26-048 RFP Addendum No. 1.pdf

This is a Solicitation Addendum No. 1 for RFP No. 26-048 issued by the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) in North Carolina. The RFP seeks a Network Infrastructure & Internet Services Provider to serve two facilities located at 4600 Emperor Boulevard in Durham and 5201 Nelson Road in Morrisville, North Carolina. The primary deliverables include fiber-based internet services with mandatory minimum bandwidth of 1 Gbps symmetrical, scalable to 10 Gbps for future growth, dual-homed connectivity with diverse fiber routes for redundancy, and Service Level Agreements guaranteeing 99.9% uptime per circuit with a 4-hour Mean Time To Repair. Addendum No. 1 extends the solicitation due date to April 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local North Carolina time, superseding the original April 15, 2026 deadline. The contract is structured for an initial five-year term with potential renewal options subject to sixty days' written notice prior to expiration, and all revisions incorporated by this addendum are highlighted in yellow within the solicitation document.

Pricing shall include one-time installation and provisioning costs as well as monthly recurring costs for each facility, with firm pricing required throughout the initial contract term. The RFP does not identify specific set-aside designations, incumbent vendors, or budget ranges, as GoTriangle reserves the right to utilize any awarded contract on an as-needed basis with no guarantee of actual spending. Qualified offerors must demonstrate experience with fiber or SD-WAN deployment for public agencies, dual-homed connectivity and failover methodologies, team certifications in fiber deployments, SD-WAN, QoS, BGP/OSPF, and cloud phone integration, and familiarity with public agency compliance requirements and data security standards. All offerors must comply with mandatory certification and compliance requirements including E-Verify certification, Iran Divestment Act and Boycott of Israel Act certifications, conflict of interest certifications, statements of non-collusion, non-discrimination compliance, and debarment certifications as governed by North Carolina General Statutes Section 160A-610.