Reissue FC0003405 A -Site #334 FA4 LEO-DNR-1600 Mt. Aetna Road

The Maryland Department of Information Technology is soliciting proposals for Low Earth Orbit satellite internet service delivery at Site #334 (1600 Mt. Aetna Road, Savage Highlands State Park Lodge, Frostburg) under Purchase Order Request for Proposals FC0003405 A, with proposals due October 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. This is a reissue under Master Contract F50B4400028, and the evaluation criterion is lowest proposed price for the specified location and functional area.

Respondents must be master contractors under the existing master contract. The scope is Internet Service Delivery via LEO satellite to provide connectivity from a State data aggregation facility to the specified location. Proposals must include a two-page technical proposal describing services and installation timeline, an updated on-net list, assumptions impacting installation, and a completed financial price proposal. The financial proposal requires fully-loaded monthly recurring charges for a minimum download bandwidth of 1TB, non-recurring installation costs, any construction allowance amounts, and total evaluation cost calculated as MRC charges plus installation costs minus construction allowances. All pricing must be all-inclusive with no additional payments permitted beyond those proposed, and no overtime compensation will be authorized.

The contract term is 24 months for service delivery, with the overall contract term of four years from the Notice to Proceed. The anticipated start date is to be determined upon execution of the purchase order. Awarded contractors must maintain 99.7% uptime for each installed circuit, provide 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year maintenance support, and complete transition-in within 60 days of NTP issuance. Service bandwidth modifications may be requested through a Work Order process. The contractor's liability is limited to two times the total PO Agreement amount. Pricing must remain valid for 120 days. No MBE goal applies. Proposals must be submitted via email to eMMA as both PDF and Excel versions, including a signed Conflict of Interest affidavit. The local contact is James Welch at (410) 855-3687.