Submitted By: Lourdes Ramos
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Presentation By: Mel Poole
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Department: Ocala Fiber Network
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve a three-year contract with Cogent Communications, Inc. for the purchase of 20 Gigabit of internet bandwidth for a fourth diverse route and IPV4 addresses in the amount of $314,600
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
Ocala Fiber Network (OFN) requests a fourth diverse route for an additional 20 Gigabit of bandwidth with a different physical path than the current three providers, to include a block of IP addresses. This diverse western route is required due to customer growth, increased bandwidth and redundancy demands. The additional route will allow OFN to continue providing internet service during upstream outages from current providers, ensuring 99.99 percent reliability and supporting customer demands.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
OFN and Procurement staff attempted to secure quotes for a fourth diverse route of internet service from three responsible vendors, namely: Cogent Communications, Inc., Hurricane Electric and Spectrum. Cogent Communications, Inc., was the sole responsive vendor.
The pricing offered by Cogent Communications, Inc., a Tier 1 internet service provider who supplies bandwidth globally, was benchmarked by OFN and found to be comparable to the pricing offered by our current providers. Cogent’s fourth diverse stream of 20 Gigabit of bandwidth and additional IP addresses will be provided at a rate of $8,600/month. The City’s incumbent providers are contracted at the rates of $8,402/month and $7,856/month, respectively.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The expenditure associated with Cogent Communications, Inc. will be paid from account #490-031-290-539-53-34050 - Fiber for Resale, as outlined below:
FY23 = $39,400
FY24 = $103,200
FY25 = $103,200
FY26 = $68,800
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
These services were procured in compliance with the City’s Procurement Policy.
LEGAL REVIEW:
This Agreement will be reviewed and approved for form and legality by City Attorney, William E. Sexton.
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with changes
• Table
• Deny