Western Area Power Administration, Desert Southwest Region, Phoenix, AZ Office has a requirement 
for four (4) 362-kV Extra High Voltage Live-Tank Series Capacitor Protective Bypass Breakers in accordance 
with official specifications and drawings, as well as, designed and tested in accordance with 
ANSI/IEEE C37 series with symmetrical rating requirements and IEC 62271-109, high-voltage 
switchgear and control gear – Part 109: Alternating-current series capacitor bypass breakers. This 
is a 100% Small Business Set-aside Request for Quotation (RFQ). The assigned NAICS is 335311 with a 
size standard of 750 employees. This requirement will be solicited as a commercial item acquisition 
prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subparts 12 and 13. A firm-fixed 
price contract award is contemplated and only new equipment will be accepted. Interested parties 
can download the solicitation at http://www.fbo.gov on or about 03 January, 2020. Any questions 
shall be submitted in writing to Western Area Power Administration, Attn: Don Reed, Contract 
Specialist, 615 S. 43rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85009-5313 or email to [email protected] referencing the 
solicitation number in the subject line. No phone calls will be accepted. All responsible sources 
may submit a quote, and will be considered by the agency. Note: Any prospective contractor must be 
registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. To obtain 
information on completing your SAM registration and/or obtaining a DUNS number go to the following 
website: www.sam.gov. SAM registration and Online Representations and Certifications must be 
completed and current in SAM. It is important to read the solicitation COMPLETELY as there are instructions that must be met.