# Front Range GigaPop Notice of Intent to Sole Source Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/frgp24 - Solicitation number: FRGP24 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was June 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT - Department: Department of the Air Force - Agency: Department of the Air Force - Contracting office: FA7000 10 Cons LGC (FA7000) - NAICS: 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers - Product or service code: 7E20 Hardware, software, and other equipment for end user client computing including Tier 1 and 2 help/service desk, deskside support, adds/moves/changes, workspace technical support, audio/video (A/V, VTC) conferencing, workspace, collaboration and productivity software, printers and other central printing or output needs. A/V and VTC includes equipment typically used in conference rooms and dedicated telepresence rooms to enable workforce communications. Workspace includes physical desktops, laptops, thin client, and peripherals (monitors, mouses, keyboards). Helpdesk and Deskside support includes hardware, software and equipment needed to troubleshoot, repair, and manage client computing devices. Collaboration and productivity software includes tools used to author, create, collaborate and share documents and other content. - Place of performance: USAF Academy, Colorado - County: El Paso County (FIPS 08041). https://abierto.us/counties/el-paso-county-co-08041 - First posted: May 31, 2024 - Last posted: May 31, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b2c2ceabedab477ba4c1f44ff4b0fa9f/view ## Description This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840. The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a sole source BPA using simplified procedures in accordance with FAR part 13 to University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, located at 3090 Center Green Dr. Boulder, Colorado. The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source. The NAICS code for this requirement is 517111. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1,500 employees. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2024-05 effective 22 May 2024. The Government has deemed the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance. UCAR shall provide USAFA membership in the Front Range GigaPop (FRGP), a consortium of universities, research organizations, non-profit corporations, government agencies, cities, counties, States, and K-12s that cooperate to share wide area networking services including Internet2, intra-FRGP, commodity Internet, caching, and peering connectivity. Front Range GigaPop is the only regional consortium serving such institutions in the state of Colorado. As such, it is the only solution that meets USAFA’s requirement. Therefore, the contracting officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). ## Publications - May 31, 2024: Special notice, due June 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice b2c2ceabedab477ba4c1f44ff4b0fa9f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b2c2ceabedab477ba4c1f44ff4b0fa9f/view ## Points of contact - Brianna Morphis, brianna.morphis@us.af.mil, 7193333142 - Kenneth Helgeson, kenneth.helgeson.3@us.af.mil, 7193385503 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/frgp24.