Data Center Noise Regulation Study Services and Draft Regulation Requirements

The government authority in Richmond, VA requires a vendor to provide data center noise regulation study services under a one-year contract. Under Task 1, the vendor must provide a study outline, a schedule covering milestones, deliverables, and payments, and profiles detailing the frequency, intensity, and consistency of noise from operational cooling designs, emergency generator testing and operations, and power generating units. Task 1 also requires the vendor to recommend noise mitigation methods, staffing, monitoring equipment specifications with manufacturer details, costs, and best practices. Under Task 2, the vendor must deliver draft regulation requirements, a noise reduction technology assessment report, an engineering and economic feasibility assessment, and the underlying research. Eligible vendors must be onshore US organizations performing work offsite. Buyers accept digital responses via email or online, and the budget requests proposals. A virtual optional preproposal conference occurs on October 7, 2026.