Project Information

Bid Title

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: Telecommunications and Data Services for AKARNG

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Alaska

Published Date

Jul 29, 2026

Closing Date

Aug 13, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

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Set Aside

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Project Description

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Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: Telecommunications and Data Services for AKARNG

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Notice ID

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE ARMY

Major Command

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

General Information

• 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
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
• Product Service Code: DG01 - IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)
• NAICS Code:
  • 517111 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers
• Place of Performance:
  Anchorage , AK
  USA

Description

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.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Primary Point of Contact

• Mallory Zelenak
• mallory.a.zelenak.civ@army.mil

Secondary Point of Contact

• 176 MSG Contracting
• conner.vanfossen.5@us.af.mil
• Phone Number 9075510245

History

• Jul 29, 2026 01:50 pm AKDTSpecial Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC DAutomatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services

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