E-Rate #270001191

Bonneville Joint School District #93 WAN fiber transport and network equipment

Bonneville Joint School District #93 is seeking WAN fiber transport to connect its Technology Center with district sites. - Government buyer: Bonneville Joint School District #93, Technology Department, Idaho. - Requested service schedules: - Managed lit-fiber Ethernet transport (dedicated Layer 2 Carrier Ethernet); minimum 1 Gbps per site, with 10 Gbps pricing for the Technology Center, 1 Gbps for other sites, and optional 2 Gbps service where available. - Leased dark-fiber transport using dedicated single-mode fiber; must support 1 Gbps at commencement and be capable of future 2 Gbps upgrades where feasible. At least two usable strands per route are preferred. - Scope and quantities: The initial notice describes service for nine locations, including 18 dark-fiber strands, plus network equipment for nine locations and installation/configuration and maintenance/operations for nine locations. The final RFP’s site schedule is referenced but was not included, so final site-level quantities are unspecified. - Equipment: Category One network equipment, with pricing categories up to 1 Gbps and up to 10 Gbps; no manufacturer or part numbers are specified. - Notable requirements: Land-based fiber, carrier-grade performance, disclosure of route diversity, implementation and service-level commitments, and construction, installation, testing, maintenance, monitoring, and support. Costs are to be separately itemized where applicable. - Vendors and OEMs: No service-provider vendors, equipment manufacturers, or OEMs are named in the provided materials.

Description

Bonneville Joint School District 93 is seeking proposals for fiber-based wide area network connectivity between its Technology Center and district locations. The procurement requests separate proposals for managed lit fiber Ethernet transport and leased dark fiber transport, and vendors may bid on one or both schedules. Each listed site requires at least 1 Gbps connectivity; the RFP also requests pricing for a 10 Gbps circuit to the Technology Center and optional higher-capacity service where available. The work includes the costs and responsibilities necessary to construct, install, test, maintain, monitor, and support the proposed services.

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