What this opportunity is
The Department of the Interior is seeking a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the installation of fiber and Ethernet cables at the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Rhode Island, under NAICS code 238210. This opportunity is suitable for small electrical contractors, with a firm-fixed-price purchase order anticipated. Interested businesses should note that this is a combined synopsis/solicitation, meaning they need to submit written quotes rather than waiting for a formal solicitation document.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
Fiber and Ethernet Cables Installation
AT
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (BLRV)
(I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with
the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this
notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a
written solicitation will not be issued.
(II) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ
Number 140P4326Q0030.
(III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect
through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, March 13, 2026.
(IV) This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, under NAICS code,
238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors, with a small business
size standard of $19M.
(V) The Government anticipates award of one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order .
(VI) Description of requirements is as follows:
A detailed description can be found in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).
(VII) Period of performance is anticipated to be 7/27/2026 – 10/31/2026.
(VIII) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (NOV 2021), applies
to this acquisition.
(IX) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV
2021), applies to this acquisition.
(a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to
the lowest-priced, responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation
requirements for technical acceptability considering the stated technical
factors and price. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers.
1. Technical Capability:
Offeror must submit a technical approach/descriptive work plan
demonstrating the offeror’s ability to schedule and utilize personnel to
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complete the required work in a quality manner to meet the requirements of
the scope of work. The Government shall evaluate the proposed technical
approach to determine the offeror’s demonstrated ability to complete the
required work.
2. Past Performance
Offerors shall provide a minimum of three (3) recent and relevant projects,
completed within the past five (5) years, which demonstrates relevant
evidence and technical capability to successfully perform a contract of the
same size, scope, and complexity described in this solicitation. The
following information must be provided for each past project:
i.Customer Point of Contact (with verifiable telephone number and
email address)
ii. Customer name and address
iii. Customer telephone number and email address
iv. Brief description of the project which demonstrates similarity in
scope and complexity to this project.
v. Dates work was performed
3. Price:
Quote shall include a price for each CLIN listed in the table below.
CONTRACT
LINE ITEM
NUMBER
(CLIN)
CONTRACT LINE ITEM
TITLE QUANTITY UNIT OF
MEASURE
UNIT
PRICE TOTAL PRICE
00010
BLRV - Fiber and ethernet
cables installation in
accordance with attached
Statement of Work
1 LUMP SUM $__________
TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE: $
(b) Technical Qualifications will be evaluated utilizing the table as shown below.
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Acceptable - All required information was provided
- Information provided demonstrates the offeror has the technical
knowledge and credentials to meet the requirements of the solicitation.
- Past performance provided was recent, relevant, and of good quality.
Unacceptable - Not all required information was provided
- Information provided does not demonstrate the offeror has the technical
knowledge to meet the requirements of the solicitation.
- Past Performance was not recent, relevant, or of good quality.
(c) Any offer that does not address any of the requirements of this solicitation may be
considered unacceptable for award. The Government reserves the rights to open
discussions with all offers if needed. All pricing shall be valid for a period of 90 days from
the date of receipt of proposal.
(X) The offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror
Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (MAY 2024), with its quote.
(XI) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (NOV 2021),
applies to this acquisition.
(XII) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement
Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (JAN 2025) (Deviation Feb 2025) applies to this
acquisition.
(XIII) The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order from this
solicitation.
(XIV) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 12
PM ET on June 8, 2026. All quotes must be emailed to the attention of Samuel
McKenzie. The email address is Samuel_McKenzie@NPS.gov.
(XV) Site Visit. Offerors may examine the work site to determine the exact conditions
and details of the project; contractor is responsible for taking exact measurements.
A pre-bid site visit will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9am ET at 67 Roosevelt
Ave. Pawtucket, RI 02860
(XVI) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Samuel
McKenzie, at Samuel_McKenzie@ios.doi.gov no later than 10:00 AM ET on June 1,
2026.
(XVII) Terms and Conditions
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Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)
Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s
Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).
"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the
Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements
identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4
Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP
website address is: htt…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.