Dedicated AWS direct connect provider services

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) Sealed Bid No. 26-00101-AHAC for Dedicated AWS Direct Connect Provider Services with a three-year contract duration. The procurement seeks qualified, authorized AWS Direct Connect providers capable of delivering a symmetric, full duplex dedicated circuit with bandwidth capacity ranging from 1 to 10,000 Mb/s (10 Gbps/10GigE). The circuit must terminate at SEPTA's datacenter facility located at 1234 Market Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and connect to an AWS Direct Connect location in Philadelphia or Northern Virginia that links to AWS Region us-east-1 or us-east-2. Metro Ethernet is the preferred architecture with Ethernet port hand-off to SEPTA. All interested vendors must submit sealed bids electronically through SEPTA's Electronic Procurement System (ePS) by Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM, with mailed or hand-delivered bids being rejected. Prospective bidders may submit questions by Friday, May 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST to Heather Casullo at hcasullo@septa.org, and attendance at the optional electronic bid opening via Microsoft Teams is available. All submitted bids must remain firm for a minimum of ninety (90) days from the bid opening date and may not be withdrawn during that period.

This procurement is subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal regulations, with SEPTA ensuring that disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) have full opportunity to submit bids without discrimination based on race, sex, color, or national origin. All contractors must comply with applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations and certify compliance with Executive Order 12549 regarding ineligible contractors. The resulting contract will be subject to a financial assistance agreement between SEPTA and the U.S. Department of Transportation. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. SEPTA retains the right to reject any and all bids as determined to be in its best interest. No specific contract award value or budget range has been disclosed in the ITB documentation.