Open Procurement
Wavelength-based Optical Network Services: This 2020 procurement will enable MARIA Members to acquire high-speed network connectivity services to support the needs of their researchers. We expect all procurement activity to be conducted on-line.
MARIA Buyer: jaj @ virginia edu
Main RFP document download (pdf), RFP Attachment 5 Worksheet 1 document download (pdf)
Entire RFP (Word with embedded Excel format) document download
Update 3 pm on June 5, 2020: Please download and review this notice of errors in the Special Notes column of Attachment 5 Worksheet 1, Pricing Table.
Update June 11, 2020: Preproposal Conference Questions and Answers published
Update June 23, 2020: Updated Pricing Workbook Attachment 5 Workbook 1 published
Update June 25, 2020: Additional Questions and Answers
Update June 26, 2020: Fiber Path Supplement
Update August 17, 2020: the RFP Selection Committee continues to analyze proposals and expects to start contacting some firms within the next couple of weeks.
Update September 16, 2021: the RFP Selection Committee is pleased to announce the awards resulting from this Request for Proposals.
| Procurement Process Event (see RFP for original schedule) |
Date |
|---|---|
| RFP Issue Date | May 27, 2020 |
| Pre-proposal Conference Call
The pre-proposal conference call will be held starting at 10:00 am eastern time on Wednesday June 10, 2020 and will complete when all questions are answered. Please download the Zoom Meeting Connection Information to join the session. |
June 10, 2020 |
| Proposal Due Date | Friday July 10, 2020 @ 1:00 pm Eastern Time |
| RFP Evaluation Weights Published | July 10, 2020 |
| Oral Presentations and Negotiations | August 1, 2020 through September 15, 2021 |
| Awards: Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Floyd, VA; Cox Virginia Telecom, Chesapeake, VA; Lumen Technologies Group, Denver, CO; Segra, Richmond, VA; Shentel, Edinburg, VA; and Windstream Services, Charlotte, NC. | through September 15, 2021 |
| Notifications | September 16, 2021 |
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Completed Procurements
- Wavelength-based Optical Network Services: This procurement will enable MARIA Members to acquire high-speed network connectivity services to support the needs of their researchers.
Requests for Proposals Documents
| Procurement Process Event (see RFP for original schedule) |
Date |
|---|---|
| RFP Issue Date | June 14, 2013 |
| Pre-proposal Conference Call
The pre-proposal conference call was held starting at 9:00 am eastern time and was completed a little before 10:00 am. |
June 28, 2013 |
| RFP Update Notes (PDF) Published | July 1, 2013 |
| Correction: Ashburn, VA (Equinix) Street Address | July 9, 2013 |
| Proposal Due Date | July 12, 2013 |
| RFP Evaluation Weights Created | July 12, 2013 |
| Oral Presentations and Negotiations | August 29, 2013 to September 4, 2013 |
| Awards: Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Floyd, VA; Cox Virginia telecom, Chesapeake, VA; Level 3 Communications, Henrico, VA;Lumos Networks, Waynesboro, VA; and Windstream Communications, Herndon, VA. | through March 31, 2014 |
| Notifications | April 29, 2014 |