What this opportunity is
The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking a contractor to replace and update the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and downstream panels at the Wyoming Area Office in Mills, Wyoming, under a total small business set-aside. This firm fixed-price contract falls under NAICS 238990 and is solicited as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using FAR part 15 and part 36. Interested small businesses should monitor SAM.gov for updates and are encouraged to attend a pre-proposal site visit on May 27, 2026, to better understand the project requirements.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
U.S. Department of the Interior May 2026
Uninterruptible Power Supply
(UPS) Update and Downstream
Panels
Solicitation # 140R6026R0008
Wyoming Area Office, Mills, Wyoming
Missouri Basin Region
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WY CCC UPS & Breaker Replacement
Mills, WY
FOREWORD
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has a requirement to replace and update the
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and Downstream Pannels at the Wyoming Area Office.
The location is in Mills, Wyoming, in Natrona County. The scope of this Firm Fixed Price
contract is for services as identified in the specifications in Section J, Attachments.
Point of Contact
The Contract Officer for this requirement is Terra Warren. All questions and correspondence
concerning this solicitation shall be directed to her via email at terra_warren@ios.doi.gov,
identifying the solicitation number in the subject line. Telephone correspondence concerning this
solicitation will not be accepted for recording purposes. It is incumbent upon offerors to monitor
https://sam.gov for the solicitation release and all subsequent amendments
Method of Procurement
This requirement is solicited as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation and FAR part 36 – Construction and
Architect-Engineer Contract.
Offerors are cautioned to carefully review the offer submission requirements. To be considered
qualified for this work, offerors must fully address all evaluation factors.
The Government anticipates making award without discussions. However, the Government
reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be
necessary. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a
cost or price and technical standpoint.
This acquisition will be a total small business set-aside with limitations to subcontracting in
accordance with FAR Overhaul clause 52.219-14.
Site Visit
An organized site visit has been scheduled for May 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM MDT. Prospective
offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-proposal site visit to gain a better
understanding of the work requirements and site conditions. Prospective offerors that are
interested in attending shall contact Terra Warren at, Terra_warren@ios.doi.gov by May 20th,
2026.
Offeror Questions
The Government will not address questions received from prospective offerors at the organized
site visit for recording purposes. The Government will not address questions received from
prospective offerors after 11:59 PM MDT on Jun 7th, 2026. The Government’s answers to
questions received will be addressed in an amendment to the solicitation. Telephone questions
will not be accepted for recording purposes.
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All questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Terra Warren, Contract Specialist at
terra_warren@ios.doi.gov. Answers will be provided only to questions submitted in writing, and
all answers will be provided via amendment through the SAM website at www.sam.gov
Proposal Due date
Proposal shall be submitted electronically via email to Terra Warren, Contract Specialist at
terra_warren@ios.doi.gov. by 11:59PM MDT on June 24th, 2026. Late proposals will not be
accepted.
Reclamation Safety and Health Standards (RSHS)
For information regarding the Bureau of Reclamation’s publication, “Reclamation Safety and
Health Standards,” including revisions located at https://www.usbr.gov/safety/rshs/index.html
(which is applicable to work under this contract), see the clause at Section I, Paragraph I.10.,
WBR 1452.223-81 – Safety and Health – Bureau of Reclamation.
Background and Security checks
Background checks and security clearance will be required of all the awardee’s employees
entering the facility, upon start of the contract. Please refer to section L.11, WBR 1452.237-80
Alt III. This process may impact the awardee’s start date after notice-to-proceed.
System for Award Management (SAM)
Effective October 2018, all contractors interested in doing business with the Federal Government
must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time they
submit their offer/proposal.
NOTE: Registering in SAM does not constitute an automatic award of any contract or agreement
to the registering contractor. SAM is a centralized database for consolidating the Central
Contractor Registration (CCR), the Online Representation and Certifications Application
(ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Additionally, the contractor’s business
and financial information are required for SAM registration and annual confirmation
requirements, which must be accomplished through the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. For
assistance with registering in SAM, contact the Federal Service Helpdesk website at
https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220.
NOTE: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM)
may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not
included in agency solicitations. Contracting Officers will not consider these representations
when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they
able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM
Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).
Any sections below highlighted in yellow must be filled out by the proposer.
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PART I
The Schedule
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SECTION A
Solicitation, Offer, and Award
(Standard Form 1442)
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SOLICITATION, OFFER,
AND AWARD
(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)
IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.
NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid and "bidder".
SOLICITATION
1. SOLICITATION NO.
5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.
CODE
6. PROJECT NO.
8. ADDRESS OFFER TO
4. CONTRACT NO.
7. ISSUED BY
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Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.