Earthquake early warning (EEW) site infrastructure

The U.S. Geological Survey requires construction services to build site infrastructure at up to fifty-eight locations throughout Northern and Central California to support an Earthquake Early Warning system. The contractor will install equipment vaults, solar arrays, grounding systems, telemetry infrastructure, and drainage systems. Offerors must demonstrate licensing in California, qualifications, experience, and past performance, and provide firm fixed prices by September 10, 2021. Price and technical factors will be evaluated equally, with best value awarded based on technical qualification, past performance, and cost.

The total small business set-aside solicitation has a place of performance in Northern and Central California. The NAICS code is 237110 and PSC code R499 covers construction work required from October 2021 through September 2022, with an optional extension to September 2023. The contractor will install infrastructure at Type A basic sites, add postholes to some, and construct postholes at existing Type B sites, with prices required for each site type. The budget is unspecified but covers upgrades to fifty-eight seismic stations critical to the Earthquake Early Warning system.