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Requests for Proposal

Open RFPs

Supply and Installation of a Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System

Project: Subsea Cable & FTTH Permitting (Bering Straits Broadband Project)

Posting Date: 05/21/2024

Due Date: 06/07/2024

This Request for Proposal (RFP) outlines the scope of work required to complete the necessary permitting of the subsea cable and landings, fiber distribution network, and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) for the Bering Strait Broadband (BSB) Project. The successful supplier will be responsible for identifying and preparing for all necessary permits, working in conjunction with the Outside Plant Engineering (OSPE) and Subsea cable desktop study teams.

Closed RFPs

Supply and Installation of a Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System

Project: Quintillion Nome to Homer Cable System

Posting Date: 12/18/2023

Due Date: 03/01/2024- until 4:00pm Alaska Standard Time (AST)

This Pre-RFP outlines the scope of work required for Supply and Installation of a Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System for the Nome to Homer Express Fiber Optic Cable Project. The successful bidder will be responsible for navigating the complex regulatory landscape, engaging with relevant stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with all applicable local, national, and international regulations.

Feasibility Study and Desk Top Study

Project: Quintillion Nome to Homer Cable System

Posting Date: 02/28/2024

Due Date: 03/11/2024

This RFP outlines the scope of work required to prepare a Feasibility Study and Desk Top
Study to extend Quintillion’s fiber optic subsea cable system. The extension will
commence from Quintillion’s existing Nome beach mannhole to Savoonga, AK and
Gambell, AK. The successful bidder will be responsible for navigating the complex
regulatory landscape, engaging with relevant stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with
all applicable local, national, and international regulations.

Subsea Cable Plant Engineering RFP

Project: Quintillion Nome to Homer Cable System

Posting Date: 01/08/2024

Due Date: 01/17/2024- until 5:00 pm Alaska Standard Time (AST)

This Request for Proposal (RFP outlines the scope of work required to complete the necessary outside plant engineering of the subsea cable landings and terrestrial segments for the installation of the Nome to Homer Express (NTHE) Fiber Optic Cable Project The successful supplier will be responsible for completing the engineering, including active coordination with project management, land and right of way acquisition, and permitting teams.

Marine Survey RFP

Project: Quintillion Nome to Homer Cable System

Posting Date: 01/08/2023

Due Date: 02/05/2024– until 5:00 pm Alaska Standard Time (AST)

Quintillion Subsea Operations (Quintillion) is seeking proposals for a marine route survey of the Nome to Homer Express submarine fiber optic cable system (NTHE). A portion of the NTHE system was surveyed in 2023. This document comprises the technical specifications for a marine route survey of the remainder of the NTHE system to be conducted in 2024.

Technical Project Manager

Project: Quintillion Nome to Home Express

Posting Date: 10/09/2023

Due Date: 10/16/2023

Quintillion Subsea Operations is seeking the services of a qualified Telecom Project Manager to assist in the planning, execution, and management of a telecommunication project in Alaska. We are looking for an experienced professional who can work part-time to help us deliver successful telecom initiatives.

Subsea Cable Permitting

Project: Quintillion Nome to Home Express

Posting Date: 10/13/2023

Due Date: 10/30/2023

This RFP outlines the scope of work required to obtain the necessary permits and regulatory authorizations for the installation of a subsea cable system for the Nome to Homer Express Fiber Optic Cable Project. The successful bidder will be responsible for navigating the complex regulatory landscape, engaging with relevant stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with all applicable local, national, and international regulations.

Feasibility Study and Desk Top Study

Project: NTIA TBCP Round 1_St Lawrence Island Project

Posting Date: 10/27/2023

Due Date: 11/13/2023

This RFP outlines the scope of work required to prepare a Feasibility Study and Desk Top
Study to extend Quintillion’s fiber optic subsea cable system. The extension will
commence from Quintillion’s existing Nome beach mannhole to Savoonga, AK and
Gambell, AK. The successful bidder will be responsible for navigating the complex
regulatory landscape, engaging with relevant stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with
all applicable local, national, and international regulations.

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