The City of Trenton is seeking sealed bids for Centrex telephone services for the Department of Administration. The contract will be for a period of one year. The successful bidder will be required to provide non-voice over internet protocol telephone service through Centrex or Centrex-like service. The city expects the carrier to have extensive local support, provide a self-service portal, and have at least 10 years of experience as a telecommunications local exchange carrier. The bidder must also provide an assigned account manager for support and have a central office or remote office near Trenton. Some key features required include: • Centrex line (analog line with PBX features) • Ground start trunks • Extended local calling area to include various cities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania • Contiguous blocks of phone numbers • Foreign exchange circuits • Switch numbers with Centrex or Centrex-like features • Porting or use of existing numbers • Centrex or Centrex-like service to rotary and tone dialing equipment • T1 lines • Paper billing using USPS • Coordination and acceptance of Broadview as the long-distance carrier • Various calling features such as automatic call back, call transfer, call hold, call forwarding, and call waiting.