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This document is a State Notice of Qualified Respondents issued by the State of Tennessee Central Procurement Office for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #32110-00811 for Cellular Services, Devices, and Business Solutions. The notice, dated October 25, 2024, identifies four telecommunications companies that have been determined to be qualified respondents: AT&T Mobility, LLC; T-Mobile USA, Inc.; USCellular; and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. These companies have met the qualification requirements for providing cellular services, devices, and business solutions to Tennessee state agencies.

The qualification process is part of a broader procurement effort to secure comprehensive cellular services for state agencies, with an estimated contract value of $70 million over a five-year period. The contract will be available to Tennessee state agencies, local government agencies, University of Tennessee/Board of Regents systems, private nonprofit higher education institutions, and certain tax-exempt corporations. Qualified respondents must demonstrate current annual revenues of at least $2.5 billion from digital cellular and data services and have experience servicing at least 3,000 cellular devices under a government contract within the past three years. The contract will include an initial 36-month term with two optional 12-month renewals, not to exceed 60 months total, and will require contractors to pay a 1% quarterly administrative fee based on total sales.