Intent to Sole Source - LTS Telecommunications System Upgrade
Air Force and Space Force · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA446026Q0046 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 21, 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
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… (show all)
. 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.
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 Services
- Oct 1, 2026BOINGO WIRELESS, INC$1.9MCampus Wi-Fi for Dorms (Misawa AB)
- Sep 30, 2026BOINGO WIRELESS, INC$713KWiFi Internet for Unaccompanied Housing
- Sep 22, 2026CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC$771KDorm Internet Services at Whiteman AFB
- Aug 7, 2026TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC$1.1MLocal Telecommunications Services (LTS II)
- Jun 24, 2026AOC CONNECT, LLC$223KCommunication Service
- Jun 23, 2026TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC$734KWi-Fi Internet for McConnell AFB Unaccompanied Housing
- Jun 23, 2026LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC$3.6MLocal Telecommunications Services (LTS) - JBSA Lackland and Fort Sam Houston
- May 4, 2026INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.$307.1MUnited States (US) Marine Corp Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)
- Jan 27, 2026DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC.$1.6MBase-wide Cell Phone Services
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.