Solicitation Type: RFP
Category: Goods/Materials/Supplies
Department: Information Technology Department
Issued by: City of Bowie, MD
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Publish Date: Feb 23, 2026 11:00AM
Proposals Due Date: Apr 3, 2026 11:00AM (Eastern Standard Time) add to calendar
Status: Open
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Description

The City of Bowie (“City”) is soliciting proposals for the replacement of its existing on-premises Avaya enterprise telephony system with a Cisco-based, cloud-first enterprise calling solution with hybrid survivability. The solution must support approximately 263 users distributed across a minimum of eleven (11) City facilities, with core voice gateways and survivability infrastructure located at four primary City sites, including a mission-critical 24×7 Police Department non-emergency call center, while enabling flexible endpoint usage, simplified administration, strong security, and long-term architectural flexibility.



Special Instructions

All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted through the Bid Locker platform no later than 11:00 a.m. March 16, 2026.

Attachments

This project has the following solicitation documents.

Bid Document File Size Notes
1 Cover Page Phone System Final.pdf
222,721
2 ITB-GC WO BONDS Phone System.pdf
191,319
3 Enterprise Phone System Replacement SOW.pdf
209,083
4 Sample AgreementWO Bonds Phone System.pdf
214,544
5 ProposalCertification Form Phone System.pdf
94,840
10 Contractor W9 Form Fillable.pdf
140,815
7 Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace Certification - Fillable.pdf
58,424
9 Reference List NON CONSTRUCTION - Fillable.pdf
59,715
6 Affidavit of Public Contracting - Fillable.pdf
138,678
8 Contractor Responsibility Form - Fillable.pdf
72,828
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Vendor Questions and Answers

Submitted Questions About This Proposal

There are no questions that have been answered and posted by City of Bowie, MD.

For Questions or Additional Information, Contact:

Name: Ed Hershon
Email: ehershon@cityofbowie.org

About City of Bowie, MD

About Bowie

Bowie, Maryland, is a city of 54,727 residents, acccording to the 2010 Census, located in Prince George's County, and convenient to Washington, DC, Annapolis, and Baltimore.

The city consists of approximately 18-square miles. There are more than 1,100 acres set aside as parks or as preserved open space, including over 22 miles of paths and trails, and 75 ball fields.

Bowie has a nonpartisan city government directed by a mayor and six council members. The City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of most months in sessions that are open to the public.

 

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