Wireline Ethernet or Fixed Wireless Services

Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech), on behalf of multiple Washington State agencies including the Washington State Patrol, Department of Corrections, Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Labor, and various county governments, is seeking qualified vendors to provide Wireline Ethernet or Fixed Wireless Services across 29 sites throughout Washington State. The procurement encompasses telecommunications infrastructure installation and service delivery with bandwidth requirements ranging from 10 Megabytes to 1 Gigabyte per site, requiring vendors to provide ethernet connectivity with extended handoff delivery within 10 feet of customer equipment, multi-port/multi-VLAN configurations where applicable, and compliance with specific technical parameters including 1600 MTU minimum settings and copper handoff capabilities. Deliverables include complete installation of wireline ethernet or fixed wireless infrastructure, with guaranteed installation intervals (GII) ranging from 60 to 250 days depending on site complexity, and certain sites requiring expedited completion by specified dates such as July 15, 2026 or August 2026. Prospective vendors must maintain current Network Services Agreements (NSA) and applicable technical addenda on file with WaTech to participate; responses lacking these certifications will be disqualified. The RFQ was released on April 22, 2026, with a pre-proposal conference scheduled for May 1, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, a complaint period ending May 8, 2026, and responses due by May 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Olympia time. Evaluation criteria include Cost Score (calculated as Non-Recurring Costs plus 24 months of Monthly Recurring Costs), Timeline Score based on meeting guaranteed or shorter installation intervals, and Local Loop Score (40 points for Fiber, 20 points for Fixed Wireless, 10 points for Copper), with a maximum attainable total score of 100 points awarded on a site-by-site basis.

This RFQ contains no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses as described in the available documentation. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials provided. All costs, including cabling, labor, permits, and equipment, must be included in vendor quotations with no additional charges to WaTech permissible, and vendors must provide supplemental bandwidth pricing for at least one category per site to avoid disqualification. WaTech reserves the right to award contracts to multiple vendors or cancel the solicitation without liability, and contractor responses constitute firm offers valid for 90 days following the announcement of the apparently successful vendor, with potential extension to 180 days by mutual written agreement. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the RFQ documentation; however, pricing evaluation occurs on a site-by-site basis with the highest-scoring contractor per location declared the apparently successful vendor. The anticipated Statement of Work issuance date is May 20, 2026, with optional debriefing opportunities available by May 15, 2026.