Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: Telecommunications and Data Services for AKARNG
| Bidders ID: | NBD00159346712337079 |
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| Due Date: | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| State: | Alaska |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
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| Source: | Members Only |
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jul 29, 2026 01:50 pm AKDT
- Original Response Date: Aug 13, 2026 05:00 pm AKDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Aug 28, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
- Product Service Code: DG01 - IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)
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NAICS Code:
- 517111 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers
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Place of Performance:
Anchorage , AKUSA
Contracting Office: United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO-AK) for Alaska National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)
Proposed Vendor: GCI Communication Corp., 2550 Denali St., Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503
Requirement Description
The United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO-AK), on behalf of the Alaska Army National Guard Network Enterprise Center (AKARNG-NEC), intends to award a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price contract to GCI Communication Corp.
The scope of this action covers commercial telecommunications, analog emergency landlines, mobile internet, and data circuit services across 19 active accounts supporting Alaska Army National Guard personnel across Fort Richardson, Camp Denali, and state-wide facilities.
The proposed contract action has an period of performance as follows:
- Base Period: 01 November 2026 – 31 October 2027
- Option Period 1: 01 November 2027 – 31 October 2028
Statutory Authority
This statutory authority permitting sole source contracting is 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(1)(A)(ii), as implemented in FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii)—Sole Source (including brand name) under the authority of Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.
Justification for Sole Source
Awarding to any source other than GCI Communication Corp. would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, as well as unacceptable operational delays in maintaining critical telecommunications and life-safety systems.
GCI Communication Corp. owns the physical telecommunication infrastructure, state-wide wiring, and hardware connected directly to AKARNG facilities. Transitioning to a new vendor would require extensive infrastructure construction, new hardware installation, and significant operational delays across 19 active accounts, directly impacting life-safety emergency analog lines (including 911 call boxes, elevator emergency phones, and fire/vault alarms).
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS.
- Mallory Zelenak
- mallory.a.zelenak.civ@army.mil
- 176 MSG Contracting
- conner.vanfossen.5@us.af.mil
- Phone Number 9075510245
- Jul 29, 2026 01:50 pm AKDTSpecial Notice (Original)
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