What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe government authority in Chattanooga, TN, seeks a vendor to provide a standardized commercial Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) router and switch platform. The platform must support current and future managed services, including hosted Wi-Fi, hosted PBX, managed security, camera solutions, and routed subnet. The selected solution must deliver carrier-grade reliability, multi-gigabit performance, advanced routing, secure remote management, and operational scalability across approximately 3,000 existing and future customer locations. The agency will evaluate vendors on technical functionality, manageability, security, lifecycle support, and total cost of ownership to establish a long-term strategic platform. Only onshore USA vendors are eligible to bid, and work will be performed onsite for a one-year contract period. A pre-bid meeting will be held on November 20, 2026.
Scope of work
- Standardized commercial Customer Premise Equipment router and switch platform
- Support for hosted Wi-Fi, hosted PBX, managed security, camera solutions, and routed subnet
- Carrier-grade reliability and multi-gigabit performance
- Advanced routing capabilities and secure remote management
- Operational scalability across approximately 3,000 existing and future customer locations
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| technical functionality | Not specified |
| manageability | Not specified |
| security | Not specified |
| lifecycle support | Not specified |
| total cost of ownership | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (USA Only)
