Sidney-sterling opgw installation and structure maintenance

SIDNEY-STERLING OPGW INSTALLATION AND STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE.

NOTE: All responses to this IFB shall be mailed to Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539-3003, ATTN: Benjamin Siltman. Physical Address for hand carried bids: Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland CO, 80538.
The Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region has a requirement for a contractor to provide all the labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, and other resources necessary to complete this project. The work includes removing 39-miles of overhead groundwire on the Sidney-Sterling 115-kV transmission line; furnishing and installing 39-miles of 48-fiber OPGW and installing conduit and fiber optic cable in the Sidney and Sterling Substations, terminating the fiber and testing the completed fiber optic installation. The estimated date of completion is 270 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. The estimated order of magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. FAR Part 14 is being utilized for this requirement. The solicitation is issued as a 100% small business set-aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 237130; Size Standard is $36.5M. The solicitation including specifications and drawings will be issued electronically at this site on or about 15 March 2019 at the following sites: https://www.fedconnect.net and https://www.fbo.gov/
NOTE: The Buy American Act applies to the solicitation. Refer to FAR Clause 52.225-9 (Section I) and FAR Provision 52.225-10 (Section L) if any non-domestic material will be proposed. Bidders must identify any non-domestic materials (not manufactured in United States) included in their bid. Please check with your suppliers and subcontractors to verify whether or not their quotes include non-domestic material..