RR-25-9305 Systemwide Fiber Optic Construction

RR-25-9305 Systemwide Fiber Optic Construction Pursuant to CPO Notice 2023.12, State agencies shall only accept electronic submissions for competitive solicitations. Paper responses will not be accepted. For more details please see the attachment titled cpo-notice-2023.12 electronic-submission. See attached Volume I for required documents. Item # 1: ( 912 - 32 ) The work to be done under this contract shall be started on or about November 24, 2025. All work under this contract shall be completed by October 20, 2027. The location of the services to be performed for this contract is Systemwide.---------------------REMINDER TO VENDORS SUBMITTING ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b) ----------------------------------------------------------------------Vendors intending to fulfill certification and disclosure requirements by supplying the State with their Illinois Procurement Gateway registration number, expiration date, and ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b) documents must read this clarification document in its entirety. VENDORS UTILIZING ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b) MUST BE REGISTERED SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ILLINOIS PROCUREMENT GATEWAY TO BE DEEMED RESPONSIVE TO THIS SOLICITATION. In order to verify that you are registered with the Illinois Procurement Gateway (IPG) please click on "Registered Vendor Directory" on the IPG homepage (https://ipg.illinois.gov/). Search for your Business Name. If your company does not appear in the search results, then you are not registered in the IPG. To use ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b), vendors must be listed in the "Registered Vendor Directory" as described above and provide a valid registration number with expiration date from the Illinois Procurement Gateway. Please note that it is possible for vendors, who have registered with another government entity (such as the City of Chicago's Compliance and Certification portal) using the same portal software, to have a registration number and expiration date for a different (non-State of Illinois) application process. Registration information from other government entities will not be accepted. If the "Registered Vendor Directory" does not list your company, then you must utilize the vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-a) option to meet the certification and disclosure requirements of this solicitation. Please submit vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-a) with every bid/proposal until the State of Illinois notifies you that your IPG registration is approved and your Business Name appears in the "Registered Vendor Directory" as described. The work to be done under this contract shall be started on or about November 24, 2025. All work under this contract shall be completed by October 20, 2027. The location of the services to be performed for this contract is Systemwide.---------------------REMINDER TO VENDORS SUBMITTING ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b) ----------------------------------------------------------------------Vendors intending to fulfill certification and disclosure requirements by supplying the State with their Illinois Procurement Gateway registration number, expiration date, and ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b) documents must read this clarification document in its entirety. VENDORS UTILIZING ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b) MUST BE REGISTERED SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ILLINOIS PROCUREMENT GATEWAY TO BE DEEMED RESPONSIVE TO THIS SOLICITATION. In order to verify that you are registered with the Illinois Procurement Gateway (IPG) please click on "Registered Vendor Directory" on the IPG homepage (https://ipg.illinois.gov/). Search for your Business Name. If your company does not appear in the search results, then you are not registered in the IPG. To use ipg-active-registered-vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-b), vendors must be listed in the "Registered Vendor Directory" as described above and provide a valid registration number with expiration date from the Illinois Procurement Gateway. Please note that it is possible for vendors, who have registered with another government entity (such as the City of Chicago's Compliance and Certification portal) using the same portal software, to have a registration number and expiration date for a different (non-State of Illinois) application process. Registration information from other government entities will not be accepted. If the "Registered Vendor Directory" does not list your company, then you must utilize the vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-a) option to meet the certification and disclosure requirements of this solicitation. Please submit vendor-disclosure-(formerly-forms-a) with every bid/proposal until the State of Illinois notifies you that your IPG registration is approved and your Business Name appears in the "Registered Vendor Directory" as described.