E-Rate #270003062

RRISD Dedicated Ethernet Transport Service Across Four Alternative Routes

Round Rock Independent School District is seeking dedicated Ethernet transport service to connect district locations with State Internet handoff facilities. - Buyer: Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD); no sub-agency or procurement office is identified. - Requested service: Four alternative routes for dedicated Internet transport, each starting at 10 GbE and scalable to 100 GbE. The pricing form also lists 2x10 Gb and 40 Gb service levels. Each route includes cross-connects; installation and initial configuration are required. - District Network Operations Center, Austin, to NOCB West University DC, Austin. - District Network Operations Center, Austin, to Data Foundry, Austin. - Westwood High School, Austin, to NOCB West University DC, Austin. - Westwood High School, Austin, to Data Foundry, Austin. - Requirements: Dedicated, non-oversubscribed bandwidth; low latency; a service-level agreement; bidirectional full-duplex Ethernet over a standard IEEE 802.3 interface; and an MTU of at least 1,518 bytes. The proposed route must be physically and architecturally diverse from the district’s existing secondary data-center connection, with shared-risk points and exceptions disclosed and diversity evidence provided. - Proposal information: Describe the transport type, route, demarcation equipment-space needs, carriers, facilities, points of presence, and backbone. Show nonrecurring, monthly recurring, other costs, and annual totals, distinguishing eligible from non-eligible charges. - Route scope: RRISD considers the four routes alternatives, not a requirement to serve all four. The source material references 58 eligible entities. - Named organizations and facilities: No OEM or service provider is identified. NOCB West University DC and Data Foundry are named as destination facilities. - Term: A 36-month base term with two optional one-year extensions is contemplated; a fixed end date is not stated.

Description

Round Rock Independent School District is seeking a 10 Gb Ethernet circuit or lit fiber service for Internet transport from district locations to a State Internet Point of Presence, scalable to 100 GbE. Four alternative service routes are listed between the District Network Operations Center or Westwood High School and either NOCB West University DC or Data Foundry; cross-connects must be included. The proposal requirements include dedicated, low-latency bandwidth, a service-level agreement, and physically diverse routes relative to the district’s existing secondary data center connection. Service is to begin July 1, 2027, and bids must comply with E-Rate and stated procurement requirements.

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