9280-27-R-RFIN-00003
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 3150006964
- State
- Mississippi
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- UNSPSC codes
- 26121521 Bronze wire
- 26121661 Aluminum conductor underground service entrance cable
- 26121549 Insulated winding wire
- 26121663 Single aluminum conductor service cable
- 26121547 Brass wire
- 26121534 Polymide wire
- 26121644 Bare aluminum electrical cable
- 26121645 Bare copper electrical cable
- 26121649 High voltage cable joining kit
- 26121509 Magnet wire
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- 26121532 Inter connect wire
- 26121533 Kaptan wire
- 26121610 Bronze cable
- 26121619 Floropolymer cable
- 26121620 Inter connect cable
- 26121624 Ribbon or flat cable
- 26121629 Power cable
- 26121641 Installation cables
- 26121642 Instrumentation Cable
- 26121653 Toll cable
- 26121660 Aluminum conductor duplex service drop cable
- 26121664 Aluminum conductor polyethylene covered line wire
- 26121701 Panel wiring harness
- 26121636 Power cord
- 26121548 Rectangular wire
- 26121654 Carrier frequency cable
- 26121617 Triaxial cable
- 26121665 Aluminum triplex service drop cable
- 26121607 Fiber optic cable
- 26121621 Kaptan cable
- 26121622 Polymide cable
- 26121658 Aluminum conductor motion resistant transmission cable
- 26121515 Silicon asbestos SA wire
- 26121662 Aluminum conductor service entrance cable
- 31151709 Non electrical iron cable
- 26121700 Wiring harness
- 26121643 Bare steel reinforced electrical cable
- 26121542 Installation wire
- 26121647 Trailing and mining machine cable assembly
- 26121618 Crosslinked polykaene cable
- 26121659 Aluminum conductor quadruplex service drop cable
- 26121646 Trailing and mining machine cable
- 26121612 Covered but not insulated cable
- 26121648 High voltage cable termination kit
- 26121540 Galvanized wire
- 26121651 Oil resistant SO cable
- 26121544 Drop wire
- Point of contact
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- Amber Floyd amber.floyd@usm.edu (601) 266-4855
Opportunity details come from ms.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking to procure a Fibron RM0049 Armoured R.O.V. Lift Cable under a notice of proposed sole source purchase (USM SSP 27_004), with objections to the sole source designation due by 8:00 a.m. Central Time on August 26, 2026. This is a sole source procurement — a decision-flipping constraint that restricts competition to one named manufacturer unless an objector demonstrates alternative sources can meet specifications.
The scope is 5,100 meters of double-armoured electro-optical umbilical cable for USM's mROV (marine Remotely Operated Vehicle) program. The cable must contain three 5 mm² power conductors and six single-mode optical fibres, with an overall diameter of 0.681 inches, minimum breaking strength of 41,570 pounds, and voltage rating of 2,800 V line-to-line. USM's market research evaluated competing products including Rochester A302351 and Southbay umbilicals, concluding that only the Fibron RM0049 meets the complete combination of optical performance, diameter, breaking strength, and voltage specifications required for direct-drive winch operations. Fibron's cable has been deployed and field-tested by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and is identified as the sole proven option compatible with USM's mROV system.
The total contract value is approximately $239,300 for this one-time capital equipment purchase. Objections must be submitted in writing to Jacob Cochran, Director of Procurement & Contracts, at the USM Office of Procurement in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with subject line "Sole Source Objection USM SSP 27_004." If objections raise competitive alternatives, USM will convert to advertised competitive bidding. If USM upholds the sole source determination, the matter proceeds to the Public Procurement Review Board, where USM bears the burden of proof that only one source can supply the commodity.
Opportunity text
USM SSP 27_004 Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of Umbilical Cable. http://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid RFx: 3150006964 Comments/objections will be received as required per Section 31-7-13 (C) of the Mississippi Code until 8:00 a.m. (Ce
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSP 27_004 BUSINESS JUSTIFICATION.pdf | ||
| USM SSP 27_004 ADVERTISEMENT.pdf | ||
| SSP 27_004 UMBILICAL CABLE.pdf | ||
| SSP 27_004 VENDOR LETTER - FIBRON.pdf |
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