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NYS OGS taps Amphenol's AddOn Networks as IT vendor for fiber interconnect

May 18, 2023

AddOn has been awarded an Information Technology Umbrella Contract – Manufacturer Based (Statewide) by the New York State Office of General Services (NYS OGS).

Matt Vincent

AddOn Networks is a provider compatible fiber optics, custom-programmed from its Southern California labs.

AddOn Networks, an Amphenol company and a provider of active and passive fiber-optic interconnect components, on May 16 announced that it has been awarded an Information Technology Umbrella Contract – Manufacturer Based (Statewide) by the New York State Office of General Services (NYS OGS).

This contract certifies that AddOn Networks is a vetted and state-approved information technology (IT) vendor.

Under the contract, AddOn's channel partners can also resell AddOn's full portfolio of OEM-compatible transceivers, cabling, memory, and network accessories to New York State-authorized users.

As further stated by a press release:

"This centralized statewide contract award provides IT products from multiple contractors and resellers to all authorized users of OGS contracts throughout the state of New York, which includes: state agencies; local governments; public primary and secondary school districts, including private schools; colleges and universities, including the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY); qualifying charitable and non-profit organizations, including fire districts; hospitals and other medical institutions; public authorities; and public benefit corporations. Additionally, this contract is extendible, and offerings may be made available for use by all governmental entities throughout the United States."

"AddOn Networks continues to grow and invest in our people, operations facility, and technology to best support our diverse customer base," said Matt McCormick, managing director of AddOn Networks. "AddOn and our talented channel partners look forward to providing authorized users throughout New York State with reliable optical connectivity solutions at a highly competitive price without compromising quality. In these difficult financial times, our diverse portfolio of products offers flexible cost-saving solutions for network deployments and upgrades to support growing bandwidth demands."

More information:

NYS OGS Contract Number: PM69867

NYS OGS Award Notification Documentation:

https://online.ogs.ny.gov/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7360022802ra.pdf

Reseller Directory:

https://online.ogs.ny.gov/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7360022802CI_AddOn.pdf

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Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]