E-Rate #270002819

Internet access and data transmission service for 58 National Heritage Academies schools

National Heritage Academies (NHA), a charter-school organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking internet service for 58 schools. - Buyer: National Heritage Academies (NHA); no sub-agency or purchasing office is identified. - Locations: Schools in Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, New York, Colorado, and North Carolina. - Services requested: Vendors should price symmetrical internet circuits at 200 Mbps, 500 Mbps, and 1 Gbps for each of the 58 schools. These are capacity options, not a combined purchase of 174 circuits. - OEMs and vendors: No internet provider, OEM, or specific product is named. Bidders may propose service for the locations they can cover; bids using third-party infrastructure must identify the carriers and where their infrastructure is used. - Notable requirements: 99.99% uptime, one-way latency of no more than 80 ms, at least one user-assignable static IP per circuit, and a copper Ethernet/electrical handoff. Direct fiber handoff to NHA network equipment is not supported. - Installation and pricing: Include one-time and recurring costs, hardware, installation, startup, construction, and any needed extension from the minimum point of entry to the main server room/MDF. Provide 12-, 24-, and 36-month pricing, and separate E-Rate-eligible from non-eligible costs. - Other service details: Describe IPv6 peering, routing and addressing, service levels, outage response, implementation, scalability, and bandwidth upgrades. ISP-level firewalling/filtering and wireless gateways are not required.

Description

NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES is seeking Category 1 data transmission and internet access service for its consortium. The service request describes internet access and data transmission, with capacity ranging from 200 Mbps to 1 Gbps, for 58 units. The attached response format requests pricing options for 12-, 24-, and 36-month terms and asks vendors to address installation, handoff, provider coverage, and a July 1, 2027 turnup date. Responses are due November 26, 2026, at 12:00 AM; the source states no time zone.

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