ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Telecom Services, 2009
The Atlanta Public Schools District is seeking a vendor to provide telecommunication services.
It is the intent of Atlanta Public Schools system to evaluate cost-effective solutions based on features, functionality, implementation difficulties, but primarily, price. The district currently will need approximately 1,500 separate telephone numbers of various types (Centrex, 1FB, etc), 12 PRI trunks, and 10,000 plus DID numbers. The District is also expecting the vendor to provide inter-lata and intra-lata long distance communications services.
The qualified vendor will need to provide local and long distance telephone services in accordance with standard industry specifications and be designated a Common Carrier". The district currently will need the fore mentioned services for the following, but not limited to: POTS, PRI, DID, Frame Relay, and trunk provisions.
The vendor shall perform activities to ensure APS systems are protected from security threats such as viruses and hackers. APS expects all vendors to comply with security standards and remain diligent in regards to safeguarding data and access to the network.
