What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation requests non-transferable proposals for an Enterprise Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) Services Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) and associated Task Orders. Offerors must complete the required BOA Pricing Enterprise WAN Workbook and Task Orders 1 through 3 spreadsheets following all solicitation instructions. Offerors must submit questions regarding the solicitation to Hamilton Jackson at [email protected] by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2026. Applicants must submit Phase I Technical Approach information by 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2026, and submit the remaining proposal components by 1:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 16, 2026. Proposals must clearly state all contact information and follow Section 7.3.1-06 submission instructions, as missing information may cause a proposal to be deemed non-responsive.
Scope of work
- Enterprise WAN and LAN network services across all FDIC US locations
- Colocation services in Northern Virginia/Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco
- Direct cloud-interconnection circuits (10 Gbps primary and 10 Gbps backup)
- Backbone and office connectivity circuits with physical route diversity
- Centralized 24x7x365 Network Operations Center (NOC) services
- Online portal for real-time environmental monitoring, access logging, and ticketing
- Transition planning, system architecture, and Authority to Operate (ATO) support
- Monthly SLA reports, Quarterly Circuit Trending Reports, and Reason for Outage reports
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Factor A - Technical Approach (Sub-factor A.1 Circuits and Cloud Connectivity; Sub-factor A.2 Transition Plan) | Not specified |
| Factor B - Management Approach | Not specified |
| Past Performance | Not specified |
| Price (Overall Evaluated Price for Task Orders 1 to 3) | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Dedicated Project Manager with minimum 7 years experience in telecom provisioning, circuit management, or network
- Dedicated Circuit Vendor Coordination Lead with minimum 7 years experience in telecom provisioning, circuit management, or network
- Experience coordinating with Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers
- Compliance with applicable security standards and Authority to Operate (ATO) requirements
Documents to include with your response
- Signed Amendment 0001 (FDIC 3700/56)
- Volume I - Technical Approach
- Volume II - Management Approach (with Key Personnel resumes, letters of commitment, and subcontracting narrative)
- Volume III - Past Performance (including PPQs)
- Volume IV - Price (BOA Pricing Enterprise WAN Workbook and Enterprise WAN Task Orders 1-3 Excel Worksheet)
- Volume V - Additional Information (bank reference, certified balance sheets, software/support agreements, certifications)
How to submit
- Instructions
- Two-phase submission per Section 7.3.1-06: Volume I Technical Approach (8-page limit, excluding subcontracting info) due in Phase I; Volumes II (Management Approach, 8-page limit), III (Past Performance), IV (Price), and V (Additional Information) due in Phase II. Complete separate Excel pricing workbooks.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.