ICN POP Sites - Information Only.xlsx

The document is an Excel spreadsheet listing Points of Presence (POP) sites for the Illinois Century Network (ICN), maintained by the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology. The spreadsheet details 13 network locations across Illinois, including state government buildings, university campuses, and regional offices in cities such as Springfield, Chicago, Rockford, Moline, DeKalb, Normal, Peoria, Champaign, Charleston, Quincy, Olney, Carbondale, Collinsville, and Macomb. These sites represent critical infrastructure locations for the state's wide area network (WAN) connectivity.

The accompanying contract opportunity, MAR-R611 Quincy Metro Ethernet (SP), seeks fiber-based point-to-point metro ethernet transport services with bandwidth options ranging from 20MB to 1GB. The procurement requires 99.98% service availability, complete installation within 180 calendar days, and allows site visits within 5 business days of bid availability. Evaluation will be based on total cost of ownership, with proposals due electronically through BidBuy by March 7, 2025. Telecommunications service providers must provide synchronous bandwidth, 24/7/365 service availability, and terminate services inside designated telecom rooms using vendor-provided switches. While no specific budget or set-aside designations were mentioned, the contract appears designed to expand and maintain robust state government network infrastructure across multiple Illinois locations.