Intent to Sole Source - LTS Telecommunications System Upgrade

Inactive on SAM.gov — responses were due 5 Sep 2026 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Department of the Air Force, DoD · Little Rock Air Force Base, AR · NAICS 517111 · Solicitation FA446026Q0046

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Solicitation details

Solicitation number	FA446026Q0046
Notice ID	a29fae11848649d0839105e1e5915dd5
Agency	Department of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agency	Department of the Air Force
Contracting office	DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
NAICS code	517111 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
Product / service code (PSC)	DG11
Set-aside	Small Business Set Aside - Total
Notice type	Special Notice
Posted	21 August 2026
Response deadline	05 September 2026 (closed)
Place of performance	Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, USA
Competition	Likely sole source (FedSift estimate from the notice text) — confirm on SAM.gov before investing in a bid

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Description

The 19th Communications Squadron (19 CS) at Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB) intends to award a sole-source contract to Blue Plains for an LTS Telephone Communications System upgrade and associated Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) services. If you believe your company can fulfill this requirement, you MUST demonstrate the legal authority and technical capability to provision these services utilizing the proprietary telecommunications infrastructure owned and controlled by BrightSpeed Communications at LRAFB, as Blue Plains is currently the exclusive authorized partner on this infrastructure. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b). Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they are capable of meeting the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their ability to provide the product/services listed above. Information is to be submitted to TSgt George Ordonez at george.ordonez@us.af.mil and Camille Ezugwu at camille.ezugwu@us.af.mil. The deadline for submittals is 5 September 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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