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Data Center Infrastructure RFPs, Pre-RFP Signals and Bid Opportunities

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Data Center Infrastructure: Pre-RFP Opportunities

Source-backed signals from meeting minutes, budgets, contract activity, grants, and leadership changes.

Riley County

KSJul 23

Why now

- ITGIS reported hardware shortages and rising desktop, laptop, and server part costs due to “data center” constraints. - ITGIS evaluated consolidating three server locations into two and potentially running additional services from Public Works. - ITGIS planned a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration, starting now and targeting completion by March.

Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 23

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Carly Harris

Administrative Analyst/Levy Specialist

Diane Creek

Administrative Director, Health Department Administration

City of Franklin

WIJul 22

Why now

- 3PAR SAN replacement discussion cites HP end-of-life and inability to get parts or warranty support. - SAN City Hall and Police Department sizes are compared (e.g., 26 vs 72 hard drives; 102 terabytes raw). - HP storage quote totals about $242,000 versus allocated $242,333 and an option to extend current warranty saves $184,000.

Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 22

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Tom Bakalarski

Accounting Supervisor

Kaitlyn Witkowiak

Assistant City Engineer

California Statewide Automated Welfare System Consortium Iv

CAJul 16

Why now

- Oracle Databases@AWS migration includes procurement planning, production readiness, disaster recovery testing, and decommissioning retired database servers. - IAM Replacement sets wave-based migrations from 2026-05/07 through 2027-01 with major testing and county-participation requirements. - Analytics Platform timeline includes Databricks development/QA environment setup and Power BI pre-production/production setup with AWS configuration.

Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 16

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Adam Dondro

Agency Chief Information Officer (AIO); Director, Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI); State Ex‑Officio Member, CalSAWS JPA Board

Michele Peterson

Application Development and Test Director

City of Independence

MOJul 16

Why now

- 180-day moratorium placed on new data center applications pending changes to the UDO. - Staff proposes data center categories by size, including a 2.5 megawatt threshold for major classification. - Staff cites “serious capacity concerns” for power and water necessary to operate large data centers.

Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 16

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Charlie Dissell

Assistant City Manager

Jacklyn Bush

Assistant Supervisor, Communications Unit

City of Fernley

NVJul 16

Why now

- NV Energy’s large load energy services agreement requirement would materially increase electricity costs for data centers. - City forms an internal generation and distribution system to maintain large-load electricity pricing. - Proposed power district includes a 1% fee and aims to keep rates below NV Energy rates.

Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 16

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Tina Rodriguez

Accounting Technician

RanDee Gahr

Animal Services Program Manager

Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department

FLJul 15

Why now

- Board discussion centered on approving increased square footage for “data information and processing” use tied to an AI data center. - Speakers debated electricity/electrical load, cooling facility design, and battery backup restrictions for the proposed data center. - Florida tax exemption critical IT load threshold changes (15 megawatt to 100 megawatts) were discussed in relation to the project’s sizing.

Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 15

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Stephanie Marsh-Corinthian

Assistant Director

Pollop Phonpornwithoon

Assistant Director

City of Fairhope

ALJul 13

Why now

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Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 13

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Dave Friedel

Airport Manager

Jenny Opal Wilson

Assistant City Clerk

Town of Grafton

MAJul 13

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Meeting MentionPre-RFPDetected: Jul 13

Key Contacts · Verified by Starbridge

Amber Monk

Administrative Assistant to the Select Board

Krestina Alward

Assistant Finance Director

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Y1DA--573-21-106 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades and Data Center Construction - Gainesville VAMC

Department of Veterans AffairsDC

Due Oct 3, 2026

Y1DA--573-21-106 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades and Data Center Construction - Gainesville VAMC RFP

