Description
The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is seeking information from vendors to gather industry insights, technical feedback, and structural recommendations regarding the procurement of enterprise telecommunications transport, Layer 2 Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity, and dedicated internet access services. The objective of this process is to identify qualified market partners and evaluate modern commercial delivery frameworks prior to the release of a formal, competitive solicitation. The State is actively migrating to a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution designed to enhance enterprise service delivery by offering improved network speed, performance, and routing security.
Key aspects of the project include:
• Standardizing pricing matrices to replace address-specific line items with flat-rate bandwidth tiers or regional geographic zones
• Maximizing competitive interest by optimizing the future solicitation's structure to eliminate unnecessary administrative friction
• Optimizing value and containing risk by designing a commercial framework that reflects total cost of ownership (TCO) principles
• Ensuring the selected enterprise provider honors and preserves all internal state IP Quality of Service (QoS) markings without modification
• Implementing automated account management to decrease operational cycle times and reduce invoicing reconciliation friction