# E-Rate #270001714

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

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 270001714
**NAICS:** 517111

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.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270001714/143145/22835650-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270001714_CERTIFIED.pdf)