NET-17720 - USA (Houston, Texas) - Wide Area Network Refresh, Maintenance and Support Services - Deadline December 21,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide to the government authority located in Houston, TX.• Hardware Procurement & Deliverya. Delivery Terms: The vendor must furnish and deliver all network hardware Free on Board (FOB) destination, inside delivery.b. Hardware Capabilities: Sourced hardware must support dual connections per side (East and West orientation). It must deliver a minimum throughput of 10Gbps, with a strong preference for 100Gbps capability.c. Compatibility: Equipment must seamlessly interface with agency sites connected via dark fiber using agency or equivalent long–distance fiber technologies.d. Optics and Transceivers: Vendor must include all necessary optical transceivers (e.g., SMF, Coarse/Dense agency optics) supporting 10G/100G for the required distances.• Network Expansion & Migration Strategya. Secondary Fiber Ring: agency intends to deploy a secondary network ring utilizing existing, unused fiber strands.b. Production Continuity: The current fiber ring must remain fully operational during this initiative. The vendor–provided secondary ring must be completely built, configured, and tested before migrating live production traffic to the new high–speed backbone.(2) The contract period will be for one year.(3) All the questions must be submitted no later than December 1, 2026.