Solicitation RFQ 197040 Purchase and Delivery of Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable (432 count, 144 count, 24 count, and 12 count) as needed for up to 3 years.
City of Palo Alto
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- Can you bid yet? Open for bids
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- Who can bid? Not in this feed
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- Your kind of work, at your size? NIGP 83829— Cable, Fiber Optic w/Interconnecting Components and Accessories (See Class 280 for Other Communications Cable
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- Where is the work? Palo Alto, California
A local buyer, buying for its own jurisdiction.
- Is there time? Closes Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Is the package here? 7 attachments posted
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Amended— last on Sep 24, 2026(3 amendments). Re-read the package before you write against it.
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- Closes
- October 21, 2026
- Published
- September 22, 2026
- Place of performance
- Palo Alto, California 94301
- Notice type
- Open for bids
- Method
- Request for Quotes for Goods
- Solicitation no.
- RFQ 197040
Before you bid
- Questions due
- October 7, 2026 Last day to ask the buyer anything.
Scope
The City intends purchasing single‑mode fiber optic cable in multiple strand counts (432, 144, 24, and 12) to support ongoing and planned City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) fiber network expansion, maintenance, and capital improvement projects on an as needed basis. This material procurement is necessary to ensure timely completion of critical infrastructure upgrades and to maintain the reliabilit
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