OSP Maintenance and Location Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 325-26-YE
- State
- Virginia
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- Point of contact
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- Yashica Edwards edwardsy@portsmouthva.gov (757) 600-1367
Opportunity details come from constructionbidsource.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Portsmouth is soliciting sealed proposals for outside plant (OSP) operations and maintenance and utility locating services for a new municipal fiber network, with proposals due July 13, 2026. The fiber network spans 52 miles and connects 67 community anchor institutions and 3 internet points of presence. The procurement is governed by competitive negotiations under City Code 12-276.
The scope encompasses routine maintenance, preventive maintenance protocols, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, emergency repair capabilities, and utility damage prevention through locating services. The selected vendor must demonstrate technical expertise in fiber network operations and provide immediate response to network disruptions to ensure continuous reliability of the municipal telecommunications infrastructure serving city operations and community anchor institutions throughout Portsmouth.
The detailed scope of work and project specifications are available in the attached RFP document (831468markPorts.pdf, 14 MB). Contract duration, pricing terms, renewal options, and funding mechanisms are specified within the complete RFP documentation. The place of performance is Portsmouth, Virginia.
Opportunity text
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) by the City of Portsmouth (City) is to solicit sealed proposals from qualified vendors (Offerors) to establish a contract through the use of Competitive Negotiations per City Code 12-276, for outside plant (OSP) Operations and Maintenance and utility locating services for the physical cable path and cable plant that connect the new municipal fiber network consisting of fifty two (52) miles of fiber and connecting sixty-seven (67) community anchor institutions and three (3) internet points of presence.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 831468markPorts.pdf |
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