Strategic Distributed Antenna System Partnership

Virginia Tech seeks a strategic partner to assume full responsibility for the operation, management, commercialization, maintenance, and monetization of its existing Distributed Antenna System (DAS) across campus. The partner will run day‑to‑day network operations, upgrade and modernize hardware, negotiate carrier agreements, generate revenue, and meet extensive performance‑based reporting requirements. The contract is a multi‑year partnership (≈10 years) with revenue‑share, guaranteed minimum payments, and capital‑investment commitments, and includes mandatory milestones such as a node‑capacity upgrade at Lane Stadium by mid‑2027. • Operate and maintain a campus‑wide DAS serving multiple venues (stadium, coliseum, parking, residence halls). • Provide commercial services: carrier onboarding, billing, revenue‑share, and new‑revenue opportunities (sponsorship, mobile‑ticketing, etc.). • Deliver capital‑improvement and modernization plans (hardware refresh, 5G‑Advanced, IoT, public‑safety integration) with detailed reporting (monthly, quarterly, event‑specific, annual strategic). • Meet stringent SLAs, KPI reporting, and public‑safety communications requirements while complying with Virginia‑Tech construction, environmental, and safety policies. • Submit a 20‑year financial model including upfront payments, guaranteed annual payments, revenue‑share percentages, and ROI analysis.