Basic Information

Reference Number

00002897246

Issuing Organization

BCNET

Solicitation Type

RFSQ - Request for Supplier Pre-qualification (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2022002

Title

Network Connections

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2022/01/25 01:42:00 PM EST

Closing Date

2022/02/21 05:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Procurement Officer

procurement@bc.net

Description

BCNET is seeking to prequalify telecommunications suppliers who have the capability, capacity and experience to produce and supply network services within British Columbia. It is anticipated that there is a continued demand for Members to connect to the network, such as secondary connections, renewals and new connections. Network services may be delivered in various forms including ethernet (point-to-point or multipoint-to-multipoint) or fibre (wavelength, lambda, managed dark fibre, leased fibre strands) and may use a range of transport methods from optical to wireless.

Rated Criteria Category: Weighting: Minimum Threshold
1. Respondent Experience and Expertise: 10:5
2. Service Technical Requirements: 10:5
3. Service Support Requirements: 15:8
Total: 35:18

RFSQ Timetable
Issue Date of RFSQ: January 24, 2022.
Intent to Respond Form Submission: February 07, 2022.
Deadline for Questions: February 07, 2022.
Deadline for Issuing Addenda: February 14, 2022.
Submission Deadline: February 21, 2022 at 14:00 Pacific Time.
Rectification Period: two (2) business days.
Proposal Evaluations Completed: March 2022.
The RFP timetable is tentative only and may be changed by BCNET at any time.

Disclaimer

All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.