Alberta Purchasing #RFP #1148

SAIT seeks internet, wide-area connectivity, and voice carrier services

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is seeking carrier services to connect its campuses, systems, users, and voice communications. - Buyer: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT); no sub-agency or specific office is identified. - Requested services: - Internet transit for public internet connectivity. - Wide-area data connectivity for critical institutional systems and remote campuses. - Voice carrier services for institutional communications; proposals may cover voice services alone. - Requirements: Solutions should be resilient, supportable, scalable, and commercially flexible, while maintaining continuity for SAIT’s critical systems, remote campuses, public internet access, and voice communications. Proponents should explain solution architecture, expected performance, risks and dependencies, implementation requirements, lifecycle implications, and total cost, and recommend the best overall value. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or specific products are named in the notice.

Description

SAIT is seeking internet transit, wide-area data connectivity, and voice carrier services to replace or improve existing services while maintaining continuity for critical institutional systems, remote campuses, internet connectivity, and voice communications. Proponents are expected to propose resilient, scalable, supportable, and commercially flexible options and describe each option’s architecture, performance, risks, dependencies, implementation requirements, lifecycle implications, and total cost. A proposal may cover voice carrier services only. Proposals must be submitted through SAIT’s Bonfire portal; email submissions will not be accepted.

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