Fiber Management

The City of Redmond, Washington is issuing an RFI for a citywide fiber and conduit infrastructure management solution, with responses due October 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST. This is a preliminary planning RFI; the City does not intend to award a contract at the conclusion of this process.

Redmond operates approximately 44 miles of communications infrastructure comprising 37.4 miles of fiber-optic cable and 6.3 miles of copper communications cable supporting 436 network-connected devices across transportation and ITS systems. The City currently lacks a single system of record for fiber-related data, with existing information fragmented across departmental applications and documents. The required solution must deliver a management tool with shared data repository and associated business processes to support asset inventory, configuration, capacity management, field operations, strategic planning, and network operations, enabling visibility from citywide perspective to strand-level detail.

Respondents must provide rough order of magnitude budgetary estimates addressing initial licensing fees, implementation costs, integration costs, training costs, travel and expenses, annual support and maintenance, and other related costs. Responses must cover company background, experience, references, product descriptions, functional features, technology platforms, integration capabilities, reporting platforms, security features, hardware requirements, ongoing operations staffing, implementation approach, training models, and data migration strategies. All response development costs are the obligation of respondents, and all submitted materials become property of the City. The City reserves the right to request product demonstrations from firms whose proposals appear most aligned with requirements, anticipated for October/November 2026. Questions are due September 30, 2026. Responses may be withdrawn prior to the published close date but not thereafter.