E-Rate #270002265

Managed 1–10 Gbps WAN Circuits for Two Warrick County School Sites

Warrick County School Corporation is seeking two managed WAN circuits to connect school sites to its administration-building network head-end. - Government buyer: Warrick County School Corporation, Office of Terry Raider, Director of Technology; Boonville, Indiana. - Services requested: Two leased, fully managed lit WAN data-transmission circuits, one each for Elberfeld Elementary School and Warrick Education Center, connecting both sites to the Warrick Administration Building head-end. - Each circuit must offer laddered bandwidth pricing from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps, priced separately by site. - Installation and initial configuration are requested; service should be demarcated in an applicant-designated existing network closet. - Transmission technology is open, with fiber handoffs requested. Proposals should describe the network topology, transmission media, handoffs, and required equipment. - Notable requirements: Include a service-level agreement with 99.99% availability, latency below 25 ms, no expected contention or oversubscription, 24/7/365 support, two-hour diagnosis, and four-hour temporary or permanent repair. Separately identify eligible and ineligible costs and account for E-Rate funding requirements; service is contingent on funding and an applicant-issued notice to proceed. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs or prospective service providers are named in the solicitation. The named buyer is Warrick County School Corporation. - Location detail to confirm: The source documents give two different street addresses for Warrick Education Center; bidders should verify the correct service location. - Contract term: Planned five-year base term with up to five optional one-year extensions. No part numbers are specified.

Description

Warrick County School Corporation seeks proposals to lease lit network capacity for standalone WAN data transmission connecting Elberfeld Elementary School and Warrick Education Center to the network head-end at the Warrick Administration Building, starting July 1, 2027. Each circuit is requested at 1 Gbps minimum and 10 Gbps maximum, with laddered pricing; bidders may propose for one or both circuits. The requested term is five years, with up to five optional one-year extensions, and the RFP allows other terms to be considered. Proposals must include complete pricing, technical details, and a service-level agreement, and are to be emailed by December 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EST; the record also lists a response deadline of November 18, 2026.

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