Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Opengov #26-133-6328

City of Chesapeake Seeks Broadband Infrastructure Partners for CCX Fiber Network

The City of Chesapeake is seeking partners to utilize and expand its municipally owned Chesapeake Connects (CCX) broadband fiber network. - Government Buyer: - City of Chesapeake, Information Technology Department - CCX Network Overview: - 175-mile, carrier-grade, middle-mile fiber platform - 432-count backbone segments - Approximately 210 planned endpoints (municipal facilities, public safety, schools, community anchor institutions) - Requested Products/Services: - Utilization of CCX for transport, backhaul, and regional aggregation - Leasing of dark fiber and/or conduit under long-term agreements - Establishment of carrier-neutral Points of Presence (PoPs) and interconnection facilities - Delivery of retail Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP/FTTH) services - Participation in public-private partnership or investment-based models - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Support for dark fiber leasing, wholesale and lit transport services - Last-mile FTTP expansion and multi-provider interconnection - Integration with CBRS Private LTE and LoRaWAN networks for mobility, redundancy, and smart city applications - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice; the City is seeking market interest from carrier-grade operators and infrastructure investors.

Description

The City of Chesapeake is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified partners to leverage the Chesapeake Connects (CCX) broadband infrastructure as a regional, carrier-grade communications platform. The CCX network is a municipally owned, high-capacity fiber network designed to support carrier and wholesale transport services, dark fiber and conduit leasing, data center and interconnection ecosystem development, and enterprise, government, and institutional connectivity. The City aims to position Chesapeake as a strategic interconnection hub within the Hampton Roads region, enabling scalable and diverse connectivity. The RFI seeks entities capable of utilizing the infrastructure for transport, leasing, establishing interconnection facilities, delivering retail FTTP/FTTH services, and participating in public-private partnerships.

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