# Maryland Procurement Portal #BPM059292

Motorola-to-Tellabs PON Migration for Howard Community College

**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** BPM059292
**NAICS:** 541512, 238210, 517111

Howard Community College is seeking proposals to migrate its campus passive optical network from Motorola to Tellabs equipment.
- **Government buyer:** Howard Community College, in Columbia, Maryland.
- **Requested service:** Migration from the existing Motorola passive optical network (PON) to a Tellabs PON.
  - No products, models, part numbers, quantities, or detailed implementation scope are specified in the available notice information.
- **OEMs:** **Motorola** (existing system) and **Tellabs** (target system).
- **Participation goals:** 20% Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) and 20% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).

### Description

Howard Community College is soliciting proposals for the migration from Motorola PON to Tellabs PON. The solicitation is an RFP using a double-envelope proposal format. The listing identifies Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications as the main category and indicates Small Business Reserve designation. It also lists participation goals of 20% for VSBE and 20% for MBE.

[View original listing](https://emma.maryland.gov/page.aspx/en/bpm/process_manage_extranet/95694)