NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) TO SOLE SOURCE- AFSVC FIBER INTERNET
Air Force and Space Force · FA3016 502 CONS CL
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA301626Q7135 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 25, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Aug 27, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The 502d Contracting Squadron intends to award a sole source purchase order to Charter Communications Operating, LLC., (Spectrum), Cage Code: 4WWK4, 12405 Powerscourt Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63131 for dedicated fiber internet services at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland. The Air Force Services Center (AFSVC) requires a Type II dedicated fiber internet service to establish a mission-critical backup circuit for its Business Activity Network (BAN) at 2141 Kelly Dr., Lackland AFB. The period of performance is a base year with three one-year option periods, from 15 September 2026 to 14 September … (show all)
2030. This procurement falls under NAICS code 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers), which has a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. This action is processed under the authority of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (RFO) Part 12. Market research indicates that competition is not feasible for the following reasons: The required service must leverage the existing fiber infrastructure at the specified location to ensure operational continuity and avoid unnecessary costs. This essential infrastructure is exclusively owned by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, which installed it under a previous contract (FA301624P0175). Engaging any other vendor would require constructing entirely new, redundant infrastructure, leading to prohibitive costs and unacceptable delays in activating this mission-critical backup system Based on these findings, Charter Communications is the only source capable of meeting the government's requirements without incurring significant and duplicative expenses and operational delays. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any interested party that believes it can meet the stated requirement may submit a capability statement to the Contracting Office no lafer than the published due date of this notice. The statement must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this action is solely at the discretion of the Government. Information received will be used only to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) DG11.
Single-winner award sizes (20): middle half $163K to $987K, median $699K; range $20K to $307.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC · $LUMN · $13.5B | 3 | $4.9M | Jun 23, 2026 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC | 3 | $905K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| BOINGO WIRELESS, INC | 2 | $2.6M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC | 2 | $1.9M | Aug 7, 2026 |
| DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC. | 2 | $1.6M | Jan 27, 2026 |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC · $T · $122.4B | 2 | $378K | May 15, 2025 |
| INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC. · $VSAT · $4.3B | 1 | $307.1M | May 4, 2026 |
| BUSINESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $749K | Jan 15, 2025 |
| INYO NETWORKS, INC | 1 | $685K | Oct 2, 2026 |
| AOC CONNECT, LLC | 1 | $223K | Jun 24, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $LUMN reported $13.5B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 20 past awards, $699K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $T reported $122.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 20 past awards, $699K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $VSAT reported $4.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 20 past awards, $699K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 2, 2026INYO NETWORKS, INC$685KUnaccompanied Housing Dormitory WiFi ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026BOINGO WIRELESS, INC$1.9MCampus Wi-Fi for Dorms (Misawa AB)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026BOINGO WIRELESS, INC$713KWiFi Internet for Unaccompanied HousingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC$771KDorm Internet Services at Whiteman AFBNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 7, 2026TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC$1.1MLocal Telecommunications Services (LTS II)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026AOC CONNECT, LLC$223KCommunication ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 23, 2026TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC$734KWi-Fi Internet for McConnell AFB Unaccompanied HousingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 23, 2026LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC$3.6MLocal Telecommunications Services (LTS) - JBSA Lackland and Fort Sam HoustonMateriality: 0.03% of $LUMN revenue (Low) SEC
- May 4, 2026INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.$307.1MUnited States (US) Marine Corp Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)Materiality: 7.2% of $VSAT revenue (High) SEC
- Jan 27, 2026DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC.$1.6MBase-wide Cell Phone ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $187K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 7 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.