FY 26 - FY 31 Unaccompanied Housing Wi-Fi
Air Force and Space Force · FA3022 14 CONS LGCA
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Sep 2, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
14th Contracting Squadron located at Columbus AFB, MS 39710, intends to award a sole source award to Cable One INC/ dba Spraklight, 606 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama 36201. This requirement is for a turnkey solution to engineer, furnish, install, test, and maintain a commercial wireless internet (Wi-Fi) service for the unaccompanied housing dormitories and designated common areas at Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB), MS. The objective is to deliver reliable, high-speed Internet access to all residents at no cost to them, in compliance with all Department of the Air Force policies. The purpose o… (show all)
f this service is to provide Dorm Wireless Internet to 3-day rooms, 94 dorm rooms, and 3 outdoor pavilions postured on one campus at Columbus Air Force Base (AFB). The contractor shall provide installation and all necessary equipment, to include up to 73 modems, up to two WI-FI repeaters and up to seven 24 port switches as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW) for a period of five years one (1) Base Year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years. Additionally, for Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) invoicing, the BPN for both the Inspector and the Acceptor is F1N3BA; no separate inspector is necessary. The Government intends to acquire this commercial service under FAR Part 12 and to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 and DFARS 206.302-1. The proposed source is Cable One INC/ dba Spraklight . Based on the facts documented in the justification, only this source can meet the Government�s requirement because Sparklight (Cable One, Inc.) is currently the only internet service provider with existing cable infrastructure on Columbus Air Force Base capable of providing the required dormitory wireless internet service to the UEQ campus. Other potential carriers do not currently have the necessary on-site infrastructure and equipment and have not obtained the installation franchise agreement required to provide internet service on the installation. This is not a request for competitive proposals, quotations, or offers. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation that will be considered by the Government. Interested sources shall demonstrate their capability to provide a turnkey dormitory Wi-Fi solution that meets the Government�s requirements, including engineering, furnishing, installation, testing, sustainment, continuity of resident service, interoperability with existing infrastructure as applicable, licensing, and all other requirements identified in the attached public-release SOW/PWS. The Government will evaluate timely responses to determine whether another source can meet the requirement and whether a competitive procurement is warranted. Responses must contain sufficient detail for the Government to assess the source�s technical capability and transition approach. Submit responses through the contact method identified in the SAM.gov notice no later than the stated response deadline. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to Brownlee, John M at john.brownlee.2@us.af.mil and Booth, Dylan L at dylan.booth.1@us.af.mil by 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time on 17th September 2026.
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 · $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 |
| AOC CONNECT, LLC | 1 | $223K | Jun 24, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $LUMN reported $10.7B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 20 past awards, $699K, 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 20 past awards, $699K, 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 20 past awards, $699K, 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 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: 6.6% 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.