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Authorize four contracts for copper sunset services, to migrate legacy copper lines to modern, alternative telecommunications services, for all City departments with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.; Granite Telecommunications, LLC; Level 3 Financing Inc. d/b/a Level 3 Telecom Holdings, LLC, A Lumen Technologies Company; and T-Mobile USA Inc. d/b/a T-Mobile, each for an initial term of three years in an estimated amount of $2,319,000 with up to two one-year extension options each in an estimated amount of $757,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,833,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $100,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services. $785,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
All City Departments.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $100,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services.
Funding in the amount of $785,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Austin Financial Services issued a Request for Proposals solicitation RFP 5000 GTG3005 for these goods and services. The solicitation was published on October 27, 2025, and closed on December 11, 2025. Of the eight offers received, the proposals submitted by the recommended contractors represented best value to the City based on the solicitation’s evaluation criteria. A complete solicitation package, including a log of offers received, is available for viewing on the City’s website. This information can currently be found at https://financeonline.austintexas.gov/afo/account_services/solicitation/solicitation_details.cfm?sid=142353....
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