Army Corps of Engineers asks for industry bids on fiber optic cable and related supplies

Feb. 1, 2010
FEBRUARY 1, 2010 -- The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, Miss., are asking the fiber optics industry to bid on a contract to provide several thousand feet of fiber optic cable and related supplies.

FEBRUARY 1, 2010 -- The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, Miss., are asking the fiber optics industry to bid on a contract to provide several thousand feet of fiber optic cable and related supplies.

The solicitation number for this federal request for quotation (RFQ) is W912EE-10-T-0021. Specifically, the Corps of Engineers needs:

-- 6,880 feet of Corning outdoor fiber optic cable, part number FAN-BT25-06 or equivalent;
-- 8,000 feet of Belden multi-conductor cable, part number Belden 5300F1 or equivalent;
-- 48 UniCam multimode composite ferrule connectors;
-- 10 Corning buffer tube fan-out kits, part number FAN-BT25-06 or equivalent;
-- nine NVT-214A-M video transceivers, part number NV-214A-M;
-- eight Corning wall-mountable fiber connector enclosure, part number WCH-02P-1215T or equivalent; and
-- eight NVT-NV-872 active video receivers, part number NV-872-A.

Companies interested should submit price quotes no later than 12 Feb. 2010. Send quotes to Leah McCain at the Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District by e-mail at [email protected], or by post at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Leah B. McCain, 4155 East Clay St., Vicksburg, MS 39183.

For questions or concerns, contact Leah McCain by phone at 601-631-7905, or at the e-mail address above. More information is online at https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA38/W912EE-10-T-0021/listing.html.

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