Public Utilities Department Radio Telemetry Services

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	May 18, 2026
Due:	Jun 15, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	58 - Communications, Detection and Coherent Radiation Equipment
Solicitation No:	274-5220-FY27 Radio Telemetry
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Solicitation Number:	274-5220-FY27 Radio Telemetry
Project Title:	Public Utilities Department Radio Telemetry Services
Description:	The City of Raleigh EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant (EMJWTP) and the Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility (NRRRF) are seeking a Request for Proposal (RFP) for telemetry services for the Raleigh SCADA systems 118 Resource and Recovery Division (RRD) sites, 49 Water Treatment Division (WTD) sites and 6 Flood Warning sites that also belong to the Water Treatment Division. If the proposal is approved and awarded, the City of Raleigh will enter into a three (3) year contract with the option to renew for (2) additional years with the awarded vendor. Contract prices must be firm for the contract period, unless stipulated otherwise in this proposal. * Proposals must be separated between the Resource and Recovery Facility and the Water Treatment Division as they will be billed by Division.
Opening Date:	6/15/2026 3:00 PM
Posted Date:	5/18/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CITY OF RALEIGH


Solicitation Number * 274-5220-FY27 Radio Telemetry	Department CITY OF RALEIGH	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-06-15T15:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-05-18T12:27:33.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Machine installation and maintenance and repair services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit 2026-05-26T04:00:00.0000000Z	Special Instructions Bid Agent: mark.tallent@raleighnc.gov	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Lanee Edwards
Description The City of Raleigh EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant (EMJWTP) and the Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility (NRRRF) are seeking a Request for Proposal (RFP) for telemetry services for the Raleigh SCADA systems 118 Resource and Recovery Division (RRD) sites, 49 Water Treatment Division (WTD) sites and 6 Flood Warning sites that also belong to the Water Treatment Division. If the proposal is approved and awarded, the City of Raleigh will enter into a three (3) year contract with the option to renew for (2) additional years with the awarded vendor. Contract prices must be firm for the contract period, unless stipulated otherwise in this proposal. * Proposals must be separated between the Resource and Recovery Facility and the Water Treatment Division as they will be billed by Division.

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Request for Proposals # 274-5220-FY27 Radio Telemetry

Title: Public Utilities Department Radio Telemetry Services

Issue Date: 5-18-2026

Due Date: 6-15-2026 no later than 3:00 PM EST

*LATE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*

Issuing Department: Raleigh Water: Water Treatment Division

and Resource Recovery Division.

Direct all inquiries concerning this RFP to:

Mark Tallent

Remote Facilities Supervisor for Water Treatment Plant

Email: mark.tallent@raleighnc.gov

(v.09/15/25)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 2

1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................. 2

1.2 Background........................................................................................ 2

1.3 RFP Timeline ..................................................................................... 3

1.4 Pre-Proposal Conference .................................................................. 4

1.5 Proposal Question ............................................................................. 4

1.6 Proposal Submission Requirements & Contact Information .............. 5

1.7 Business Engagement & Opportunities ............................................. 6

1.8 Rights to Submitted Material.............................................................. 6

1.9 Communications ................................................................................ 6

1.10 Lobbying ............................................................................................ 6

1.11 Conflicts of Interest ............................................................................ 6

1.12 Proposer Expenses ........................................................................... 7

1.13 Proposer Acceptance ........................................................................ 8

2. Proposals ................................................................................................. 8

2.1 Request for Proposals Required Document Format .......................... 8

2.2 RFP Documents .............................................................................. 11

3. Proposal Evaluation .............................................................................. 11

3.1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria (Stage 1)............................................. 11

3.2 Interview/Demonstration (Stage 2) .................................................. 13

3.3 Final Selection ................................................................................. 13

3.4 Notice to Proposers Regarding RFP Terms & Conditions ............... 13

3.5 Contract Term…………………………………………………………….13

4. Scope of Services ................................................................................ 113

Appendix I – Proposal Cost Form ................................................................... 17

Appendix II – Proposer Questionnaire ........................................................... 18

Appendix III – Reference Questionnaire (Instructions) ................................. 19

Appendix III – Reference Questionnaire Form ............................................... 20

Appendix IV – Sample Contract ...................................................................... 23

Appendix VI – Water Treatment Division Sites………………………………….33

Appendix VII – Resource and Recovery Sites…………………………………..35

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose

The City of Raleigh (COR) is solicitating proposals from one or more firm(s) with which

to contract for the following services:

The City of Raleigh EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant (EMJWTP) and the Neuse

River Resource Recovery Facility (NRRRF) are seeking a Request for Proposal (RFP)

for telemetry services for the Raleigh SCADA systems 118 Resource and Recovery

Division (RRD) sites, 49 Water Treatment Division (WTD) sites and 6 Flood Warning

sites that also belong to the Water Treatment Division. If the proposal is approved and

awarded, the City of Raleigh will enter into a three (3) year contract with the option to

renew for (2) additional years with the awarded vendor. Contract prices must be firm for

the contract period, unless stipulated otherwise in this proposal. *** Proposals must be

separated between the Resource and Recovery Facility and the Water Treatment

Division as they will be billed by Division.***

A detailed scope of services is provided in Section 4 of this document.

