# Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Long-Distance and Local Telecommunication Service Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/a058476 - Solicitation number: A058476 - Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought) - Status: Closed. Deadline was February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST - Department: Department of the Air Force - Agency: Department of the Air Force - Contracting office: FA4626 341 Cons LGC (FA4626) - NAICS: 517810 All Other Telecommunications - Product or service code: DD01 Support services for delivery processes including IT Service Management (ITSM), Project Program and Portfolio (PPM), and Operations Centers (NOC, GOC). ITSM processes include incident, problem and change management services as part of the ITSM program. IT Project Management includes support for agile and continuous improvement/development (CI/CD). - Place of performance: Malmstrom AFB, Montana - County: Cascade County (FIPS 30013). https://abierto.us/counties/cascade-county-mt-30013 - City: Malmstrom AFB. https://abierto.us/cities/malmstrom-afb-mt-3047275 - First posted: January 27, 2026 - Last posted: February 10, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/520d5e0a51e54c9dac42a442a7d66051/view ## Description The 341st Contracting Squadron intends to award on a sole-source basis a contract to Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc. (Lumen) to support Malmstrom Air Force Base’s (MAFB) Long-Distance and Local Telecommunication Service requirement. Malmstrom currently has an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for its Local Telecommunication Services with Lumen. The contract's period of performance is ending on 31 October 2026. Due to Malmstrom's limited long-distance telephone lines, 341st Communications Squadron needs a long-distance to begin as soon as possible to address delays experienced by its users. Thus, a new procurement for a sole-source is required for the following telecommunication services: Long-Distance only to start from 1 March 2026 to 31 October 2026 until the Local telecommunication service ends. The contract will continue with a combined Long-Distance & Local telecommunication service from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2031, totaling a five-year ordering period. With Lumen being the incumbent provider for MAFB’s Local Telecommunications Service, their infrastructure and equipment, including the physical demarcation point, is already established on premises. A continuation with Lumen would avoid new construction, equipment changes, and a complete reconfiguration of the installation’s Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Session Border Controllers (SBC) which currently support nearly 6,000 active telephone lines. Moreover, maintaining this provider would prevent unavoidable outages during cutover for all telephone lines which would significantly impact daily operations and mission readiness. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS and a solicitation will not be issued. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. If no affirmative written response is received, the award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 25 February 2026 by 12:00PM MST to 341 CONS, Malmstrom AFB, Jennifer Lodmell, Contract Administrator at jennifer.lodmell.1@us.af.mil. Please see the attached Performance Work Statement for further details. ## Publications - January 27, 2026: Sources sought, due February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice d2818abf057a4eeea550d673b7cc4ca0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d2818abf057a4eeea550d673b7cc4ca0/view - February 10, 2026: Special notice, due February 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 520d5e0a51e54c9dac42a442a7d66051. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/520d5e0a51e54c9dac42a442a7d66051/view ## Points of contact - Jennifer Lodmell, jennifer.lodmell.1@us.af.mil, 4067313567 - Erik Hallberg, erik.hallberg.1@us.af.mil, 4067314236 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/a058476.