Cook County jail facility upgrade

sam.gov · score 97 · 3.3 miIllinois branch · 3.3 mi
Project Size
$6.4M
Stage
RFP open
Distance
3.3 mi
Posted
32 days ago
04-22-26

Rationale

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The Cook County Cermak campus RFP is a $6.4M perimeter and intrusion-detection upgrade on a correctional facility footprint. The scope centers perimeter security and surveillance camera arrays, which sit in Zedcor's core capability set. Correctional facilities demand redundant sensor coverage, continuous recording, and integration with existing access-control infrastructure. The project value and declared scope confirm this is a full-system replacement, not a patch-and-upgrade. The RFP posted April 22 on SAM.gov with a response deadline of May 26, which leaves 34 days to proposal submission. Cook County correctional procurement typically requires bonding, prevailing-wage compliance, and a union-workforce roster. The RFP stage means the security line item is open and the county is actively evaluating bids. This is optimal timing, the first-best window in the buying cycle. Chicago branch is 3.3 miles from the Cermak campus, inside the coverage radius. The recommended first move is to pull the full solicitation package from SAM.gov, confirm the bonding and labor requirements, and contact the county's facilities procurement office (the issuing contact is in the SAM record) to request a pre-bid walk-through. No warm-intro path exists in the current customer base. The buying contact is the county facilities director or the correctional-security procurement officer named in the solicitation.

Project Facts

Owner
Cook CountyFEDERAL AGENCY
Prime Contractor
Pre-award (no awardee yet)
Project Size
$6.4M
Estimated Towers
3-10
Industry
238210 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Stage
RFP
Timing
RFP closes 05-26-26
Location
Chicago, IL41.8600, -87.6900
Permit
Not disclosed (federal contract)
Lot Size
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Contacts

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Activity timeline

  • Ranked · score 97
    Saw the Cermak perimeter RFP drop April 22. We're 3 miles out and cover correctional camera-array integration. Worth a 15-minute call on the bonding and prevailing-wage requirements before the May 26 deadline?
    2026-05-05 19:25 · projects
  • Verified
    passed all 4 checks
    2026-05-05 19:25 · projects
  • Outreach drafted · email
    Cook County Cermak perimeter RFP, closes May 26
    2026-05-01 14:15 · outreach_drafts
  • Outreach drafted · linkedin
    Cook County's Cermak perimeter RFP closes May 26. We ran the same scope at Atasc
    2026-05-01 14:15 · outreach_drafts
  • Outreach drafted · voicemail
    Hi, calling from Zedcor Security in Chicago regarding the Cook County Cermak jai
    2026-05-01 14:15 · outreach_drafts
  • Project ingested
    Source: sam.gov · posted 2026-04-22
    2026-04-28 02:08 · projects