Annual Contract for Software-Defined Network Services

Tarrant County is seeking responses for the design and implementation of a cost-effective, highly available Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and Software-Defined Network Services (SD-WAN) for Tarrant County offices and data center locations. The service must provide for the transmission of digital signals in a dedicated high-capacity channel and support a full-mesh multipoint-to-multipoint design. The successful bidder will be required to provide a seamless end-to-end service, manage and monitor the network, and provide implementation and operational services. Key requirements include: • Route diversity at the Tarrant County Data Center and Co-location Data Center • Support for oversubscription at the head end location • Full-mesh multipoint-to-multipoint design • Flexible bandwidth options ranging from 20 Mbps to 10 Gbps • Network virtualization and tagging based on categories such as HIPAA, CJIS, PCI, etc. • Connectivity to other wireless carrier 4G LTE and 5G networks • Automatic failover capabilities and packet loss monitoring • Trouble-status updates to Tarrant County at 1-hour intervals