Sole Source Notice - Glass Butte - Tower Equipment Installation on BPA Tower

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is pursuing a sole-source contract with Henkels & McCoy, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, for the installation of communication equipment on a Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) tower located at the Glass Butte communications site. The specific procurement involves installing six LMR antennas, one amplifier, five microwave antennas, five ice shields, and routing transmission lines into a shelter. The project is situated in Lake County and requires comprehensive cultural and environmental monitoring, including full-time archaeological oversight and coordination with tribal cultural resource monitors. ODOT's procurement is time-sensitive, with a public notice posted on July 19, 2023, and a protest deadline of July 26, 2023. The contract necessitates strict adherence to a detailed Mitigation Plan developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which includes specific requirements for cultural resource protection, monitoring protocols, and site-specific environmental management.

The sole-source determination is predicated on the contractor's existing on-site presence, completed cultural monitoring training, and familiarity with unique site environmental requirements. No specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The current BPA contractor is the proposed vendor, with selection based on their existing site knowledge and trained monitoring personnel. While no specific contract value is disclosed, the procurement appears to be a specialized communication infrastructure project with complex environmental and cultural resource management components. The contract will involve close coordination between ODOT, BPA, and BLM, with a focus on minimizing environmental impact and preserving cultural resources at the Glass Butte communications site. The project requires a contractor with specialized technical skills in communication tower equipment installation and comprehensive environmental monitoring capabilities.