Wi-Fi services for Unaccompanied Housing facilities at Kadena Air Base

The Department of the Air Force, 18th Contracting Squadron (18 CONS), Kadena Air

Base, Okinawa, Japan, is conducting market research to identify capable sources for

the provision of commercial broadband internet and recurring Wi-Fi services for

Unaccompanied Housing facilities at Kadena Air Base.

The objective of this requirement is to acquire commercial internet installation,

activation, maintenance, and recurring high-speed Wi-Fi broadband services for

designated facilities. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials,

equipment, and support required to install, configure, activate, and maintain reliable

broadband services utilizing existing commercial infrastructure where feasible.

This notice is issued for informational and market research purposes only and does

not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or commitment

by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government

anticipates that this requirement may be competed among capable vendors operating

within the local area and existing infrastructure environment.

Interested vendors may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to

meet the Government’s technical, operational, and security requirements for

providing commercial internet and Wi-Fi services at Kadena Air Base. Responses

should also address the vendor’s ability to utilize or integrate with existing

infrastructure in a manner that is advantageous to the Government and not cost

prohibitive. As such, the government intends to only solicit offers from local sources

that are currently offering commercial services at Kadena Air Base.

Information received in response to this notice will be used solely for market research

and acquisition planning purposes, including determining the availability of qualified

sources and the most appropriate acquisition strategy in the best interest of the

Government.

The Government reserves the right to determine the appropriate acquisition approach

based on responses received.

Responses to this Sources Sought must be submitted via email to the primary and

secondary points of contact listed below no later than 3:00pm (1500) JST on Thursday,

May 22nd.

Primary POC: SrA Austin Kenndy, Contract Specialist,

austin.kennedy.9@us.af.mil

Secondary POC: Rose Napolitano, Contracting Officer,

rose.napolitano@us.af.mil