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RFP 10022 CONNEXION NETWORK HARDWARE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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ADDENDUM NO. 1
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Description of RFP 10022 CONNEXION NETWORK HARDWARE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) August 26, 2024
To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described above, the
following changes/additions are hereby made and detailed in the following sections of this
addendum:
Exhibit 1 – Questions and Answers
Please contact Gerry Paul, Purchasing Director, at (970) 221-6779 or gspaul@fcgov.com with
any questions regarding this addendum.
RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN STATEMENT
ENCLOSED WITH THE PROPOSAL STATING THAT THIS ADDENDUM HAS BEEN
RECEIVED.
Financial Services
Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
970.221.6707
fcgov.com/purchasing
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Exhibit 1 –
1. Will the City consider other OEMs hardware (aside from Nokia and/or Calix) for the
submittal?
The City will consider other OEMs hardware (aside from Nokia and/or Calix). The RFP
requires that any hardware seamlessly integrate with Nokia and Calix.
2. Pg 4, section II - A
What level of integration with the AMS is required? Does this mean the FTTP equipment
should be able to be monitored by this system? If so, could Fort Collins please share
details on what type of monitoring the system is capable of (i.e. SNMP, Netconf, etc.), or
should we simply indicate the methods we support?
Connexion AMS primarily utilizes SNMP. Please also indicate other methods supported
by the proposed solution.
3. Pg 4, section II - A
What BNG functions are in use by the 7750 which should be supported by a non-Nokia
OLT (i.e. option 82, logging for LI, etc.)
• Enhanced subscriber management
• Option 82
• Logging for LI
• QnQ Vlan tagging
• DHCP 6 with prefix delegation
• SRRP
4. Pg 4, section II - A
Please specify what other network integrations should be addressed with Nokia.
• Enhanced subscriber management
• Option 82
• Logging for LI
• QnQ Vlan tagging
• DHCP 6 with prefix delegation
• SRRP
5. Pg 5, section II - A
For the core network equipment list, should we provide systems that support routing, or
only the OLT? If we should include L3, what protocols/features are required?
Ideally Connexion is not looking for L3 solutions unless the proposed design requires
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6. General
Is the City of Fort Collins seeking a new OLT solution that supports Nokia ONTs? Is
there an expectation for a new non-Nokia ONT to work with Nokia OLTs?
Connexion is seeking solutions for current and future projects. Proposed solutions will
need to integrate with our current solutions.
7. Page1 of this RFP indicates this proposal must not include pricing due to federal funds.
Exhibit D indicates pricing to be fixed and any applicable price adjustments be
negotiated at the time of renewal. Can additional clarity on the requirements of Exhibit D
be provided? Exhibit D appears to be asking for pricing and additional discounts which
conflicts with Page #1.
As stated in the RFP Offeror(s) will be disqualified if fees are included in the response to
the RFP.
Section VIII of the RFP includes a sample Master Professional Services Agreement
Work Order Type which includes Exhibit D for compensation. After the City has selected
the most qualified firm(s) based on the assessment of the proposals, the City will
negotiate the costs/fees with the top-ranked firm(s). The negotiated pricing will be
incorporated into the awarded contract in Exhibit D.
8. Can you share the grant funding program (Name only) you are referencing in this RFP?
The grants include the Capital Project Fund, Broadband Office and Broadband Equity
Access Deployment (BEAD). However, the City will continue to seek other grant
opportunities.