Folsom Dam Electronic Access Control and Surveillance (EACSS) Fiber Backbone Up

The Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10 (California-Great Basin), intends to solicit a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside for the Folsom Dam Electronic Access Control and Surveillance (EACSS) Fiber Backbone Upgrade, with responses due November 16, 2026. The procurement is classified under NAICS 237130 (Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction) and PSC Y1PZ (Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities). Solicitation 140RR027R0001 will be posted to SAM.gov on or about November 17, 2026, with proposals due December 17, 2026. The Bureau will issue a firm fixed-price Request for Proposal under FAR Part 15, with an estimated cost between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The contract requires 100% performance and payment bonds, and prospective contractors must be actively registered in SAM to be eligible for award.

Work is located at Folsom Dam in Sacramento County, California. Scope includes furnishing and installing a fiber backbone with trenching, conduits, fibers, patch panels, vaults, and accessories connecting five specified locations; installing 14 security cameras with cables connected to the existing EACSS; and transferring existing EACSS systems to the new backbone. The work also requires end-to-end testing of all optical fibers with visual network documentation, cable, raceway, and supports, miscellaneous electrical and control work, and removal and disposal of unused patch panels, accessories, and fiber backbone cables. The contractor will manage disturbance of asbestos-containing materials.

Questions go to Marianna Mezentseva (marianna_mezentseva@ios.doi.gov) or Roxana Ahola (roxana_ahola@ios.doi.gov).