IQTC Ethernet - DATA DIT Oakdale REQ0144211

The State of Illinois, Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT), is seeking a vendor to provide Metro-Ethernet Transport Service with a bandwidth level of 1GB for the Oakdale Grade School located at 280 E. Main St., Oakdale, IL 62268. The contract term is for 60 months, and the vendor will be responsible for delivering the service inside the building to the DoIT designated telecom room and terminating the service on a vendor-provided switch. Vendors must submit pricing through the BidBuy system, and the service must be fully operational within 180 days of the executed service order. The contract will be awarded based on the total cost of ownership, and the pricing requirements include any applicable fees, charges, and taxes. Vendors must provide pricing for the 1GB service level, as well as additional bandwidth tiers up to 1GB, and the contract may be amended during the term to switch to any of the specified bandwidth tiers at the provided pricing. A site visit by the vendor is strongly recommended prior to bid submission.

This contracting opportunity is only available to current contract holders certified under the Metro Ethernet Master contract. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The incumbent vendor or current contractor is not specified, and the budget range is not provided. However, the contract may have a significant value, as the state is seeking to procure a high-bandwidth Metro-Ethernet service for a multi-year term.