JPMC - Brightspeed Metro Ethernet

The State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology awarded a statewide blanket competitive sealed bidding contract (26-448DOIT-TELEC-P-97346) to Brightspeed for the provision of fiber-based Metro Ethernet Transport Services. The contract, executed on June 17, 2026, establishes an indefinite quantity master agreement with an initial five-year term and a maximum total contract duration not to exceed ten years including renewals and extensions. Services are available to all governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies on a statewide basis, with each organization billed separately for services rendered. The contract specifies no fixed maximum total payment amount, with pricing structured on an as-needed basis according to monthly recurring charges contained in the purchase order line items.

The deliverables encompass Metro Ethernet Transport Services with bandwidth capacities ranging from 100 megabits per second to 1 gigabit per second delivered via fiber infrastructure to support wide area network connectivity. Pricing is differentiated by service tier, bandwidth capacity, and contract term length, with 36-month service terms ranging from $502.70 to $819.50 monthly and 12-month service terms ranging from $717.20 to $1,250.70 monthly. Service locations identified in the contract include Carroll County and Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Brightspeed, with principal offices located at 1120 South Tryon Street, Suite 700, Charlotte, North Carolina, is contractually obligated to own fiber assets within Illinois, maintain 99.98% availability, guarantee latency not exceeding 18 milliseconds one-way, and provide service delivery within 180 calendar days of order acknowledgment with 24/7/365 operational support.