SLED Opportunity · UTAH · UTAH

    Fiber-Based Wide-Area-Network (WAN) Ethernet Services for Rural Health Care

    Issued by University of Utah - Campus
    localRFPUtahSol. 8066237510
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    due Jan 19, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    Dec 19, 2025
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    Utah
    local
    NAICS CODE
    517919
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    RFP for fiber-based WAN Ethernet services to support rural healthcare and educational network connectivity for the University of Utah and Utah Education and Telehealth Network.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    8066237510
    Type / RFx
    RFP
    Status
    Active
    Level
    local
    Published Date
    December 19, 2025
    Due Date
    January 19, 2026
    NAICS Code
    517919AI guide
    Jurisdiction
    Utah
    State
    Utah
    Agency
    University of Utah - Campus

    Description

    The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals to enter into a contract with a qualified vendor to obtain WAN Ethernet Services for the University of Utah, on behalf of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN), and its public and higher education, libraries, healthcare and state government constituents, hereafter referred to as the "University." Companies submitting proposals in response to this RFP will hereafter be referred to as “Vendor” or “Service Provider” of the University of Utah, hereafter referred to as the "University." The companies submitting proposals in response to this RFP will hereafter be referred to as “Vendor.” The University is examining several alternatives of providing this WAN Ethernet Services (for both RHC eligible and non RHC eligible sites) and may decide, after reviewing proposals submitted, not to enter into any agreement. Cancellation of solicitation must be approved by the Director of Purchasing or designee. UETN has received requests for WAN services from stakeholders and seeks affordable network connections for Rural Healthcare sites included in this RFP. Also included are upgrade requests and future need options. These requests will be marked as “New Service” in the Additional Information column in Attachment A. UETN seeks affordable network WAN connections for healthcare facilities included in this RFP. See Section 3.02 or Attachment A for a complete list of sites with addresses. Request for network services for current and new UETN healthcare facilities include options from current UETN customers for connection into both the UETN network and Utah Telehealth Network’s (UTN) legacy network. The goal of this RFP is to acquire bandwidth for the identified sites while leveraging current UETN network resources. UETN reserves the right to award to one or more vendors for single or multiple locations. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals to enter into a contract with a qualified vendor to obtain WAN Ethernet Services for the University of Utah, on behalf of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN), and its public and higher education, libraries, healthcare and state government constituents, hereafter referred to as the "University." Companies submitting proposals in response to this RFP will hereafter be referred to as “Vendor” or “Service Provider” of the University of Utah, hereafter referred to as the "University." The companies submitting proposals in response to this RFP will hereafter be referred to as “Vendor.” The University is examining several alternatives of providing this WAN Ethernet Services (for both RHC eligible and non RHC eligible sites) and may decide, after reviewing proposals submitted, not to enter into any agreement. Cancellation of solicitation must be approved by the Director of Purchasing or designee. UETN has received requests for WAN services from stakeholders and seeks affordable network connections for Rural Healthcare sites included in this RFP. Also included are upgrade requests and future need options. These requests will be marked as “New Service” in the Additional Information column in Attachment A. UETN seeks affordable network WAN connections for healthcare facilities included in this RFP. See Section 3.02 or Attachment A for a complete list of sites with addresses. Request for network services for current and new UETN healthcare facilities include options from current UETN customers for connection into both the UETN network and Utah Telehealth Network’s (UTN) legacy network. The goal of this RFP is to acquire bandwidth for the identified sites while leveraging current UETN network resources. UETN reserves the right to award to one or more vendors for single or multiple locations.

    Key dates

    1. December 19, 2025Published
    2. January 19, 2026Responses Due

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    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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