9052 - Addendum No.1 - Revised Timeline.pdf

This addendum document is issued by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Procurement Office and revises the timeline for competitive sealed bid solicitation DOT-ITB-26-9052-SJ for 10 Gbps Ethernet managed services. The solicitation seeks the provision of two discrete 10 Gbps Ethernet circuits connecting three Florida locations: Jacksonville FHP Tower, District 5 Regional Transportation Management Center in Sanford, and District 6 Regional Transportation Management Center in Miami. Circuit 1 is required to be operational by June 15, 2026, and Circuit 2 by October 15, 2026, each with a three-year initial service term and an option to renew for an additional 36 months. The revised timeline establishes a deadline for technical questions on March 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, with sealed bids due on March 24, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST. The public bid opening is scheduled for March 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST at the FDOT Central Procurement Office located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida. The posting of the intended award decision is scheduled for March 30, 2026, with a secondary date listed as April 20, 2026. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of this addendum by returning a signed copy to the Procurement Office by the bid opening date to avoid disqualification.

Bidders are required to submit firm non-recurring costs for construction and installation along with monthly recurring costs for service applicable to both the initial 36-month term and renewal periods. The contract includes a Service Level Agreement requiring 99.9% overall service availability, network latency of 45 milliseconds or less, and frame delivery rates of 99.999% or greater, with service credits up to 50% of monthly recurring costs for outages exceeding 43.2 minutes. All prospective bidders must be registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketplace system and demonstrate a minimum of five years of active engagement providing similar services. Out-of-state corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships must be authorized to do business in Florida prior to award. All payments resulting from the contract are subject to a one percent MyFloridaMarketplace transaction fee. The contract is contingent upon annual legislative appropriations, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the procurement notice.