| CMS - Dedicated SONET Ring ISU POP - Verizon |
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Identification
| Reference Number: | 22014864 |
| Title: | CMS - Dedicated SONET Ring ISU POP - Verizon |
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| Agency Reference Number: | 08-34679 |
| Agency: | CMS - Central Management Services |
| Purchasing Agency: | CMS - Central Management Services |
| Purchasing Agency SPO: | Gwyn Gurgens |
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| Status: | Published |
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Overview
| Description and Specifications: |
| The Department of Central Management Services (CMS) is giving notice of intent to establish a contract with Verizon for a OC12 SONET ring designed with 3 NODES, ISU ICN POP site, Verizon Central Office, and AT&T POP site.
The Illinois Century Network, created by 20 ILCS 3921/1-20, owns, manages, and maintains a high speed telecommunications network that provides reliable communication links to and among Illinois schools, institutions of higher education, libraries, museums, research institutions, State agencies, units of local government, and other local entities that provide service to Illinois citizens. The ICN provides a Point of Presence (POP) in fifteen major local access and transport areas in Illinois, each of which has multiple high speed connections to the Internet.
The ICN POP site located on the ISU campus in Normal Illinois serves the constituents in McLean county. The ICN is seeking approval to lease a OC12 local SONET ring from Verizon in a effort to ensure connectivity to the POP site.
SONET rings are comprised of two pieces of fiber, the working ring handles all data traffic. but a second piece of fiber, the protection ring, remains on standby. Should the working ring fail, SONET includes the capability to automatically detect the failure and transfer control to the protect ring in a fraction of a second. SONET provides self healing network technology.
Verizon is the incumbent provider to ISU and SONET is a tariff service. The monthly cost of the OC12 ring is $11,182.98. However, ICN currently pays $2,725.00 for three DS3's provided by Verizon which will be offset by the installation of the self healing ring. The actual increase in spend is $8,457.98. Build out charges are waived by the vendor.
The OC12 ring will enable the ICN to directly connect the ISU POP site to the Verizon Central Office and the AT&T POP site for redundancy and survivability in the event of a major network failure. The installation of the ring will also allow some existing unsupported end of life equipment (DDM2000) to be removed from the POP site design eliminating a single point of equipment failure.
Not making this procurement will leave the POP site vulnerable to service disruption and equipment failure effecting critical services provided to schools, agencies and Illinois citizens. |
Key Information
| Notice Type: | Sole Source |
| Published: | 05/07/2008 |
| Notice Expiration Date: | 05/21/2008 |
| Sole Source Only Justification: | Verizon is the incumbent provider to ISU and SONET is a tariff service. The Illinois Century Network (ICN) currently pays for three DS3's provided by Verizon. The OC12 ring will enable the ICN to directly connect the ISU POP site to the Verizon Central Office and the AT&T POP site for redundancy and survivability in the event of a major network failure. The installation of the ring will also allow some existing unsupported end of life equipment (DDM2000) to be removed from the POP site design eliminating a single point of equipment failure. Failure to obtain this procurement will leave the POP site vulnerable to service disruption and equipment failure effecting critical services provided to schools, agencies and Illinois citizens.
The Illinois Century Network utilizes ISU as their point of presence in McLean county. Verizon is the public utility for this area where the regulated services are to be procured. Other vendors are now able to provide a similiar service but in doing so would purchase the service from Verizon and resell it to the State. Buyring direct from the incumbant provider offers the best (lowest) price as well as eliminates the vendor finger pointing that is routely experienced by maintenance personnel while troubleshooting.
Any challenge to this Notice must be submitted in writing within 14 days of the published date and to the person identified below. Late challenges will not be considered. Only a challenge with documentation which sufficiently identifies evidence of a violation of the Illinois Procurement Code or other law, any associated rules, and demonstrates and proves a prospective vendors ability to meet all specifications and other requirements of the Agency making the award will be considered. The documentation must indicate a price equal to or lower than the amount shown in this Notice. |
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| Accordance with Admin Rule: | Compatibility of equipment, accessory, parts, or service is paramount consideration |
| Professional & Artistic: | No |
| Small Business Set-Aside: | No |
| Relevant Category: | Telecom |
| Total Amount of Award: | $268,391.52 (Total Dollar Value Only/Includes Any Renewal Options) |
| Estimated/Actual Value Description: | 268,391.52 (Telecomunication Services for 2008 - $11,182.98 / 2009 - $134,195.76 / 2010 - $123,012.78) |
| Length of Initial Term: | 24 |
| Contract Begin Date: | 04/30/2008 |
| Contract End Date: | 04/30/2010 |
| Renewal Terms: | 0 |
Bidder(s)
| Number of Responding Bidders: | 1 |
| Number of Unsuccessful Responsive Bidders: | 0 |
| Total Number Awarded: | 0 |
| Listing of All Bidders/Offerors Considered But Not Selected: |
Vendor(s) Selected for Award
Notice Contact
| Name: | Stan Sandidge |
| Street Address: | 401 S. Spring St. |
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| City: | Springfield |
| State: | IL |
| Zip Code: | 62706 |
| Phone: | 217-557-0127 |
| Fax Number: | 217-782-5187 |
| EMail Address: | stanley.sandidge@illinois.gov |
Class Code
| Class Codes: | | E610 EDP; Other
T100 Telecommunications |
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