Colorado VSS #RFI-EGBA-2026000044-2

Colorado OIT Seeks SD-WAN and Internet Sourcing Solutions for Statewide Network

This opportunity is an RFI from the Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) to inform the future procurement of SD-WAN and Internet sourcing for the Colorado State Network (CSN). - Government Buyer: - Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT), Hutt office - Scope and Services Requested: - Market intelligence and carrier feedback for optimizing the CSN as it transitions to a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) - Standardization of future pricing sheets, comparing flat-rate Monthly Recurring Cost (MRC) Bandwidth Tier Matrix vs. Geographic Zonal Banding - Replacement of legacy line-by-line address registry for network pricing - High-speed 10GbE connections to public-sector endpoints, supporting mission-critical applications and secure internet access - Intended Use and Coverage: - Contract will serve as a cooperative procurement vehicle for Colorado executive branch agencies, judicial and legislative branches, higher education, and local municipalities - Designed for a five-year term - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice - Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on scalable, secure SD-WAN solutions - Focus on pricing model innovation and statewide network optimization

Description

The Governors Office of Information Technology (OIT) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence and carrier feedback for the strategic optimization of the Colorado State Network (CSN) as it transitions to a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution. The network serves numerous public-sector endpoints across Colorado via high-speed 10GbE connections and distributes mission-critical applications, data traffic, and dedicated internet access through secure core hubs. OIT is seeking vendor expertise to standardize future pricing sheets comparing a flat-rate Monthly Recurring Cost Bandwidth Tier Matrix against a Geographic Zonal Banding model to replace the legacy line-by-line address registry. The future contract will be a permissive cooperative procurement vehicle allowing various Colorado state and local entities to piggyback on the resulting rates over a five-year term.

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