Wide Area Network Services

The Kansas Adjutant General is seeking competitive proposals from qualified vendors for Wide Area Network Services. The contract will be for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional 12-month periods. The contractor will be responsible for providing Wide Area Network Services to various locations in Kansas. The services must meet the requirements outlined in the request for proposal, including compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act and Kansas law. The contractor must also comply with all applicable federal and state laws, standards, orders, and regulations affecting participation and eligibility in the program or activity undertaken pursuant to the contract. Some key points to consider are: • The contractor must provide a means of measuring network throughput/bandwidth that does not require the government to purchase hardware or software. • The contractor must honor QoS tagging, prioritizing VOIP and supporting EF, AF, and DF. • The contractor must permit subdivisions within circuits to utilize the VRF feature, allowing multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router at the same time. • The contractor must comply with the Kansas Act Against Discrimination and the applicable provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act. • The contractor must include in all solicitations or advertisements for employees the phrase "equal opportunity employer". • The contractor must comply with the reporting requirements set out at K.S.A. 44-1031 and K.S.A. 44-1116.