T1297 - Voice Communications Network Services

The State of New Jersey, through its Division of Purchase and Property, awarded Contract 26-TELE-137027 to Data Network Solutions, a telecommunications services provider based in Little Silver, New Jersey, effective June 17, 2026, through June 16, 2029. This three-year master blanket purchase order contract covers comprehensive voice communications network services available to State agencies and intrastate cooperative purchasing participants, including local governments and school districts. The contract encompasses four primary service categories: analog business line service, ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI) trunk circuits, outbound toll services (spanning IntraLATA, IntraState, InterLATA, and International calling), and inbound toll-free services. Data Network Solutions was one of three contractors selected for this solicitation, alongside AT&T and Granite Telecommunications LLC, each serving as primary vendors for voice communications network services across the specified service categories.

The contract establishes firm-fixed pricing with no escalation provisions, including labor rates for project management, technical engineering, and installation technician services. Project manager labor rates are structured at $275.00 per hour for standard time, $412.50 per hour for overtime and weekend work, and $550.00 per hour for holiday work. Technical engineer rates are $250.00, $375.00, and $500.00 respectively for the same time categories, while installation technicians are priced at $200.00, $300.00, and $400.00 respectively. The contract includes optional extension capability for up to two years in single-year increments at the discretion of the State. All pricing is maintained in catalogs posted on NJSTART, with quotes requiring detailed service descriptions, unique part numbers, quantities, contract list prices, and applicable discounts, with labor services requiring firm-fixed Statements of Work.