# E-Rate #27-0045

MOREnet data transport, fiber, and network services for member sites

**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 27-0045
**NAICS:** 517311, 517121, 517911, 517919

The University of Missouri, through MOREnet, seeks network services to connect member sites to its statewide backbone.
- **Government buyer**
  - University of Missouri
  - Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet), a consortium serving Missouri schools, libraries, and other eligible organizations
  - UM Procurement
- **Requested services**
  - Leased dark fiber, leased lit fiber, Category One maintenance and operations, and standalone data transmission for 10 entities per service request.
  - Site-specific bandwidth pricing is requested, with options spanning 20 Mbps to 100 Gbps; the Form 470 gives a 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps capacity range for several services.
  - Suppliers may provide tail circuits connecting member sites to vendor networks and aggregation circuits delivering traffic to MOREnet points of presence. Aggregation options include 1-, 10-, and 100-gigabit Ethernet.
  - Installation and initial configuration are requested for the four Form 470 service types. The solicitation also describes a broader data transport services and dark fiber requirement; its site-specific quantities and prices are in separate pricing attachments.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Dark fiber must be single-mode and suitable for DWDM at 100 Gbps or greater per wavelength; the Form 470 lists 10 fiber strands.
  - Services must provide Ethernet handoff, deliver the full ordered bandwidth, meet specified performance and industry standards, and support capacity upgrades and MOREnet network management/QoS.
  - Circuits must be operational within 120 calendar days of an order. Eligible services must support applicable USF program participation.
  - Awards may be made by site to one or more suppliers; an award does not guarantee that circuits will be ordered.
- **OEMs and vendors**
  - No OEMs, manufacturers, or prospective suppliers are named in the opportunity. The buyer and network are the University of Missouri and MOREnet.

### Description

The University of Missouri requests proposals for data transport services and dark fiber for the Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet), connecting member sites to the MOREnet backbone. The procurement seeks firm pricing for services and bandwidth options listed in the RFP pricing sheets, including aggregation circuits where applicable, and permits awards on a site-by-site basis to one or more suppliers. Requested services include leased dark fiber, leased lit fiber, Category One maintenance and operations, and standalone data transmission service, with stated capacities from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps for certain services. The RFP provides for a three-year contract with one automatic three-year extension; an award does not guarantee that a circuit will be ordered.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270002547/152265/22803792-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270002547_CERTIFIED.pdf)