U. S. District Court - Data Center Consolidation - Fiber and Cable Installation

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois are collectively seeking contractors to provide fiber and cable installation services for a Data Center Consolidation project. The work involves installing OM4 multimode fiber optic cables and CAT 6A cables across multiple rooms and floors of the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, connecting Server Room 771 to various intermediate distribution frame closets and establishing connections between server rooms. Contractors must demonstrate experience with three similar contracts completed within the past three years and comply with strict security requirements, including background screening for all installation team members. The solicitation will be awarded based on the lowest price, technically acceptable proposal using a fixed-price contract structure. Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by September 5, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. CST, with final proposals due September 15, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. CST via email to the contracting officer.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors in the market. No information regarding current incumbents or potential contractors was provided in the solicitation materials. While specific contract values or budget ranges were not disclosed, the scope encompasses six distinct installation tasks involving both 6-strand and 12-strand OM4 multimode fiber cables as well as shielded CAT 6A cable installations. The contract period of performance is established at 75 calendar days from the Courts' acceptance of the contractor's proposed milestone schedule, with all work required to be performed during unoccupied hours between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The place of performance is the federal courthouse facility located in Chicago, Illinois, where the contractor will be responsible for cable routing, termination, testing, and final documentation of all installed systems.