The Capital Area District Library requests proposals from qualified Telecommunications and Internet Service Providers that can provide CADL with wide area network (WAN) services and broadband Internet Access at 13 library facilities in Ingham County, Michigan.
• Bidders must be qualified service providers in good standing under the federal E-rate Program, provide their SPIN number as part of their response, offer discounted billing per the E-rate guidelines, and otherwise participate in, be knowledgeable about, and support CADL’s application for E-rate funding support for Telecommunications and Internet Access.
• The successful vendors’ Telecommunication and Internet service will meet or exceed the specifications detailed in the attached RFP document.
• The successful vendor for WAN services will provide connections at all 13 locations and provide a single point of contact for service and support of the WAN.
• Broadband Internet access will be provided through the head end of our WAN. Both transport and bandwidth are sought.
• Vendors are invited to bid on either the WAN or Internet access or both.
• The successful vendor will provide and maintain routing equipment on each library’s premises as part of end-to-end service in compliance with E-rate Program guidelines.
• Multi-year contracts of 3 or 5 years with voluntary extensions will be considered. In a multi-year contract, we are looking for value, flexibility to add or subtract capacity at set rates, and the ability to take advantage of lower pricing should it become available.
This bid is published in conjunction with the Universal Services Administrative Corporation E-rate Form 470 schedule.
