Repair fiber optic and copper cables at Ft. Dix Bowling Center

This contract is a 100% Small Business set-aside for the repair of damaged 25-pair copper and 12-strand single mode fiber optic cable located underground near the Bowling Alley (Building D6054) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The work involves trenching, removing old conduit, installing new conduit, and running and terminating new fiber and copper cables between the facility and the street, requiring full compliance with local, state, and federal environmental, safety, and dig permit regulations. The contractor must provide all equipment, materials, labor, transportation, and supervision necessary to complete the project in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement, and must ensure the job site is cleaned and left safe at the end of each workday. The period of performance is 30 calendar days from the date of award, with a specific performance window from June 10 to July 10, 2026, and delivery is FOB destination. The procurement is a Firm Fixed Price arrangement under NAICS code 237130, with award to be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail gate and failure disqualifies the offeror regardless of price. The contract imposes strict security, antiterrorism, and personnel access requirements, including mandatory review of the JB MDL Antiterrorism Awareness Guide, adherence to Force Protection Condition protocols (with services ceasing at FPCON Delta), and restrictions on personnel sponsorship into the base, requiring coordination through the Contracting Officer and the 87th SFS Welcome Center. Contractors must return all identification badges upon contract completion or personnel departure and may be required to verify active DoD security clearances via JPAS. Compliance with cybersecurity and information safeguarding standards is required under DFARS 252.204-7012, and prohibited procurement practices under DFARS 252.204-7018 and other clauses related to China, Venezuela, and inverted domestic corporations are expressly incorporated. All invoice and receiving report submissions must be made electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) using specified DoDAACs, and offerors must submit two separate proposal parts—a technical section demonstrating understanding of the PWS and a priced section with itemized costs. Offerors must be SAM-registered, validate socioeconomic status representations, and cannot submit exceptions without complete supporting rationale. The