# E-Rate #270003145

Binghamton City School District leased fiber WAN connectivity

**Posted:** November 01, 2026
**Respond By:** November 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 270003145
**NAICS:** 517311

Broome-Tioga BOCES is seeking fiber WAN connectivity for Binghamton City School District through the South Central Regional Information Center (SCRIC).
- **Buyer:** Broome-Tioga BOCES, a New York State BOCES and consortium; SCRIC is the sub-agency. The service supports Binghamton City School District.
- **Requested services:** Leased point-to-point lit fiber and leased dark fiber. The notices describe 13 lit connections with 10–25 Gbps capacity and dark fiber consisting of two strands; detailed options list a 1 Gbps connection to the Maintenance Building, 10 Gbps connections to school and district sites, and two-strand dark-fiber connections to 11 sites.
- **Site-level options:** The listed sites are Ben Franklin Elementary, Calvin Coolidge Elementary, District Office (Columbus School), East Middle School, Horace Mann Elementary, MacArthur Elementary, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, West Middle School, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, and the Maintenance Building. The 1 Gbps lit option also connects the High School hub to the Maintenance Building.
- **Notable requirements:** Installation, configuration, and testing are required; lit circuits must be point-to-point. Provider equipment must have redundant power supplies, and bidders must provide a valid E-Rate SPIN and meet applicable E-Rate requirements, including LCP. The buyer is tax-exempt.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs or prospective service-provider vendors are named. Potential competing providers include Verizon, AT&T, Spectrum Enterprise, Frontier Communications, and Windstream.
- **Term:** The detailed circuit options describe a 60-month service term. The notice also mentions mutually agreed one-year renewals, while stating a five-year maximum total term; bidders should verify the controlling term in the RFP.

### Description

Broome-Tioga BOCES is soliciting proposals for intra-district WAN connections within Binghamton CSD. The request includes Category 1 data transmission services, including leased lit fiber for 13 connections and leased dark fiber, with capacity and other specifications detailed in the RFP. Proposals must follow the attached RFP requirements, and technical questions must be submitted in writing to the listed contacts. The RFP states proposals are due December 7, 2026; the source notice lists a response deadline of November 29, 2026.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270003145/124758/22854425-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270003145_CERTIFIED.pdf)