E-Rate #270002817

Managed leased lit-fiber WAN service for Montgomery County School District

Montgomery County School District is seeking a managed lit-fiber WAN to connect its schools and administrative locations in North Carolina. - Buyer: Montgomery County School District, Montgomery County District Office, Troy, North Carolina. - Procurement: Symmetrical leased lit-fiber data transport without Internet access, linking the district hub to district locations. The solicitation describes 14 locations; the pricing worksheet lists 12 named sites. - Capacity: The RFP requests 10 Gbps per endpoint, scalable to 40 Gbps, and a 10 Gbps hub. The Form 470 describes a 10–50 Gbps capacity range. The worksheet lists 10 Gbps for each of its 12 sites. - Service options: Proposals may cover 36- or 60-month terms, with four one-year voluntary extensions; month-to-month transitional service may also be proposed. Worksheet pricing is requested for both term options. - Named provider: Conterra Networks is identified as the current provider, not as an awardee or confirmed bidder. No product OEMs are identified. - Key requirements: Fully managed, resilient service; network and route diagrams; mitigation of single points of failure; construction progress plan; facility-level demarcation; and pricing that includes recurring and one-time charges, taxes, and fees. The service must not throttle traffic or impose capacity limits. - Performance and support: 99.99% availability; packet loss at or below 0.25%; latency at or below 25 ms; jitter at or below 10 ms; 24/7/365 support; response within two hours and restoration within four hours after an outage notification. - Proposal qualifications: At least three comparable K–12 references, a USAC 498 ID (SPIN), and assistance with E-rate Form 471 bulk upload and PIA review. Award and service are contingent on E-rate funding and a district Notice to Proceed; North Carolina procurement requirements apply. - Worksheet line items: 12 site-specific 10 Gbps services, each shown for both alternative term lengths. Site identifiers are included in the line-item list below; the worksheet provides cost columns but no prices.

Description

Montgomery County School District seeks bids for a leased lit fiber wide area network (WAN). The service request covers 14 connections with capacity listed as 10 Gbps to 50 Gbps, and bidders must include the WAN Pricing spreadsheet. Quotes are also sought for month-to-month service to provide WAN connectivity if the contracted service is unavailable on July 1, 2027. Contracts are contingent on E-rate funding, and the source states that North Carolina state and local procurement requirements apply.

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