E-Rate #270002375

Fraser Public School District fiber reconfiguration and Richards Middle School data center

Fraser Public School District is seeking a contractor to reconfigure district fiber infrastructure and establish a data center at Richards Middle School. - Buyer: Fraser Public School District, Business Office, Fraser, Macomb County, Michigan. - Project: Relocate the primary fiber head-end from the Administration Building, establish the Richards Middle School data center, build underground fiber routes to district sites, and integrate the existing Fraser High School route. - OEMs and named products: Hubbell is specified for three H3S-series server cabinets or approved equivalents. The request also names MaxCell pathway cells and MULETAPE; no manufacturer preference is stated for the broader materials list. - Estimated materials: 5,000 feet of single-mode fiber cable; 2,000 feet each of indoor innerduct and HDPE outdoor innerduct; 10 splice cases; 32 fiber coupler panels; 2 fiber housing units; 2 wall-penetration sleeves; 8 pounds of firestopping; 16 splice trays; 3 server cabinets; 6 outdoor handholes; 16 fiber pigtails; and 192 three-meter single-mode patch cables. Additional materials include 12-strand OS2 connections, a new 144-count cable for specified existing routes, innerduct with four-cell MaxCell and pull tape, patch panels, handhole bases, installation hardware, and restoration materials; final quantities are contractor-determined where not specified. - Services: Engineering and site surveys; utility coordination, permits, directional boring, and direct-bury construction; migration of two existing fiber cables; installation, fusion splicing, termination, labeling, data-center cabinet installation, and demolition of old cable infrastructure; testing, commissioning, and detailed as-built documentation. - Key requirements: Use the owner-designated route, coordinate work to limit disruption, protect building entries, match existing fiber labels and port assignments, and obtain District approval of the labeling plan before termination. Perform Tier 1 loss/length and Tier 2 OTDR testing, verify migrated fiber, and provide GPS-referenced as-builts, burial depths, splice and handhole locations, MDF patching schedules, and configuration records. Final cutover is to occur during a weekend or holiday maintenance window. - Warranty and response: At least a one-year warranty, including applicable manufacturer warranty pass-through. For service-affecting workmanship issues, on-site response is required within four hours and repair within 24 hours; other covered defects have longer specified response and repair windows. - Funding and timing: The project is associated with FY2027 E-Rate Category Two funding. The attached schedule contains inconsistent timing information; the final schedule is to be established before contracting. This is a construction and installation project, not an annual subscription.

Description

Fraser Public School District is seeking proposals for district fiber reconfiguration. The work includes relocating the district’s primary fiber-optic head-end and establishing a new data center at Richards Middle School, while expanding outside-plant fiber connectivity to remote school buildings and the Operations & Maintenance Building. Contractors are to provide labor, materials, equipment, and permitting for engineering and site surveys, new underground fiber pathways, migration of existing fiber, installation, splicing, testing, and documentation. The source also lists estimated materials and quantities, including fiber cable, innerduct, splice cases, panels, cabinets, and hand holes; bidders are directed to the RFP for full instructions and requirements.

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