Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is soliciting a contractor to develop, update, and maintain the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric, a comprehensive geospatial dataset identifying all residential, business, and multi-use locations in the United States and its territories where fixed broadband internet service can be or is installed. This initiative supports statutory mandates under the Broadband DATA Act and enables critical functions such as broadband mapping, challenge processes, and coordination of federal funding programs. The contract includes a base year beginning February 25, 2027, and four optional years extending through February 24, 2032, with deliverables requiring ongoing updates every six months, quality assurance reporting, and technical support for challenge adjudication. Proposals must be submitted in five structured volumes—Business, Relevant Experience, Technical Approach, Data Usage Rights, and Price—following strict formatting rules, including a 15-page limit for Relevant Experience, 45 pages for Technical Approach, and 5 pages for Data Usage Rights, all in 12-point Times New Roman font with single spacing and one-inch margins. The solicitation requires offerors to demonstrate relevant experience, a robust technical approach, compliance with data usage rights standards (Tier 1, 2, or 3), and reasonable pricing, evaluated through a best-value tradeoff process, not LPTA. All proposals must be received electronically by April 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM ET via designated FCC email addresses. Contractors must comply with stringent federal requirements, including full disclosure of small business status, ownership structure, and CAGE/UEI identifiers, as well as adherence to security, organizational conflict of interest, and personnel suitability protocols. All on-site personnel require FCC background investigations, with reimbursable costs for investigations if personnel exit within the first year. Non-U.S. citizen personnel must be disclosed and subject to waiver approval, and all subcontractors must mirror key contractual clauses related to security, OCI, and PII protection. Deliverables are to be submitted to the FCC Warehouse in Annapolis, MD, while performance occurs from FCC headquarters in Washington, DC. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through the Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and contractors are obligated to submit monthly personnel reports, maintain a contingency plan, and promptly report any data breaches. The contract incorporates FAR provisions governing commercial items, inspection and acceptance at the delivery point, and evaluation of options, with amendments issued to update the Instructions to Offerors