Emergency strobe towers

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Education is seeking a contractor to design and install five emergency strobe towers at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. The solicitation requires a design-build contractor to provide cellular communicating strobe towers with 2-way voice communication, mass notification, audio, and camera capabilities that will interface with the existing campus security system. Proposals must be submitted by June 6, 2025, at 5 PM MST, with a two-volume proposal consisting of technical and price submissions. The evaluation will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, assessing technical factors including technical approach, project management, project schedule, and quality control plan. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 15, 2025, at 11 AM MT, and contractors must comply with specific requirements including background investigations and COVID-19 guidelines.

The contract is set aside exclusively for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, with strict ownership and management control requirements mandating at least 51% ownership by federally recognized tribal members. The project has a total estimated value between $100,000 and $250,000, with a 260-calendar day performance period from the Notice to Proceed. The specific towers specified are Alpha Communications Alpha TPC-1 9'-0" tall emergency blue strobe towers or equivalent, which must meet ADAABAAG requirements and be weather and vandal-resistant. Contractors will be responsible for comprehensive design, electrical wiring, utility routing, structural foundations, and site restoration, including creating construction documents at 70%, 99%, and 100% stages. Background clearance will be required for two contractors, and all employees must complete a safety orientation, with work to be performed at the Haskell Indian Nations University campus in Douglas County, Kansas.