JPMC - Adams Metro Ethernet

The State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology awarded a Master Blanket Contract (IFB B-49624) to Adams TelSystems, Inc., headquartered in Golden, Illinois, for the provision of fiber-based Metro Ethernet transport services. Under this Blanket Competitive Sealed Bidding contract, Adams TelSystems will deliver wide area network connectivity services to State of Illinois governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies on an as-needed basis. The contract encompasses Metro Ethernet transport services with bandwidth capacities ranging from 100 Megabits per second to 1 Gigabit per second, with pricing structured by county and service term length. Line items include monthly recurring charges for 36-month and 12-month service terms at Stark County, with unit prices ranging from $200 to $750 per month depending on bandwidth and term duration.

The contract was awarded on June 17, 2026, with a five-year initial term extending through June 16, 2031, and a maximum total term not to exceed ten years including any renewals or extensions. Services must achieve 99.98% availability with guaranteed synchronous bandwidth maintained 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year, with latency not exceeding 18 milliseconds and jitter limited to 12 milliseconds or less. Adams TelSystems is required to own fiber assets within Illinois for service delivery and is responsible for in-building delivery to ordering entities' telecom rooms with service activation required within 180 calendar days of order acknowledgement. As an indefinite quantity contract with pricing on a monthly recurring charge basis, no specific total contract value is applicable.