FY2025 MISEN Data Center Presence RFP

The Michigan Statewide Educational Network (MiSEN), through its fiscal agent Genesee Intermediate School District, is seeking proposals for Tier 3 Data Center presence services for FY2025. The procurement focuses on maintaining data center access at two specific 123.NET locations: DC4 in Byron Center and DC1 in Southfield, Michigan. Requested services include rack space rental (1-3 contiguous racks), power circuits, PDUs, smart hands service, and cross-connect options. The contract will span two years beginning July 1, 2025, with seven potential one-year renewals, potentially extending to a nine-year total term. Evaluation criteria include E-Rate eligible costs (35%), complete bid requirements (20%), proposed contract terms (20%), ability to support requirements (10%), respondent references (10%), and E-Rate ineligible costs (5%). Critical procurement dates include a January 20, 2025 deadline for questions, proposal submission deadline of February 14, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and an anticipated award date of February 18, 2025. Vendors must submit one signed original, one unbound printed copy, two bound printed copies, and one thumb drive with the complete proposal.

Bidders must meet specific compliance requirements, including SSAE-18 SOC2 Type II certification, CJIS, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS standards. The procurement is E-Rate eligible, requiring vendors to comply with all program requirements, including lowest corresponding price regulations and maintaining FCC Green Light status. Required attachments include a Familial Relationship Disclosure Statement, Iran Linked Business Affidavit, and School Safety Affidavit. While no specific set-aside designations are mentioned, vendors must certify that personnel working on school district property comply with Michigan Compiled Laws regarding background checks. Service providers must guarantee 99.99% network availability, with specific performance metrics including less than 0.25% frame/packet loss, sub-10ms network latency, and 20ms network jitter. The contract includes a service credit schedule for outages, with credits ranging from 5% to 50% of the Monthly Fiber Maintenance Fee based on service interruption duration. No specific budget range is provided, but pricing must be detailed for one-time and monthly recurring costs, separated into E-Rate eligible and ineligible components.