MiCTA Issues Major Technology Purchasing RFP

Jan. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- MiCTA, a national technology-purchasing cooperative and Kirtland Community College in Roscommon, MI are pleased to announce that they have issued a major technology-purchasing Request for Proposals. The Telecommunications, Information Services and Applications (TISA) RFP seeks proposals from qualified vendors for the following services:

•   Telecommunications
•   Voice over IP
•   Internet Access
•   Cellular and Wireless Services
•   Specialty Services and Applications
•   Equipment Purchases

MiCTA seeks to negotiate substantial volume purchasing discounts for these services on behalf of its membership. MiCTA's membership is comprised of major higher education institutions, K-12 schools and school districts, municipalities, non-profit organizations, hospitals and health care providers, religious and charitable organizations. Successful vendors will receive endorsement or approval to market discounted services to MiCTA's membership regionally or nationally for a period of not less than two years.

MiCTA welcomes manufacturers, vendors, service providers and resellers of technology services and equipment of any size. Interested parties may visit the MiCTA Web site (http://www.mictatech.org) for more information about the RFP, and to receive a copy of the RFP.

About Kirtland Community College
Kirtland Community College annually serves about 3,200 students, who are able to choose from more than 80 certificate and two-year degree programs at the college’s three locations – the main campus near Roscommon, the Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC) in Gaylord and in West Branch – with Kirtland’s service area including all or parts of Crawford, Oscoda, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Otsego, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Gladwin and Alcona counties, and the surrounding areas.

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About MiCTA
MiCTA, located at 515 North Washington Street, Suite 405 in Saginaw, MI, represents thousands of non-profit entities from the higher education, K-12, healthcare, library, governmental and charitable sectors. Nationally, MiCTA seeks to resolve common voice, video and data issues, provide timely information on the latest communications technologies, participate in legislative and regulatory discussions that affect its membership with regard to these vital technologies, and purchase telecommunications, video, data, e-learning and emergency notification systems at substantial discounts for its membership. More information about MiCTA is available at our Web site, at http://www.mictatech.org.