The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to install fiber optic cable and electrical circuits for three buildings on the Coconino NF.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The USDA Forest Service needs a small business to install approximately 1,500 lineal feet of single mode (SM) fiber optic cable, providing for an outside plant (OSP) fiber optic backbone between three (3) buildings located on the project site. Optional work includes the installation of dedicated 15-amp electrical circuits, each with a quadplex 20-amp 120-v receptacle installed near the new interior NEMA enclosures, and the testing of existing fiber optic cable.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, and the contract will be awarded based on the lowest price technically acceptable. The notice doesn't say how long the contract will last.
- How will they pick the winner? The evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? Quotations are due by June 25, 2026, at 9:00 PM EST. The solicitation number is 127EAX26Q0042, and the notice is posted on SAM.gov.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.
Primary point of contact
Name
Richard Ortega
Email
richard.ortega@usda.gov