RFB-785-2700000046-2 | RFB-40-27 Tower Site Electrical Upgrades - KSP

The solicitation RFB-40-27 for Tower Site Electrical Upgrades - KSP seeks qualified contractors to perform electrical infrastructure upgrades at four Kentucky Educational Television (KET) sites located in Morehead, Ashland, Pikeville, and Hazard. The scope of work includes the installation of a new 50 kVA transformer, a 200-amp panelboard, a 200-amp manual transfer switch, and a surge protection panel, along with associated circuit breakers, conduit, and conductors. All materials must comply with ANSI and UL standards for Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) and flexible metal conduit, with specific updates outlined in Addendum No. 1 that require the use of EMT and flexible metal conduit as defined in Section 26 05 33. The work involves removing or reconfiguring existing equipment per revised electrical diagrams, and all installations must be inspected and accepted at the project sites by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Bids must be submitted electronically through the Vendor Self Service (VSS) portal by August 20, 2026, at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, with no hard copy, email, or hand-delivered submissions permitted. Bidders are required to enter $0.00 in the eProcurement system while submitting actual pricing within a single combined PDF that includes the Official Bid Document and Bid Bond, if applicable. Registration in the VSS system is mandatory and requires 24–48 hours for processing. Site visits to all four locations are mandatory and were scheduled for August 3–4, 2026, and a virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 20, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 13, 2026. The contract appears to be awarded under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach based on compliance with technical specifications and submission requirements, with no formal evaluation factors or scoring weights disclosed. The procuring agency is the Department for Facilities and Support Services, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, with Janis Wilhoite as the primary point of contact. The NAICS code is 238210 for construction services, and while no contract value is publicly disclosed, pricing must be furnished in the attached bid document. The contract is structured as a fixed-price arrangement given the RFB format and absence of cost-reimbursement language. No specific period of performance, FOB terms, or packaging requirements