All information related to this solicitation, including any addenda, will be posted to the

North Carolina electronic Vendor Portal (eVP) at https://evp.nc.gov/.

All questions related to this solicitation must be submitted in writing (via email) to the

following individual – questions submitted via telephone will not be answered:

Contact Name

Email Address

Mark Tallent

mark.tallent@raleighnc.gov

1.2 Background

The City of Raleigh, the Capital City of North Carolina, remains one of the fastest growing

areas in the country. A great economy, top educational institutions, and exceptional health

care facilities are some of the characteristics that attract people to the triangle area. The

mild climate, diverse work force and proximity to Research Triangle Park combine to make

Raleigh a great place to live.

Raleigh is a 21st Century City of Innovation focusing on environmental, cultural, and

economic sustainability. The City conserves and protects our environmental resources

through best practice and cutting-edge conservation and stewardship, land use,

infrastructure and building technologies. The City welcomes growth and diversity through

policies and programs that will protect and enhance Raleigh’s existing neighborhoods,

natural amenities, history, and cultural and human resources for future generations. The

City leads to improve quality of life for neighborhoods and standard of living for all citizens.

The City works with universities, colleges, citizens, and local partners to promote new

technology, create new job opportunities, and encourage local businesses and

entrepreneurs. The City enlists and prepares 21st Century staff with the skill sets to carry

out the duties of the City through transparent civic engagement and by providing the very

best customer service to our citizens.

The City of Raleigh, Raleigh Water, provides water and sanitary sewer services to about

200,000 metered customers and a service population of about 650,000 residents in

Raleigh, Garner, Wake Forest, Rolesville, Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon areas. Our

mission is to provide safe, sustainable water services for our customers while protecting

public health and contributing to the economic, environmental and social vitality of our

communities. Under this contract the service provider will play a key role in our efforts to

maintain uninterrupted safe and quality services for our customers by maintaining a robust

and reliable remote sites telemetry communications system.

1.3 Request for Proposal (RFP) Timeline

Provided below is a list of the anticipated schedule of events related to this solicitation.

The City of Raleigh reserves the right to modify and/or adjust the following schedule to

meet the needs of the service. All times shown are Eastern Time (EST):

RFP Process

Date and Time

RFP Date

5-18-2026

Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting & 2

Site Visits

***Attendees must email

Mark.tallent@raleighnc.gov prior to

the meeting to be placed on the

authorized entry list for the site.***

5-26-2026 at 9:00 am at EM Johnson Water

Treatment Plant

10301 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614

Deadline for Written Questions

City Response to Questions

(anticipated)

Proposal Due Date and Time

Evaluation Meeting

(anticipated)

Interviews

(if required)

Selection Announced

(tentative)

6-1-2026 by 5:00 pm

6-8-2026 by 5:00 pm

6-15-2026 by 3:00 PM

6-17-2026

N/A

6-26-2026 by 5:00 pm

1.4 Pre-Proposal Conference

Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit is mandatory. Prospective Proposers are

encouraged to submit written questions in advance. Date, time, and location of pre-

proposal conference is shown above in the RFP Timeline (Section 1.3).

***There will be 2 mandatory site visits during the pre-proposal meeting that are in

close proximity of EM Johnson WTP.***

1.5 Proposal Questions

Requests for clarification and questions to this RFP must be received by the City not later

than the date shown above in the RFP Timeline (Section 1.3) for the submittal of written

inquires. The firm’s failure to request clarification and submit questions by the date in the

RFP Timeline above shall be considered to constitute the firm’s acceptance of all City’s

terms and conditions and requirements.

The City shall issue addenda reflecting questions and answers to this RFP, if any, and

shall be posted to North Carolina electronic Vendor Portal (eVP). No information,

instruction or advice provided orally or informally by any City personnel, whether made in

response to a question or otherwise in connection with this RFP, shall be considered

authoritative or binding. Proposers can only rely on written material contained in an

Addendum to this RFP.

It is important that all Proposers submitting to this RFP periodically check eVP for

any Addenda. It is the Proposers responsibility to ensure that all addenda have

been reviewed and, if required signed and returned.

All questions related to this solicitation must be submitted in writing (via email) to the

following individual – questions submitted via telephone will not be answered:

Contact Name

Email Address

Mark Tallent

mark.tallent@raleighnc.gov

1.6 Proposal Submission Requirements and Contact Information

Proposals must follow the format as defined in Section 2 (PROPOSALS), and be

addressed and submitted as follows:

DELIVERED BY FedEx or UPS Only:

City of Raleigh

ATTN: Mark Tallent

EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant

10301 Falls of Neuse Rd.

Raleigh NC, 27614

Hand Delivery:

EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant

ATTN: Mark Tallent

10301 Falls of Neuse Rd.

Raleigh NC, 27614

HAND DELIVERY MUST BE

SCHEDULED DUE TO SECURITY

PROTOCOLS

Email: mark.tallent@raleighnc.gov

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