# Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Telecommunication and Wireless Services for AKARNG - United Utilities LLC

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w91zru26qa007

- Solicitation number: W91ZRU26QA007
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to United Utilities, Inc.
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W7MU Uspfo Activity Ak Arng (W91ZRU)
- NAICS: 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Product or service code: DG11 Telecom access and other usage billing services. Includes satellite communications access, internet, cellular services, landline and telephone services. Transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks.
- Place of performance: Anchorage, Alaska
- County: Anchorage Municipality (FIPS 02020). https://abierto.us/counties/anchorage-municipality-ak-02020
- City: Anchorage. https://abierto.us/cities/anchorage-ak-0203000
- First posted: January 23, 2026
- Last posted: January 23, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/39efb14cd00c45549b4912aaf6ca3c9f/view

## Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE – THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO UNITED UTILITIES INC FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES Action: This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to United Utilities Inc for comprehensive telecommunications services. This notice is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.203 and is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination has been made to procure this requirement without providing for full and open competition.

**Justification for Sole-Source Award:** The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." An approved Justification and Approval (J&A) document is on file.

The basis for the sole-source determination is the rural location of the place of performance, where only one vendor, United Utilities Inc, possesses the existing infrastructure and capability to provide the required scope of services. No other provider has been identified that can meet the Government's minimum requirements without incurring substantial and unacceptable delays and duplication of cost to establish a new service infrastructure.

**Requirement Summary:** The Government requires a contractor to provide a full suite of telecommunications and data services, including but not limited to:

-Voice Services -Internet Services -Video Services -Business Support Contract Structure: The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract with a period of performance consisting of An eight (8) month base period and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods, to be exercised at the Governments discretion.

**Submission:** This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposal or quotation. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: United Utilities, Inc. (UEI UEGMLCNPQWK6)
- Contract: W91ZRU26PA009, purchase order
- Obligated: $13,807.92
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W91ZRU26QA007 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W91ZRU (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W91ZRU26PA009_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 23, 2026: Special notice, due January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST. Notice 39efb14cd00c45549b4912aaf6ca3c9f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/39efb14cd00c45549b4912aaf6ca3c9f/view

## Points of contact

- Mallory Zelenak, mallory.a.zelenak.civ@army.mil
- Alexis Potter, alexis.d.potter.civ@army.mil, 9102031904

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