Special NoticePosted Sep 18, 2026

Notice of Intent to Award

Air Force and Space Force · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
517112
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
A060703
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
DG11
Place
Edwards, CA, USA
Contact
Jennifer Story (jennifer.story@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation A060703 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 5, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 18, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jun 30, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026, middle of the range Aug 11, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from May 5, 2026).

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

1. Description of Requirement The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) Contracting Directorate (PZIOA) at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) intends to award a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract to Charter Communications Operating LLC (DBA Spectrum Internet) (CAGE: 4WWK4). The requirement is for the procurement of a secure, modern, reliable, and scalable base-wide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and digital signal distribution service. The anticipated period of performance is a one-year base period followed by four one-year option periods. 2. Statutory Authority This acquisition is being pursued on … (show all)

a sole-source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements". 3. Justification for Sole Source Market research, including a Request for Information (RFI) posted on SAM.gov under Notice A060703 from 05 May 2026 to 19 May 2026, determined that Charter Communications (DBA Spectrum) is the only vendor capable of meeting the Government's requirement without causing unacceptable delays or substantial duplication of costs. Spectrum is currently the only commercial Internet Service Provider (CISP) with an active, approved Authority to Operate (ATO) and an established physical Service Delivery Point (SDP) presence on Edwards AFB. Duplicating or replacing the existing SDP infrastructure would result in a substantial, unacceptable duplication of cost to the Government. Furthermore, while other large business providers may be technically capable of providing the service, obtaining a new CISP ATO approval process takes approximately 4�6 months, which does not meet the necessary mission timelines. 4. Notice to Interested Parties This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A formal solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Capabilities packages must clearly demonstrate the vendor's existing physical infrastructure capacity on Edwards AFB and proof of an active/approved Authority to Operate (ATO) capable of meeting the immediate requirement. Responses must be submitted via email to the primary point of contact listed below no later than 22 September 2026 0700 AM Pacific Time. 5. Points of Contact Contracting Officer: Jennifer Story Email: jennifer.story@us.af.mil Contract Specialist: Tammie Umsted Email: tammie.umsted@us.af.mil

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 517112.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC.2$1.6MJan 27, 2026
BOINGO WIRELESS, INC1$1.9MOct 1, 2026
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC1$734KJun 23, 2026
CSC HOLDINGS LLC1$634KSep 25, 2026
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC1$175KJul 16, 2025
DILIBE SOLUTIONS LLC1$107KMay 16, 2025

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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 6 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
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.