Attachment B - POP Z End Locations - DOT-R506 Fithian.pdf

This document is an attachment to a Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by the Illinois Department of Information Technology (DoIT) for Fiber-Based Point to Point Metro-Ethernet Transport Service. The attachment specifies 15 Points of Presence (POP) Z End Locations across Illinois that serve as connection points for wide area network (WAN) connectivity. These locations include major state facilities such as the Central Computing Facility in Springfield, the Michael A Blandic Building in Chicago, and various university and regional office sites distributed throughout the state. The locations encompass institutions in Springfield, Chicago, Rockford, Moline, DeKalb, Normal, Peoria, Champaign, Charleston, Quincy, Olney, Carbondale, Macomb, Collinsville, and Paris, representing a geographically diverse network across Illinois.

The document serves as a reference guide for bidders responding to the Metro Ethernet procurement, establishing the specific end locations where last-mile connectivity services would be required to connect agency locations to Illinois Century Network (ICN) POP sites. This attachment enables potential service providers to understand the scope and geographic distribution of the network infrastructure required under the contract. The listing of 15 distinct locations allows bidders to accurately price their service offerings and understand the technical requirements for establishing fiber-based point-to-point metro-ethernet transport connections across multiple Illinois regions and institutional campuses.