Notice of Intent - SaberNet - Sole Source

The US Air Force is issuing a sole source notice for the SaberNet project, which involves providing broadband and wifi capabilities in the housing facilities at Spangdahlem Air Base. The current infrastructure was provided by TKS, and the company has indicated that other vendors would not be able to utilize their existing coaxial network infrastructure. The government estimates that it would cost $700K to allow for competition by installing new infrastructure in the facilities. • The project involves providing quad-play telecommunication services in Germany. • The current network and hardware capabilities are supported by the Supply Agreement USEUCOM with the Federal Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), BIMA Licensing Agreement for all U.S. Military Locations in Germany, and AAFES contract. • The government is seeking an alternative strategy to allow for competition, and respondents are asked to review the draft PWS and respond by the response deadline.