Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
56 CS FOC to Flightline and Wx Equipment, Luke AFB
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force's 56th Contracting Squadron (56 CONS) wants 12-strand, single-mode fiber optic cable engineered, furnished, installed and tested at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It links the Radar Approach Control building (B979) to the control tower and other airfield buildings, and the Base Operations building (B453) to two weather stations. This is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside, and the response due date is November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Pacific. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 21, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 19, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 21, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Air Force's 56th Contracting Squadron (56 CONS) wants 12-strand, single-mode fiber optic cable engineered, furnished, installed and tested at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It links the Radar Approach Control building (B979) to the control tower and other airfield buildings, and the Base Operations building (B453) to two weather stations. This is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside, and the response due date is November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Pacific.
Who can bid
- SBA-certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program set-aside (FAR 19.15)
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: WOSB Program set-aside. Only SBA-certified women-owned small businesses can win; other firms cannot bid.
- Worth checking: Questions were due Oct 22, 2026. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
- Worth checking: Single site visit, date not set. The Government is picking a date and time for one site visit between October 26, 2026 and November 6, 2026. The text does not say it is required, and no other date will be added.
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- Minor: New materials only, corrosion-resistant. No refurbished materials are allowed, and everything must be rust-proof and corrosion-resistant for the environment.
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Full summary
What they want
- Engineer, furnish, install and test new 12-strand single-mode fiber optic cable from Radar Approach Control (RAPCON, B979) to the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT, B998), Base Operations (B453), Command Post (B11), Localizer (B1375), Glide Slope (B1056), Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN, B1049), Ground Antenna Transmit and Receive (GATR, B1040), Glide Slope (B1081) and Localizer (B1059)
- Run 12-strand single-mode cable from Base Operations (B453) to the primary and secondary Automatic Meteorological Stations (FMQ-19s)
- Use new and existing manhole/handhole duct systems; part of the route will be direct buried
- Provide all equipment, tools, materials, supplies, transportation, labor and supervision; the Government provides none
- Use only new materials that are rust-proof and corrosion-resistant
- Place of performance
- Luke Air Force Base, AZ
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Pacific (from the version posted Oct 19, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- Send questions by close of business on October 22, 2026, 1500 AZ time
- See the attached solicitation and supporting documents for how to quote
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation and supporting documents are attached; the text here is only the scope summary
- Contract type, period of performance, evaluation method, quote format and submission method are not stated
- Total cable length and quantities are not stated
- The site visit date and time, and whether it is required, are not set
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) certified by SBA can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified yet? Apply for WOSB certification (SBA). More open women-owned set-asides under NAICS 335921
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FA4887 56 CONS CC, Luke AFB, AZ
- Product/service code
- 6145 · Wire and Cable, Electrical
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 335921)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0004 (this version)Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 9, 2026
- 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
- Open WOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, WOSB (women-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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