Distributed Antenna System DAS Technical Refresh for Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC)

*The submission has been extended until 5:00PM CDT on August 25, 2026.* The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) has a requirement for the procurement of components to upgrade the current Distributed Antenna System (DAS) to Airspan’s MobileAccess 6200 platform.

MMAC’s DAS is a complex system that consists of the following major components: • Signal Source: Provided by the carriers via internet connection at no cost to the Government. • Head-End Unit (HEU): The central hub that receives, processes, and manages signals from the source, distributing them to remote radio units. • Remote Units / Radio Units: Installed throughout the building, these receive signals from the head-end unit, amplify them, and distribute them to localized antennas. • Fiber Optic Cables: Used in long-distance, high-capacity signal transport. • Antennas: Distribute the amplified RF signals. • Bi-Directional Amplifiers (BDAs / Repeaters): Boosts signals to ensure adequate coverage strength.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and size standards for this effort is NAICS 334290, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, with a Small Business size Standard of 800. Please read the attached Solicitation in its entirety. Follow the instructions outlined in Section L for submitting a responsive proposal and Section M for the Evaluation Factors and Criteria.

Please include the solicitation number 6973GH-26-R-00186 in the subject line of all email correspondence as indicated in Section L of the SIR. All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management, www.SAM.gov.

Per the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS), clause 3.3.1-33 System for Award Management (SAM), paragraph (b)(1) “By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.”