Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The contractor will be required to provide comprehensive services to complete the entire process of the network infrastructure upgrade at the sites specified. These services will include planning, equipment acquisition, staging, scheduling, reporting, documentation updates, communication and coordination with other parties involved in the overall project. The selected contractors must be willing to work in a cooperative manner with the NSD staff and other parties working on behalf of NSD. 2. The scope of this project will include the purchase, configuration, and installation of specified Cisco core switches and required equipment. The contractor will be responsible for removing existing equipment, installing new equipment, making all necessary interconnections, and then verifying that the campus network is fully functional. There is existing switch equipment on each campus that will be removed as part of this project. The new core switch and required equipment will be installed in its place and alongside existing switches and controllers. This will be a requirement for all specified locations. 3. NSD will provide detailed instructions for network design, site survey templates, configuration templates, installation procedures, documentation procedures, and coordinate scheduling with the campuses. 4. The contractor will be expected to provide experienced staff with adequate expertise in project management and routing and switching technologies to comply with the implementation standards required by NSD.
