RFP: 2026 Cat 6 Station Cable - Fiber
| Agency: | Reynolds School District #7 |
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| State: | Oregon |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Posted Date: | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Mar 2, 2026 |
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RFP: 2026 Cat 6 Station Cable - Fiber
Bid/RFP Status:
Open - accepting bids and proposals
Bid/RFP Due Date:
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 2:00pm
ISSUE DATE: February 2nd, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE: February 23rd, 2026
Mandatory Walk-through: February 17th, 2026 at 9:30 AM
CLOSING DATE: March 2nd, 2026
CLOSING TIME: 2:00 PM, Pacific Time
Margaret Scott
Request for Proposal
2026 - Cat 6 Station Cable – Fiber
A. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
The Reynolds School District 7 (RSD7) is inviting proposals from qualified individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional organizations (bidders) for proposals and quotes to:
1. Supply and install Category 6 cabling at Margaret Scott Elementary School
2. Supply and install single mode fiber cabling at Margaret Scott Elementary School
The responses and deliverables must be in compliance with all applicable state and federal regulations, in addition to the performance standards described below. Any bidder must be an eligible service provider willing to complete the necessary communications and paperwork associated with the E-rate program using the SPI billing method.
Supporting Documents
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Request for Proposal
2026 - Cat 6 Station Cable –
Fiber
ISSUE DATE: February 2nd, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE: February 23rd, 2026
Mandatory Walk-through: February 17th, 2026 at 9:30 AM
CLOSING DATE: March 2nd, 2026
CLOSING TIME: 2:00 PM, Pacific Time
Margaret Scott
Request for Proposal
2026 - Cat 6 Station Cable – Fiber
A. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
The Reynolds School District 7 (RSD7) is inviting proposals from qualified individuals, firms,
partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional organizations (bidders) for proposals and
quotes to:
1. Supply and install Category 6 cabling at Margaret Scott Elementary School
2. Supply and install single mode fiber cabling at Margaret Scott Elementary School
The responses and deliverables must be in compliance with all applicable state and federal
regulations, in addition to the performance standards described below. Any bidder must be an
eligible service provider willing to complete the necessary communications and paperwork
associated with the E-rate program using the SPI billing method.
B. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL
All responses must be received by March 2nd, 2026.
All proposals shall be firm offers subject to acceptance by RSD7 and may not be withdrawn for a
period of 90 calendar days following the last day to submit bids. Proposals may not be amended
once submitted to RSD7, except as permitted by RSD7.
It is the sole responsibility of the person submitting the proposal to ensure that it is delivered on
time. Any proposal submitted after the deadline will not receive consideration.
To submit a response to this request please email one (1) electronic copy to <<find out who this
is>>, Procurement, Contracts and Accounting Specialist via e-mail address contracts@rsd7.net.
The email must be clearly marked with the bidder’s name/identification and the subject must be
the words:
“PROPOSAL RESPONDING TO RFP # 2026 E-Rate RSD7” and the portion of the RFP for
which the response is addressing: 2026 - Cat 6 Station Cable – Fiber
The proposals will be opened publicly by electronic means as allowed by the law.
RSD7 shall not be responsible for, nor accept as a valid excuse a late proposal delivery, any delay
in email service.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE:
An electronic copy of this RFP can be accessed via Reynolds School District website.
URL: https://www.reynolds.k12.or.us/rfps.
C. QUESTIONS, POSSIBLE ADDENDUMS AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS
For questions or comments regarding this RFP process or the RFP documents, please submit
your questions or comments in writing. You may submit requests for information and/or clarification
in writing until 2:00 pm February 23rd, 2026. Questions must be sent to Corin Ahlberg,
Procurement, Contracts and Accounting Specialist via e-mail address cahlberg@rsd7.net. RSD7
shall not be obligated to answer any questions received after the above-specified deadline or any
questions submitted in a manner other than as instructed above. RSD7 will respond in writing to all
questions. All answers will be provided as a numbered questions and answer document, for
example, RFP Q&A #1 and posted at https://www.reynolds.k12.or.us/rfps.
If it becomes necessary for RSD7 to revise any part of this RFP, or to provide clarification or
additional information after the documents are released, updates will be posted at
https://www.reynolds.k12.or.us/rfps.
RSD7 shall not, under any circumstance, be liable for any pre-contractual expenses incurred by
potential contractors, and potential contractors shall not include any such expenses as part of their
RFP. Pre-contractual expenses are defined as any expenses incurred by a potential contractor in:
(1) preparing its proposal in response to this RFP; (2) submitting that proposal to RSD7; (3)
negotiating with RSD7 any matter related to this RFP, including a possible contract; or (4)
engaging in any other activity prior to the effective date of award, if any, of a contract resulting from
this RFP.
