Specifications include, but are not limited to: Internet Connectivity Requirements - The District requires dedicated broadband internet access to the Data Center, located at 520 S. Appleyard Dr. Tallahassee, Florida. Currently, the District purchases 10 Gbps of Bandwidth from two (2) different providers for load balancing and network resiliency. The District has 80 class C public IP addresses and AS7970 that are being used at district sites. The District also utilizes private IP addresses that are behind a firewall. The District has a switch in front of the firewall that the ISP will need to connect to via Ethernet. The awarded Contractor will handle all routing (currently BGP) of the District's IP addresses out to the internet. Awarded Contractor(s) shall furnish, install, and maintain, as necessary, all equipment (routers, switches, modems, etc.). All connections should be carrier-grade throughput capacity, full duplex to all sites and school campuses. The Board requests proposers to include pricing from 6 Gbps up to 20 Gbps. The proposal must include all hardware, such as but not limited to routers, switches, SFP, transceivers, Fiber patch cords, and fiber distribution units, required to provide a finished endto-end service. Cost of the hardware may be provided as part of the monthly recurring cost or priced separate. Scalability - Throughput capacity must be easily scalable in a cost-efficient way. At the request of the Board, the awarded Contractor(s) will be able to scale throughput capacity as requested within a one (1) month period of receipt of written request. Site Addition/Deletions - The Board reserves the right to add additional sites and/or delete services at existing sites as it deems in its best interest. Additional sites will be added at the prevailing rate for like services at existing sites. In the event there is no like service, the Board will negotiate mutually agreeable pricing with the awarded Contractor(s). Seasonal Scalability - The District's internet traffic is seasonal in nature based on faculty and student population as well as other identifiable factors. The respondent's proposal should include any options available to increase or reduce the throughput capacity for a pre-selected window of time.
