Arizona Telecom Providers and Stakeholders Request for Information RFI

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Arizona Telecom Providers and Stakeholders
Request for Information(RFI)

• Sponsored by
• Arizona County Supervisors Association
• League of Arizona Cities and Towns
• The Governors Council on Innovation and
  Technology

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Introduction

• Purpose of this Request for Information (RFI)
  Define minimum technical and functional
  requirements for the Arizona Broadband
  Communications Network Obtain adequate
  budgetary estimates to evaluate and determine the
  need of infrastructure and service development
  for future consideration. The cost estimates
  are only to determine the feasibility of a future
  project. Information provided will be provided
  to the Arizona State Procurement Office (SPO)
  with the intent that such information will
  bolster the SPOs understanding of rural
  Arizonas telecommunications needs as they
  prepare the request for proposals for the next
  generation of multi-year statewide carrier
  services contracts.

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Scope

• Requesters anticipate the creation of the
  Arizonas Broadband Communications (ABC) Network
• consist of approximately 250 points of service
  around the state called Aggregated Network Access
  Points or ANAPs
• ANAP is a community network aggregation point for
  State network users in a given area
• ANAPS are targeted for all Arizona Communities of
  population 500 or more
• Responders are requested to specify how their
  existing service structure and planned
  improvements will support the communications
  requirements of the ABC Network
• This RFI seeks at least regional Prime
  Contractors
• as defined in Arizona Department of Commerces
  Economic Development Region divisions
• who will create mutually beneficial
  public/private partnerships
• with the State as "anchor tenant" for increased
  communications performance and the extension of
  advanced technologies throughout Arizona
• Regions may be consolidated into larger areas
• State all public entities in Arizona are
  eligible to participate

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Goals

• Identify options for the State Procurement Office
  to craft RFP for statwide telecommunication needs
  
• Identify possible solutions to statewide
  Telecommunication infrastructure needs
• Aggregate communications purchasing to maximize
  the value of the State's communications
  investment
• Define public/private partnerships to enhance
  communication capabilities throughout the state
• Identify how to provide ANAPs to most communities
  in the state
• Create a communications service system in which
  the physical network may or may not be state
  owned
• Align and aggregate all government purchases of
  communications services to receive the highest
  bandwidth and most advanced technology access for
  the available funds
• Leverage aggregate communications spending to
  assist vendor provision of services in Arizona
  communities
• To provide a secure, reliable, scaleable
  communications environment for the delivery of
  e-services

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Guiding Principles

• Respondents to describe various levels of
  partnering requirements to optimize
• Identify technology and appropriate costs to
  connect 13 outlying county seats and the 21
  tribal government headquarter communities with
  each other and with Phoenix and Tucson
• Identify technology and estimated costs for a
  minimum of 45 Mbps to areas of 500 pop.
• Identify technology appropriate to provide a
  minimum of 10 Mbps to any customer
• Existing infrastructure to be use in overall
  build-out plan
• With State as an anchor tenant, identify
  technologies and estimated costs to provide
  broadband connection (minimum 1 Mbps) to
  non-government customers
• Identify funding scenarios to help mitigate
  build-out costs
• Connectivity must be of sufficient quality for
  voice and data applications
• Identify various length of contract term vs. rate
  scenarios
• Base cost estimates on Commerce Dept. statewide
  division into 11 regions.
• Statewide aggregation is not a requirement
• Partnerships between providers are encouraged
• Eventual contracts may be with single entities
  for Regional contracts
• A Statewide contract may be considered if in best
  interest of State

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Provider Response Format

• 1. Conceptual ABC Network Alternatives Proposed
• 2. Feasibility Assessment of Proposed ABC Network
• 3. Cost Estimates, both Initial and Operational
• 4. Schedule Estimates, Initial Build-out and
  Coordination with Existing Infrastructure
• 5. Respondent Expertise and Capabilities
• 6. Partnering Coordination Concepts
  Alternatives
• 7. Additional Materials

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WIFI Grant Work is Continuing

• Next Steps
• Creation of Working Group in Southern Region
• (Informal only Needs to be formalized)
• Tubac, Rio Rico, Green Valley, Santa Cruz County,
  etc.
• Acquisition of in-vehicle products (February
  Start)
• Need commitments/contacts for State Agencies
• Coordination with Agencies 1st Responder IT
• Coordinate with PSCC and other Telecom Groups
• Begin designing security layers with IT groups
• Need agency contact points