E-Rate #270001114

Scalable Internet Access and Data Transmission for North Chicago Public Library

North Chicago Public Library is seeking scalable, business-grade internet connectivity for its main library and bookmobile. - Government buyer: North Chicago Public Library, Library / Office of the Director of Library, North Chicago, Illinois. - Service requested: Category 1 internet access and data transmission to the library head-end, with symmetrical guaranteed throughput starting at approximately 500 Mbps and scalable to approximately 1 Gbps. Bidders should provide laddered pricing in approximately 250 Mbps increments. - Addressing and connection: Include one public IPv4 address, pricing for additional IPv4 addresses, and optional pricing for the technical equivalent in IPv6. Provide a copper RJ-45 handoff and identify required provider-owned onsite equipment and the service route, including any third-party leased lines. - Installation and optional features: Installation and initial configuration are required. Describe available resiliency, basic firewall, and DDoS protection services, including associated pricing where applicable. - Service-level requirements: Address a 99.99% availability target, packet/frame loss, latency, jitter, 24/7/365 support, outage diagnosis and repair, chronic-trouble provisions, and monthly and annual service reporting. Minimum stated commitments are two-hour diagnosis and four-hour temporary or permanent repair. - Contract and funding: The notice describes a three-year base term with up to two optional one-year extensions; another application summary indicates that terms of 1–4 years may be considered. Monthly pricing is requested, and E-Rate funding is a condition of the contract. - OEMs and named vendors: No service-provider vendors or equipment manufacturers are identified. This is a connectivity service procurement rather than a specified branded-product purchase. - Potential competing providers: AT&T, Comcast, Lumen Technologies, Verizon, and Zayo could potentially offer comparable business internet or data transmission services in the market; the solicitation does not identify them as bidders.

Description

North Chicago Public Library is seeking Internet Access and Data Transmission Services beginning July 1, 2027. The requested service is symmetrical bandwidth of approximately 500 Mbps, scalable to approximately 1 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput to the library head-end; bidders should provide laddered pricing in approximately 250 Mbps increments. Proposals must include complete pricing and a service-level agreement, among other requirements, and be emailed to the specified contact by December 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central. The RFP also requests details such as public IPv4 address pricing, service handoff, pathway, and any necessary installation or construction costs.

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