18-0585/20763 Repairs to Land/navigation tower

The State of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is seeking proposals for repairs to the Land/Navigation Tower at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, located off Military Road in Grayling, Michigan. The procurement (RFP No. 18000003208) involves comprehensive maintenance and modification of a 180-foot communication tower, with specific requirements including antenna removal, light replacement, line reattachment, safety wire installation, guy line tensioning, and tower plumbing. The tower is a painted steel, guy-supported lattice structure with Point to Point Network Antennas and 800 MHz capabilities, currently consisting of nine 20-foot sections supported by five sets of three guy cables. Contractors must be registered with the State of Michigan and maintain appropriate insurance coverage. The evaluation criteria for this opportunity will weight technical components at 80% for work details and 20% for subcontractor disclosure, with proposals requiring separate line items for labor and materials costs. Key dates include a question submission deadline of August 7, 2018, proposal due date of August 13, 2018, and an anticipated contract start date of September 1, 2018.

The solicitation does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The project involves reducing the existing antennas from approximately 15 to only three, suggesting a significant infrastructure consolidation. While no incumbent vendor information is provided, the contract appears focused on critical communication infrastructure maintenance at a military training facility. Proposals must demonstrate technical capability to perform complex tower repairs and modifications, with a comprehensive understanding of communication tower structural and technical requirements. Though no specific budget range is detailed in the provided documentation, the complexity of the work—involving structural repairs, antenna removal, safety modifications, and specialized communication infrastructure work—suggests a potentially significant contract value. Interested contractors will need to demonstrate specialized expertise in communication tower maintenance, structural repair, and telecommunications infrastructure modification.