EGB FY26 Granite FR 12251621 SD-WAN & Internet Sourcing

Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is issuing a Request for Information to gather vendor feedback on modernizing the state's enterprise network infrastructure from MPLS to Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) and dedicated internet access services, with responses due July 15, 2026. This is strictly informational market research; no award results from RFI responses, and the state intends to conduct a formal competitive solicitation afterward.

The RFI seeks vendor recommendations on three pricing architecture models: a flat-rate Bandwidth Tier Matrix with fixed monthly recurring costs by speed tier regardless of location; a Geographic Zonal Banding approach with region-scaled pricing; or a hybrid Core Hub versus Edge Endpoint model separating port and access fees. The resulting future solicitation will be positioned as a permissive cooperative contract open to Colorado Executive Branch agencies (mandatory participation), Legislative and Judicial branches, and political subdivisions including institutions of higher education, counties, school districts, and municipalities statewide.

The scope covers enterprise telecommunications transport and Layer 2 Wide Area Network connectivity serving over 600 remote agency endpoints across geographically diverse regions. Technical requirements include support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic routing protocols (IPv4, OSPF, BGP, IGMP, and PIM multicast configurations), QoS preservation capabilities, and feedback on mandating 9,000-byte jumbo frame Maximum Transmission Unit standards. Submissions must not exceed thirty pages total narrative. Responses are due July 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM MST/MDT and must be submitted electronically through BidNet Direct at http://www.bidnetdirect.com/oit. The RFI explicitly discourages generic corporate materials and non-project-specific literature, emphasizing commercial feasibility, operational constraints, and infrastructure alignment with Colorado's network realities.