Fiber Optic Extension Services

Overview

Construction, Facilities & Maintenance

Cortland, New York, United States; Virgil, New York, United StatesPosted 2 months agoDeadline: April 15th, 2026

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SUMMARY

The Cortland, NY government seeks a vendor for fiber optic extension, including engineering, permitting, utility coordination, and construction of aerial and underground fiber routes.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

BUDGET

Estimate

$500,000 – $1,000,000

TIMELINE

RFP Issued: March 2nd, 2026

Optional Site Visit: March 25th, 2026

Questions Due: March 31st, 2026

Addendum Issued (if any): April 3rd, 2026

Proposals Due: April 15th, 2026

Interviews/Demos (if needed): Week of April 20th, 2026

Notice of Intent to Award: May 5th, 2026

Contract Execution: June 1st, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 31st, 2026

Issuing Agency

Cortland County, New York

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority located in Cortland, New York, is seeking a vendor to provide fiber optic extension services. The scope includes conducting a field verification survey and constructability review to confirm the route and quantities, as well as identifying conflicts and proposing risk mitigations. Vendors will be responsible for detailed engineering and design of outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) infrastructure, including construction drawings, splicing and termination plans, and restoration or traffic control plans as needed.

Utility coordination is required, including pole attachment processing with pole owners such as National Grid and Verizon, alongside make-ready tracking and scheduling. Vendors must also support right-of-way (ROW) and road occupancy permitting for underground fiber segments and coordinate traffic control and restoration activities. Construction will entail installation of aerial plant, underground conduits and handholes, and building entrances at both endpoints. The specified fiber is a 48-count single-mode, single jacket, single armor cable, or an approved equivalent, with aerial installations requiring new strand and lashing in telecom space per utility standards.

An optional site visit is scheduled for March 25, 2026, and questions regarding the RFP must be submitted no later than March 31, 2026.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.