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OFM Ethernet Transport Services RFQ

Office of Financial Management (OFM)

Solicitation No. 23-1500

Ethernet Transport Services

Find the full solicitation document with instructions on Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS)

You MUST be registered in WEBS to receive any updates or amendments about this solicitation.  However, if you register in WEBS after the solicitation is posted you may not receive updates and amendments, therefore you will have to periodically log into WEBS to check for updates and amendments.

Solicitation Coordinator:  Diane Vernon, diane.vernon@ofm.wa.gov, 360-791-4302

Competitive Solicitation posting date:  December 8, 2023

Bidder Questions due:  December 22, 2023, 3:30 p.m. PST (this is subject to change)

Bid due date:  January 31, 2024, 3:30 p.m. PST (this is subject to change)

PROJECT LOCATION:   Olympia

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is conducting this procurement on behalf of the K-20 Education Network Program (K-20) to re-procure existing secondary Ethernet circuits for disparate sites designated by K-20 throughout Washington State.

The purpose of this Request for Quotation (RFQ) is to contract with one or more qualified Ethernet telecommunications vendors to provide Ethernet services between multiple K-20 customer end sites and K-20 node sites for integration onto the K-20 network.  The Attachment B – Bidder Evaluation Pricing Worksheet contains the site addresses. 

ESTIMATED CONTRACT TERM:  Upon Execution  – June 30, 2029 with an option to renew the contract for up to five (5) additional one (1) year terms.

COMMODITY CODES:

838-33 Communications: Networking, Linking, Fiber Modems, Power Over Ethernet, Wireless

918-95 Telecommunications Consulting

906-84 Telecommunications Systems (Telephone, Radio, etc.) – Architectural

Solicitation documents available: Contract documents, contacts and Bid instructions are available  in WEBS at https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/