PCAC Health Information (36C776)OH

Due Sep 1, 2026

Co-Location Data Center RFP

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp.NY

Closing Soon

Due Aug 7, 2026

Environmental Assessment for Proposed Data Center RFP

Town of LutherOK

Closing Soon

Due Aug 7, 2026

LLRC Secondary Data Center at Cypress College

North Orange County Community College DistrictCA

Closing Soon

Due Aug 12, 2026

Union Station Gateway (USG) Data Center HVAC and Power Improvement

Los Angeles County Metro Transit AuthorityCA

Closing Soon

Due Aug 21, 2026

SUNY UMU #1517 IHP IMT Data Center UPS

Suny Upstate Medical UniversityNY

Closing Soon

Due Aug 11, 2026

SUNY UMU #1517 IHP IMT Data Center UPS RFP

Suny Upstate Medical UniversityNY

Closing Soon

Due Aug 11, 2026

Furnishing Call Center Services (on an as-needed basis)

Department of Water Supply, County of Hawai'iHI

Closing Soon

Due Aug 6, 2026

CNIT Fiber Distribution Relocation (Cherokee County) RFP

Cherokee NationOK

Closing Soon

Due Aug 19, 2026

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City of Fairhope

Recent intent

- Fairhope plans a three-year transition to Proxmox virtualization for end-of-life servers. - Fairhope will migrate about 85 servers across city services, utilities, and police without downtime. - Fairhope will validate backups, documentation, and continuity for SCADA servers during the transition.
- City IT described a three-year transition to Proxmox virtualization after end-of-life servers.

Riley County

Recent intent

- ITGIS reported hardware shortages and rising desktop, laptop, and server part costs due to “data center” constraints. - ITGIS evaluated consolidating three server locations into two and potentially running additional services from Public Works. - ITGIS planned a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration, starting now and targeting completion by March.

City of Franklin

Recent intent

- 3PAR SAN replacement discussion cites HP end-of-life and inability to get parts or warranty support. - SAN City Hall and Police Department sizes are compared (e.g., 26 vs 72 hard drives; 102 terabytes raw). - HP storage quote totals about $242,000 versus allocated $242,333 and an option to extend current warranty saves $184,000.

California Statewide Automated Welfare System Consortium Iv

Recent intent

- Oracle Databases@AWS migration includes procurement planning, production readiness, disaster recovery testing, and decommissioning retired database servers. - IAM Replacement sets wave-based migrations from 2026-05/07 through 2027-01 with major testing and county-participation requirements. - Analytics Platform timeline includes Databricks development/QA environment setup and Power BI pre-production/production setup with AWS configuration.

How to use pre-RFP signals

1. Shape the requirement

When you see a budget allocation or strategic plan mention, the agency is just beginning to define their need. Engage now to help write the specs before the RFP goes public.

2. Time your outreach

Don't cold call into the void. Use contract expiration signals to reach out to buyers exactly when they are unhappy with their incumbent or preparing to renew.

3. Arm your SDRs

Replace generic "checking in" emails with hyper-specific context. Reach out referencing their exact meeting minutes, named decision-makers, and approved budget line items.

FAQs

What is a pre-RFP signal for data center infrastructure?

A pre-RFP signal is a public-record indicator that a buyer is moving toward a data center infrastructure purchase before they've issued an RFP. Starbridge tracks six categories: meeting mentions, budget allocations, contract expirations, grant awards, leadership changes, and strategic plans.

How early does Starbridge detect data center infrastructure demand?

Six to eighteen months before a formal RFP, on average. The earliest signals are usually board meeting mentions or budget line items.

What sources does Starbridge monitor?

Public meeting minutes, board agendas, budget documents, contract expiration data, grant awards, public job postings, and leadership announcements across all 50 states.

Do I have to talk to sales to get the data center infrastructure report?

No. Enter your work email and the report is sent within minutes. A demo is optional.

What's in the free data center infrastructure report?

Ranked buyers with active data center infrastructure demand in your scope, open RFPs closing soon, expiring contracts with incumbent names, and verified buyer contacts.

How accurate are Starbridge's buyer contacts?

Validated against a 14,000-email test, Starbridge runs a 2% bounce rate. Comparable tools self-report 15 to 25%.

