Request for Proposals - Current Service Bid Opportunities

RFP 6837 Z1

AGENCY:

State Purchasing Bureau

PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS OFFICER(S):

Dianna Gilliland/Kelly Thomas

Phone: 402-471-6500 Email: as.materielpurchasing@nebraska.gov

OPENING DATE:

January 3, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. CST

The proposal opening will occur in accordance with the Schedule of Events detailed in the solicitation linked below.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Nebraska State Purchasing Bureau is preparing a solicitation (RFP 6837 Z1) for the purpose of selecting a qualified Bidder or Bidders to provide high-speed transport services for participants of Network Nebraska.

The Master Agreement Revision #5 also applies to RFP 6837 Z1 Part 2.

Written Questions regarding the project are due no later than December 1, 2023.

Project Documents	Date Posted	Document Format(s)
Preliminary information only The Nebraska State Purchasing Bureau’s current solicitation (RFP 6837 Z1) for the purpose of selecting a qualified Bidder or Bidders to provide high-speed transport services for participants of Network Nebraska is below. The previous terms and conditions, under the previously posted 6740 Z1 Master Agreement Terms and Conditions Revision #4, has been updated below as Master Agreement Terms and Conditions Revision #5, and applies to this RFP, 6837 Z1. The terms should be reviewed, and the Master Agreement Revision #5 Acceptance Page must be signed and returned to Dianna Gilliland for access to upload RFP proposal response. The full cost proposal spreadsheet will include multiple options for aggregation points and will be posted with the other RFP materials when released on the State Purchasing website.	11/16/23
6837 Z1 Part 2, also under Master Agreement Revision #5 - Terms and Conditions HERE Bidders can bid on both solicitations or only one of the two, providing pricing for all appendices or only selected appendices, as applicable.
Master Agreement Revision #5 - Terms and Conditions	11/16/23	PDF WORD
Request for Proposal:	11/16/23	PDF WORD
Appendix A Cost Proposal - Ethernet Leased Lit Fiber Circuits for E-Rate Eligible & Non-E-Rate Eligible Entities Connected to Network Nebraska Aggregation Points	11/16/23	EXCEL
Appendix B Cost Proposal - Ethernet Fiber Circuits for E-Rate Eligible Entities Connected to an Identified Point B	11/16/23	EXCEL
Appendix C Cost Proposal - Ethernet Fiber Circuits for Non-E-Rate Eligible Entities Connected to the University of Nebraska System Aggregation Points	11/16/23	~~EXCEL~~
Appendix C- Corrected	12/07/23	EXCEL
Appendix D Cost Proposal - Commercial Internet for Non-E-Rate Eligible Entities	11/16/23	EXCEL
Addendum One Revised Schedule of Events:	12/06/23	PDF
Link to attend RFP opening PENDING via Zoom: Please refer to Request for Proposal, Schedule of Events, Section I.C.
Addendum Two Questions & Answers	12/07/23	PDF
List of Respondents Released:	01/03/23	PDF
Addendum Three-Revised Schedule of Events	02/06/24	PDF
Intent to Award Posted	02/23/24	PDF
Final Evaluation Document - Appendices A-D	02/23/24	~~EXCEL~~
Revised Final Evaluation Document - Appendices A-D	03/20/24	EXCEL
Vendor Responses: Allo Communications Option 1 Allo Communications Option 2 AMG Technology Investment Group, dba Nextlink CenturyLink Communications, LLC dba Lumen on behalf of itself and its affiliates Charter Communications Operating LLC Bid 1 Charter Communications Operating LLC Bid 2 FiberComm Glenwood Telecommunications, Inc. Great Plains Communications LLC Hamilton Long Distance Company Kinetic Business by Windstream Long Lines Siouxland LLC Midstates Data Transport LLC dba Stealth Broadband Nebraskalink Holdings LLC, dba OPTK Networks Skywave Wireless, Inc. Unite Private Networks, LLC	06/06/24	PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF
Secretary of State Registration/Letter of Good Standing	03/19/24
Certificate of Insurance Received from Intended Contractor	03/19/24
Finalization of Terms and Conditions	03/20/24
Paperwork Processed for Contract Generation	03/20/24
Contract Award Issuance	03/21/24
Contract Signing and Distribution	03/22/24
O4 Contracts effective:	03/22/24