00002714 Cooperative Procurement Notice

The Arizona Department of Administration, State Procurement Office, is seeking to establish one or more mandatory statewide contracts to provide Carrier and Broadband Provider Services for Eligible Agencies, Employees, and the State of Arizona. The scope of work includes expanding geographic availability, broadband expansion provision, and desired product standards and requirements. The contract will be utilized by two specific customer bases: Primary Customers (State Agencies, Boards, and Commissions) and Other Customers (members of the State Purchasing Cooperative). Key features of the contract include standardized carrier services descriptions, encouragement of broader participation, harmonization with the eRate cycle, and strategic infrastructure investments. • Expanding geographic availability of ILEC and CLEC telecommunication services • Broadband expansion provision to encourage the building and expansion of new broadband infrastructure • Standardized carrier services descriptions to make provider offerings more comparable • Encouragement of broader participation by multiple carriers and broadband providers • Harmonization with the eRate cycle to allow contracts for eRate eligible purchasing • Strategic infrastructure investments to encourage the building and expansion of new high-capacity broadband strategic infrastructure