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City of Fairhope

Recent intent

- Fairhope plans a three-year transition to Proxmox virtualization for end-of-life servers. - Fairhope will migrate about 85 servers across city services, utilities, and police without downtime. - Fairhope will validate backups, documentation, and continuity for SCADA servers during the transition.
- City IT described a three-year transition to Proxmox virtualization after end-of-life servers.

Riley County

Recent intent

- ITGIS reported hardware shortages and rising desktop, laptop, and server part costs due to “data center” constraints. - ITGIS evaluated consolidating three server locations into two and potentially running additional services from Public Works. - ITGIS planned a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration, starting now and targeting completion by March.

City of Franklin

Recent intent

- 3PAR SAN replacement discussion cites HP end-of-life and inability to get parts or warranty support. - SAN City Hall and Police Department sizes are compared (e.g., 26 vs 72 hard drives; 102 terabytes raw). - HP storage quote totals about $242,000 versus allocated $242,333 and an option to extend current warranty saves $184,000.

California Statewide Automated Welfare System Consortium Iv

Recent intent

- Oracle Databases@AWS migration includes procurement planning, production readiness, disaster recovery testing, and decommissioning retired database servers. - IAM Replacement sets wave-based migrations from 2026-05/07 through 2027-01 with major testing and county-participation requirements. - Analytics Platform timeline includes Databricks development/QA environment setup and Power BI pre-production/production setup with AWS configuration.

How to use pre-RFP signals

1. Shape the requirement

When you see a budget allocation or strategic plan mention, the agency is just beginning to define their need. Engage now to help write the specs before the RFP goes public.

2. Time your outreach

Don't cold call into the void. Use contract expiration signals to reach out to buyers exactly when they are unhappy with their incumbent or preparing to renew.

3. Arm your SDRs

Replace generic "checking in" emails with hyper-specific context. Reach out referencing their exact meeting minutes, named decision-makers, and approved budget line items.

FAQs

What is a pre-RFP signal for data center infrastructure?

How early does Starbridge detect data center infrastructure demand?

Six to eighteen months before a formal RFP, on average. The earliest signals are usually board meeting mentions or budget line items.

What sources does Starbridge monitor?

Public meeting minutes, board agendas, budget documents, contract expiration data, grant awards, public job postings, and leadership announcements across all 50 states.

Do I have to talk to sales to get the data center infrastructure report?

No. Enter your work email and the report is sent within minutes. A demo is optional.

What's in the free data center infrastructure report?

Ranked buyers with active data center infrastructure demand in your scope, open RFPs closing soon, expiring contracts with incumbent names, and verified buyer contacts.

How accurate are Starbridge's buyer contacts?

Validated against a 14,000-email test, Starbridge runs a 2% bounce rate. Comparable tools self-report 15 to 25%.

Data Center Infrastructure RFPs, Pre-RFP Signals and Bid Opportunities

Data Center Infrastructure: Pre-RFP Opportunities

Riley County Commission Commission Meeting

City of Franklin Technology Commission Technology Commission Meeting

Calsaws Project Steering Committee Project Steering Committee Meeting

Public Utility Advisory Board Meeting

City Of Fernley Public Meeting

Board of County Commissioners Zoning Meeting

Fairhope City Council City Council Meeting

Grafton Planning Board Planning Board Meeting

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How to use pre-RFP signals

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Data Center Infrastructure: Pre-RFP Opportunities

Riley County Commission Commission Meeting

City of Franklin Technology Commission Technology Commission Meeting

Calsaws Project Steering Committee Project Steering Committee Meeting

Public Utility Advisory Board Meeting

City Of Fernley Public Meeting

Board of County Commissioners Zoning Meeting

Fairhope City Council City Council Meeting

Grafton Planning Board Planning Board Meeting

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Open RFPs

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How to use pre-RFP signals

1. Shape the requirement

2. Time your outreach

3. Arm your SDRs

FAQs

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