FA283526Q0002
FA283526Q0002 - NCO VTC
DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE > AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND > AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER > FA2835 AFLCMC HANSCOM PZI
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Quick analysis
RFQ is for procurement and installation of structured cabling to support existing VTC systems at Hanscom AFB (Air Force, AFLCMC Hanscom PZI).
All attached documents are unreadable in this ingest, so the SOW, requirements, and constraints cannot be verified.
Set-aside is Total Small Business under NAICS 238210, which is a lower BD-priority NAICS for Trace and our small-business eligibility for this NAICS is not confirmed per company profile (NAICS-dependent).
Given low technical differentiation (structured cabling), uncertain eligibility, unreadable SOW, and limited strategic value, this is not a good use of BD resources at this time.
Scope summary
- Procurement and installation of structured cabling for existing VTC systems IAW SOW (SOW text not accessible in this ingest).
- Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 238210.
- Place of performance: Hanscom AFB, MA.
- Proposal due by 2026-04-30 15:00 ET.
Dimension scores
Total
- 36/100
Technical Fit
- 7/20
Metadata states procurement/installation of structured cabling for existing VTC systems. Trace has related infrastructure competencies (enterprise wired/wireless/RF networking; E&I Facility; field services), but structured cabling under NAICS 238210 is outside core differentiators and listed as a lower BD-priority NAICS in the company profile. No access to SOW details to confirm any higher-end integration elements.
Past Performance
- 10/20
Trace has relevant USAF experience (e.g., ABMS IDIQ; USAFCENT Comms & IT) per company profile, indicating agency familiarity. However, no explicit past performance in structured cabling/238210 is listed, and unreadable docs prevent confirming direct relevance to VTC cabling. Thus, credit for same agency but not same mission area.
Vehicles / Contract Access
- 5/10
Stand-alone RFQ on SAM (not restricted to a vehicle). Trace does not need a specific prime-held vehicle to access. Vehicle advantage is neutral. Set-aside/eligibility concerns are captured under Compliance, not Vehicles.
Competitive Position
- 3/15
No evidence of incumbent displacement, NSA TI/CDS, or Starshield advantages. Scope appears commodity/installation-focused under a small-business set-aside, where differentiation is limited. Unreadable SOW prevents identifying any unique requirements Trace could leverage.
Risk
- 6/15
Unreadable solicitation package creates significant uncertainty: cannot confirm SOW specifics, site access/safety, bonding/insurance, security/clearance needs, schedule, or evaluation approach. One-month response window from posting. Place of performance on-base (Hanscom AFB) but requirements unknown. Overall moderate-to-high execution and proposal risk due to information gaps.
Strategic Value
- 2/10
NAICS 238210 is listed as lower BD priority for Trace and the work appears transactional (structured cabling) with limited linkage to core differentiators. While with USAF/AFLCMC, this does not clearly expand a strategic lane or vehicle.
Compliance
- 3/10
Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA). Company profile states small-business eligibility is NAICS-dependent; eligibility for 238210 is not confirmed here. Unreadable docs also prevent confirming any clearance, licensing, bonding, or on-base access requirements. Significant compliance uncertainty remains.
Concerns
- Unreadable solicitation and Q&A documents prevent validation of technical requirements, schedule, and compliance criteria.
- Potential ineligibility for Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 238210 (Trace eligibility NAICS-dependent per company profile; unconfirmed here).
- Possible on-base access, safety, licensing, or bonding requirements cannot be verified without the SOW.
- Scope is likely commodity/installation work with limited differentiation, increasing competitive and pricing pressure.
Teaming opportunities
- If Trace is not small for NAICS 238210, access would require a qualified small-business prime; this is unconfirmed and needs eligibility verification.
- Potential need for licensed low-voltage/structured cabling installers with Hanscom AFB access—requirements cannot be confirmed until SOW is readable.
Competitive position
- USAF familiarity and active USAF programs demonstrate agency credibility, if teaming as a sub becomes desirable.
