E-Rate #270001714

Round Valley Unified School District fiber internet access and data transmission service

Round Valley Unified School District is seeking a fiber connection to provide high-capacity internet access and data transmission for eligible district and school locations in Arizona. - Buyer: Round Valley Unified School District (ROUND VALLEY UNIF SCH DIST 10), Apache County, serving locations in Springerville and Eagar, Arizona. No separate sub-agency or procurement office is identified. - Requested service: One Category One fiber Internet Access and Data Transmission Service connection, with pricing in bandwidth increments from 1 Gbps through 5 Gbps. - Contract options: 1-, 3-, or 5-year terms; 3- and 5-year options must allow bandwidth upgrades. - Service and installation requirements: Price applicable construction, installation, activation, testing, acceptance, and project-management costs. Construction may include trenching, boring, plowing, conduit, handholes, vaults, poles, fiber cable, splicing, termination, and labeling. The service handoff must connect directly to the district-supplied LAN. - Support and eligible costs: Include a service-level agreement and no-additional-fee outage reporting and basic technical support. Eligible costs may include network equipment, software, and maintenance and operation of new or existing networks; proposals must distinguish eligible from ineligible costs. - Funding and evaluation: The resulting contract depends on E-Rate funding. The provider must meet applicable E-Rate requirements, including a valid SPIN and FCC good standing. Price is the primary evaluation factor. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or prospective service-provider vendors are named in the provided materials. - Notice update: The latest notice retains the USAC FCC Form 470 and adds a 2027 bid worksheet; the original RFP PDF is no longer listed. The worksheet contents were not provided in the attachment summaries, so no additional line items or pricing details can be confirmed.

Description

Round Valley Unified School District is requesting proposals for Category 1 fiber internet access and data transmission service, with bandwidth options from 1 Gbps to 5 Gbps. Bidders should provide 1-, 3-, and 5-year contract options, with upgrade provisions for 3- and 5-year terms. Pricing should include service, construction and installation, testing and acceptance, and project management; bidders must also provide outage reporting, basic technical support without additional fees, and a service level agreement. Contracts are valid only if E-Rate funding is awarded, and Arizona procurement requirements and the stated bid submission instructions apply.

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