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 Colorado State Network (CSN) is a private, MPLS-based enterprise network serving numerous public-sector endpoints via multi-point and point-to-point topologies.
• 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.
• OIT is seeking a highly structured, agile commercial model—such as bandwidth tier matrices or regional geographic banding—to decrease long-term administrative overhead, streamline future ordering processes, and establish an equitable, "apples-to-apples" baseline for formal evaluation.
• The contract resulting from the upcoming solicitation will feature cooperative language allowing separate political subdivisions to leverage OIT's contract rates.
• Vendors are requested to submit a concise informational package containing a brief summary, pricing architecture recommendations, and a technical suitability memorandum.