E-Rate #270002574

Managed lit-fiber WAN service for Butts County schools

Butts County Board of Education is seeking a 36-month lit-fiber WAN service connecting its gateway with seven school and administrative sites in Jackson, Georgia. - Government buyer: Butts County School System, through the Butts County Board of Education; Jackson, Georgia. - Service requested: Fully managed, lit-fiber network connectivity for the Board of Education gateway and seven remote facilities. Dark fiber is excluded. - Capacity and pricing: Baseline pricing calls for at least 2 Gbps to five sites and 5 Gbps to the high school and middle school. A separate pricing scenario requests 10 Gbps to each of the seven remote facilities. - Locations: Daughtry Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, Stark Elementary School, Henderson Middle School, Ernest Battle PLC & Rufus Adams Auditorium, Butts County Schools Bus Shop, and Jackson High School. - Technical requirements: Include installation and initial configuration. Proposals should identify the network technology and relevant fiber details; the attachment does not prescribe a specific construction approach. - E-Rate context: The request is for Category 1 standalone data transmission. No OEMs, named service-provider vendors, hardware part numbers, or product quantities are specified.

Description

Butts County School System seeks proposals from qualified providers for lit, fiber optic WAN service; bids for dark fiber will not be considered. The service request is Category 1 standalone data transmission for eight entities, with listed capacity ranging from 2 Gbps to 10 Gbps. Proposal requirements, locations, and pricing details are provided in the attached RFP documents, including a request for 10 Gbps service between each facility and the Board of Education. Inquiries and responses should be submitted to rfp@fundingtechnology.com, and the proposal deadline stated in the source is December 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern.

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