Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Commercial Wi-FI for AFLCMC/GBH B977 JBSA
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Department of the Air Force (AFLCMC GBK contracting office) wants a small business to restore and run commercial Wi-Fi internet in Building 977 at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, Texas, under solicitation FA873427QR001. It also wants Wi-Fi extended to the first floor (C and D wings). The award is one firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order for a base year plus four option years, picked by lowest price among technically acceptable quotes. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM Central. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 8 attachments weren't read (Randolph CISP Bldg 977 1st-2nd Floor Plan.pptx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Department of the Air Force (AFLCMC GBK contracting office) wants a small business to restore and run commercial Wi-Fi internet in Building 977 at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, Texas, under solicitation FA873427QR001. It also wants Wi-Fi extended to the first floor (C and D wings). The award is one firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order for a base year plus four option years, picked by lowest price among technically acceptable quotes. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM Central.
Who can bid
- Small business: this is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS 517112 (size standard 1,500 employees); quotes from other firms are rejected without evaluation
- Active System for Award Management (SAM) registration before quoting and at award, with an active CAGE code (Commercial and Government Entity code) and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and online representations and certifications completed for NAICS 517112
- Be found responsible under FAR Part 9 and have a price judged fair, reasonable and balanced
How to submit: Email to Contract Specialist Syedah Gordon (syedah.gordon@us.af.mil) and Contracting Officer Sarah Dietel (sarah.dietel@us.af.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Service must be live 10 business days after award; extension. A quote that cannot show a dedicated 500 Mbps circuit live in existing areas and the first-floor extension finished by these dates is technically unacceptable.
- Worth checking: Funds not currently available. No award will be made until funds exist, and the Government may cancel before or after the closing date without reimbursing quote costs.
- Worth checking: Lowest price wins; only the lowest quote is checked first. Price decides the order, so the price must cover a dedicated circuit, installation and four option years, and unbalanced pricing between the install line and monthly lines may be rejected.
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- Worth checking: Dedicated circuit kept separate from Air Force network. You must supply your own dedicated circuit, cabling and hardware and may not connect to the existing Air Force NIPRNet.
- Worth checking: Coverage floor plan attached but not read. The SOW says coverage areas are shown in Attachment 1, so the extent of the wiring and access points needed is not visible here.
- Worth checking: Start timing shown two ways. The schedule gives 10 calendar days to beginning of performance for the service line, while the Statement of Work requires fully operational service within 10 business days; ask the contracting officer.
- Worth checking: Site visit November 2, 2026 is optional but strongly encouraged. To attend the 10:00 AM CST visit, email an RSVP with the base access request form by October 28, 2026, 3:00 PM CT so base vetting can finish.
- Minor: Option periods share one delivery date. All four option lines show the same delivery date, so the dates of each option period are unclear.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 1 of 8 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - FA873427QR001.pdf (read)
- Special_Notes_and_Instructions_to_Quoters.pdf (read)
- Statement_of_Work__Commercial_Wi-Fi_Internet_8 sep 2026.pdf (read)
- DOD NOTICE AND CONSENT - SHORT.pdf (read)
- DOD NOTICE AND CONSENT - LONG.pdf (read)
- Unescorted Access Request.pdf (read)
- CDRL 0001_Drawings and Tech Documents.pdf (read)
- Randolph CISP Bldg 977 1st-2nd Floor Plan.pptx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Restore monthly commercial Wi-Fi internet across the previously serviced areas of Building 977 (about 41,000 sq ft), operational no later than 10 business days after award
- Extend Wi-Fi to the first floor C and D wings (engineering, cabling, access points, circuit testing) within 30 calendar days after award
- Provide a dedicated commercial circuit of at least 500 Mbps download and 500 Mbps upload, with 802.11ac or higher dual-band access points and WPA-2 security or better
- Show a Department of Defense (DoD) user agreement and consent splash page (captive portal) that users must accept, keep the network fully separate from the Air Force's NIPRNet (its unclassified internal network), and disable port forwarding
- Monitor equipment, connectivity and bandwidth 24/7/365, tell the Government within 4 hours of service degradation during duty hours, and offer a web dashboard
- Dispatch repair staff within 1 business day and run a helpdesk 0800 to 1600, Monday through Friday
- Send a project schedule within 5 business days after award
- Deliver as-built drawings, a post-installation coverage heat map and configuration screenshots under Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) 0001 before final acceptance and payment for the installation lines
- Contract type
- Single firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order: monthly recurring service (12 months per period) plus a one-time equipment and installation line (1 Lot)
- Period of performance
- 1 base year (12 months) plus four one-year options, up to 5 years; the option to extend services allows up to 6 more months
- Place of performance
- Building 977, 1960 1st Street West, JBSA Randolph (Randolph AFB), TX 78150-4453
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): quotes are ranked by total evaluated price, and only the lowest-priced quote is checked first for technical acceptability, moving to the next lowest only if it fails.
