SIP Trunking and Transport Services

Tarrant County College District (TCCD), a five-campus community college system in the Fort Worth metropolitan area, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) #26-001 to procure comprehensive SIP Trunking and Transport Services for all district campuses and administrative locations. The procurement seeks to enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of TCCD's enterprise voice communications through the provisioning and integration of SIP trunking services with resilient transport capabilities that support current and future communication needs while meeting regulatory, emergency services, and security requirements. Key deliverables and technical requirements include a minimum of 50 Mbps bandwidth per site with fiber ethernet handoff, support for a minimum of 150 concurrent SIP call paths, porting of up to 10,000 Direct Inward Dial numbers (while preserving the 817-515-0000 to 817-515-9999 range), 24x7x365 support and monitoring, 911/E911 compliance, toll fraud detection, SPAM filtering, DoS/DDoS protection, STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication, T.38 faxing support, and web-based portal access with dedicated account manager services. The evaluation criteria allocate 30 percent of the scoring to pricing (evaluated on a 0-10 scale with lowest qualified cost receiving maximum points) and 70 percent to technical and service factors including Scope of Work Responses (25%), Extent to Which Goods or Services Meet District Needs (15%), Quality Control on Similar Projects (10%), Reputation of Supplier (5%), Total Long-Term Cost to the District (5%), Supplier's Past Relationship with the District (5%), and Other Relevant Factors (5%). Critical dates include an online pre-proposal meeting on January 21, 2026, at 3:00 PM via Microsoft Teams; a question submission deadline of January 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM; proposal submissions due February 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM through the TCCD Bonfire e-Procurement platform; and anticipated evaluations completion by February 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Proposals must remain valid for a minimum of 180 days after the submittal deadline.

Required qualifications and compliance mandates include submittal of a bid bond of not less than 5 percent of the total bid amount and comprehensive insurance coverage consisting of Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 aggregate), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions ($1,000,000 per claim, $1,000,000 aggregate), Cyber Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), and Property Insurance ($1,000,000), with TCCD named as additional insured on applicable policies. Vendors must comply with Texas Government Code requirements regarding boycotts of Israel and energy companies, non-discrimination provisions, felony conviction disclosures per Texas Education Code Section 44.034, and certification of adequate financial resources and satisfactory performance history. The solicitation does not identify specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses, nor does it designate any incumbent vendors or current contractors. The contract will have an initial three-year term from execution with options for TCCD to renew under the same terms and conditions for up to two additional one-year renewal periods. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available procurement documents; pricing proposals will be evaluated on a competitive basis with the total compensation amount to be determined based on submitted bids and vendor qualifications.