Bannock Pumping Plant Rehabilitation

The Bannock Pumping Plant Rehabilitation is a Bureau of Reclamation-grade water infrastructure project with a remote Idaho location and a scope pattern typical of critical-facility upgrades: equipment replacement, structural repairs, and extended contractor presence at an isolated site. Value is undisclosed in the source record. The remote footprint and multi-month duration align with mobile surveillance tower deployment for perimeter coverage and vehicle monitoring during construction, particularly if the plant remains operational during the work. The solicitation posted May 7 via SAM.gov with a July 25 archive date, placing the project in the pre-award window. This is optimal timing for security engagement: the GC is assembling subcontractor teams and the security line item is still open. Once the award closes, the security budget is locked and displacement becomes difficult. The 79-day solicitation window suggests a federal procurement timeline with enough runway for technical questions and scope refinement. Seattle branch is the nearest at 443 miles, outside the 300-mile coverage radius. This lead sits in the northern Idaho gap between Seattle's footprint and any eastern expansion. Recommend deferring unless Zedcor is actively exploring Boise or eastern Washington branch placement, in which case this becomes an anchor opportunity. The buying contact is likely the Bureau of Reclamation's contracting officer (named in the SAM.gov record) or the awarded GC's project manager once the award posts.

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  Saw the Bannock Pumping Plant solicitation close July 25. Plant sits 443 miles from Seattle, outside our current radius, but worth flagging if Boise expansion is on the roadmap?

  2026-05-07 19:30 · projects
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  Source: sam.gov · posted 2026-05-07

  2026-05-07 18:00 · projects