The City of Detroit is seeking a provider of Private Wide Area Network (WAN) services via a fiber-connected, metro-area, layer 2 Ethernet backbone. The selected vendor will design, implement, and manage the WAN, which will connect multiple city sites and facilities with high-availability, scalable, and secure connectivity. The implementation must be completed by March 7th, 2028. The city is looking for a vendor with experience in providing similar services, and the proposal will be evaluated based on factors such as respondent experience, capacity, proposal introduction, and pricing. • Key features of the WAN include: • Point-to-multipoint topology • Layer 2 Ethernet-based network over fiber infrastructure • QoS tagging and prioritization • Dynamic bandwidth scaling • Committed Information Rate (CIR) per site • Redundant circuits for each site • 24/7 monitoring and proactive alerting • Critical alerts via email and service outage notifications via phone