E-Rate #270001173

Berwyn North School District 98 Managed Fiber WAN and Internet Services

Berwyn North School District 98 is seeking a turnkey managed fiber network and Internet connectivity for its Illinois schools. - Buyer: Berwyn North School District 98, District Office, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois. - Requested services: - A one-year managed leased fiber-optic WAN connecting five school sites, with Lincoln Middle School as the headend and four remote-site links at 10 Gbps each. - At least 30 Gbps of headend capacity for the cloud-based option. - One-year renewal of the district’s 5 Gbps fiber Internet service, terminating in the Lincoln Middle School MDF/server room. - The Form 470 also lists five 10 Gbps requests, one 25–50 Gbps request, and one 5–10 Gbps request; these capacity entries may overlap with the narrative service descriptions. - Turnkey WAN scope includes design, installation, construction, permits, and connections to building MDFs. Minimum uptime is 99.99%. - Equipment: five vendor-provided managed Cisco routers or equivalent Metropolitan equipment; no part numbers are specified. - OEM named: Cisco. No prospective service-provider vendors are identified. - E-rate-related requirements include a provider SPIN, separate pricing for eligible and ineligible components, a supportable allocation method, and compliance with applicable USAC and FCC requirements. Service is subject to E-rate and Board approval; cost is the highest-priority evaluation criterion.

Description

Berwyn North SD 98 is seeking proposals for a new or renewed managed fiber-optic WAN connecting its school buildings at 10 Gbps, terminating at Lincoln Middle School. For cloud-based services, the headend must provide a minimum of 30 Gbps. The district also seeks a renewed fiber Internet connection, currently 5 Gbps, for a one-year term, terminating in the Lincoln Middle School MDF/server room; the notice states there is no RFP for the Internet service. The WAN RFP requests a turnkey managed lease, including installation and construction costs, and proposals are due October 30, 2026, by 12:00 noon Central Time, although source metadata lists October 28, 2026 as the response deadline.

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