# E-Rate #270002925

Scalable high-speed internet access and data transmission for New Palestine Community Schools

**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Respond By:** November 26, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002925
**NAICS:** 517311

New Palestine Community Schools is seeking high-capacity internet connectivity for its school network, with service delivered to the New Palestine High School head-end.
- **Buyer and scope**
  - Buyer: New Palestine Community Schools, a public school district in New Palestine, Indiana.
  - One internet access and data transmission service is requested for eight entities.
  - No OEMs, internet service providers, or other vendors are named in the opportunity.
- **Requested service**
  - Symmetrical bandwidth of approximately 2 Gbps, scalable to approximately 5 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput.
  - Laddered pricing in approximately 1 Gbps increments.
  - Approximately 61 public IPv4 addresses, pricing for additional IPv4 addresses, and optional pricing for an equivalent number of IPv6 addresses.
  - Include installation and initial configuration; describe the service handoff, provider-owned onsite equipment, and pathway to the district’s point of entry, including any leased third-party lines.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Proposed service levels should target 99.99% network availability per circuit and address packet/frame loss, latency, and jitter.
  - Require 24/7/365 trouble reporting, diagnosis within two hours, and temporary or permanent repair within four hours; proposals should also address chronic outages and service reporting.
  - Providers may describe available resiliency, basic firewall, and DDoS protection.
  - Contracting is contingent on E-Rate funding. Equipment or components from companies designated as national security risks under FCC Order 19-121 are prohibited.

### Description

New Palestine Community Schools is seeking Internet Access and Data Transmission Services for funding year 2027. The requested service is symmetrical bandwidth of approximately 2 Gbps, scalable to approximately 5 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput to the school district’s head-end at New Palestine High School, beginning July 1, 2027. Proposals must include laddered pricing, pricing for approximately 61 public IPv4 addresses, a proposed service-level agreement, references, an E-Rate SPIN number, and a sample or ready-to-execute contract. The stated proposal deadline is December 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EST.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270002925/130258/22838846-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270002925_CERTIFIED.pdf)