# E-Rate #270002531

Scalable Internet Access and Data Transmission for Whitley County Schools

**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002531
**NAICS:** 517311, 517111, 517911, 517919, 517810

Whitley County Consolidated Schools is seeking scalable, symmetrical internet access for its school network in Columbia City, Indiana.
- **Government buyer:** Whitley County Consolidated Schools, also identified as Whitko Community School Corp; the service head-end is at Indian Springs Middle School and serves eight eligible entities.
- **Requested service:** One monthly internet access and data transmission service with guaranteed throughput, including installation and initial configuration.
  - Symmetrical bandwidth options of approximately 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps, scalable to approximately 5 Gbps; provide laddered pricing in approximately 1 Gbps increments.
  - Include approximately 100 public IPv4 addresses, pricing for additional IPv4 addresses, and optional pricing for an equivalent number of IPv6 addresses.
  - Describe provider-owned onsite handoff equipment, the service pathway, and any third-party leased lines.
- **Service-level and technical requirements:** Address network availability goals of 99.99% per circuit, packet/frame loss, latency and jitter, 24/7/365 trouble reporting, diagnosis within two hours, and temporary or permanent repair within four hours. Describe monthly and annual reporting and remedies for chronic service problems.
- **Optional capabilities:** Describe available resiliency, basic firewall service, and DDoS protection.
- **Vendors and OEMs:** No internet-service OEM or bidder is named. AdTec-Administrative and Technical Consulting is identified as the E-Rate consultant, not as a bidder.
- **Term and funding:** Monthly service is expected to begin in 2027. The materials describe a multi-year term, with differing ranges of approximately one to four years and three to five years; any extensions and pricing should be stated. Award is contingent on E-Rate funding, and the provider must support E-Rate SPI invoicing.

### Description

Whitley County Consolidated Schools seeks Internet Access and Data Transmission Services with symmetrical bandwidth at approximately 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps, scalable to approximately 5 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput to its head-end at Indian Springs Middle School. Bidders must provide laddered pricing in approximately 1 Gbps increments; the service is to begin July 1, 2027. The RFP also requests pricing for approximately 100 public IPv4 addresses, service-provider-owned handoff equipment, a proposed SLA, and details of the service pathway and any installation or construction costs. Proposals must be emailed to Seth Slater by December 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EST; questions are due November 13, 2026, and no informational meetings or building visits will be held.

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