Iowa PBS Broadcast Tower Maintenance

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is soliciting bids from qualified and experienced contractors to provide comprehensive maintenance services for its network of broadcast tower sites located throughout the state of Iowa. The purpose of this Request for Bids (RFB) is to select a highly competent and reliable contractor capable of ensuring the continuous, safe, and efficient operation of Iowa critical broadcast infrastructure. The resulting contract will be available to all State Agencies including but not limited to Iowa Public Broadcasting Service (Iowa PBS) and the Department of Public Safety (DPS). The State intends to award contracts based on Zones. A bidder may bid more than one zone. The State will award multiple bidders for coverage on all zones. Work zone details can be found on the next page. Work Zones Service Location Options: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, or Zone 5 Zone 1: NE - Independence, Marshalltown, Eldora, Anamosa Counties: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Howard, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Mitchell, Tama, Winneshiek, Worth Zone 2: NW - Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, Cherokee Counties: Buena, Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Wright Zone 3: SW - Clarinda, Glenwood Counties: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass Clarke, Decatur, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, Union Zone 4: SE - Mount Pleasant, Oakdale, Fort Madison Counties: Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Henry IL, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Wayne Zone 5: DSM Metro - Newton, Mitchellville, Woodward, Johnston, DSM Metro, Capitol Complex Counties: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Story, Warren