Contract Number: EI00084
Contract Date: 06/01/2021 – 05/31/2026
Agreement: Competitive
Renewals: 1 5-year renewal remaining
Award Summary: Click RFP Number Field to view all awarded suppliers
eProcurement: N/A
RFP Number & Name: 683381 / Hosted Cloud Telecom & Web Conferencing Services
Contract Availability: Healthcare;Higher Education;K-12

Clearspan

The Clearspan contract provides cloud-hosted telecom and web conferencing solutions that deliver anywhere, anytime, any device communication and collaboration capabilities purpose-built for education. With Clearspan, you will experience carrier grade reliability, scalability, and security without sacrificing the flexibility needed to seamlessly integrate innovative and legacy business applications and infrastructure.

Clearspan, a global provider of flexible Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solutions, has decades of experience defining, customizing, planning, and implementing large-scale migrations while delivering world-class operational support to educational institutions. With flexible deployment models including cloud-based, hybrid cloud, and premise-based, Clearspan seamlessly delivers customizable experiences with the security, privacy, and control that IT organizations require.

Contract Differentiators
  • Advanced, reliable, and cost-effective unified communications platform uses industry standard hardware and protocols and provides innovative features
  • Components from top industry providers, including BroadSoft, Cisco, Ribbon Communications, IBM, AudioCodes, Polycom, Mitel, and more
  • PBX-like services plus enhanced services, including unified messaging, fixed-mobile convergence, interactive voice response, conferencing, collaboration, and call center applications
  • Carrier-grade reliability, scalability, and security, with the flexibility to seamlessly integrate new and legacy applications and infrastructure
  • Easy administration and powerful visibility with Clearspan’s patented OpEasy multi-tiered administrative application
  • Supports a wide range of endpoints and soft clients, including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) compliant desk and soft phones, mobile, and video clients‚ offering high capacity, mission-critical performance
  • Mass and emergency notification system, including 911 and campus assist recording, provides fast, flexible, and reliable communications to improve safety during critical situations

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Economic Benefit Model Statement

The E&I Economic Benefit Model™ (EBM) is a powerful tool that your institution can use to measure and communicate the overall value of its procurement activities. This benefit is derived from three key areas:

Using the EBM, each of E&I’s more than 215 competitively solicited contracts have been scored with a Total Economic Benefit™ (TEB) to member institutions.

The TEB of this Clearspan contract is in the range of 3.0-10.0%.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT MODEL

Total Economic Benefit of this Contract:

3.0-10.0%

The Economic Benefit Model TEB is determined from baseline cost comparisons using historical data, competitive intelligence, market benchmarking, vendor quotes, and related criteria.

To learn more, visit EBM or contact your E&I Member Representative.

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