AWARD
A -- Prototype OTA for XVIII Airborne Corps 5G Center of Gravity Testbed
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2026 12:00:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- 0419 AQ HQ CONTRACTING SUP FORT BRAGG NC 28310 USA
- ZIP Code
- 28310
- Solicitation Number
- W51H72-26-9-A001
- Archive Date
- 08/24/2029
- Point of Contact
- Cameron Wade, Phone: 9109084674
- E-Mail Address
-
cameron.r.wade.mil@army.mil
(cameron.r.wade.mil@army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- NONE No Set aside used
- Award Number
- W51H72-26-9-A001
- Award Date
- 08/18/2026
- Awardee
- DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P Round Rock TX 78682 USA
- Award Amount
- 14887615.00
- Description
- 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.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/52dd73df600d4fd386ed54c04957d086/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Bragg, NC 28310, USA
- Zip Code: 28310
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 28310
- Record
- SN07931074-F 20260820/260818230037 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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