E-Rate #270002422

Mayfield City School District Multi-Year Fiber Connectivity and Cisco Network Equipment

Mayfield City School District is seeking multi-year fiber connectivity and new network equipment for its schools. - Government buyer: Mayfield City School District, Ohio; no sub-agency or purchasing office is identified. - Connectivity services: Six managed lit-fiber circuits from the High School hub to six eligible sites, providing dedicated symmetrical 5 Gbps service scalable to 10 Gbps; leased dark fiber consisting of two strands per route to six sites; and one standalone transport circuit between 7639 Colvin Rd, Gates Mills, and 390 County Line Rd, Chesterland, with 500 Mbps requested and capacity up to 2 Gbps. - Network equipment — named OEM: Cisco Systems: 4 C9300X-48HX-EDU switches, 7 C9300-48U switches, 4 9300X 40G network modules, 1 9300X 10G network module, and 11 50 cm stacking cables. Equivalent equipment is allowed with documentation showing equivalence and compatibility with the district’s existing network. - Service and performance requirements: Lit fiber must include SLA commitments for 99.999% availability, 0.25% packet loss, 25 ms latency, and 10 ms jitter; capacity may not be throttled. Lit-service pricing should cover five years and have no price increases during the quoted term. Dark-fiber pricing must include maintenance and operations, 24/7 availability, and response to reported malfunctions within two hours. The standalone circuit requires pricing for bandwidth increases during the contract term. - Equipment and proposal requirements: Equipment must be new, supplied without installation, and include a three-year manufacturer warranty. Any required operating license must cover five years and exclude support or management add-ons. Proposals must itemize manufacturer, manufacturer part number or SKU, unit cost, and E-Rate-eligible cost percentage, and include a SPIN or proof of application and evidence of authorized reseller status. - Other named organization: The attachment refers to Springboro Schools in cost-effectiveness and dark-fiber language; confirm whether that reference applies to this procurement. - Performance period: Multi-year contract; lit-fiber proposals should cover five years. Start and end dates and the duration of the dark-fiber and standalone transport arrangements are not specified.

Description

Mayfield City School District is seeking bids for Category 1 services and Category 2 equipment. The request includes a multi-year contract for one 500 Mbps data transport circuit between 7639 Colvin Rd, Gates Mills, Ohio, and 390 County Line Rd, Chesterland, Ohio, with pricing for bandwidth increases and necessary network-connection equipment. The District also seeks new Cisco or equivalent equipment without installation, including switches, network modules, and stacking cables, with a three-year manufacturer warranty. Proposals must provide itemized manufacturer, part number/SKU, unit cost, E-Rate eligibility percentage, SPIN information, and reseller authorization documentation; equivalent equipment requires evidence of equivalence and compatibility.

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