Sole Source Notification: Buckley Fitness Center Wi-Fi

The contract FA254326P0001 is a sole-source award to Lumen Technologies for Wi-Fi services at the Buckley Space Force Base Fitness Center in Aurora, Colorado, with a total five-year value of $107,580. The procurement was justified under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) due to the incumbent vendor’s unique ability to provide seamless service continuity without installation delays, avoiding up to $50,000 in upfront equipment costs and 49 to 120 days of operational disruption that competing vendors would cause. The scope includes deployment of a 1 Gbps symmetrical fiber circuit, enterprise-grade firewall with 24/7 monitoring, a 24-port managed PoE switch, and high-density Wi-Fi 6/6E access points, all professionally installed with a commercial warranty. The award leverages the vendor’s existing infrastructure, ensuring uninterrupted mission support for over 1,500 fitness center users. While the contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement, no formal CLINs, option periods, or detailed payment instructions are specified, and no technical standards beyond enterprise-grade equipment requirements are cited. The contracting officer, 1st Lt Andrew T. Flamm, USAF, is identified, with Travis Fritts as the primary point of contact, but no COR, COTR, or PCO details are provided. Market research confirmed that even under a competitive LPTA evaluation, Lumen would remain the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer due to its cost advantage and zero transition risk. The redacted Sole Source Justification is attached, and no representations, certifications, packaging requirements, or special clauses beyond the sole-source rationale are included in the documentation.