T0125 Tower Maintenance

The State of New Jersey, through the Office of Information Technology, is procuring tower maintenance services for approximately 60 land mobile radio towers and 16 broadcast television towers located throughout the state, including Mercer County. The contract will cover inspections, antenna replacements, and structural modifications for these towers. The state is seeking experienced vendors in land mobile radio tower maintenance, broadcast television tower maintenance, or both. Pricing is based on fixed time and material rates for labor categories such as Apprentice/Authorized Climber, Technician/Competent Climber, Working Foreman/Competent Rescuer, and Foreman/Supervisor/Qualified Person. Bidders must demonstrate their ability to meet technical requirements for services like relamping, tower top amplifier replacement, performance guarantees, and response time. Quotes are due by January 4, 2017, and the state intends to award up to five master blanket purchase orders, with at least one set aside for a small business.

This solicitation includes a Small Business Subcontracting Set-Aside, requiring bidders to make a good faith effort to award at least 25% of the contract value to registered New Jersey small businesses. Bidders must provide evidence of their efforts or may be precluded from award. The contract is open to cooperative purchasing, allowing quasi-state agencies, counties, municipalities, and educational institutions within New Jersey to utilize the same pricing and terms. The contract term and budget range are not specified, but the state reserves the right to separately procure individual requirements during the contract period.