# E-Rate #270002196

Fiber Ethernet internet access, 1–10 Gbps, for Imagine Buckeye

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002196
**NAICS:** 517311

Imagine Buckeye is seeking a dedicated fiber connection to provide high-speed internet access for its Arizona school campus.
- **Buyer:** Imagine Charter Elementary and Middle School at West Gilbert, doing business as Imagine Buckeye; also identified as Imagine Schools Buckeye. The school is in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona.
- **Requested service:** One Category One fiber Ethernet internet access and data transmission connection, with pricing for bandwidth increments from 1 Gbps through 10 Gbps.
- **Installation and delivery:** Include any required construction and installation, such as trenching, boring, plowing, conduit, handholes, vaults, poles, fiber cable, splicing, termination, and labeling, plus activation, testing, acceptance, and project management.
- **Service and support requirements:** Direct handoff to the school’s Local Area Network DMARC, outage reporting, basic technical support at no additional service fee, and a service level agreement. Pricing may also include eligible network equipment, software, maintenance, and operation costs.
- **Contract options:** Proposals may offer 1-, 3-, or 5-year terms; 3- and 5-year terms should allow bandwidth upgrades. The service is contingent on E-Rate funding. Include SPI invoicing in pricing.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No internet service provider, manufacturer, or other prospective vendor is named in the available materials.

### Description

Imagine Charter Elementary and Middle School at West Gilbert DBA Imagine Buckeye is requesting pricing for Fiber Ethernet Internet Access, with bandwidth options from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. The request seeks 1-, 3-, or 5-year contract options, with bandwidth upgrades during 3- or 5-year terms. Pricing must include service handoff to the Local Area Network DMARC, construction and installation, testing and acceptance, project management, and SPI invoicing; an outage-reporting method, basic technical support, and a service level agreement are also required. Bids and questions must be submitted by email, and bidders must submit the E-Rate Service Provider Bid Response Worksheet; contracts are valid only if E-Rate funding is awarded.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270002196/227219/22835551-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270002196_CERTIFIED.pdf)