E-Rate #270001332

E-Rate WAN circuits for Wyoming educational sites

Wyoming is seeking E-Rate-eligible wide-area network connectivity for educational sites across the state. - Government buyer: State of Wyoming Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), acting for an educational consortium; the service is for K-12 qualifying sites. - Scope: Stand-alone WAN circuits for school locations shown in the circuit spreadsheet, connecting to district hub sites in a spoke-and-hub configuration or to the State Unified Network Core. Exact locations and circuit quantities are not provided in the available summaries. - Requested capacities: 10 Mbps, 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10 Gbps; the bid narrative also identifies 25 Gbps and 40 Gbps for potential additional services. - Technical requirements: Ethernet service delivered as IP Layer 3 or Ethernet Layer 2 over 802.1Q VLANs; support tagged and untagged frames, frames up to 1,522 bytes without fragmentation, and at least 10,000 unique MAC addresses per A-end location. Service must be intrastate under the FCC 10% rule. Handoffs must use one of the specified Ethernet standards, ranging from 100BASE-TX through 100GBASE-LR4. - E-Rate requirements: Providers must have a valid E-Rate SPIN and FCC registration number, follow E-Rate filing and invoicing requirements, separately identify eligible and ineligible costs, and provide unit pricing with separate billing for K-12 schools. Other requirements include compliance with the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, FCC good standing, audit cooperation, and record retention for 10 years after each applicable fiscal year. - Bid and procurement considerations: Itemize all service costs and comply with the E-Rate Bid Narrative. ETS may renew existing circuits, procure new circuits, or decide not to proceed. The notice history indicates that a required bid spreadsheet is referenced but is not included in the latest attachment list. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, carriers, resellers, or other vendors are named in the provided materials.

Description

The State of Wyoming requests stand-alone bids for wide-area network services to educational circuit locations and capacities listed in an attached spreadsheet. Services must connect locations to a district hub or State Unified Network Core in a spoke-and-hub configuration and support Ethernet, specified Layer 2 or Layer 3 delivery, 802.1Q frames, and the listed handoff standards and capacities. Bids must include all service-related costs and adhere to the attached E-Rate Bid Narrative; late bids and auto-generated Form 470 email replies will not be accepted. Depending on responses and the State’s needs and limitations, Enterprise Technology Services may renew existing circuits, procure new circuits, or do neither.

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