NYC Passport #80627Y0173

HPD neighborhood Wi-Fi installation and three-year network services for two Bronx buildings

HPD is seeking a vendor to build and operate free neighborhood Wi-Fi at two Bronx Family Living Center buildings. - Government buyer: New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Office of the Chief Digital Equity Officer; contact named: Dave Seliger. Work is at 760 and 763 Fox Street in the Bronx. - Requested network: Indoor Wi-Fi access points, cabling and related network hardware, rooftop wireless hub antennas, and fiber backhaul. Access-point quantities and part numbers are not specified; guidance recommends three to four sector antennas for broad coverage. - Services: Site surveys and design; right-of-entry coordination; scheduling and progress updates; fiber microtrenching and a main distribution frame; rooftop links between buildings if both do not receive fiber; network installation, configuration, testing, and optimization; resident onboarding; three years of fiber backhaul and maintenance; and monthly usage reports. - Key requirements: Installation within six months of contract start; target average speeds of at least 100 Mbps download and 25 Mbps upload per unit; best-efforts 99% uptime; Wi-Fi 6 or newer; encrypted connections and Wi-Fi voice calling. Service must be free and unrestricted, without advertising, content filtering, throttling, or paid prioritization, and comply with City privacy requirements. - Named organizations and vendors: HPD is the buyer. The New York Public Library and building staff are identified as onboarding partners. Verizon is mentioned only as the existing business-internet provider for building administrative offices, not as a proposed project vendor. No OEMs, equipment brands, or part numbers are specified; HPD will own installed equipment. - Commercial scope: Three-year agreement, including three years of backhaul and maintenance; maximum contract price is $300,000. The solicitation seeks NYC-certified M/WBE firms.

Description

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development is soliciting proposals to install wireless internet network services at two Bronx Family Living Center buildings. Work includes site surveys, fiber backhaul, interior Wi-Fi access points and cabling, rooftop antennas, network testing, and resident onboarding. The vendor must provide three years of network maintenance and usage reporting; installation must be completed within six months of the contract start. The total contract price may not exceed $300,000, and responses are limited to New York City-certified M/WBE firms.

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