Long_Haul_Fiber_Install
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force, specifically the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), is conducting a Sources Sought to identify capable businesses for a turnkey design, engineering, furnishing, installation, and testing of a new long-haul fiber optic cable system. This market research aims to determine the procurement method for connecting the US Army Adelphi Laboratory Center to the AEDC Operating Location B at White Oak, MD. Responses are due by April 15, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement involves providing a complete solution for installing a new Single Mode (SM) Fiber Optic Cable (FOC) system. Key aspects include:
- Design & Engineering: Turnkey solution for the fiber optic network.
- Installation: Installation of a 48-strand SM microfiber and a 7-way/cell microduct innerduct system between Building 205 (Adelphi) and Building 405 (White Oak), utilizing existing infrastructure where possible. This includes inside facility conduit.
- Equipment: Furnishing all new equipment, supplies, and materials, such as a 4U Fiber Optic Distribution Panel (FODP), external galvanized steel NEMA pullboxes, and 4-inch LB galvanized steel conduit.
- Cable Specifications: Installation and termination of 48-strand SM microfiber with LC connectors, meeting Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 7 CFR 1755.900 criteria.
- Testing: Comprehensive Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) and Optical Power Meter tests, with required test reports.
- Site Restoration: Restoration of all disturbed surfaces to original condition.
- Special Requirements: Mandatory site visit, provision of detailed design and as-built drawings, coordination with base personnel and environmental agencies, obtaining all necessary permits (MWP, Dig Permits), and a minimum one-year commercial warranty.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Market Research
- Anticipated NAICS: 238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Anticipated PSC: D304 – IT and Telecom-Telecommunications and Transmissions
- Set-Aside: While this is a Sources Sought to determine the final procurement method, the opportunity metadata indicates a potential for a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). Other potential outcomes include sole source or full and open competition.
- Response Due: April 15, 2026, 10:00 AM Central Standard Time
- Published: April 3, 2026
Submission Details
Interested businesses should submit responses electronically to Leslie R. McGowan at leslie.mcgowan@us.af.mil with the subject line "Sources Sought – Long Haul Fiber Install". Submissions must include:
- Company information (name, address, POC, email)
- Business size (per NAICS 238210)
- CAGE Code and SAM.gov UEI
- Feedback on Attachment 1 – Statement of Work
- Available government contract vehicles
- Brief capabilities statement
- Total estimated price for budgetary purposes.
Place of Performance
US Army Adelphi Laboratory Center, Adelphi, MD, and USAF AEDC White Oak, White Oak, MD.