NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Okanogan County Electric Cooperative (OCEC), an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, is seeking an experienced, qualified firm for the procurement of materials for the “Okanogan County Connect” fiber to the home project funded by the Washington State Broadband Office. This project is (funded/partially funded), by federal award number CPFFN0145 (ARPA Capital) awarded to Washington State Broad Band Office by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Per the grant program, OCEC will use funds to construct an aerial & underground fiber optic system. OCEC requests firms who are licensed in the State of Washington to conduct business, to provide pricing and specifications for the materials requested. Small, minority, and women owned firms are encouraged to submit bids.

Bids will be opened at 12:05 PST, October 7th, 2024, at 93 Chewuch Rd. Winthrop, WA 98862. The firms should supply pricing, material specifications, and any other required items as shown in the request for quotes (RFQ) document. Responses submitted after the deadline or incomplete will be rejected. The above outlined RFQ may be obtained on the OCEC website Okanogan County Electric Co-op (ocec.coop)  under bidding opportunities https://ocec.coop/broadband/ , or from Adam Glenn, email aglenn@ocec.coop or by questions phone at 509-996-2228.