SAM #W91QEX-26-Q-A023

USSOUTHCOM Sole Source Wireless Service Contract for Smartphones and MiFi Devices

This opportunity is for a sole source, firm fixed price contract to provide wireless communication services for US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). - The contract covers 450 smartphones and 65 MiFi (Hotspot) devices, requiring unlimited voice, text, and data services. - Smartphones must be network-approved and one generation behind the current market offering. - MiFi devices require unlimited data only. - International service options are required for South America and the Caribbean, including both temporary (up to 90 days) and extended plans. - Services must be provided 24/7, with device warranties and technology refreshes included. - The procurement is justified as a sole source due to operational and logistical challenges of switching carriers, which would require re-provisioning all devices and could disrupt operations. - The contract is administered by the 410th Contracting Support Brigade/Regional Contracting Office-Miami, with Cristina Tellechea as the point of contact. - The period of performance is a base year (August 14, 2026 – August 13, 2027) with four one-year option periods, potentially extending through August 13, 2031. - No specific wireless carrier or OEM is named, but the requirement is for continued, uninterrupted service for all devices.

Description

The 410th Contracting Support Brigade/Regional Contracting Office-Miami in support of US Southern Command (USOUTHCOM) located at 9301 NW 33rd Street, Doral Florida 33172 will be issuing a Firm Fixed Price Contract for the purpose of SOUTHCOM Wireless Service.  US Southern Command has four hundred and fifty (450) cell phones and 65 Mifi devices throughout the command. The determination of this sole sources procurement is in accordance with RFO FAR 12.102(b), which states, for acquisitions valued over the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), prepare a written justification and obtain approval of the justification as described in 6.104.  Changing carriers would cause financial and logistical hardships and disrupt current operations. The change to a different carrier would require all wireless devices to be re-provisioned to function correctly. Currently, the US Southern Command wireless device section is comprised of two members to fulfill these duties which would result in a significant amount of labor hours. The time needed to re-provision five hundred and fifteen devices would require members to work extended hours, resulting in overtime being incurred by the government. Due to the number of devices and time needed per device, some devices would lose connectivity, causing severe disruption to current operations and during emergencies.

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