Turnkey Leased Lit and Dark Fiber Wide Area Network Services

A government authority in El Paso, TX seeks a vendor to provide leased lit fiber or leased dark fiber wide area network services. The turnkey solution must connect district campuses, non-instructional facilities, and network hubs while meeting E-Rate, operational, technical, performance, scalability, and reliability requirements. The network must support low-latency, jitter-sensitive applications, provide dual physically diverse entry paths at each site, and scale to 20, 40, and 100 Gbps tiers. Vendors must supply Cisco Nexus 9300 or equivalent network equipment with all necessary licenses, software, and hardware, and detail the underlying fiber route, network design, and any third-party facilities. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid, and performance of the work will be offsite over a five-year contract period. Applicants must submit questions by November 30, 2026, and can submit proposals digitally via email or online.