FC0002263 Site #315 FA4_LEO-DNR-Scotland-10001 Point Lookout Rd

The State of Maryland's Department of Information Technology (DoIT) is conducting a Purchase Order Request for Proposals (PORFP) numbered FC0002263 for Internet Service Delivery (Functional Area IV) data telecommunications services to support Light-based Emergency Operations (LEO) facilities operated by the Department of Natural Resources at Point Lookout Road in Scotland, St. Mary's County. This secondary competition procurement seeks to establish connectivity services from state aggregation points to three separate termination locations: the Lighthouse facility, Maintenance Shop, and Park Store, each requiring a minimum download bandwidth of 1,000 Mbps. Contractors must submit technical proposals limited to two pages, updated on-net lists, installation timelines, assumptions, and completed price sheets via the eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) e-procurement system. The evaluation and award process is based solely on lowest proposed price for each location, considering monthly recurring charges, taxes, surcharges, connection fees, and special construction costs over a two-year performance period. Key service requirements include maintaining 99.7% end-to-end network availability, providing 24x7x365 maintenance support, furnishing key personnel within 30 days of Notice to Proceed, and completing transition-in within 60 days of NTP, with failure to meet these requirements subject to liquidated damages. The question deadline is May 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, and proposals must be submitted by May 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, with price proposals remaining valid for 120 days.

This procurement is restricted exclusively to Master Contractors awarded contracts under the Data Telecommunications Master Contract BPO# F50B44000028, limiting eligible bidders to pre-qualified vendors with existing master contract status. No Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) goals are applicable to this purchase order. All financial proposals must be fully loaded and include all labor, profit, overhead, general operating, administrative costs, and all other expenses necessary to perform the required services, with contractors proposing bandwidth in the closest Mbps increment and providing monthly recurring service charges (MRC), total MRC for the 24-month contract term, service installation costs, and any construction allowances. No bidder's conference or site visits are mentioned in the solicitation documents. The Procurement Officer is Cherise Edmonds, who can be contacted at 410-697-9672 or cherise.edmonds@maryland.gov, and the DNR's local representative is James Welch at (410)-855-3687 or james.welch@maryland.gov. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available procurement documents.