Mora tahoma woods fiber optic install

The National Park Service Pacific West Region is soliciting quotations for the installation of fiber optic cable infrastructure in the Tahoma Woods area of Mount Rainier National Park under solicitation number 140P8326Q0014. The project involves engineering, furnishing, installing, and testing a complete underground single-mode fiber optic passive network to support future telecommunications services for government housing, including installation of a 120-strand (or alternatively 144-strand) fiber optic feeder cable from the Administration Building through six subsurface vaults to the housing area, along with associated conduit, patch panels, and Ethernet cabling. Key contract requirements include Davis-Bacon Act wage compliance, mandatory site visit attendance, submission of detailed technical approach narratives, daily quality control and test reporting, and 100% end-to-end fiber optic testing with deliverables including as-built drawings and OTDR trace reports. Award will be evaluated based on price, relevant experience on similar projects within the past five years, current Washington State Construction Contractors Board license validity, technical approach demonstrating appropriate means and methods, and past performance based on customer satisfaction and project success. The deadline for contractor questions has been extended to March 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, and quotations are due April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with anticipated award in early to mid-April 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) with a $19 million size standard, and no incumbent contractors are identified. The estimated project value is between $100,000 and $250,000, with work to be performed under a firm-fixed-price construction contract. The contractor must commence work within 10 calendar days of receiving notice to proceed and complete all work, including final cleanup, within 45 days of starting work. Work hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with weekend and holiday work requiring special approval. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price are required within 10 days of award, along with liability insurance of $500,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence/$500,000 property damage. The project will be performed at Mount Rainier National Park, Tahoma Woods area, located at 55210 238th Avenue East, Ashford, Washington 98304, approximately 38 miles southeast of Tacoma and spanning approximately 0.4 miles within the developed 210-acre site.