The purpose of this Bid Solicitation is to solicit Quotes for Data Communications Network Services that will provide basic data network connectivity, as well as associated support services. The services covered by this contract will be used as the infrastructure for the State of New Jersey's Garden State Network (GSN), which enables data communications between different State sites, and allows for Using Agencies to reliably and securely connect to the internet. Currently, the vast majority of State sites are connected to the GSN via ethernet services.