E-Rate #270002000

Greater Clark County Community Schools Internet and WAN Services

Greater Clark County Community Schools is seeking providers for high-capacity Internet access and leased lit WAN service for its schools. - Government buyer: Greater Clark County Community Schools (also identified as Greater Clark County School District), a K–12 school district in Clark County, Indiana. The WAN head-end is at Jeffersonville High School. - Services requested: - Two WAN circuits: River Ridge Middle School to Jeffersonville High School, and Founders Point Elementary School to Jeffersonville High School. Price each connection at 1, 2, 5, and 10 Gbps; allow service-tier changes during the contract. - One symmetrical Internet service to the Jeffersonville High School head-end, starting at 2 Gbps and scalable to 10 Gbps with guaranteed throughput. Provide prices in 1 Gbps increments and include approximately 100 public IPv4 addresses, with pricing for additional addresses; optional IPv6 pricing may be included. - Installation and initial configuration are required. The request is technology-neutral, though fiber handoffs are requested; proposals should describe the network design, routes, transmission medium, handoffs, and provider-owned equipment. - Notable requirements: Seek reasonable efforts toward 99.99% availability. WAN proposals should provide expected latency below 25 ms, no contention or oversubscription, diagnosis within two hours, and temporary or permanent repair within four hours. SLAs should address packet loss, latency, jitter, 24/7/365 support, chronic issues, and service reporting. Describe optional Internet resiliency, basic firewall, and DDoS protection. - Pricing and term: Provide separate pricing for Internet, WAN, and a bundle; identify installation/construction and recurring costs separately. The district prefers fixed monthly charges and no separate upfront costs. Service is contingent on E-Rate funding, and the provider must be willing to use E-Rate discounted invoicing. The requested term is three years with two optional extensions of unspecified duration. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or service-provider vendors are named in the notice.

Description

Greater Clark County Community Schools seeks Internet Access and leased lit WAN data transmission services beginning July 1, 2027. The WAN service will connect River Ridge Middle School and Founders Point Elementary School to Jeffersonville High School, with pricing requested for 1, 2, 5, and 10 Gbps and the ability to change service levels during the contract. Internet service should provide symmetrical 2 Gbps bandwidth scalable to 10 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput and laddered pricing in 1 Gbps increments; approximately 100 public IPv4 addresses are also required. The applicant seeks a three-year contract with two optional voluntary extensions, will consider bids for either or both services, and requests separate pricing for Internet, WAN, and bundled services.

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