Fiber Optic Install on the Apache-Sitgreaves, NF
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The solicitation number 127EAX26Q0005 is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued by the Department of Agriculture for a telecommunications infrastructure upgrade across ten sites within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Eastern Arizona, specifically on the Alpine, Black Mesa, Clifton, Lakeside, and Springerville Ranger Districts. The project scope includes installing Cat 6 cabling at six sites to support future Wireless Access Points, extending the network via fiber optic cable at five sites, and establishing secure IT infrastructure housing at four small buildings currently lacking any IT setup. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238210, targeting Electrical Contractors and Wiring Installation Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19 million. This request for quotation (RFQ) does not anticipate a separate written solicitation; quotations are to be submitted directly by eligible small businesses by June 25, 2026. The project will be managed through the Csa Southwest 7 USDA-FS office located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the actual work performed in Springerville, Arizona. Interested parties can contact the primary point of contact, Richard Ortega, via email for further details. The solicitation aims to engage small business concerns and welcomes all responsible sources to submit quotations, ensuring consideration by the agency.
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Springerville, AZ, 85938, USASet-Aside
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 127EAX26Q0005 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for upgrading telecommunications infrastructure at ten sites on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Eastern Arizona. The project is located on the Alpine, Black Mesa, Clifton, Lakeside, & Springerville Ranger District. (6) Sites require Cat 6 cabling for future Wireless Access Points (WAP), (5) sites require fiber optic cable to extend the network to other buildings, (4) sites have a single small building without any prior IT infrastructure that requires secure housing for network equipment and associated IT infrastructure.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.