6552-HH AV cabling & infrastructure

This is a Presolicitation Announcement for the Bureau of Reclamation
6552-HH AV CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE

The Bureau of Reclamation¿s Missouri Basin Region Acquisition¿s office intends to solicit a Request for Quotes (RFQ) on or around February 25, 2026 as described in this presolicitation notice. The RFQ will be posted via the SAM.gov web page at https://sam.gov.

The Hungry Horse AV Cabling and Infrastructure Project will modernize the HHFO by replacing analog devices, migrating to VoIP, and upgrading two conference rooms for internet meetings. The effort includes installing new circuits, replacing 120 phones, ensuring compliance with 911, Kari¿s Law, and Ray Baum¿s Act, and providing all necessary hardware and software. In addition to these upgrades, new cabling will be installed to extend communications to the gatehouse, ensuring full connectivity. The contractor will handle installation, testing, certification, and training for up to ten personnel, who will then train others, maintaining system security and emergency accessibility.

Please see the attached Draft Solicitation for the most up to date information regarding this announcement and the anticipated tasks for this effort.

Working hours are anticipated to be from 7:00 A.M. ¿ 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday MT, except for federal holidays.

The government intends on awarding a Firm Fixed Price with a period of performance of 244 days from the time of purchase order award.

The Government anticipated utilizing a total small business set aside for this acquisition. The NAICS Code for this project is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a business size standard of $19.0 million.

Effective October 26, 2018, all contractors interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting an offer or quotation. Note: Registering in ¿SAM¿ does not constitute an automatic award of any contract or agreement to the registering contractor. SAM is centralized database for consolidating the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).

Additionally, the contractors Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is required for the SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements must be accomplished through the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov. For assistance with registering in SAM, contact the Federal Services Desk at 1-866-606-8220. Training videos are also available on the SAM.gov website under Learning Center; to help users understand the features and functionality of the site.

Payment Requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury¿s Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is located at https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and submit requests for payment. Contractors may obtain assistance by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via e-mail ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone 1-866-973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirements to use IPP for invoice submission, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal.


This pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal/Bids and does not in any way authorize vendors to incur costs on behalf of the Government.

Any questions related to this announcement should be submitted to Contracting Officer Mitchell Frost at mfrost@usbr.gov no later than February 24, 2026 by 1700 EST.