Communication Service
Air Force and Space Force · FA4608 2 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA460826QS013 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Combined Synopsis � Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA460826QS013 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for local commercial communications services. This acquisition is not a set-aside for small business concerns. This document primarily incorporates provisions and clauses by reference IAW Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2026-01, effective 13 Ma… (show all)
rch 2026 and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) as applicable. Full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date for receipt of quotations. In the event the government cancels this solicitation, the government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. If funds are not available to fund the entire contract value, the Government reserves the right to re-evaluate quotations by unit price per service and issue an award on a SOME, NONE, or ALL basis for each individual service needed. Description of Requirement: The purpose of this requirement is to install and deliver a fiber commercial circuit and associated equipment that will provide Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) services for a period of one (1) base year plus four (4) option years. Work will provide services for 120 concurrent base call paths, 15,000 base numbers, provide 36,000 free off net (commercial conus long distance) call minutes, charge per minute for all off net minutes above the 36,000 threshold, and bill per minute per country for all international calls located along Barksdale Blvd IAW Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement, Dated 30 March 2026. Period of Performance: Base Year: 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2027 Option Year 1: 01 July 2027 - 30 June 2028 Option Year 2: 01 July 2028 - 30 June 2029 Option Year 3: 01 July 2029 - 30 June 2030 Option Year 4: 01 July 2030 - 30 June 2031 Contract Line Item Number (CLIN): CLIN Product/Service Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total 0001 BVOIP 12 MO 0002 IPS with router 12 MO 0003 Fees/Surcharges 12 MO 0004 International Calls, Rate by country 12 LO 0005 Off-Net 12 LO 1001 BVOIP 12 MO 1002 IPS with router 12 MO 1003 Fees/Surcharges 12 MO 1004 International Calls, Rate By Country 12 LO 1005 Off-Net 12 LO 2001 BVOIP 12 MO 2002 IPS with router 12 MO 2003 Fees/Surcharges 12 MO 2004 International Calls, Rate By Country 12 LO 2005 Off-Net 12 LO 3001 BVOIP 12 MO 3002 IPS with router 12 MO 3003 Fees/Surcharges 12 MO 3004 International Calls, Rate By Country 12 LO 3005 Off-Net 12 LO 4001 BVOIP 12 MO 4002 IPS with router 12 MO 4003 Fees/Surcharges 12 MO 4004 International Calls, Rate By Country 12 LO 4005 Off-Net 12 LO *** In the event the Government exercises its option under 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, the Contractor shall provide services for a period not to exceed six months. The services shall be provided at the same prices and rates as those established for Option Year 4 of the contract (CLINs 4001 through 4005). Monthly recurring services will be priced per month at the rate established in Option Year 4. Usage-based services will be billed at the per-unit rates established for Option Year 4.*** Best Value Determination: Contract award will be based on price/technical to determine best value. Due Date and Time: Questions must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer listed below by 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. Answers to questions submitted IAW specified due date will be provided on or around Friday, 17 April 2026. Quotes must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer listed below by 3:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. Points of Contact (POC): Contract Specialist: Millye Santiago-Cruz; Telephone: (318) 456-1353; Email: millye.santiago-cruz@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Tiffany Collazo; Telephone: (318) 456-3400; Email: tiffany.collazo.2@us.af.mil Applicable Provisions in Full Text: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (a) Submission of offers. Submit offers (quotes) to the POC specified in this solicitation IAW due dates and times specified in this solicitation. Quotes will include: (1) Offeror�s name/company name, address, telephone number and email address. (2) Offeror�s SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. (3) Offerors must review Attachment 2, Wage Determination. Be advised that 52.222-55, 'Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026,' remains in effect as of the date of this solicitation. Although the executive order was rescinded, the implementing clause has not yet been modified. Therefore, any conflict between the attached Wage Determination and 52.222-55 will be resolved in favor of the clause. (4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2. (5) Technical Plan not exceeding two (2) pages outlining how Offeror will accomplish the task outlined below in subsection (A). The Technical Plan should be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and to substantiate the stated information. The Technical Plan should not rephrase or restate the Government�s requirements but rather provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet the requirement(s). Offerors should assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their company or experience and will use the information in the Technical Plan to evaluate the quote. Offerors� Technical Plan should include: (A) The manner in which the offeror will provide essential Telecommunication Services (TS) and features supporting Barksdale AFB IAW Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement, Dated 30 March 2026. (6) A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments. (b) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. (c) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. Offerors are responsible for submitting quotes in electronic format to the listed POC by the due date and time specified in this solicitation. It is the Offeror�s responsibility to follow up with the POC to ensure quote was received on time. (d) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror�s initial offer should contain the Offeror�s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (e) Debriefings. If a postaward debriefing is given to requesting Offerors, the Government will disclose the following information, if applicable: (1) The agency�s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed Offeror�s offer. (2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful Offeror and the debriefed Offeror and past performance information on the debriefed Offeror. (3) The overall ranking of all Offerors when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection. (4) A summary of the rationale for award. (5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror. (6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed Offeror as to whether the agency followed source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities. (End of
Who won similar work
19 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 (19): middle half $144K to $1.0M, median $713K; range $20K to $307.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC · $LUMN · $10.7B | 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 · $127.2B | 2 | $378K | May 15, 2025 |
| INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC. · $VSAT · $4.6B | 1 | $307.1M | May 4, 2026 |
| BUSINESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $749K | Jan 15, 2025 |
| INYO NETWORKS, INC | 1 | $685K | Oct 2, 2026 |
| DILIBE SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $107K | May 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $LUMN reported $10.7B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 19 past awards, $713K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $T reported $127.2B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 19 past awards, $713K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $VSAT reported $4.6B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 19 past awards, $713K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
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 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: 6.6% of $VSAT revenue (High) SEC
- Jan 27, 2026DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC.$1.6MBase-wide Cell Phone ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 14, 2026CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC$45KLocal and Long-Distance Telecommunication Service UpgradeNo 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.