# E-Rate #270001288

Scalable 5–10 Gbps Internet Access and Data Transmission for Central Nine Career Center

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** October 30, 2026
**Identifier:** 270001288
**NAICS:** 517311

Central Nine Career Center is seeking scalable, high-speed Internet access and data transmission service for its career center in Greenwood, Indiana.
- **Government buyer:** Central Nine Career Center, a public school district in Johnson County; no sub-agency or procurement office is identified.
- **Service requested:** One symmetrical, guaranteed-throughput Internet connection at approximately 5 Gbps, scalable to approximately 10 Gbps, with pricing in approximately 1 Gbps increments. Installation and initial configuration are required.
- **Addressing and handoff:** Include approximately five public IPv4 addresses, pricing for additional IPv4 addresses, and optional pricing for an equivalent number of IPv6 addresses. Describe provider-owned onsite handoff equipment, the service pathway, and any third-party leased lines.
- **Notable service features:** Describe available resiliency, basic firewall service, and DDoS protection. The SLA must address at least 99.99% availability per circuit, packet loss, latency, jitter, 24x7x365 support, diagnosis within two hours, and temporary or permanent repair within four hours. Monthly and annual service reporting and chronic-trouble provisions are also requested.
- **Commercial requirements:** The selected provider must support E-Rate Service Provider Invoice (SPI) discounted invoicing. Pricing should separately identify recurring and nonrecurring, eligible and ineligible costs; the applicant prefers fixed monthly charges without separate upfront installation or construction costs.
- **Security and funding:** Equipment and components from entities designated as national-security risks under the cited FCC order are not allowed. The procurement depends on E-Rate funding.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEM, bidder, or service-provider vendor is named in the notice. Potential competing providers include AT&T, Comcast Business, Lumen Technologies, Metronet, and Spectrum Enterprise.

### Description

Central Nine Career Center is seeking symmetrical Internet Access and Data Transmission Services with guaranteed throughput at its Greenwood, Indiana location, beginning July 1, 2027. Requested bandwidth is approximately 5 Gbps, scalable to approximately 10 Gbps, with laddered pricing in approximately 1 Gbps increments. The applicant seeks a three- or five-year contract and requires the selected vendor to use E-Rate SPI invoicing. Proposals must be emailed to Robert Taylor with a copy to Karen Rutledge; the source gives conflicting deadlines, with metadata listing October 30, 2026 and the proposal instructions stating November 13, 2026 at noon EST.

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