E-Rate #270002201

Fiber Ethernet Internet Access, 1–10 Gbps, for Imagine Charter Elementary School at Rosefield

Imagine Charter Elementary School at Rosefield is seeking fiber Ethernet internet access for its school in Surprise, Arizona. - Government buyer: Imagine Charter Elementary School at Rosefield, a school in Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona; no agency, sub-agency, or office is identified. - Requested service: One Category 1 fiber Ethernet internet access service, with bandwidth pricing options in increments from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. - Included scope: Direct handoff to the Local Area Network (LAN) demarcation point; construction and installation, potentially including trenching, boring, plowing, conduit, handholes, vaults, poles, fiber cable, splicing, termination, and labeling; testing and acceptance; project management; and SPI invoicing. - Service requirements: Provide a service-level agreement (SLA), outage reporting, and basic technical support without additional service fees. Potentially eligible costs include monthly service, special construction, installation and activation, required network equipment and software, and equipment maintenance and operation. - Contract options: Pricing is requested for 1-, 3-, or 5-year terms. The 3- and 5-year options must allow bandwidth upgrades during the term. The contract is conditional on E-Rate funding; no service start or end dates are specified. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or prospective service-provider vendors are named in the notice. Potential competing providers include Cox Communications, Lumen Technologies, AT&T, and Verizon Business. - Estimated value: No value is stated; a rough planning estimate is $50,000–$1,000,000, depending on bandwidth, construction needs, and term.

Description

Imagine Charter Elementary School at Rosefield is seeking Fiber Ethernet Internet Access under Category 1, with bandwidth options from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. Pricing is requested in bandwidth increments for 1-, 3-, and 5-year contract options; three- and five-year options should allow bandwidth upgrades during the contract term. The bid price must cover internet access and direct hand-off to the Local Area Network DMARC, as well as construction and installation, testing and acceptance, project management, and SPI invoicing. Vendors must submit the completed E-Rate Service Provider Bid Response Worksheet by email, and contracts are valid only if E-Rate funding is awarded.

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