Tellabs GPON equipment maintenance service

The contract is for the sustainment of GPON equipment services under Solicitation N6264926QH013, set aside exclusively for small businesses as defined by FAR 19.5, with a NAICS code of 541519 and a size standard of $34 million. The performance location is Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in Dededo, Guam, with work involving maintenance, repair, and technical support of Tellabs GPON network infrastructure. The contract includes a base year from June 2026 through May 2027 and two one-year option periods extending through May 2029, with no guaranteed funding beyond the base period. Services encompass program management, administrative support, and travel with a not-to-exceed ceiling of $15,000 per period. The contracting officer is William Harris, with technical oversight provided by Charles Bachman, and quality assurance personnel will be designated separately. The contract is firm fixed price, and payment must be processed electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow using approved document types including invoices with receiving reports and progress payment requests. The solicitation requires offerors to be authorized Tellabs vendors with access to proprietary software and the ability to escalate issues to Tellabs Tier 3 support. No security clearance is required for personnel, but contractors must comply with cybersecurity requirements including safeguarding covered defense information and prohibit use of covered telecommunications equipment per DFARS clauses. Performance is measured through strict service level agreements: emergency technical assistance must be provided within 12 hours with 99% compliance, routine repairs must be completed and returned to serviceable condition within 30 days with 90% success, and emergency replacements must be shipped within 24 hours with 98% reliability. Evaluation for award is based on price and past performance, with the Government selecting the offer that provides the best overall value through a trade-off process, not a lowest price technically acceptable methodology. Offerors must submit Form 1449, a license proving Tellabs authorization, and no more than three past performance references via email by the deadline of April 24, 2026, Japan Standard Time. All clauses referenced, including those on subcontracting restrictions, whistleblower protections, labor standards, trafficking in persons, and government interest in subcontractor conduct, are incorporated with deviations. Packaging, marking, and barcoding of equipment align with DoD practices using serialized identifiers, and while MIL-STD-129 is implied,