Cable TV and Internet Services

The Kansas Neurological Institute is seeking competitive proposals from qualified vendors to provide cable TV and internet services. The contract will be for five years, from the date of award through August 31, 2030. The services will include television service to all buildings and internet/Wi-Fi to the residential buildings on the campus of KNI. The requirements include a minimum of 300 mpbs per building, content filtering, and local channels. The winning vendor must be able to add more service as needed and address dead spots. • Minimum mpbs of 300 required per building • Content filtering required • Local channels required • Minimum of 75 channels including local • KNI staff must be able to connect and disconnect services • Turn-key installation • Currently KNI is using coax and prefers to continue with coax • KNI has approximately 46 managed Wi-Fi Access Points • The access points do not need to be replaced • The fiber infrastructure and firewall are owned by OTIS (State of Kansas Office of Information Technology Services) the winning vendor CAN NOT use this fiber infrastructure or firewall • Firewall will need to be provided • Wall material is cinderblock and/or sheetrock with an average wall height of eight (8)ft – ten (10)ft • Switches do not need to be replaced, these are owned by KNI and can be used • Cables in place may be used, but if any additional cabling will need to be provided by the vendor • Currently lineup is Cox Contour, and KNI prefers something similar • Winning vendor must be able to add more service as needed and/or address dead spots • There are approximately 202 televisions across campus, this number can increase with new admissions • There are no guidelines for Make, Size or Model of TVs being used