Districtwide Voice Telecommunications Services

Hillsborough County Public Schools is requesting proposals for districtwide basic telephone services, including local and long-distance calling, POTS lines, PRI or SIP trunking, installation, support, and service-level guarantees.

Hillsborough County Public Schools


General
Open
26365-RFP-MST
Sep 25, 2026 05:00 PM
Aug 28, 2026 08:00 AM
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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telecommunication services - voice

Contact
ronalda.emerson@hcps.net
Submission Instructions
Online
Description

Hillsborough County Public Schools is seeking one or more contractors to provide districtwide basic voice telecommunications services across approximately 235 schools, specialty centers, technical colleges, and administrative sites. The scope includes approximately 5,094 analog POTS lines, approximately 235 fax lines, local, IntraLATA, intrastate, interstate, and long-distance calling, point-to-point T1 tie lines, PRI circuits, SIP trunks supporting 12 to 100 voice sessions, number porting, installation, configuration, testing, capacity increases, detailed billing, and ongoing technical support. The district may award local POTS and Internet-based local and long-distance services separately or to the same vendor. Proposals must address compatibility with the district's existing Nortel/Avaya platforms and network, SIP trunking architecture, session border controllers, QoS and performance monitoring, E911, Kari's Law and RAY BAUM'S Act compliance, cybersecurity, redundancy, disaster recovery, service administration, implementation, training, and 24/7/365 support. The required service availability is at least 99.99% monthly per connection, with specified service credits for outages. Vendors must complete the supplied price sheet and telecommunications questionnaire, provide at least three similar school-district references, describe qualifications and staffing, and submit required certifications and affidavits. Proposed services must be generally available by January 1, 2027.

Classification Codes
NAICS517111Wired Telecommunications Carriers
PSCDG11Telecom access and other usage billing services. Includes internet, cellular services, landline and telephone services. Transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks.
Smart Codes
local telephone servicelong-distance telephone servicesip trunking services
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Aug 28, 2026-Broadcast Date
Aug 28, 2026-Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Site Visit (optional)
Sep 11, 2026-Questions Due Date
Sep 25, 2026-Proposal Due Date
Requirements
Not required
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 3 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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