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Fiber Optic Lease at Austin International Airport (AUS) - Notice of Intent to Sole Source
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The Transportation Security Administration plans to award a five-year sole-source fiber optic lease purchase order to the city of Austin to maintain dedicated network connectivity for its personnel at Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The requirement involves leasing twelve single-mode fiber strands with associated cross connections to ensure uninterrupted IT operations within TSA-occupied facilities. This action is being taken under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(2), which permits non-competitive contracting when only one source is capable of meeting the government’s unique needs, and the base period includes four one-year option periods. The notice serves solely as an announcement of intent to proceed without competition and is not an invitation for bids or proposals. Any interested party wishing to challenge the sole-source determination must submit detailed technical capabilities and evidence demonstrating that competitive procurement would benefit the government, limited to two pages and submitted via email to Siobhan Lawson no later than June 23, 2026. All submissions are voluntary, incur no cost or obligation to the government, and will be used only to assess whether competition is warranted. The procurement falls under NAICS code 238210 and is classified as an 8(a) Sole Source action, managed by the Department of Homeland Security’s Workforce & Enterprise Operations office in Springfield, Virginia, with performance located in Austin, Texas. Subcontracting opportunities must be pursued directly with the city of Austin.
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Austin, TX, USASet-Aside
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intends to contract using other than full and open competition for
a fiber optic lease that ensures TSA maintains fiber optic connectivity at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport
(AUS). Accordingly, the TSA intends to award purchase order to the city of Austin. This puchase order
will address the requirements of the TSA Information Technology(IT)/ End User Services Division (EUSD). TSA
intends to award this requirement under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(2) for a
period of five (5) years (one-year base period and four one-year option periods). TSA requires a lease for twelve (12) of single mode fiber and associated fiber cross connections to ensure continuous TSA network connectivity for TSA personnel in TSA occupied space at AUS. This synopsis is not a request for competitive quotes. It is a notice that outlines the Government's intent to contract on a sole source basis with the city of Austin. Sources may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities and any other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the needs of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted by email to Siobhan Lawson at Siobhan.Lawson@tsa.dhs.gov in an electronic format, no later than June 23, 2026 at 12:00PM Local Time (Springfield, VA). All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be limited to no more than two (2) pages. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals but is displaying the Government's intent to pursue a sole source strategy for this acquisition.
Interested vendors who may wish to seek subcontracting opportunities should contact the above named airport
directly.
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