# California eProcure #0000040874

Statewide CDCR cable television infrastructure services and equipment

**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Respond By:** December 18, 2026
**Identifier:** 0000040874
**NAICS:** 811213, 238210

CDCR is seeking contractors to maintain and repair cable television infrastructure at participating correctional facilities statewide.
- **Government buyer:** California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Division of Administrative Services, Office of Business Services, Contracts Management Branch.
- **Scope:** Preventative maintenance, inspections, testing, repairs during and outside normal business hours, certified ground-vault/confined-space work, emergency response, and related parts, rentals, design, and as-needed services.
- **Locations and scale:** Bidders may select among 26 facilities and must price every listed service for each location selected. Estimated labor hours vary by facility; the estimates do not guarantee work volumes. Each location includes an estimated $150,000 for parts, rentals, and design services, plus an as-needed allowance equal to 25% of service-rate totals.
- **OEMs named as makes or equivalents:** **Blonder Tongue, Toner, CommScope, Belden, Wade, Arris, Thor, and APC.** Other equipment is described as industry standard, compatible, or equivalent, without a specific manufacturer.
- **Equipment examples and estimated quantities:** Demodulators (10), modulators (10), distribution amplifiers (30 total), trunk amplifiers (3 total), trunk cable (7,500 ft across listed types, plus 1,500 ft RG11), antennas (10), hardline taps and splitters (120 total), fiber/RF devices, encoders, IPTV QAM gateways (36), network equipment, and UPS components.
- **Notable requirements:** Hourly rates must meet California prevailing-wage requirements. Bidders generally must be within 200 driving miles of each facility bid. Emergency service is generally expected by the next business day after notification. Quantities and service estimates are not guaranteed.
- **Participation:** The notice identifies a 25% small-business participation requirement; the attachment states the DVBE requirement is exempt, though incentives may apply.

### Description

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is seeking a contractor to provide cable television system infrastructure services under a master agreement. Services are for CDCR institutions and facilities statewide, and bidders may bid on one or more participating locations. Rates must cover the specified labor, personnel, transportation, materials, equipment, permits, fees, and other necessary expenses. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for December 15, 2026.

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