en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Polish Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, ZUS) has announced a tender for comprehensive wide area network (WAN) operator services for its KSI ZUS system. Based on the bid bond amount, the contract value is estimated at approximately 15 million PLN.

The contract is valid for 48 months, with a bid submission deadline of July 16, 2026, and a bid bond of 500,000 PLN.

The procurement includes providing data transmission services at Layer 3 of the ISO/OSI model and establishing full mesh connectivity between all locations specified in the ZUS documentation. The winning bidder will also be responsible for implementing and maintaining an SD-WAN network management system, including leasing necessary software, licenses, and equipment.

The procuring entity has set high financial requirements. Bidders must demonstrate a credit line or financial resources of at least 10 million PLN. In terms of experience, bidders must have completed or ongoing WAN services with a total value of at least 11 million PLN (including tax).

In the evaluation criteria, price carries a weight of 60. Other criteria include: integration with the Cisco ISE authentication system (weight 6), integration capability with the Cisco ACI solution used in data centers (weight 6), multicast transmission support (weight 3), and link bandwidth (weight 25).

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