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Notice of Intent to Modify Contract [N0017323P2046]: 5G Testbed Upgrade
Contact and place of performance
Todd Schwartz
Washington, DC 20375
USA
Background: The Government intends to negotiate and award a sole-source, out-of-scope modification to an existing Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract currently held by AT&T. This modification will integrate Government supplied 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) assets into the existing Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) 5G New Radio (NR) Distributed Wireless Communication Testbed located at the NRL-DC campus. Scope of Work:...
View moreThis notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole-source, out-of-scope modification to an existing firm-fixed-price contract with AT&T to upgrade the 5G New Radio (NR) Distributed Wireless Communication Testbed located in Washington, DC. This project involves integrating government-supplied 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) assets, including a RAN Intelligent Controller with a network switch and Nokia AQQO Active Antennas operating in the 3.1–3.45 GHz spectrum. The contractor will also integrate a Nokia gNodeB using custom 25.X Nokia RAN software and provide four 5G NR FR2 devices capable of operating in 5G standalone mode.
The government is utilizing statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR 13.501(a) for this sole-source acquisition, citing the highly specialized and proprietary nature of the existing system engineered by AT&T. The modification requires approximately $500,000 in specific materials from Nokia and specialized integration services that rely on the incumbent’s proprietary engineering knowledge and system settings. Using an alternative vendor would risk mission failure and could nullify the existing annual software license and maintenance agreement that extends through February 14, 2028.
This special notice, identified under solicitation number N0017326SNTS11, is categorized under NAICS 334220 for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing and PSC 5820 for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne. There is no set-aside assigned to this action. While this is not a request for competitive proposals, the NRL will consider capability statements from responsible sources received by the deadline of June 12, 2026, to determine if a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future.
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