# E-Rate #270002336

Limestone County School District fiber WAN service, network equipment, and maintenance

**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 17, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002336
**NAICS:** 517111, 517311, 237130

Limestone County School District is seeking a fiber WAN and related network services to connect its district office/data center with schools and other facilities.
- **Government buyer:** Limestone County School District, Limestone County, Alabama; Limestone County District Office/Board of Education.
- **Requested services:** Leased-lit fiber wide area network connections from the district office/data center collector site to 16 school and facility sites, plus standalone data transmission and Category One maintenance and operations for 17 entities.
  - Most remote sites seek 5 Gbps, with pricing alternatives of 5 or 10 Gbps; the Transportation Department and Piney Chapel Facility seek 1 Gbps, with 1, 5, or 10 Gbps pricing options.
  - The collector site seeks 10 Gbps, with growth pricing for 20 Gbps. Connections must generally provide at least 1 Gbps.
  - Sites served: Ardmore High School, Blue Springs Elementary, Career Technical Center, Cedar Hill Elementary School, Clements High School, Creekside Primary School, East Limestone High School, Elkmont Elementary, Elkmont High School, Johnson Elementary School, LCS Owens Facility, Limestone County Transportation Department, Piney Chapel Facility, Sugar Creek Elementary, Tanner High School, and West Limestone High School.
- **Equipment:** Category One network equipment for 17 entities, with a stated capacity range of 1–25 Gbps. The RFP contains the detailed equipment specifications and quantities; no part numbers are provided in the summaries.
- **Included WAN scope:** Service, installation and any necessary construction, programming, maintenance, monitoring, customer-premises equipment, connectivity to each site’s main distribution frame, and transition to the new service.
- **Notable requirements:** 24/7/365 monitoring; service-level objectives of 99.99% availability and packet delivery, 30 ms one-way latency, and four-hour end-to-end repair. Providers must separately identify E-Rate-eligible and ineligible equipment and pricing and provide recurring, tax, and non-recurring costs.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are named in the provided materials.
- **Term:** One initial service year with four optional one-year extensions, for a maximum five-year term. Service and billing are subject to annual E-Rate funding.

### Description

Limestone County School District is seeking proposals from qualified providers for wide area network data services. The request includes standalone data transmission service for 17 entities, with capacities listed as 1 Gbps minimum and 25 Gbps maximum; the district-issued RFP contains the detailed specifications and quantities. Bidders must identify E-Rate-eligible and ineligible equipment and pricing, and submit responses through the project website with the required cost breakdown. The RFP response deadline is November 17, 2026.

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