<pre>			SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA

BUYER: THRONE CROPPER                    

							BID NUMBER:	RFP-0475  
							BID OPEN DATE:	30-DEC-15
							BID OPEN TIME:	11:00

METROPOLITAN AREA FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK


	                                          UNIT OF
	                                    QTY.  MEASURE  UNIT PRICE    TOTAL COST

	 001    ** ****NONE***       ***    5    YEAR	   ----------    ----------
		COMMODITY CODE: 91510         
		TELEPHONE SERVICE	
		THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA IS CURRENTLY LEASING SELF-
		PROVISIONED  FIBER-OPTIC CONNECTIVITY THAT COMPRISES A CONVERGED
		BROADBAND METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK, SATISFYING THE VOICE, VIDEO
		AND DATA NEEDS OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS AND STAFF.  THIS
		REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SEEKS TO PURCHASE OR LEASE SELF-PROVISIONED
		FIBER-OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE, OR AS AN ALTERNATIVE, A VENDOR-
		PROVISIONED ETHERNET NETWORK, TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING
		METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK ("MAN") WITH THE CAPABILITY TO SCALE FOR
		FUTURE GROWTH AND CAPACITY.  VENDOR MAY PROPOSE MULTIPLE
		SOLUTIONS OR VARIATIONS OF A SOLUTION THAT SATISFY THE REQUIRE-
		MENTS AS SPECIFIED HEREIN.
		

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