GOVERNMENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY
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Notice ID: W51H72-26-9-A001
Solicitation number: W51H72-26-9-A001
Title: Prototype OTA for XVIII Airborne Corps 5G Center of Gravity Testbed
Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-Agency: DEPT OF THE ARMY
Office: 0419 AQ HQ CONTRACTING SUP

TYPE & CLASSIFICATION
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Opportunity Type: Award Notice
NAICS Code: 541715
PSC Code: AC13
Set-Aside: No Set Aside

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
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Fort Bragg, NC, 28310

KEY DATES
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Posted: 2026-08-18
Response Deadline: Not specified
Status: Awarded

DESCRIPTION
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The 419th Contracting Support Brigade, on behalf of the XVIII Airborne Corps, has awarded a sole-source Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to Dell Federal Systems L.P. and its primary partner, T-Mobile USA, Inc. The purpose of this Prototype OTA is to establish an experimental, secure, and resilient 100-square-mile 5G Center of Gravity Testbed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This research and development effort will integrate proprietary commercial carrier capabilities (T-Mobile's 5G Standalone Core) with a highly secure, experimental Private Land Mobile Network (PLMN) utilizing Dell tactical edge-compute infrastructure. The prototype focuses on validating the operational feasibility of 5G technology-as-a-service (TaaS) to support advanced mission applications for the Immediate Reaction Force (IRF), including Counter-UAS (C-UAS), real-time ISR video feeds via mandatory network slicing, and secure logistical tracking. This award was executed as a sole-source action to leverage over $31.9 million in prior joint public-private investment made under a six-year USSOCOM Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), thereby avoiding substantial duplication of cost to the Government and preventing unacceptable operational schedule delays.

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Official Source: SAM.gov
Official URL: https://sam.gov/opp/52dd73df600d4fd386ed54c04957d086/view