Metro Ethernet Transport Service

The Illinois Department of Central Management Services is seeking a vendor to provide metro ethernet transport service to the government authority located in Springfield, Illinois. The agency requires Wide Area Network connectivity between state offices and the century network Point of Presence sites. This infrastructure must support metro ethernet services with synchronous bandwidth speeds between 100 megabytes and 1 gigabyte delivered via fiber. The selected vendor must guarantee that the service remains operational 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The agency requires specific bandwidth speeds tailored for each individual site. All performance of the work will occur offsite. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States of America. Bidders must submit their responses digitally via email or through the online portal. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed a specific funding limit.