Tenders/Leveraging Ground-Scanning Technology to Build Understanding of Underground Infrastructure in New York City

Leveraging Ground-Scanning Technology to Build Understanding of Underground Infrastructure in New York City

Information Technology and Telecommunications

Published: Sep 14, 2026

Updated: Sep 20, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the information and communication technology sector, with a focus on Network Infrastructure. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through NYC City Record, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the information and communication technology sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

The New York City Office of Technology & Innovation (OTI) and Mayors Office of Operations (Operations) invite submissions in response to this Request for Information (RFI) to help determine the feasibility of leveraging emergent technology, particularly ground-scanning technologies, to build a more complete and accurate picture of built underground infrastructure in New York City. The goal of this RFI is to collect information to support the goals of the 3D Underground program (3DU) - https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2025/11/mayor-adams-announces--10-million-platform-to-map-new-york-city-, a cutting-edge program to develop a highly secure, 3D-data-sharing platform for New York Citys underground built and natural environment. The platform will help government agencies and utility companies securely share and access information about what lies below New Yorkers feet, such as water and sewer pipes, gas lines, electrical conduits, fiber optic cables, and soil composition.This RFI is released through PASSPort, New York Citys online procurement portal, as an RFx. Responses to this RFI/RFx must be submitted via PASSPort. To access the RFI, vendors should visit the PASSPort Public Portal. To reach the Public Portal, visit the following site: https://www.nyc.gov/site/mocs/passport/about-passport.page then click on the rectangle captioned Procurement Navigator, whereupon you will arrive at the Portal. To quickly locate the RFI, insert the following EPIN, 85827Y1399, into the Keyword search field, then click search.All inquiries regarding this RFI, as well as submissions, should be made through PASSPort. If you do not have a PASSPort account, you may submit your response and inquiries via email. Please use the subject line Leveraging Ground-Scanning Technology to Build Understanding of Underground Infrastructure in New York City RFI and direct your message to the Authorized Agency Email at 3DURFI@oti.nyc.gov. Agency: Information Technology and Telecommunications Category: Services (other than human services) Selection Method: Request for Information PIN: 85827Y1399

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from NYC City Record and was originally published on September 14, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Information Technology and Telecommunications

Information Technology and Telecommunications has issued 616 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 2 currently open and 604 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Security, Defense & Justice, and Architecture & Engineering Services. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via NYC City Record and NYC Open Data. Most recent publication: September 14, 2026.

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