- Trace’s infrastructure/wired networking experience and E&I Facility can support quality installation and integration around VTC/network environments.
Bid/No bid factors
- All opportunity attachments unreadable; SOW and requirements unknown.
- Total Small Business set-aside with unverified Trace eligibility for NAICS 238210.
- NAICS 238210 is a lower BD-priority code for Trace per company profile.
- Limited differentiation expected for structured cabling/installation scope.
Documents
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FA283526Q0002.zip
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Restricted: Unreadable
Summary
The ZIP attachment FA283526Q0002.zip could not be opened or parsed (extractor pending; processing_mode=metadata_only; review_status=restricted). No internal solicitation, SOW, or attachments were available from the file extract, so assertions about deliverables or requirements cannot be confirmed from this document alone.
- File-level metadata: FA283526Q0002.zip; readable=false; extractor=pending; processing_mode=metadata_only; review_status=restricted; limitation_reason=unreadable (blocks content review).
- Opportunity title/ID (from folder metadata): FA283526Q0002 - NCO VTC (Solicitation FA283526Q0002).
- Scope (from opportunity metadata, not file): RFQ described as procurement and installation of structured cabling for existing VTC systems IAW SOW — actual SOW text not available in this file extract.
- Agency and office (from metadata): Dept. of the Air Force, AFLCMC HANSCOM PZI (FA2835).
- Place of performance (from metadata): Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
- Key dates (from metadata): Posted 2026-03-30; Response deadline 2026-04-30; Archive date 2026-05-15 — indicates ~1 month proposal lead time from posting.
- Procurement classification (from metadata): NAICS 238210; Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) — verify Trace small-business eligibility for this NAICS.
- Extraction/next-step clue: Source links provided in opportunity metadata (download URLs) could be reattempted to obtain the full solicitation and SOW.
- Blockers caused by unreadability: cannot verify SOW detail, security/clearance requirements, incumbent, contract vehicle, performance period, bonding/insurance needs, site-visit or access restrictions, or specific deliverables and schedule.
FTTD and VTC QA from RFI.pdf
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Restricted: Unreadable
Summary
Document is unreadable in the ingestion output—only metadata is available. Filename implies it may be RFI Q&A concerning FTTD and VTC, but the content cannot be confirmed from the extracted data. Re-ingest or manual retrieval is required to surface any requirements, clarifications, or Q&A that could affect pursuit decisions.
- Extraction status: pending; extractor = pending; processing_mode = metadata_only.
- Review status: restricted; limitation_reason listed as 'unreadable' and selected_sections = [].
- No text or structured content was extracted, so no substantive requirements, clarifications, or Q&A can be relied on from this file.
- Filename suggests the doc may contain RFI Q&A about FTTD and VTC, but that is unverified and should not be treated as factual without retrieval.
- Actionable blocker: lack of readable content prevents capturing potential clarifications on scope, deliverables, technical requirements, or schedule—manual download or reprocessing needed.
Technical details
Entry: sync
Review status: Up to date
Logical upstream opportunity: 4211
Notice lineage:
- eaa270e5b8a249df8cabe6bc3c39e9e5 (posted 2026-03-30) - current
- 7eeac65710f64e65be030b07356ab300
Last synced: 2026-03-31T11:27:55.829261+00:00
Last analyzed: 2026-03-30T18:20:09.085409+00:00
Latest package fingerprint: e323cb3d6b302b32357981f8b0a4ad5162ef8c1dd09e1ed8fd764e008a333f85
Latest package notice: eaa270e5b8a249df8cabe6bc3c39e9e5
Latest package documents: 2
Evidence limitations- FA283526Q0002.zip: restricted (unreadable)
- FTTD and VTC QA from RFI.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
- Documents exist upstream, but no usable document text was available yet; Scout analyzed metadata only.
- 2026-03-30T18:18:48.703930+00:00: eaa270e5b8a249df8cabe6bc3c39e9e5 with 2 docs
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