Fiber Optic Construction and Related Services

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Baltimore County, Maryland - Office of Information Technology has issued request for proposal, solicitation P-10000553.

Baltimore County, Maryland, Division of Purchasing Services is seeking Proposals for Fiber Optic Construction and Related Services. Proposals are to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/baltimorecountymd, no later than 3:00 PM on January 14, 2027. Amendments to solicitations often occur prior to bid opening and sometimes within as little as 48 hours prior to bid opening. It is the potential bidder's responsibility to frequently visit the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/baltimorecountymd to obtain amendments and any other solicitation information.

The State of Maryland was awarded competitive federal grant funds to extend middle-mile broadband infrastructure to each of Maryland’s 23 Counties, the City of Baltimore, and the City of Annapolis, including many rural and underserved communities across the State. Expanding broadband is crucial for helping to create jobs, improve public safety, increase educational opportunities, improve health care delivery, and to improve infrastructure for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC). The project was grant funded through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). 1.2 The Inter-County Broadband Network, the “ICBN”, comprised of nine central Maryland counties and cities and led by Howard County, Maryland, was a key sub-recipient of the State’s grant award. Built using grant funds, the ICBN consists of 850 miles of fiber optics and directly connects over 650 community anchor institutions (schools, libraries, government buildings, community colleges, public safety agencies, etc.) The ICBN consists of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.

Responses are due January 14, 2027 at 3:00 PM EST.

Questions must be submitted by January 5, 2027 at 4:00 PM EST.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for December 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST at WebEx.

Contact: Amber Butcher, Contract Specialist (abutcher@baltimorecountymd.gov, (410) 887-3458).

3 documents are attached to the notice: Mandatory_Contract_Provisions; OIT Technical Standards; Informational WAGE RATES.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/baltimorecountymd/projects/288414. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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