Memphis-Shelby Airport Authority · Solicitation 27-0009

On-Call Cabling Services Provider

Memphis, TN Special district Posted Sep 3, 2026 Last verified Oct 1, 9:20 PM
General ContractingLow Voltage & Telecom 6 days remaining

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Request For Qualification from Memphis-Shelby Airport Authority - Memphis, TN

Memphis-Shelby Airport Authority - Information Technology has issued request for qualification, solicitation 27-0009.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA), owner and operator of Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM), is soliciting qualifications from experienced and qualified firms to provide on-call structured cabling installation, maintenance, repair, and related services across all MSCAA-owned and operated facilities. The selected Respondent shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and incidentals necessary to perform structured cabling work on an as-needed, task-order basis. Services may be required at the main terminal, concourses, cargo facilities, administrative buildings, parking structures, airfield facilities, and any other MSCAA properties. The on-call cabling services contract will support planned technology projects, facility renovations, tenant improvement work, emergency repairs, and general infrastructure lifecycle maintenance.

The Authority owns and operates Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM), Charles Baker Airport and General DeWitt Spain Airport. Frederick W. Smith International Airport is located in Shelby County about 13 miles southeast of downtown Memphis. Frederick W. Smith International Airport is the principal air carrier airport serving west Tennessee, north Mississippi, southeast Missouri, and east Arkansas. Frederick W. Smith International Airport is also the principal hub for FedEx, making MEM one of the world’s busiest cargo airports and the single largest economic engine in the Mid-South. The Airport is primarily an origin and destination (O&D) airport. MEM served 4.8 million O&D passengers in 2025. The Airport is located on 4,640 acres of land in the County and includes a terminal complex of approximately one million square feet, and four other buildings containing approximately 100,000 square feet, which are used by air carriers and all-cargo carriers as transfer facilities for cargo. These buildings are adjacent to the terminal complex and are separate from FedEx facilities that contain approximately 3.5 million square feet and occupy approximately 518 acres.

Responses are due October 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for September 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT at Authority’s Board Room on the Mezzanine Level, Terminal B of the Frederick W. Smith International Airport, 2491 Winchester Road, Memphis, TN 38116.

Contact: Tisha Young, Buyer (tyoung@flymemphis.com, (901) 922-8012).

1 document is attached to the notice: Sample Contract-27-0009 On-Call-Cabling-Services-Provider.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/flymemphis/projects/282163. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Who should bid

General Contracting, Low Voltage & Telecom contractors - the work is Memphis, TN.

Deadline

8 October 2026, 1:00 PM CDT (6 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)

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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Tennessee, first seen 25 September 2026, last confirmed 1 October 2026.

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