Portable Substation

The Bureau of Reclamation within the Department of the Interior is seeking to procure a portable substation consisting of a skid mounted, outdoor transformer capable of converting 15,000/13,800 VAC to 480 VAC with a 4,000 Amp - 480 Volt Main Breaker Switchboard for installation at Grand Coulee, Washington. The equipment must be equipped with ten 400 Amp - 480 Volt 3-pole rated molded case feeder circuit breakers and must comply with FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies requirements. Prospective vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting quotes, and the government will evaluate quotes based on factors to be detailed in the forthcoming solicitation. The Request for Quote 140R1725Q0006 is anticipated to be issued in the second week of September 2025, with a closing date expected in the fourth week of September 2025. The anticipated contract award date is the third week of October 2025, though all dates are subject to change.

This procurement opportunity is designated as a 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS Code 335311 - Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 800 employees. The acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, with Reclamation intending to award one firm-fixed-price contract. The product service code assigned to this requirement is 6150 - Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in this pre-solicitation notice. The contracting office is located at the Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Coulee Power Office in Grand Coulee, Washington, with Terry L. Mest serving as the Contract Specialist and primary point of contact.