Hazelwood School District Sealed Solicitation
Title: Managed WAN RFP FY24
Deadline: 2/20/2024 10:00 AM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Status: Deadline Expired
Description: The Hazelwood School District is soliciting a request for proposal (RFP) for upgrading our current managed
WAN (Wide Area Network) from a single-point-of-failure solution to a fully diverse network.
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Addition 1
Posted: 1/24/2024
Type of Addition: Addendum
Overview: Topic: Managed WAN RFP FY24
Time: Feb 20, 2024 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Deadline: 2/20/2024 10:00 AM
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Addition 2
Posted: 2/5/2024
Type of Addition: QUESTIONS TO ONLINE QUESTION Addendum
Overview: Please see the attachment for answers to the online questions.
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Question 1
Posted: 1/30/2024
Question: 1) Please confirm if 470 #240015546 supersedes 470 #240015199. 2) If so, is there a simple summary of the changes between the 470s? Is the RFP the same? Is the RFP pricing spreadsheet the same? 3) To meet the District's requirement for "diverse" WAN, are diverse building entries required or preferred? If so, for which buildings (if only a subset)? 4) Is the District open to alternate designs that may not fit the definition of "managed"? (For example, not all designs require vendor-owned switches on site). 5) Would the District be open to considering optional renewal terms? This can be advantageous for long-term cost-effectiveness analysis in addition to the requested 60-month term. 6) Would the District be open to considering alternate initial terms such cost-saving 10-year or 15-year initial term? 7) In designing this diverse WAN, to eliminate the possibility of oversubscription, should the sum of the bandwidth delivered at the edge sites equal the bandwidth at the collector site (or hub site)? For example, if there are 7 elementary schools at 10Gbps connecting to a middle school, then 7 x 10Gbps = 70 Gbps should be the bandwidth at that middle school (to ensure no oversubscription). 8) Does the requirement for diversity stop at the ROW (not apply to extension on District property or building entries)?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Question 2
Posted: 1/30/2024
Question: Is the District open to dedicated fiber connecting directly with optics to the District LAN equipment?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Question 3
Posted: 1/30/2024
Question: The RFP (item 1) says you are "upgrading our current managed WAN (Wide Area Network) from a single-point-of-failure solution to a fully diverse network". It also describes the current state which sounds very diverse (item 2): "currently has a managed WAN (Wide Area Network) with a 100GB ring between the three high schools and the main data center, 40GB rings off the high schools to feeder middle schools, and 10GB rings off middle schools to all feeder elementary schools." And that current state appears to equal what is requested in Scope (item 8.1.1) "100 Gbps between the three high schools and the main data center, 40GB rings off the high schools to feeder middle schools, and 10 Gbps to the “other” locations. Please clarify the upgrade or diversity sought that you do not have currently.
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Question 4
Posted: 1/31/2024
Question: In section 8.1.2. The solution should be scalable to 100 Gbps for all locations. Does scalable refer to a virtual increase in bandwidth up to 100G, or the capability of respondent to provide service up to 100G? In section 8.2.1. Applicant requires network equipment with installation and configuration to place circuits into service at 100Gbps. Does this include the 10G locations?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Question 5
Posted: 2/2/2024
Question: Can you please define ring between the 3 High Schools and the Data Center? Typically a ring is an OC3/OC12, etc. By Asking for 100G in a ring, are you asking that each High School and Data Center would have (2) 100G connections? For the middle and elementary schools are you asking for a hub a spoke architecture? If not can you provide more detail?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Posted: 1/24/2024
Type of Addition: Addendum
Overview: Topic: Managed WAN RFP FY24
Time: Feb 20, 2024 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75330184370?pwd=vjaFpaekj8LzaZAGhydafMGHSL7rl5.1
Meeting ID: 753 3018 4370
Passcode: iL8WZ6
Deadline: 2/20/2024 10:00 AM
Documents:
Posted: 2/5/2024
Type of Addition: QUESTIONS TO ONLINE QUESTION Addendum
Overview: Please see the attachment for answers to the online questions.
Documents:
Posted: 1/30/2024
Question: 1) Please confirm if 470 #240015546 supersedes 470 #240015199. 2) If so, is there a simple summary of the changes between the 470s? Is the RFP the same? Is the RFP pricing spreadsheet the same? 3) To meet the District's requirement for "diverse" WAN, are diverse building entries required or preferred? If so, for which buildings (if only a subset)? 4) Is the District open to alternate designs that may not fit the definition of "managed"? (For example, not all designs require vendor-owned switches on site). 5) Would the District be open to considering optional renewal terms? This can be advantageous for long-term cost-effectiveness analysis in addition to the requested 60-month term. 6) Would the District be open to considering alternate initial terms such cost-saving 10-year or 15-year initial term? 7) In designing this diverse WAN, to eliminate the possibility of oversubscription, should the sum of the bandwidth delivered at the edge sites equal the bandwidth at the collector site (or hub site)? For example, if there are 7 elementary schools at 10Gbps connecting to a middle school, then 7 x 10Gbps = 70 Gbps should be the bandwidth at that middle school (to ensure no oversubscription). 8) Does the requirement for diversity stop at the ROW (not apply to extension on District property or building entries)?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Posted: 1/30/2024
Question: Is the District open to dedicated fiber connecting directly with optics to the District LAN equipment?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Posted: 1/30/2024
Question: The RFP (item 1) says you are "upgrading our current managed WAN (Wide Area Network) from a single-point-of-failure solution to a fully diverse network". It also describes the current state which sounds very diverse (item 2): "currently has a managed WAN (Wide Area Network) with a 100GB ring between the three high schools and the main data center, 40GB rings off the high schools to feeder middle schools, and 10GB rings off middle schools to all feeder elementary schools." And that current state appears to equal what is requested in Scope (item 8.1.1) "100 Gbps between the three high schools and the main data center, 40GB rings off the high schools to feeder middle schools, and 10 Gbps to the “other” locations. Please clarify the upgrade or diversity sought that you do not have currently.
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Posted: 1/31/2024
Question: In section 8.1.2. The solution should be scalable to 100 Gbps for all locations. Does scalable refer to a virtual increase in bandwidth up to 100G, or the capability of respondent to provide service up to 100G? In section 8.2.1. Applicant requires network equipment with installation and configuration to place circuits into service at 100Gbps. Does this include the 10G locations?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.
Posted: 2/2/2024
Question: Can you please define ring between the 3 High Schools and the Data Center? Typically a ring is an OC3/OC12, etc. By Asking for 100G in a ring, are you asking that each High School and Data Center would have (2) 100G connections? For the middle and elementary schools are you asking for a hub a spoke architecture? If not can you provide more detail?
Response: Please to the addendum with the response to your question.