SAM #FA446026Q0046

Sole Source SIP Telephone System Upgrade at Little Rock AFB

This notice announces the Air Force's intent to award a sole-source contract for upgrading telephone communications at Little Rock Air Force Base. - Agency: Department of the Air Force, 19th Contracting Squadron, Little Rock AFB - Purpose: Upgrade the LTS Telephone Communications System and transition from TDM to SIP-compliant local and long-distance telephone services - Scope of Work: - Engineering, furnishing, installing, and testing SIP-compliant telephone services - Replacement of existing TDM services - Infrastructure: Proprietary infrastructure owned and controlled by BrightSpeed Communications - Sole Source Justification: - Blue Plains Technology is the exclusive authorized partner for SIP services on BrightSpeed's infrastructure - Only vendors with both legal authority and technical capability to use BrightSpeed's system will be considered - Procurement Method: Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR 13.106-1(b)); not a competitive solicitation, but interested parties may submit capability statements - OEMs/Vendors Mentioned: - Blue Plains Technology (exclusive authorized partner) - BrightSpeed Communications (infrastructure owner) - Key Requirements: - Proven legal authority and technical capability to provision SIP services using BrightSpeed's proprietary infrastructure - Commercial Opportunity: Potential for other vendors to submit information demonstrating their ability to meet requirements, though Blue Plains is currently the only authorized provider

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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