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.
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
• Optimizing value and containing risk by designing a commercial framework that reflects total cost of ownership (TCO) principles
• Cooperative procurement intent and enterprise scope, including the participation of Executive Branch Agencies, Legislative and Judicial branches, and political subdivisions
• Goals and sourcing objectives, such as standardizing pricing matrices, maximizing competitive interest, and optimizing value and containing risk