# Carson Planet bids #RFP 26-032

On-call municipal fiber installation, splicing, termination, and testing services

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** RFP 26-032
**NAICS:** 238210, 237130

The City of Carson is seeking on-call contractors to install, splice, terminate, and test fiber for its municipal network.
- **Buyer:** City of Carson, Purchasing Department/Purchasing Division; Information Technology & Security is identified as the owner/agent. The attachment identifies Josilla Togiola, Purchasing Manager.
- **Requested services:** As-needed fiber installation in new or existing conduit, single-mode and multimode fusion splicing, termination, splice-enclosure and patch-panel installation, testing, and related work.
- **Sample work scope:** Includes 48 ribbon splices between 864-count and 432-count cables; 432-strand butt splicing between two 432-count cables; termination of 432 strands and two separate 6-strand cables with LC connectors; and bidirectional OTDR and power-meter testing at 1310/1550 nm.
- **Response and documentation requirements:** For emergencies, arrive onsite within 2 hours and start splicing within 4 hours. For normal requests, arrive onsite and initiate splicing within 7 calendar days. Provide test results and documentation within two business days of each assignment, including OTDR traces, splice diagrams, fiber assignment records, as-builts, and completion confirmation.
- **Products/materials described in the sample scope:** Splice enclosures, a rack-mounted cassette fiber panel with LC connectors, 6-count LC pigtails, 6-port LC patch panels, and 1RU fiber housings. No part numbers or fixed purchase quantities are specified; materials are associated with the sample project.
- **OEMs and suppliers:** No product OEMs or prospective service-provider vendors are named. The attached Project Labor Agreement names the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and its signatory craft unions.
- **Labor requirements:** The attached agreement covers qualifying City construction and rehabilitation work, generally including multi-trade prime contracts over $250,000 and specialty prime contracts over $50,000, subject to exclusions. It includes workforce participation goals of 30% of construction hours for veterans, pre-apprenticeship graduates, and qualified area residents, and 5% for qualifying transitional workers.

### Description

The City of Carson is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide on-call fiber optic installation, fusion splicing, termination, testing, and related services for its municipal fiber optic network. Work may involve newly installed or existing fiber optic infrastructure, as directed by the City. The solicitation may result in a single award or multiple awards, and any resulting agreement is anticipated to have a five-year term. Responses must be submitted electronically through PlanetBids by the stated deadline.

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