E-Rate #270001206

MSD of Martinsville seeks scalable 3–10 Gbps internet access and data transmission

MSD of Martinsville is seeking high-capacity internet access and data transmission for its eligible school district entities. - Government buyer: Metropolitan School District of Martinsville (MSD of Martinsville), Martinsville, Indiana; the attachment identifies the Office of Will Miers, Director of Technology. - Requested service: One internet access and data transmission service for 16 eligible entities, delivered to the Central Education Center head-end. Symmetrical bandwidth must start at 3 Gbps and scale to 10 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput and pricing in 1 Gbps increments. - Technical and support requirements: Include approximately 45 public IPv4 addresses, prices for additional addresses, and optional equivalent IPv6 pricing. Describe provider-owned handoff equipment, the route from the provider’s point of presence to the district, and any third-party leased lines. Proposals should address resiliency, basic firewall, and DDoS protection options, plus an SLA covering availability, packet loss, latency, jitter, 24/7/365 support, outage response, chronic trouble, and service reporting. The requested repair commitments are two-hour diagnosis and four-hour temporary or permanent repair; the stated availability expectation is reasonable efforts toward 99.99%. - Installation and pricing: Installation and initial configuration are requested. Show all costs, applicable discounts, and any installation or special construction costs separately; the district prefers fixed monthly charges without separate upfront costs. E-Rate SPI discounted invoicing is required. - Contract and restrictions: The district seeks a three- or five-year initial term with up to two optional one-year extensions; evergreen or automatic-renewal terms are not acceptable. Procurement depends on E-Rate funding, and equipment or components from companies identified as national security risks under FCC Order 19-121 are prohibited. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, product manufacturer, or service-provider vendor is named in the provided materials. Potential providers of comparable service include AT&T, Lumen Technologies, Comcast Business, and Metronet. - Part numbers and quantities: No product part numbers are listed. The service request is one connection/service serving 16 eligible entities; no separate equipment quantities are specified.

Description

MSD of Martinsville seeks Internet Access and Data Transmission Services for eligible school district entities, with symmetrical bandwidth from 3 Gbps scalable to 10 Gbps and guaranteed throughput to its head-end at the Central Education Center. Bidders must provide laddered pricing in 1 Gbps increments, with service beginning July 1, 2027. Proposals should address the RFP requirements, including pricing and applicable discounts, service-level commitments, and E-Rate SPI invoicing; options are requested for three- and five-year contracts with up to two optional one-year extensions. Proposals are due by November 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. local time, and technical questions are due by October 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. local time.

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