Active SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · TARRANT COUNTY
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Tarrant County seeks bids for design and implementation of a cost-effective, highly available Metropolitan Area Network and Software-Defined Network Services for county offices and data centers, requiring full-mesh Metro-Ethernet and vendor-managed SD-WAN with secured internet connectivity.
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. Vendor must provide a seamless end-to-end service traversing from the customer handoff through the Vendor’s network while minimizing conversion of protocols. Respondents should provide an overview of their products and services to deliver network services in specific geographic locations throughout Tarrant County. The service shall provide for the transmission of digital signals in a dedicated high-capacity channel. Tarrant County requires all Metro-Ethernet locations to be connected multipoint to multipoint (full -mesh). In addition, Tarrant County is seeking diverse SD-WAN service deployment to augment connectivity with direct, secured internet connectivity to select locations, which can serve as a redundant connectivity option and/or primary network service for the designated County facility. The SD-WAN will be vendor-managed with vendor-supplied service equipment. --- Q&A --- Q1: Due to the number of locations in the RFP I am requesting an extension of the deadline date for submission. A1: Please see updated closing date. Submitted: 7/29/2026 10:43:26 AM (CT) Q2: Is there a particular purchasing vehicle we should plan to follow for pricing guidelines? A2: Please bid your best price. Submitted: 7/28/2026 06:38:20 PM (CT) Q3: We understand that we need to provide pricing via Portal. But in order to make our pricing more precise and lower by discussing with our various personnel, we request you to provide us an Excel sheet for reference with the pricing details in the portal. A3: Provide pricing for all your various speeds. We frequently upgrade and downgrade BW speeds to support the buisiness at the locations. Submitted: 7/23/2026 06:30:04 AM (CT) Q4: The majority of the port types are 1 gig as indicated in the technical specifications. If we provided you with a 10 gig handoff could your equipment handle the 10 gig handoff? A4: No, new hardware would need to be provided to accommodate. Submitted: 7/22/2026 12:26:43 PM (CT)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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