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM Central
- How to submit
- Email to Contract Specialist Syedah Gordon (syedah.gordon@us.af.mil) and Contracting Officer Sarah Dietel (sarah.dietel@us.af.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Total evaluated price (TEP): all CLINs (contract line item numbers, the priced lines) 0001 through 4001 for the base year and all options, plus 50% of the Option Year 4 monthly service price with a 2.5% escalation factor for the option to extend services; must be fair, reasonable and balanced
- Technical acceptability (acceptable or unacceptable): compliance with the Statement of Work (dedicated 500 Mbps symmetrical circuit, first-floor C and D wing cabling and access point extension, DoD captive portal, activation timelines)
- Equipment and standards: Statement of Work Section 3.1 (802.11ac dual-band access points or higher, WPA-2 security or better, ANSI/TIA and BICSI cabling and installation standards)
- Responsibility of the vendor under FAR Part 9
What to include when you submit
- Send two separate volumes or attachments: Volume I, the technical quote, with no pricing, showing capability and compliance with the Statement of Work
- Volume II, the price quote, with complete pricing for every CLIN from 0001 through 4001
- Quotes must reach both Government inboxes by the response due date; late items are handled under FAR 52.212-1(c)
- Email questions in writing to Syedah Gordon with a copy to Sarah Dietel by 11:00 AM CST on November 3, 2026; answers will be posted as an amendment
- Complete the cloud computing representation (whether cloud computing services will be used) and the other representations the solicitation asks you to fill in
- Include your best terms in the first quote; the Government intends to award without discussions
After award, you must have
- All contractor personnel entering JBSA Randolph must be vetted before base access; request base credentials and passes through the Contracting Officer From Statement_of_Work__Commercial_Wi-Fi_Internet_8 sep 2026.pdf:
…all contractor personnel entering JBSA-Randolph to be…
Not in the notice text
- The floor plan showing coverage areas (Attachment 1) is attached but not read, and the base access request form (Attachment 4) and CDRL 0001 (the data deliverables list) could not be read; check them on SAM.gov.
- The dates of each option period; the schedule shows the same delivery date for all four options.
- Whether the Government's start timeline for service is 10 calendar days or 10 business days.
- No dollar value or Government estimate is given; the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) is mentioned only as a price check.
- Which parts of Building 977 are 'previously serviced areas' is not described in the text.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 517112
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Contract Specialist Syedah Gordon (syedah.gordon@us.af.mil) and Contracting Officer Sarah Dietel (sarah.dietel@us.af.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FA8734 AFLCMC GBK, JBSA Randolph, TX
- Product/service code
- DG11 · IT and Telecom – Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 517112)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
1. SCOPE OF WORK The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation, materials, and labor necessary to provide commercial Wi-Fi service in Building 977. This includes two primary objectives: Re-establishing Commercial Wi-Fi Service: Restoring and providing ongoing monthly commercial Wi-Fi internet service throughout the previously serviced areas of Building 977. First-Floor Extension: Engineering, extending, and installing commercial Wi-Fi coverage to the first floor (C and D wings), including circuit testing, troubleshooting, and conducting a post-installation Heat Map to determine optimal wireless access point placement and signal coverage. All required project documentation, technical layouts, and drawings shall be delivered in accordance with Section 3.9 and applicable Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs). 2. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance shall consist of a base year (12 months) and four (4) one-year optional renewal periods, for a total potential performance period of five (5) years. Continued Wi-Fi service shall be provided on a monthly recurring basis throughout the active period of performance. 3. SITE VIST (Optional): An organized site visit will be conducted on 78150-4453 Monday, 2 November 2026 at 10:00 AM CST at: AFLCMC/GBH ; 1960 1st Street West, Building 977, Randolph AFB, TX RSVP & Base Access: All interested contractors wishing to attend must contact Contract Specialist Syedah Gordon at syedah.gordon@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer Sarah Dietel at sarah.dietel@us.af.mil no later than Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 3:00 PM CST . Attendees must submit the attached base access request form (Attachment 4 - Unescorted Access Request) with their RSVP to ensure base vetting is completed prior to the visit
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