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

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- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: National Guard Bureau (n-NATIONALGUARDBUREAU)
- NAICS: 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Product or service code: DG01 Support services for physical and wireless networks connecting equipment within the core data centers and work areas, connecting end users to the organization's broader networks, as well as Wide Area Network equipment, hardware and software directly connecting into data centers, offices and third parties. Support services which enable or distribute voice services through on-premise equipment including PBX, VoIP, voicemail and handsets. Also provides support for transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks and internet access. Support services for external (Outside Plant) physical communications infrastructure connecting to LAN/WAN end points. Mobile infrastructure support such as cabled communication network, cellular towers, repeaters, switching systems dedicated for cellular communication
- Place of performance: Anchorage, Alaska
- First posted: July 29, 2026
- Last posted: July 29, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3219b2fd27284e57884e5b376d76b16a/view

## 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.

## Publications

- July 29, 2026: Special notice, due August 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM EDT. Notice 3219b2fd27284e57884e5b376d76b16a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3219b2fd27284e57884e5b376d76b16a/view

## Points of contact

- Mallory Zelenak, mallory.a.zelenak.civ@army.mil
- 176 MSG Contracting, conner.vanfossen.5@us.af.mil, 9075510245

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