Stegall-Wayside OPGW Installation AMD 0002

This solicitation amendment seeks proposals for installation of overhead optical ground wire and self-supporting fiber optic cable along 25.8 miles and 0.3 miles respectively of transmission lines in Nebraska. The Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration aims to procure these goods and services to complete the Stegall-Wayside OPGW Installation project by November 2020. Bidders must provide unit pricing for seventeen contract line items, and the agency will evaluate proposals and award a firm fixed price contract. Questions regarding the solicitation were due by February 3rd and bids are due by February 11th.

This opportunity is set aside for total small businesses. The project involves work under NAICS codes 238210 and 517110 with an estimated budget between $1-5M. The place of performance is in Nebraska, and the incumbent contractor may be the winning bidder from the original solicitation. The amendment extends the period of performance from 215 to 256 days and provides revised specifications and drawings for installing over 25 miles of fiber optic cables along transmission lines by the listed deadline.