# E-Rate #270002197

Imagine Desert West Schools Fiber Ethernet Internet Access, 1–10 Gbps

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002197
**NAICS:** 517311, 517919

Imagine Desert West Schools is seeking bids for fiber Ethernet internet access with bandwidth options from 1 to 10 Gbps.
- **Government buyer:** Imagine Desert West Schools, a school district in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, manufacturers, or prospective service-provider vendors are named in the solicitation.
- **Requested service:** One Category 1 fiber Ethernet internet access and data transmission service, with pricing across bandwidth increments from 1 Gbps (1,024 Mbps) to 10 Gbps (10,240 Mbps). The service must hand off directly to the Local Area Network (LAN) DMARC.
- **Included work and costs:** Installation and initial configuration; construction such as trenching, boring, plowing, conduit, handholes, vaults, poles, fiber cable, splicing, termination, and labeling; testing and acceptance; project management; and SPI invoicing. Eligible pricing may include monthly service, special construction, installation, activation, required equipment and software, and network equipment maintenance and operation.
- **Service requirements:** Provide outage reporting, basic technical support at no additional service fee, and a service level agreement (SLA).
- **Contract options:** Price 1-, 3-, and 5-year terms. Three- and five-year terms must allow bandwidth upgrades during the contract. Any contract is contingent on E-Rate funding.
- **Submission requirement:** Include the completed E-Rate Service Provider Bid Response Worksheet.

### Description

Imagine Desert West Schools is requesting pricing for Fiber Ethernet Internet Access with bandwidth options from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. The solicitation seeks 1-, 3-, and 5-year contract options, with bandwidth upgrades during 3- or 5-year terms. Pricing should address Internet access, service hand-off to the Local Area Network DMARC, construction and installation, testing and acceptance, project management, and SPI invoicing, among other specified costs. Bids are due by November 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. MST on the Allowable Contract Date, and bidders must submit the completed E-Rate Service Provider Bid Response Worksheet.

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