Wireless / Cellular Telecommunication Services

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) issued a Request for Proposals on April 27, 2026, for wireless and cellular telecommunication services to support approximately 710 mobile devices, including 510 smartphones, 135 tablets, 55 hotspots, and 21 Open Gear devices. TRS seeks qualified facilities-based Mobile Network Operators to provide comprehensive voice, data, and messaging services under a one-year initial contract term with three optional one-year renewal periods. Respondents must submit fully loaded, firm, fixed pricing inclusive of all costs, taxes, fees, and surcharges, with pricing that discloses volume tiers, pooled data options, capped annual price adjustments, and includes most favored customer and benchmarking clauses. Mandatory qualifications require respondents to be facilities-based Mobile Network Operators that own and operate FCC-licensed wireless spectrum and radio access network infrastructure with native coverage to at least 95 percent of the U.S. population; resellers and Mobile Virtual Network Operators are ineligible. The evaluation will be weighted as follows: key personnel (10 percent), proposed performance details (30 percent), and proposed pricing (60 percent). Critical deadlines include a pre-proposal conference on May 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (with virtual attendance required by May 6, 2026), a question submission deadline of May 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, and a proposal due date of May 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. TRS may conduct interviews with top-ranked respondents during the week of June 15, 2026, and all proposals must be submitted through TRS's Procurement and Vendor E-System (PAVES).

No price escalation is permitted for renewal terms, and TRS has determined that no probable subcontracting opportunities exist under this contract; however, if subcontracting becomes necessary, respondents must submit a Veteran Heroes United in Business Subcontracting Plan and obtain prior written approval from TRS. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or veteran-owned businesses are noted in the RFP, though the requirement for a subcontracting plan indicates potential consideration for these categories if subcontracting occurs. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is provided in the available documentation. The RFP does not disclose a specific award value or budget range, leaving the total contract value subject to the pricing proposals submitted by qualified respondents.