SAM #W51H72-26-9-A001

Award for Prototype OTA to establish 5G Center of Gravity Testbed at Fort Bragg

This award notice details the establishment of a secure, experimental 5G testbed at Fort Bragg by the Department of the Army's 419th Contracting Support Brigade. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Army - Mission Installation Contracting Command - 419th Contracting Support Brigade - OEMs and Vendors: - Dell Federal Systems L.P. (OEM) - T-Mobile USA, Inc. (OEM) - Products/Services Requested: - Prototype OTA for creation of a 100-square-mile 5G Center of Gravity Testbed - Integration of T-Mobile's proprietary 5G Standalone Core with Dell tactical edge-compute infrastructure - Secure Private Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for advanced mission applications - Notable Requirements: - Focus on validating 5G technology-as-a-service (TaaS) for mission-critical use cases - Counter-UAS operations - Real-time ISR video feeds with mandatory network slicing - Secure logistical tracking - Leverages prior joint public-private investment under USSOCOM CRADA to avoid cost duplication and operational delays - No specific product part numbers or purchase quantities are listed - Sole-source award under Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)

Description

The 419th Contracting Support Brigade, on behalf of the XVIII Airborne Corps, has awarded a sole-source Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to Dell Federal Systems L.P. and its primary partner, T-Mobile USA, Inc.

The purpose of this Prototype OTA is to establish an experimental, secure, and resilient 100-square-mile 5G Center of Gravity Testbed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This research and development effort will integrate proprietary commercial carrier capabilities (T-Mobile's 5G Standalone Core) with a highly secure, experimental Private Land Mobile Network (PLMN) utilizing Dell tactical edge-compute infrastructure.

The prototype focuses on validating the operational feasibility of 5G technology-as-a-service (TaaS) to support advanced mission applications for the Immediate Reaction Force (IRF), including Counter-UAS (C-UAS), real-time ISR video feeds via mandatory network slicing, and secure logistical tracking.

This award was executed as a sole-source action to leverage over $31.9 million in prior joint public-private investment made under a six-year USSOCOM Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), thereby avoiding substantial duplication of cost to the Government and preventing unacceptable operational schedule delays.

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