Withdrawal of Proposal: Any proposer may withdraw a proposal, either personally or by written
request at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of proposals.
To withdraw your proposal, contact Corin Ahlberg, Procurement, Contracts and Accounting
Specialist via e-mail address cahlberg@rsd7.net.
D. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Scope of Contract. To replace our existing category 5 station cabling with category 6 cabling,
and to install and extend single mode fiber to new MDF or IDF locations
A. Station Cabling Instructions
1. Vendor must provide new cabling and installation equivalent in functionality and performance
and in the quantity requested in the specifications below.
2. Vendor must provide, install, terminate, and test green Category 6 cable between patch panels
in telecom rooms to the network jacks in locations specified at the specified schools.
3. All work not found in conformance with the intent of the proposal shall be repaired promptly at
no additional charge to RSD7.
a. Station Cabling Specifications
i. Existing Cat5/Cat5e network cabling will be decommissioned and removed
ii. New plenum rated green category 6 cable will be installed to all network jack
locations specified in the attached drawing from the nearest corresponding telecom room
iii. All Category 6 cable will be green and a minimum of 24 AWG.
iv. Vendor will provide green RJ45 wall jacks that fit into existing Panduit wall plates
where plates exist, provide new wall plates where they do not already exist, and rack
mounted modular patch panels in locations where existing patch panels are full.
v. Vendor will provide Panduit modular 24-port or 48-port patch panels or
equivalent compatible when there are not enough existing patch panels to terminate the new
cables.
vi. Vendor will provide 6”, 1’, or 5’ as length needed, green Cat6 patch cables to be
used between each new data port and the network switches
vii. All wall plates and patch panels will be labeled according to our existing labeling
scheme.
viii. All equipment must be in new condition. No refurbished or used equipment will
be accepted.
ix. All Category 6 cable paths shall be tested at each jack for the following
parameters and meet the requirements imposed by the ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-C
building wiring and the manufacturer's written specification
x. The following types of conduit are approved for interior uses:
xi. Rigid galvanized conduit, zinc coated and manufactured in accordance
with UL-6
xii. Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC), zinc coated galvanized steel to comply with
UL-1242, Type J and ANSI Standards
xiii. Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT), zinc-coated steel to comply with UL-797
xiv. Liquid tight flexible metal conduit, zinc steel core with smooth gray abrasion
resistant, liquid tight, polyvinyl chloride covering (with integral ground wire wound in steel
core), to comply with UL360
xv. Flexible metal conduit (if approved, see below), to comply with UL360 xvi. The
vendor will install quantity shown below Category 6/6a cables at each of the following
schools:
● Margaret Scott ES - 140 new green Cat6 cable runs
B. Fiber Installation Instructions
1. MDF/IDF fiber locations are being moved to a new location
2. Existing 12 strand single mode fiber cabling should be extended to the new MDF/IDF locations
within the school building. This will require splicing into existing fiber terminations and installation
of new fiber cable to extend the fiber optic cabling to the new location.
a. Fiber Specifications
i. All fiber will be at least 12-strand OS1.
ii. All fiber runs will include two breakout panels (one at each end).
iii. All breakout panels will be compatible with existing BEJED FDUs.
iv. All connectors will be LC type.
v. All field terminated intra-building fiber cables shall be installed within 1" orange
inner duct and/or utilize armored fiber optic cable. Fiber shall be tight buffer and jacket
ratings shall be suitable for application.
vi. All fiber strands shall be tested using OTDR equipment to a maximum loss of 1.0
dB/km on 1310 and 1550 nm. Any strands failing tests should be repaired or replaced at no
additional cost. Testing results should be made available to RSD7 at the time of job
completion.
vii. All equipment must be in new condition. No refurbished or used equipment will
be accepted.
viii. Fiber shall be tight buffer and jacket ratings shall be suitable for
application. The fiber will meet the specifications listed in ANSI/TIA-568- C.3 and the transmission
performance parameters listed in Table 1.
ix. Any factory assembled fiber trunk assemblies used shall be terminated with
MPO type connectors. MPO shall plug directly into factory
assembled fiber cassettes that present a duplex “LC” connector
x. In all cases, fiber will be certified to perform at or better than the values listed in
Table 1 (below).
Optical fiber cable type Wavelength (nm) Maximum attenuation (dB/km)
Single mode
1310
1.0
Single mode
1550
1.0
Table 1 - Fiber Optic Performance
xi. Equally important is the pathway specified. When need arises to replace
mediums of any type the better the pathway the easier the replacement. Specifying a
multi-channel pathway by means of innerduct, cell type material, or tubes facilitating blown
fiber is highly recommended and should be included to allow for installation of new media
without having to remove the existing media where possible.
xii. The following schools will be included in this work:
Margaret Scott ES Extend 12 strands SMF to existing MDF
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.
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