unclassified information. Outage response times are tiered: catastrophic (one-hour response, updates every four hours), emergency (one-hour response, eight-hour restoration), serious (one-hour response, 24-hour restoration), and routine (one-hour response, two-calendar-day restoration).
The NAICS code is 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers); PSC is DG11. Evaluation factors include compliance, technical merit, and price. A mandatory site visit occurred October 7, 2026.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Keesler Air Force Base Telecommunication Services in accordance with (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS)
14 Oct 2026 - Post additional questions and answers.
06 Oct 2026 - Post Amendment 0001 and add questions and answers.
Site Visit. An organized site visit will be conducted on 07 October 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Site Visit POC: Stacey Zawalski
Address: 712 Gen Chappie James Ave, Building 2801, Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), MS, 39534
Telephone: 228-377-1829
All site visit participants must have a base pass in order to attend. Unless you already have base access i.e. retired military ID card or have a current badge/pass due to an ongoing contract held on Keesler AFB, a pass must be obtained from the Keesler AFB visitor center. Participation is limited to NO MORE THAN 2 representatives from a company. An email containing the full name (as it appears on their REAL identification card) of each site visit attendee must be sent to Stacey Zawalski at stacey.zawalski.1@us.af.mil and Priscilla Brown at priscilla.brown.5@us.af.mil no later than 06 October 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. In order to gain access to the base to attend the site visit you must have a form of REAL ID-compliant identification, and if driving, a vehicle registration and vehicle proof of insurance document.
Participants may pickup their pass from the visitor center at Division Street Gate entrance to Keesler AFB at least two (2) hours before the site visit is scheduled. Visitor Center hours of operation are Monday - Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT and Friday 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. It is highly recommended to arrive at the visitor center at least two (2) hours before the scheduled start time of the site visit, as the average wait time at the visitor center can range from 45 to 90 minutes. The visitor center is normally the least busy between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. CDT. Please plan to get your base pass early, as we do not want to delay the site visit start time due to waiting on participants to get their pass. Participants will meet at Building 2801, Keesler AFB, MS, 39534 on the specified date and time of the scheduled site visit.
Update #2 ·
Keesler Air Force Base Telecommunication Services in accordance with (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS)
06 Oct 2026 - Post Amendment 0001 and add questions and answers.
Site Visit. An organized site visit will be conducted on 07 October 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Site Visit POC: Stacey Zawalski
Address: 712 Gen Chappie James Ave, Building 2801, Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), MS, 39534
Telephone: 228-377-1829
All site visit participants must have a base pass in order to attend. Unless you already have base access i.e. retired military ID card or have a current badge/pass due to an ongoing contract held on Keesler AFB, a pass must be obtained from the Keesler AFB visitor center. Participation is limited to NO MORE THAN 2 representatives from a company. An email containing the full name (as it appears on their REAL identification card) of each site visit attendee must be sent to Stacey Zawalski at stacey.zawalski.1@us.af.mil and Priscilla Brown at priscilla.brown.5@us.af.mil no later than 06 October 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. In order to gain access to the base to attend the site visit you must have a form of REAL ID-compliant identification, and if driving, a vehicle registration and vehicle proof of insurance document.
Participants may pickup their pass from the visitor center at Division Street Gate entrance to Keesler AFB at least two (2) hours before the site visit is scheduled. Visitor Center hours of operation are Monday - Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT and Friday 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. It is highly recommended to arrive at the visitor center at least two (2) hours before the scheduled start time of the site visit, as the average wait time at the visitor center can range from 45 to 90 minutes. The visitor center is normally the least busy between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. CDT. Please plan to get your base pass early, as we do not want to delay the site visit start time due to waiting on participants to get their pass. Participants will meet at Building 2801, Keesler AFB, MS, 39534 on the specified date and time of the scheduled site visit.
Update #1 ·
Keesler Air Force Base Telecommunication Services in accordance with (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS)
Site Visit. An organized site visit will be conducted on 07 October 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Site Visit POC: Stacey Zawalski
Address: 712 Gen Chappie James Ave, Building 2801, Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), MS, 39534
Telephone: 228-377-1829
All site visit participants must have a base pass in order to attend. Unless you already have base access i.e. retired military ID card or have a current badge/pass due to an ongoing contract held on Keesler AFB, a pass must be obtained from the Keesler AFB visitor center. Participation is limited to NO MORE THAN 2 representatives from a company. An email containing the full name (as it appears on their REAL identification card) of each site visit attendee must be sent to Stacey Zawalski at stacey.zawalski.1@us.af.mil and Priscilla Brown at priscilla.brown.5@us.af.mil no later than 06 October 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. In order to gain access to the base to attend the site visit you must have a form of REAL ID-compliant identification, and if driving, a vehicle registration and vehicle proof of insurance document.
Participants may pickup their pass from the visitor center at Division Street Gate entrance to Keesler AFB at least two (2) hours before the site visit is scheduled. Visitor Center hours of operation are Monday - Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT and Friday 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. It is highly recommended to arrive at the visitor center at least two (2) hours before the scheduled start time of the site visit, as the average wait time at the visitor center can range from 45 to 90 minutes. The visitor center is normally the least busy between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. CDT. Please plan to get your base pass early, as we do not want to delay the site visit start time due to waiting on participants to get their pass. Participants will meet at Building 2801, Keesler AFB, MS, 39534 on the specified date and time of the scheduled site visit.
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