FC0003173 - Site #331 FA4 LEO DNR – 1820 Monkton Rd

The Maryland Department of Information Technology is soliciting proposals under Master Contract F50B4400028 for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite Internet Service Delivery at Gunpowder Falls State Park, 1820 Monkton Road, Monkton, Baltimore County, with proposals due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Award will be made on the basis of lowest proposed price for this single location. No MBE goal applies.

The scope is LEO satellite telecommunications services with a minimum requested download bandwidth of 1TB, provided from a State aggregation facility to the termination point at the DNR site. The contractor must deliver 99.7% uptime with 24x7x365 maintenance support and complete transition-in within 60 days of the Notice to Proceed. The contract term is 24 months.

Pricing must be fully loaded and include all labor, profit, overhead, and administrative costs. Bidders submit proposed bandwidth in Mbps increments, monthly recurring charges (MRC), total MRC over the 24-month term, non-recurring installation and special construction costs, and total evaluation cost. The contractor's liability is capped at two times the total purchase order amount.

Proposals must remain valid for 120 days and be submitted via email in both signed PDF and Excel format, limited to two pages of technical content plus an updated on-net list, installation timeline, and pricing sheet. Within 30 days of NTP, the contractor must furnish key personnel and submit Standard Operating Procedures for network monitoring, problem reporting, and escalation timetables within 15 days of receipt of the purchase order. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice receipt and service acceptance. The primary DNR contact is James Welch at (410) 855-3687 or james.welch@maryland.gov.