Wireless Network Deployment at SOCNORTH

This contract, solicitation number H9229526QB009, titled Wireless Network Deployment at SOCNORTH, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 for a Firm-Fixed-Price procurement with a NAICS code of 541512, aimed at designing, developing, implementing, testing, and validating a Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Capabilities Package architecture to extend both SIPRNet and NIPRNet across a designated portion of Building 30 at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The project is a greenfield deployment limited to the western 60% of the ground floor and 40% of the second floor, explicitly excluding the SCIF and Top Secret East side, and requires strict adherence to NSA CSfC Capability Packages, USSOCOM Enterprise CSfC Wireless architecture, DoD STIGs, and NIST SP 800-153 standards, while prohibiting cloud-managed WLAN solutions. The contractor must be on the NSA CSfC trusted list and possess a Top Secret clearance for configuration work, with all on-site personnel holding at minimum an active Secret clearance; no clearance sponsorship will be provided by the government. The contract includes four CLINs covering Study, Site Survey, and Design; Equipment Procurement and Installation; Testing and Validation; and Final Documentation, with a maximum performance period of 120 calendar days from award. Key deliverables include wireless site surveys using AP-on-a-stick methodology, installation of CAT6A shielded plenum-rated cabling, deployment of 802.1x NAC and RADIUS/NPS infrastructure, firewall segmentation of network traffic, and a Wireless Intrusion Detection System, followed by comprehensive validation including end-to-end connectivity, RF coverage, interference and redundancy checks, STIG compliance, and security checklist verification. Acceptance standards require 95% of the designated area to achieve -65 dBm RSSI or better with a minimum 25 dB SNR, and full compliance with all applicable security standards. A site visit is scheduled for July 14, 2026, at Building 30, and base access requires coordination through the Peterson Space Force Base visitor portal and a Visitor Access Request submitted to SOCNORTH. All on-site work must avoid disrupting mission operations, and contractors must restore any aesthetic damage. The response deadline for proposals has been