Tradewinds 25 - Communications - Trinidad and Tobago

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command is seeking a contractor to provide Broadband Internet and Cellular Services for Exercise TRADEWINDS 2025 in Trinidad and Tobago from 23 April to 09 May 2025. The 410th Contracting Support Brigade/Regional Contracting Center - Americas will issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) with solicitation number PAN410-25-P-0000 000424, with responses due by 28 March 2025. Key contract requirements include deploying two Starlink internet connections at Teteron Barracks with minimum 200 Mbps speeds, 24 mobile hotspot devices with unlimited data, and 15 cellular phones with unlimited talk and text capabilities across multiple locations in Chaguaramas and Port of Spain. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and authorized to operate in Trinidad and Tobago. The contract will be evaluated based on technical capability, compliance with performance work statement requirements, and ability to meet strict security protocols.

The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designations for this opportunity, and the contract will be open to qualifying vendors in the Satellite Telecommunications (NAICS 517410) category. The estimated contract is a Firm-Fixed Price type, with performance locations including Teteron Barracks, Staubles Bay, Camp Omega, Macqueripe Bay, Ulric Cross Air Station, and St. James Police Barracks. While specific award value is not disclosed, the contract requires comprehensive communication infrastructure supporting up to 20 simultaneous users with rigorous technical specifications. Importantly, funds are currently not available, and the government's contract obligation is contingent on future fund appropriation. Interested contractors can obtain solicitation documents from SAM.gov and should direct any questions to Contracting Officer Robert L. Sheridan or Contract Specialist SSG Anthony Strobel.