Metropolitan Water Reclamation District plant security
Rationale
CACHEDThe Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Stickney plant RFP is a $1.7M solicitation for facility security at a critical-infrastructure water-treatment site. The scope aligns with perimeter security, surveillance camera arrays, and vehicle barriers given the controlled-access requirements of a water-reclamation facility. The NAICS code (561621, security systems services) and the single-site performance location support a fixed-installation design rather than mobile-tower deployment, though laydown-yard monitoring during construction phases may create a secondary tower opportunity. The solicitation posted April 9 via SAM.gov with a July 15 response deadline. This is a classic pre-budget timing signal: MWRD is gathering proposals before finalizing the security line item, which means the buying cycle is open and responsive to vendor engagement. The 96-day window from posting to deadline gives time for a site walk and proposal refinement before MWRD locks the spec. Once the RFP closes and award occurs, the security scope is set. Chicago branch sits 8 miles from the Stickney facility, well inside the 300-mile coverage radius. No warm customer path exists in the immediate geography. The recommended first move is a direct outreach to MWRD's facilities or security director (the title that typically owns RFPs of this class) proposing a site walk to discuss perimeter coverage, camera-array sightlines, and vehicle-barrier placement before the July 15 deadline.
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Activity timeline
- Ranked · score 87Saw the Stickney plant security RFP post April 9. Chicago branch is 8 miles out, worth a pre-deadline site walk to discuss perimeter coverage and camera-array placement for the water-reclamation facility before July 15?2026-05-02 05:44 · projects
- Verifiedpassed all 4 checks2026-05-02 05:44 · projects
- Outreach drafted · emailMWRD Stickney security RFP: early input before spec locks2026-05-01 14:45 · outreach_drafts
- Outreach drafted · linkedinMWRD Stickney security RFP drops mid-summer. Spec window is open now. Worth a 202026-05-01 14:45 · outreach_drafts
- Outreach drafted · voicemailHi, calling from Zedcor Security Systems in Chicago. MWRD posted a planning noti2026-05-01 14:45 · outreach_drafts
- Project ingestedSource: sam.gov · posted 2026-04-092026-04-28 02:08 · projects