# E-Rate #270002718

Mattawan Consolidated School Category One Connectivity and Fiber Services

**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** November 24, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002718
**NAICS:** 517311

Mattawan Consolidated School is seeking E-Rate Category One connectivity and related fiber work to connect its data center with a new campus Natatorium and Fieldhouse.
- **Government buyer:** Mattawan Consolidated School, a public school district in Mattawan, Michigan. No sub-agency or procurement office is identified.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are named in the available materials.
- **Requested services and equipment:**
  - Standalone data transmission service — 3 requests, 500 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
  - Leased dark fiber — 12 strands.
  - Leased lit fiber — 2 requests, 500 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
  - Self-provisioned, applicant-owned and operated network — 12 fiber strands; associated equipment may not be needed if this option is selected.
  - Service over third-party networks — 2 requests, 10 Gbps to 50 Gbps.
  - Category One network equipment — 2 units, for activating circuits over dark fiber or a self-provisioned network.
  - Category One maintenance and operations — 3 requests.
  - Rerouting of existing district-owned fiber — quantity not specified; price separately from the Natatorium connection and maintain service to the Early Child Education Center during construction.
- **Notable requirements:** Connectivity proposals should target 99.999% uptime, packet loss no greater than 0.25%, latency of 25 ms, jitter of 10 ms, no capacity throttling, and outage repair in under four hours. For new fiber construction, indoor fiber must be plenum-rated, outdoor fiber burial-grade, SC terminations are preferred, and splices must be fusion-spliced. Self-provisioned construction proposals are to be turnkey, including project management, permits, deployment, testing, restoration, and closeout documentation. Equipment must be new and unopened, manufacturer-supported, and not within three years of end-of-sale or end-of-support. Implementation depends on E-Rate funding approval; the broader service term is not specified.

### Description

Mattawan Consolidated School is seeking Category 1 data transmission and internet access services for its district, including standalone data transmission, leased dark or lit fiber, a self-provisioned network, and services over third-party networks. The RFP also covers rerouting existing school-owned fiber, network equipment, and maintenance and operations. The requested solutions include connections between school facilities, with specified bandwidth options and service-level preferences; detailed requirements are in the attached RFP. Quotations are due December 9, 2026, and implementation is contingent on approved Universal Service Fund funding.

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