NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Okanogan County Electric Cooperative (OCEC), an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, is seeking a qualified firm to provide and deliver Broadband Fiber Optic Service Drop Material to Okanogan County Electric Co-Operative (OCEC) “Okanogan County Connect” project for Methow Fiber as funded by the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) Grant.

This is 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. OCEC requests firms to submit bids per the scope of work available at https://ocec.coop/broadband/. See IFB 2025-005

All Contractors and Vendors must be licensed to conduct business in the state of Washington.

Small, minority, and women owned firms are encouraged to submit bids. Bids will be opened at 1:00pm PST, June 16th, 2025, at 93 Chewuch Rd. Winthrop, WA 98862. Bidding firms must supply qualifications for all services requested in the IFB and incomplete bids will be rejected. A five percent (5%) bid guarantee is required in the form of a cashier’s check, money order, or surety bond as per RCW 35.23.352. The above outlined IFB may be obtained on the OCEC website Okanogan County Electric Co-op (ocec.coop) under bidding opportunities https://ocec.coop/broadband/ See IFB 2025-005. For Additional Information Please Contact Adam Glenn aglenn@ocec.coop or 509-996-2228.