MAR-R611 Quincy Metro Ethernet (SP)

The Illinois Department of Information Technology (DoIT) is seeking a Fiber-Based Point to Point Metro-Ethernet Transport Service contract for wide area network (WAN) connectivity in Adams County and across the state. The procurement specifically requires point-to-point transport services between agency locations and Illinois Century Network (ICN) Point of Presence (POP) sites, with service bandwidth ranging from 20MB to 1GB delivered exclusively via fiber. Vendors must provide service inside designated telecom rooms at both endpoints, terminating on a vendor-provided switch, with a mandatory 99.98% service availability guaranteed on a 30-day average. The contract requires complete service installation within 180 calendar days of service order execution, with site visits required to be requested within 5 business days of bid availability. Evaluation criteria will be based on total cost of ownership, calculated by multiplying monthly recurring charges by service term and adding non-recurring installation costs. Proposals must be submitted electronically through BidBuy, with the bid due date set for March 7, 2025. Bidders must complete pricing for all optional bandwidth tiers to be considered responsive, and must submit any contract term exceptions via a redlined contract version.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations were explicitly detailed in the provided documentation. The contract appears to be open to telecommunications service providers capable of meeting the technical specifications for metro ethernet connectivity. While an exact budget range was not specified, the procurement covers potential connectivity to 13 ICN POP sites across Illinois, including locations in major cities and university campuses. The procurement does not indicate information about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure replacement. Vendors will be required to provide guaranteed synchronous bandwidth and maintain 24/7/365 service availability, suggesting a comprehensive and robust network connectivity solution. The contract appears focused on expanding and maintaining state government network infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on reliable, high-speed point-to-point fiber connections between government facilities and network exchange points.